2003–04 Philippine Basketball League season
| 2003–04 PBL season | |
|---|---|
| Duration | November 8, 2003 – June 19, 2004 |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| TV partner(s) | Studio 23 |
| Conferences | |
| Platinum Cup champions | Fash Liquid Detergent |
| Runners-up | Welcoat Paints |
| Unity Cup champions | Viva Mineral Water-FEU |
| Runners-up | Welcoat Paints |
| Awards | |
| Season MVP | Peter June Simon / Arwind Santos |
| Seasons | |
The 2003–04 season of the Philippine Basketball League (PBL).
New theme
The Philippine Basketball League (PBL), in partnership with the giant network ABS-CBN through Studio 23 and ABS-CBN Sports presentation of the league, adopted a new slogan "Ito ang tunay na ligang bayan". [1]
2003-04 Platinum Cup
| Team Standings | Win | Loss | Head Coach |
|---|---|---|---|
| Welcoat Paints | 9 | 3 | Leo Austria |
| Sunkist-UST | 8 | 4 | Aric del Rosario |
| Fash Liquid Detergent | 7 | 5 | Junel Baculi |
| Blu Star Detergent | 7 | 5 | Leo Isaac |
| Montaña Pawnshop | 5 | 7 | Bong Go |
| Viva Mineral Water-FEU | 4 | 8 | Koy Banal |
| ICTSI-La Salle | 2 | 10 | Franz Pumaren |
Finals
Fash (formerly Hapee) leaned on a couple of three-pointers by Larry Fonacier in the last quarter of the deciding fifth game to down Welcoat Paints and clinch the championship. Fash coach Junel Baculi now match former Stag coach Alfrancis Chua as the winningest mentor in the PBL with seven titles. [2]
Platinum Cup awards
- Most Valuable Player: Peter June Simon (Fash)
- Newcomer Award: Jemal Vizcarra (Sunkist-UST)
- Most Improved Award: Niño Gelig (Fash)
- Sudden Impact: Dondon Villamin (Sunkist-UST)
- Mythical Five
- Peter June Simon (Fash)
- Rich Alvarez (Fash)
- James Yap (Welcoat)
- Jercules Tangkay (Welcoat)
- Ervin Sotto (Welcoat)
- Mythical Second Team
- Alex Compton (Sunkist-UST)
- Allan Salangsang (Fash)
- Marc Pingris (Welcoat)
- Paul Artadi (Welcoat)
- Willy Wilson (Welcoat)
2004 Unity Cup
| Team Standings | Win | Loss | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Viva Mineral Water-FEU | 9 | 1 | .900 |
| Welcoat Paints | 6 | 4 | .600 |
| Hapee Toothpaste | 5 | 5 | .500 |
| Toyota Otis-Letran | 4 | 6 | .400 |
| Montaña Pawnshop | 4 | 6 | .400 |
| Sunkist-UST | 4 | 6 | .400 |
| Blu Star Detergent | 4 | 6 | .400 |
| Lee Pipes-Ateneo | 4 | 6 | .400 |
Finals
Viva Mineral Water-FEU wins their first championship since joining the league in this same conference last year, where they lost to Hapee after taking a 2-1 series lead in the finals. Welcoat threatened to extend the series by taking an eight-point lead, 43-35, midway in the third quarter, but the Water Force ended their scoring drought with eight unanswered points for a 43-all deadlock entering the final period. [3]
Unity Cup awards
- Most Valuable Player: Arwind Santos (Viva-FEU)
- Top Newcomer: Boyet Bautista (Toyota-Otis)
- Sudden Impact Award: Aaron Aban (Toyota-Otis)
- Sportsmanship Award: Chester Tolomia (Welcoat)
- Consistency Award: Eric Dela Cuesta (Blu Star)
- Mythical Five
- Jercules Tangkay (Welcoat)
- Chester Tolomia (Welcoat)
- Arwind Santos (Viva-FEU)
- Dennis Miranda (Viva-FEU)
- Mark Isip (Viva-FEU)
- Mythical Second Team
- Ronjay Enrile (Toyota-Otis)
- Warren Ybañez (Viva-FEU)
- Marvin Ortiguerra (Viva-FEU)
- Jason Misolas (Nenaco)
- Mark Macapagal (Hapee)
Occurrences
PBL Commissioner Chino Trinidad resign unexpectedly at halftime of Game 3 of Fash-Welcoat finals series, [4] Trinidad admitted his frustration and displeasure on a display of defiance by Welcoat players following the choice of Fash' Peter June Simon as MVP over Welcoat' Jercules Tangkay. Deputy commissioner Tommy Ong was named interim chief of the league. [5]