2003 PBA season

2003 PBA season
2003 PBA season
Duration	February 23, 2003 – December 14, 2003
Number of teams	10
TV partner(s)	NBN, IBC
Draft
Top draft pick	Mike Cortez
Picked by	Alaska Aces
Conferences
All-Filipino Cup champions	Talk 'N Text Phone Pals
Runners-up	Coca Cola Tigers
Invitational Cup champions	Alaska Aces
Runners-up	Coca Cola Tigers
Reinforced Conference champions	Coca-Cola Tigers
Runners-up	San Miguel Beermen
Awards
Season MVP	Asi Taulava
Seasons
< 2002 2004-05  >

The 2003 PBA Season was the 29th season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Notable occurrences

• The NBN/IBC consortium took over the league's TV coverage after winning the TV rights over the league's longtime TV partner Vintage Television in December 2002.
• Noli Eala became the league's sixth commissioner after Jun Bernardino retired at the end of the 2002 season.
• The league reintroduced the Invitational Championship and the Reinforced Conference.
• The league's greatest rivalry; the Crispa Redmanizers and Toyota Tamaraws clash in a reunion game coinciding the league's All-Star Weekend at the Araneta Coliseum. The Toyota Tamaraws won, 65-61.

Opening ceremonies

The muses for the participating teams are as follows:

Team	Muse
Alaska Aces	Michelle Quizon
Batang Red Bull Thunder	Four Binibining Pilipinas-Miss World
Barangay Ginebra Kings	Aubrey Miles
Coca-Cola Tigers	Zorayda Ruth Andam
FedEx Express	Sandra Seifert
Purefoods TJ Hotdogs	Maxene Magalona
San Miguel Beermen	Apreal Tolentino
Shell Turbo Chargers	Phoemela Baranda
Sta. Lucia Realtors	Cindy Kurleto
Talk 'N Text Phone Pals	Mika Lim

Champions

• All-Filipino Conference: Talk 'N Text Phone Pals
• Invitational Championship: Alaska Aces
• Reinforced Conference: Coca-Cola Tigers

Individual awards

• Most Valuable Player: Asi Taulava (Talk 'N Text)
• Rookie of the Year: Jimmy Alapag (Talk 'N Text)
• Sportsmanship Award: Patrick Fran
• Most Improved Player: Rafi Reavis (Coca-Cola)
• Defensive Player of the Year: Rudy Hatfield (Coca-Cola)
• Mythical Five
  • Asi Taulava (Talk 'N Text)
  • Jimmy Alapag (Talk 'N Text)
  • Jeffrey Cariaso (Coca-Cola)
  • Rudy Hatfield (Coca-Cola)
  • Dennis Espino (Sta. Lucia)
• Mythical Second Team
  • Johnny Abarrientos (Coca-Cola)
  • Harvey Carey (Talk 'N Text)
  • Marlou Aquino (Sta. Lucia)
  • John Arigo (Alaska)
  • Don Allado (Alaska)
• All Defensive Team
  • Asi Taulava (Talk 'N Text)
  • Rudy Hatfield (Coca-Cola)
  • Marlou Aquino (Sta. Lucia)
  • Patrick Fran (Talk 'N Text)
  • Willie Miller (Red Bull)
• Gawad Emerson Coseteng Lifetime Achievement Award: Leo Prieto

Awards given by PBA Press Corps

• Coach of the Year: Chot Reyes (Coca-Cola)
• Mr. Quality Minutes: Renren Ritualo (Fedex)
• Referee of the Year: Ogie Bernarte
• Darling of the Media: Asi Taulava (Talk 'N Text)