The 2003 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) PBA Reinforced Conference, or known as the 2003 Samsung-PBA Reinforced Conference, was the third conference of the 2003 PBA season. It started on August 30 and ended on December 14, 2003. The tournament requires an import or a pure-foreign player for each team.

Format

The following format will be observed for the duration of the conference:

  • The teams were divided into 2 groups.
Group A: Alaska Aces FedEx Express Purefoods TJ Hotdogs San Miguel Beermen Sta. Lucia RealtorsGroup B: Barangay Ginebra Kings Coca-Cola Tigers Red Bull Barako Shell Turbo Chargers Talk 'N Text Phone Pals
  • Teams in a group will play each other twice and in the other group once; 13 games per team; Teams are then seeded by basis on win–loss records. Ties are broken among point differentials of the tied teams.
  • The top four teams per group will qualify to the quarterfinal round.
  • Best-of-three quarterfinal pairings:
  • G1: #1 vs. #4 / #2 vs. #3
  • G2: #1 vs. #4 / #2 vs. #3
  • The two winners in each group will play in the Best-of-five semifinals.
  • The two remaining teams that came out on top in their respective group will play in the Best-of-seven championship series. Losers of the semifinal series will battle for a one-game playoff for third place.

Imports

The following is the list of imports with the replacement imports being highlighted. GP is the number of games played in the conference.

TeamNameGPDebutGame Result (Total points)
Alaska AcesUnited States Chris Carrawell3September 3 vs Sta.Lucia78-82 loss (17 pts)
United States Isaac Fontaine14September 17 vs Purefoods97-91 win (38 pts)
Barangay Ginebra KingsUnited States Ricky Price9August 31 vs SMB85-82 win
United States Rosell Ellis7October 15 vs TNT95-90 win (25 pts)
Red Bull BarakoUnited States Ramel Lloyd3August 30 vs FedEx in Baguio City100-92 win (43 pts)
United States Scott Burrell13September 14 vs Sta.Lucia89-74 win (19 pts)
Coca Cola TigersUnited States Artemus McClary25September 3 vs Purefoods97-87 win
FedEx ExpressUnited States Terrence Shannon15August 30 vs Red Bull in Baguio City92-100 loss (29 pts)
Purefoods TJ HotdogsUnited States Harold Arceneaux6September 3 vs Coca-Cola87-97 loss
United States Lenny Cooke8October 3 vs FedEx105-121 loss (49 pts)
San Miguel BeermenUnited States Shea Seals3September 5 vs FedEx76-84 loss (14 pts)
United States Eric Dailey1September 12 vs Purefoods76-77 loss
United States Kwan Johnson18September 26 vs Purefoods85-73 win (26 pts)
United States Cedric Ceballos1December 5 vs Coca-Cola (finals game 3)86-81 win (11 pts)
Shell Turbo ChargersUnited States Sedric Webber4August 31 vs TNT114-101 win (28 pts)
United States Tim Breaux1September 27 vs Brgy.Ginebra in Calape, Bohol96-110 loss (10 pts)
United States Jamal Kendrick6October 1 vs SMB
Sta. Lucia RealtorsUnited States Nate James8September 3 vs Alaska82-78 win (31 pts)
United States Damian Owens5October 12 vs Purefoods93-84 win
United States Raymond Tutt5November 12 vs Alaska88-79 win (19 pts)
Talk 'N Text Phone PalsUnited States Damian Cantrell20August 31 vs Shell101-114 loss (34 pts)

Elimination round

Qualified for quarterfinals

Group A

PosTeamvteWLPCTGBQualification
1Sta. Lucia Realtors85.615Quarterfinals
2FedEx Express58.3853
3San Miguel Beermen58.3853
4Alaska Aces49.3084
5Purefoods TJ Hotdogs49.3084

Fourth seed playoff

NBN/IBC
November 7
Alaska Aces 93, Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 88
Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay

Group B

PosTeamvteWLPCTGBQualification
1Red Bull Barako112.846Quarterfinals
2Coca-Cola Tigers112.846
3Barangay Ginebra Kings76.5384
4Talk 'N Text Phone Pals76.5384
5Shell Turbo Chargers310.2318

Red Bull had one win and two losses in their first three games with Ramel Lloyd as their import. When Scott Burrell, an eight-year NBA veteran and member of the 1998 NBA champion Chicago Bulls, came in to replaced Lloyd, the Barakos went on a 10-game winning streak and finish on top of Group B standings in a tie with Coca-Cola.

Bracket

Quarterfinals (Best-of-3)Semifinals (Best-of-5)Finals (Best-of-7)
A1Sta. Lucia2
A4Alaska1
A1Sta. Lucia0
A3San Miguel3
A2FedEx0
A3San Miguel2
A3San Miguel3
B2Coca-Cola4
B1Red Bull1
B4Talk 'N Text2
B4Talk 'N Text0Third place
B2Coca-Cola3
B2Coca-Cola2B4Talk 'N Text123
B3Barangay Ginebra1A1Sta. Lucia106
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Quarterfinals

(A1) Sta. Lucia vs (A4) Alaska

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November 12
Sta. Lucia Realtors 88, Alaska Aces 79
PhilSports Arena, Pasig
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November 16
Sta. Lucia Realtors 84, Alaska Aces 95
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
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November 21
Sta. Lucia Realtors 88, Alaska Aces 86
Sta.Lucia wins series, 2–1
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

(B1) Red Bull vs. (B4) Talk 'N Text

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November 9
Red Bull Barako 116, Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 120
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
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November 14
Red Bull Barako 99, Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 80
Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay
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November 19
Red Bull Barako 81, Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 95
Talk 'N Text wins series, 2–1
PhilSports Arena, Pasig

(A2) FedEx vs. (A3) San Miguel

NBN/IBC
November 12
FedEx Express 92, San Miguel Beermen 97
PhilSports Arena, Pasig
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November 16
FedEx Express 90, San Miguel Beermen 100
San Miguel wins series, 2–0
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

(B2) Coca Cola vs. (B3) Barangay Ginebra

NBN/IBC
November 9
Coca Cola Tigers 94, Barangay Ginebra Kings 104
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
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November 14
Coca Cola Tigers 85, Barangay Ginebra Kings 77
Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay
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November 19
Coca Cola Tigers 92, Barangay Ginebra Kings 86
Coca Cola wins series, 2–1
PhilSports Arena, Pasig

Semifinals

(A1) Sta. Lucia vs. (A3) San Miguel

NBN/IBC
November 23
Sta. Lucia Realtors 88, San Miguel Beermen 109
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
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November 26
Sta. Lucia Realtors 86, San Miguel Beermen 101
Philsports Arena, Pasig
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November 28
Sta. Lucia Realtors 96, San Miguel Beermen 110
San Miguel wins series, 3–0
Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay

(B2) Coca Cola vs. (B4) Talk 'N Text

NBN/IBC
November 23
Coca Cola Tigers 88, Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 73
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
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November 26
Coca Cola Tigers 109, Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 105
Philsports Arena, Pasig
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November 28
Coca Cola Tigers 101, Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 81
Coca-Cola wins series, 3–⁠0
Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay

Third place playoff

NBN/IBC
November 30
Sta. Lucia Realtors 106, Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 123
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

Finals

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November 30
Coca Cola Tigers 81, San Miguel Beermen 84
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
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December 3
Coca Cola Tigers 103, San Miguel Beermen 79
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
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December 5
Coca Cola Tigers 81, San Miguel Beermen 86
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
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December 7
Coca Cola Tigers 87, San Miguel Beermen 84
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
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December 10
Coca Cola Tigers 86, San Miguel Beermen 84
Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay
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December 12
Coca Cola Tigers 80, San Miguel Beermen 85
Philsports Arena, Pasig
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December 14
Coca Cola Tigers 92, San Miguel Beermen 84
Coca Cola wins series, 4–⁠3
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

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