| 2002 Metropolitan Basketball Association Season | |
|---|---|
| Sport | Basketball |
| Duration | April 6 - July 26, 2002 |
| Games | 15-16 |
| Teams | 9 |
| TV partner | Silverstar Sports (NBN) |
| First Phase champions | RCPI-Negros Slashers |
| First Phase runners-up | LBC-Batangas Blades |
The 2002 MBA Season was the fifth and final season of the Metropolitan Basketball Association. The season started on April 6, 2002. The First Phase concluded with the RCPI-Negros Slashers winning their first title over the LBC-Batangas Blades in a 3–0 sweep. league would fold halfway the Second Phase on July 26, 2002, due to the high expenses in funding a regional basketball league, with ABS-CBN also withdrawing the funding for the league before the start of the season but Silverstar Communications Inc. took over for the league's official broadcast for the season. Several players went to the semi-professional Philippine Basketball League en route to the PBA.
| Team | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Olongapo Volunteers | 7 | 3 |
| LBC Batangas Blades | 6 | 4 |
| Osaka Pangasinan Waves | 5 | 5 |
| Sunkist-Pampanga Stars | 1 | 9 |
| Team | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| RCPI Negros Slashers | 7 | 3 |
| Professional Davao Eagles | 6 | 4 |
| Cebuana Lhuillier Gems | 6 | 4 |
| Casino Cagayan De Oro Amigos | 2 | 8 |
Source:
| Quarterfinals | First Conference Finals | ||||||||
| 1 | Olongapo | 75 | |||||||
| 4 | LBC Batangas | 76 | |||||||
| LBC Batangas | 0 | ||||||||
| RCPI Negros | 2 | ||||||||
| 3 | RCPI Negros | 93 | |||||||
| 2 | Professional Davao | 90 | |||||||
The league would fold during the season on July 26, 2002. Thus cancelling the conference and thus marked the end of the MBA.
| Team | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Gilbey's-Olongapo Volunteers | 4 | 2 |
| LBC-Batangas Blades | 4 | 2 |
| Sunkist-Pampanga Stars | 2 | 3 |
| Osaka Pangasinan Waves | 1 | 4 |
| Team | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Professional Davao Eagles | 4 | 1 |
| Casino Cagayan De Oro Amigos | 3 | 2 |
| Cebuana Lhuiller Gems | 2 | 3 |
| RCPI-Negros Slashers | 1 | 4 |