2001 Batang Red Bull Thunder season

2001 Batang Red Bull Thunder season
Head coach	Yeng Guiao
All-Filipino Cup results
Record	8–8 (50%)
Place	N/A
Playoff finish	N/A
Commissioner's Cup results
Record	14–7 (66.7%)
Place	1st
Playoff finish	Finals
Governors Cup results
Record	6–8 (42.9%)
Place	N/A
Playoff finish	N/A
Batang Red Bull Thunder seasons

The 2001 Batang Red Bull Thunder season was the 2nd season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Height	Position	College
1	1	Willie Miller	5"10'	G	Letran College
2	12	Anton Villoria	5"11'	G	Letran College

Main article: 2001 PBA Draft

Transactions

Players Added Via Draft Willie Miller Anton Villoria Via Free Agency Lowell Briones (From the MBA) Jay Mendoza (From Shell Turbo Chargers) Al Solis (From Mobiline; played 12 games in the All-Filipino Cup before moving to MBA)

Players Lost Via Free Agency Cris Bolado (To Pop Cola Panthers)

Championship

In only their second year of participation and fifth conference so far, the Batang Red Bull Thunder has already won a PBA title, behind Best Import Antonio Lang, the Thunder upset the highly-favored San Miguel Beermen, winners of 5 of the last 6 conferences, with a 4-2 series victory in the finals. Red Bull coach Yeng Guiao won his third championship as a head coach and his first since 1993.

Main article: 2001 PBA Commissioner's Cup Finals

Roster

Batang Red Bull roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From G 3 Torion, Jimwell 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SCSIT F 4 Harp, Davonn 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Kutztown G 6 Agustin, Ato 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Lyceum F 7 Pennisi, Mick 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Eastern Michigan F Briones, Lowell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) University of Visayas F 9 Mendoza, Jay 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Mapua F 10 Valenzuela, Junthy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SCSIT G 11 Miller, Willie 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Letran College G 12 Capacio, Glenn 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Far Eastern G 13 Villoria, Anton 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Letran College F 14 Tanpua, Bernard 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) UPHSD F 15 Tugade, Lordy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) National University F 20 Reyes, Edmund 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) UST C 21 Raymundo, Kerby 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Letran College G Solis, Alfonso 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) University of Visayas F 42 Lang, Antonio (C) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Duke University G 23 Tutt, Raymond (G) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)

Head coach Yeng Guiao Assistant coach(es) Roehl Nadurata Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended (C) Commissioner's Cup Import (G) Governor's Cup Import Injured

^{Team Manager: Tony Chua}

Elimination round

Games won

DATE	OPPONENT	SCORE	TOP SCORER	VENUE (Location)
February 7	Shell	76-60		Philsports Arena
February 11	Mobiline	80-68		Araneta Coliseum
February 16	Alaska	73-72	Davonn Harp (20)	Philsports Arena
February 28	San Miguel	78-76	Lowell Briones (21)	Philsports Arena
March 3	Brgy.Ginebra	79-72		Iloilo City
March 9	Shell	65-58		Philsports Arena
April 4	Sta.Lucia	87-84		Philsports Arena
June 10	Mobiline	97-92	Tony Lang (29)	Araneta Coliseum
June 15	Brgy.Ginebra	111-98		Philsports Arena
June 24	Shell	94-82	Davonn Harp (20)	Araneta Coliseum
July 1	Pop Cola	95-79		Araneta Coliseum
July 8	Sta.Lucia	95-88		Araneta Coliseum
July 13	Tanduay	104-98		Philsports Arena
September 23	Tanduay	108-93		Philsports Arena
September 29	Talk 'N Text	99-85		Dumaguete City
October 14	Shell	68-62		Ynares Center
October 19	Sta.Lucia	101-94		Cuneta Astrodome
October 24	Brgy.Ginebra	93-72		Philsports Arena
November 7	San Miguel	86-81		Araneta Coliseum

  All-Filipino Cup
  Commissioner's Cup
  Governor's Cup