2001 PBA Governors' Cup

2001 PBA Governors' Cup
2001 PBA Governors' Cup
Duration	September 8 – December 16, 2001
TV partner(s)	Viva TV on IBC
Finals
Champions	Sta. Lucia Realtors
Runners-up	San Miguel Beermen
Awards
Best Player	Danny Ildefonso; (San Miguel Beermen)
Best Import	Damian Owens; (Sta. Lucia Realtors)
Finals MVP	Gerald Francisco; (Sta. Lucia Realtors)
PBA Governors' Cup chronology
	< 2000 2002 >
PBA conference chronology
	< 2001 Commissioner's 2002 Governors' >

The 2001 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Governors' Cup was the third conference of the 2001 PBA season. It started on September 8 and ended on December 16. The tournament is an import-laden format, which requires an import or a pure-foreign player for each team.^[1]

Format

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

The teams were divided into 2 groups.

Group A:

Group B:

Teams in a group will play against each other twice and against teams in the other group once; 13 games per team.^[2]
The top eight teams after the eliminations will advance to the quarterfinals.
Quarterfinals:
- Top four teams will have a twice-to-beat advantage against their opponent.
- QF1: #1 vs. #8
- QF2: #2 vs. #7
- QF3: #3 vs. #6
- QF4: #4 vs. #5
Best-of-five semifinals:
- SF1: QF1 vs. QF4
- SF2: QF2 vs. QF3
Third-place playoff: losers of the semifinals
Best-of-seven finals: winners of the semifinals

Imports

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

Team	Name	GP
Alaska Aces	Sean Chambers	3
	Dexter Boney	4
	Ron Riley	7
Barangay Ginebra Kings	Mark Jones	11
Barangay Ginebra Kings	Bubba Wells	4
Batang Red Bull Thunder	Raymond Tutt	14
Pop Cola Panthers	Rosell Ellis	20
Purefoods TJ Hotdogs	Derrick Brown	13
San Miguel Beermen	Lamont Strothers	23
Shell Turbo Chargers	Askia Jones	19
Sta. Lucia Realtors	Damian Owens	25
Talk 'N Text Phone Pals	Brandon Williams	13
Talk 'N Text Phone Pals	Todd Bernard	1
Tanduay Rhum Masters	Maurice Bell	2
Tanduay Rhum Masters	Billy Thomas	10

Elimination round

Team standings

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Shell Turbo Chargers	8	5	.615^[a]	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	Sta. Lucia Realtors	8	5	.615^[a]	—
3	Pop Cola Panthers	7	6	.538^[b]	1
4	San Miguel Beermen	7	6	.538^[b]	1
5	Talk 'N Text Phone Pals	7	6	.538^[b]	1	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
6	Alaska Aces	6	7	.462^[c]	2
7	Batang Red Bull Thunder	6	7	.462^[c]	2
8	Barangay Ginebra Kings	6	7	.462^[c]	2
9	Tanduay Rhum Masters	5	8	.385^[d]	3
10	Purefoods TJ Hotdogs	5	8	.385^[d]	3

Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: Shell 1–1 Sta. Lucia; Shell +10, Sta. Lucia −10
^ ^a ^b ^c Head-to-head record: Pop Cola 3–1, San Miguel 2–2, Talk 'N Text 1–3
^ ^a ^b ^c Head-to-head differential: Alaska +10, Red Bull +9, Barangay Ginebra −19
^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: Tanduay 1–0 Purefoods

Bracket


Quarterfinals				Semifinals (best-of-5)			Finals (best-of-7)

#1 twice-to-beat

1	Shell	75	106

8	Ginebra	97	87
				1	Shell	0
#4 twice-to-beat
				4	San Miguel	3
4	San Miguel		77

5	Talk 'N Text		63
							4	San Miguel	2
#2 twice-to-beat
							2	Sta. Lucia	4
2	Sta. Lucia		97

7	Red Bull		93
				2	Sta. Lucia	3	Third-place playoff
#3 twice-to-beat
				3	Pop Cola	2
3	Pop Cola		88
							1	Shell	96
6	Alaska		78
							3	Pop Cola	87

Shell Turbo Chargers 106, Barangay Ginebra Kings 87
Shell wins series in two games

Pop Cola Panthers 88, Alaska Aces 78
Pop Cola wins series in one game

Format

Imports

Elimination round

Team standings

Bracket

Quarterfinals

(1) Shell vs. (8) Barangay Ginebra

(2) Sta. Lucia vs. (7) Red Bull

(3) Pop Cola vs. (6) Alaska

(4) San Miguel vs. (5) Talk 'N Text

Semifinals

(1) Shell vs. (4) San Miguel

(2) Sta. Lucia vs. (3) Pop Cola

Third-place playoff

Finals

References

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