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2001 PBA season
DurationJanuary 28, 2001 – December 16, 2001
Number of teams10
TV partner(s)Viva TV (IBC)
2001 PBA Draft
Top draft pickWillie Miller
Picked byBatang Red Bull Thunder
Season MVPDanny Ildefonso
All-Filipino Cup championsSan Miguel Beermen
  All-Filipino Cup runners-upBarangay Ginebra Kings
Commissioner's Cup championsBatang Red Bull Thunder
  Commissioner's Cup runners-upSan Miguel Beermen
Governors Cup championsSta. Lucia Realtors
  Governors Cup runners-upSan Miguel Beermen
Seasons

The 2001 PBA season was the 27th season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Board of governors

Executive committee

  • Emilio Bernardino, Jr. (Commissioner)
  • Ignatius Yenko (Chairman, representing Mobiline Phone Pals)
  • Francisco Alejo III (Vice-Chairman, representing Purefoods TJ Hotdogs)
  • Jose Ma. Concepcion III (Treasurer, representing Pop Cola Panthers)

Teams

Team Company Governor Alternate Governor
Alaska Aces Alaska Milk Corporation Wilfred Steven Uytengsu Joaquin Trillo
Barangay Ginebra Kings La Tondeña Distillers, Inc. Casiano Cabalan Jr. Ira Daniel Maniquis
Mobiline Phone Pals Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company Ignatius Yengko Deobrah Anne Tan
Pop Cola Panthers Republic Flour Mills Corporation Jose Ma. Concepcion III Elmer Yanga
Purefoods TJ Hotdogs Purefoods Corporation Francisco Alejo III
Red Bull Thunder Energy Food and Drinks Inc. Salvador Cusipag, Jr.
Sta. Lucia Realtors Sta. Lucia Realty and Development Corporation Manuel Encarnado
San Miguel Beermen San Miguel Brewery, Inc. Alberto Villa-Abrille, Jr. Alberto Manlapit
Shell Turbo Chargers Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corporation Reynaldo Gamboa
Tanduay Rhum Masters Basic Holdings Corporation Lucio Tan Jr. David De Joya

Notable occurrences

  • During the pre-season, Tanduay made soundwaves in the PBA when they dangled Danny Ildefonso of corporate rival San Miguel Beermen a whopping 16-year, 96 million peso offersheet. The league though, nullified the said deal since it was believed that the offersheet violated the team's salary cap. [1]
  • Danny Ildefonso of San Miguel became the third player to win the Most Valuable Player (MVP) award for two straight seasons, Ildefonso also sets a record by sweeping the season's Best Player of the Conference award, his unprecedented feat started in 2000 when he emerged as the award winner in the Commissioner's and Governors' Cups, his BPC wins surpassed the three apiece won by Vergel Meneses and Alvin Patrimonio.
  • Purefoods' Alvin Patrimonio became the first player to suit up for 500 straight games
  • Alaska import Sean Chambers hung up his number 20 jersey after 13 years in a highly emotional retirement ceremony.
  • The corporate sale of Purefoods, including its PBA franchise, to San Miguel Corporation at the end of the year was eventually approved by the Board of Governors, the Hotdogs became the third team under the San Miguel corporate umbrella. [2]
  • Paul Asi Taulava and Eric Menk, two fil-foreign players, returned to their respective ballclubs, Taulava reunited with the Phone Pals around mid-year while Menk suited up for Tanduay a little later.
  • In a stunning move in late December, Tanduay shipped Eric Menk, Dondon Hontiveros, Bonel Balingit and Chris Cantonjos to other teams as a prelude to Tanduay's subsequent sale of its franchise to FedEx, the delivery firm, for P 75 million. [3]

Opening ceremonies

The muses for the participating teams are as follows:

Team Muse
Alaska Aces Vanessa Garcia
Batang Red Bull Thunder Sandra Seifert and Josephine Bonizado
Barangay Ginebra Kings Geneva Cruz
Pop Cola Panthers Ruffa Mae Quinto
Mobiline Phone Pals Patricia Javier
Purefoods TJ Hotdogs Antoinette Taus
San Miguel Beermen Phoemela Baranda
Shell Turbo Chargers Pia Guanio
Sta. Lucia Realtors Marielle Lopez and Jeremie Antiporda
Tanduay Rhum Masters Janna Victoria

2001 PBA All-Filipino Cup

Main article: 2001 PBA All-Filipino Cup

Elimination round

Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Shell Turbo Chargers 9 5 .643[a] — Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 San Miguel Beermen 9 5 .643[a] —
3 Pop Cola Panthers 8 6 .571[b] 1
4 Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 8 6 .571[b] 1
5 Barangay Ginebra Kings 7 7 .500[c] 2 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
6 Alaska Aces 7 7 .500[c] 2
7 Batang Red Bull Thunder 7 7 .500[c] 2
8 Mobiline Phone Pals 6 8 .429 3
9 Tanduay Rhum Masters 5 9 .357 4
10 Sta. Lucia Realtors 4 10 .286 5
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Shell 1–0 San Miguel
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Pop Cola 1–0 Purefoods
  3. ^ a b c Head-to-head record: Barangay Ginebra 2–0, Alaska 1–1, Red Bull 0–2

Playoffs

QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(Best-of-5)		Finals
(Best-of-7)
#1 twice-to-beat
1Shell7280
8Mobiline7669
1Shell2
#4 twice-to-beat
5Ginebra3
4Purefoods7669
5Ginebra7770
5Ginebra2
#2 twice-to-beat
2San Miguel4
2San Miguel7384
7Red Bull8582
2San Miguel3Third place playoff
#3 twice-to-beat
3Pop Cola1
3Pop Cola7174
1Shell75
6Alaska7865
3Pop Cola83
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2001 PBA Commissioner's Cup

Main article: 2001 PBA Commissioner's Cup

Elimination round

Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 San Miguel Beermen 7 2 .778 — Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 6 3 .667[a] 1
3 Batang Red Bull Thunder 6 3 .667[a] 1
4 Alaska Aces 5 4 .556[b] 2
5 Sta. Lucia Realtors 5 4 .556[b] 2 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
6 Barangay Ginebra Kings 4 5 .444 3
7 Tanduay Rhum Masters 3 6 .333[c] 4
8 Mobiline Phone Pals 3 6 .333[c] 4
9 Shell Turbo Chargers 3 6 .333[c] 4
10 Pop Cola Panthers 3 6 .333[c] 4
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Purefoods 85–75 Red Bull
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Alaska 99–94 Sta. Lucia
  3. ^ a b c d Head-to-head differential: Pop Cola +21, Mobiline +15, Shell −13, Tanduay −23; seventh-seed playoff: Tanduay 88–82 Pop Cola; eighth-seed playoff: Mobiline 71–56 Shell

Playoffs

QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(best-of-5)		Finals
(best-of-7)
#1 twice-to-beat
1San Miguel81
8Mobiline71
1San Miguel3
#4 twice-to-beat
4Alaska2
4Alaska78
5Sta. Lucia68
1San Miguel2
#2 twice-to-beat
3Red Bull4
2Purefoods82
7Tanduay74
2Purefoods2Third-place playoff
#3 twice-to-beat
3Red Bull3
3Red Bull82
2Purefoods89
6Brgy. Ginebra70
4Alaska96
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2001 PBA Governors' Cup

Main article: 2001 PBA Governors' Cup

Elimination round

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

Playoffs

QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(best-of-5)		Finals
(best-of-7)
#1 twice-to-beat
1Shell75106
8Ginebra9787
1Shell0
#4 twice-to-beat
4San Miguel3
4San Miguel77
5Talk 'N Text63
4San Miguel2
#2 twice-to-beat
2Sta. Lucia4
2Sta. Lucia97
7Red Bull93
2Sta. Lucia3Third-place playoff
#3 twice-to-beat
3Pop Cola2
3Pop Cola88
1Shell96
6Alaska78
3Pop Cola87
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Individual awards

Awards given by the PBA Press Corps

  • Coach of the Year: Yeng Guiao (Red Bull)
  • Mr. Quality Minutes: Mark Caguioa (Barangay Ginebra)
  • Executive of the Year: Sonny Barios (PBA executive director)
  • Referee of the Year: Ernie de Leon

Cumulative standings

Champion
Runner-up
Semifinalist
Quarterfinalist
Eliminations
Team GP W L PCT Best finish
San Miguel Beermen 70 43 27 .614 Champion
Batang Red Bull Thunder 51 28 23 .549 Champion
Sta. Lucia Realtors 49 25 24 .510 Champion
Alaska Aces 46 23 23 .500 Semifinalist
Shell Turbo Chargers 51 25 26 .490 Semifinalist
Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs 45 22 23 .489 Semifinalist
Barangay Ginebra Kings 52 25 27 .480 Runner-up
Pop Cola Panthers 51 24 27 .470 Semifinalist
Mobiline / Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 41 18 23 .433 Quarterfinalist
Tanduay Rhum Masters 38 14 24 .368 Quarterfinalist

References

  1. ^ "Ildefonso deals floors PBA". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
  2. ^ "Pop transfer raises SMB teams to four". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
  3. ^ "FedEx not paying fines of Tanduay". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
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