2001 PBA season

Duration	January 28 – December 16, 2001
Number of teams	10
TV partner(s)	Viva TV (IBC)
2001 PBA Draft
Top draft pick	Willie Miller
Picked by	Batang Red Bull Thunder
Season MVP	Danny Ildefonso (San Miguel Beermen)
All-Filipino Cup champions	San Miguel Beermen
All-Filipino Cup runners-up	Barangay Ginebra Kings
Commissioner's Cup champions	Batang Red Bull Thunder
Commissioner's Cup runners-up	San Miguel Beermen
Governors Cup champions	Sta. Lucia Realtors
Governors Cup runners-up	San Miguel Beermen
Seasons
← 2000 2002 →

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 v t e	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:

^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: Shell 1–0 San Miguel
^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: Pop Cola 1–0 Purefoods
^ ^a ^b ^c Head-to-head record: Barangay Ginebra 2–0, Alaska 1–1, Red Bull 0–2

Playoffs


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

#1 twice-to-beat

1	Shell	72	80

8	Mobiline	76	69
				1	Shell	2
#4 twice-to-beat
				5	Ginebra	3
4	Purefoods	76	69

5	Ginebra	77	70
							5	Ginebra	2
#2 twice-to-beat
							2	San Miguel	4
2	San Miguel	73	84

7	Red Bull	85	82
				2	San Miguel	3	Third place playoff
#3 twice-to-beat
				3	Pop Cola	1
3	Pop Cola	71	74
							1	Shell	75
6	Alaska	78	65
							3	Pop Cola	83

Finals

Main article: 2001 PBA All-Filipino Cup Finals

Team 1	Series	Team 2	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Game 4	Game 5	Game 6	Game 7
(2) San Miguel Beermen	4–2	(5) Barangay Ginebra Kings	81–75	89–72	80–82	64–80	98–95 (OT)	95–75	—

2001 PBA Commissioner's Cup

Main article: 2001 PBA Commissioner's Cup

Elimination round

Pos	Team v t e	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:

^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: Purefoods 85–75 Red Bull
^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: Alaska 99–94 Sta. Lucia
^ ^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


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

#1 twice-to-beat

1	San Miguel	81

8	Mobiline	71
			1	San Miguel	3
#4 twice-to-beat
			4	Alaska	2
4	Alaska	78

5	Sta. Lucia	68
						1	San Miguel	2
#2 twice-to-beat
						3	Red Bull	4
2	Purefoods	82

7	Tanduay	74
			2	Purefoods	2	Third place playoff
#3 twice-to-beat
			3	Red Bull	3
3	Red Bull	82
						2	Purefoods	89
6	Brgy. Ginebra	70
						4	Alaska	96

Finals

Main article: 2001 PBA Commissioner's Cup Finals

Team 1	Series	Team 2	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Game 4	Game 5	Game 6	Game 7
(1) San Miguel Beermen	2–4	(3) Batang Red Bull Thunder	78–80	86–92	100–91	88–72	77–79	69–75	—

2001 PBA Governors' Cup

Main article: 2001 PBA Governors' Cup

Elimination round

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

Playoffs


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

Finals

Main article: 2001 PBA Governors' Cup Finals

Team 1	Series	Team 2	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Game 4	Game 5	Game 6	Game 7
(2) Sta. Lucia Realtors	4–2	(4) San Miguel Beermen	86–80	78–86	83–74	73–106	85–71	75–72	—

Awards

Most Valuable Player: Danny Ildefonso (San Miguel)
Rookie of the Year: Mark Caguioa (Barangay Ginebra)
Sportsmanship Award: Rey Evangelista (Purefoods)
Most Improved Player: Noy Castillo (Purefoods)
Defensive Player of the Year: Chris Jackson (Shell)
Mythical Five
- Danny Ildefonso (San Miguel)
- Danny Seigle (San Miguel)
- Olsen Racela (San Miguel)
- Dennis Espino (Sta. Lucia)
- Ali Peek (Alaska)
Mythical Second Team
- Noy Castillo (Purefoods)
- Kenneth Duremdes (Alaska)
- Nic Belasco (San Miguel)
- Rudy Hatfield (Pop Cola)
- Davonn Harp (Red Bull)
All Defensive Team
- Chris Jackson (Shell)
- Dennis Espino (Sta. Lucia)
- Marlou Aquino (Sta. Lucia)
- Rey Evangelista (Purefoods)
- Patrick Fran (Mobiline/Talk 'N Text)

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

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