2001 PBA All-Star Weekend
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| Date | July 22, 2001 | ||||||
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| Venue | Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City | ||||||
The 2001 PBA All-Star Game is the annual All-Star Weekend of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The All-Star game was held on July 22, 2001 at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City. [1]
Skills Challenge winners
Slam Dunk Competition: San Miguel's Joey Mente won the slam dunk title, Mente soared over Olsen Racela's bowed head to deliver the winning slam and the only perfect score of the night as he beat Alaska's John Arigo.
Buzzer-beating competition winner: Jayjay Helterbrand of Barangay Ginebra, over Olsen Racela, Jason Webb and Patrick Fran.
Three-Point Shootout winner: Boyet Fernandez of Purefoods.
Two-Ball Competition: Barangay Ginebra's Jun Limpot and Bal David defeated Mobiline's Victor Pablo and Gherome Ejercito, 63-53, to capture the two-ball competition.
All-Star Game
Rosters
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Veterans:
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Rookies-Sophomores-Juniors:
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Game
The Veterans turned back RSJ, 112-105, behind some endgame heroics from Poch Juinio and Kenneth Duremdes after the RSJ's close the gap at 102-105 with two minutes left. Danny Ildefonso, who scored 21 points, sparked the Veterans' breakaway with a slam from a perfect fastbreak pitch by Olsen Racela that gave them a 72-59 lead. [2]
References
- ↑ "PBA All-Star today". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
- ↑ "Veterans subdue RSJ". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
| Preceded by 2000 |
PBA All-Star Weekend 2001 |
Succeeded by 2003 |
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