2001 PBA Governors' Cup

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]

2001 PBA Governors' Cup
DurationSeptember 8 – December 16, 2001
TV partner(s)Viva TV on IBC
Finals
ChampionsSta. Lucia Realtors
Runners-upSan Miguel Beermen
Awards
Best ImportDamian Owens (Sta. Lucia)
PBA Governors' Cup chronology
PBA conference chronology

Format

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

  • The teams were divided into 2 groups.

  • 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.

TeamNameGP
Alaska Aces Sean Chambers3
Dexter Boney4
Ron Riley7
Barangay Ginebra Kings Mark Jones11
Bubba Wells4
Batang Red Bull Thunder Raymond Tutt14
Pop Cola Panthers Rosell Ellis20
Purefoods TJ Hotdogs Derrick Brown13
San Miguel Beermen Lamont Strothers23
Shell Turbo Chargers Askia Jones19
Sta. Lucia Realtors Damian Owens25
Talk 'N Text Phone Pals Brandon Williams13
Todd Bernard1
Tanduay Rhum Masters Maurice Bell2
Billy Thomas10

Elimination round

Team standings

Qualified for quarterfinals with
the twice-to-beat advantage
Qualified for quarterfinals with
the twice-to-win disadvantage
#TeamsWLPCTGB
1 Shell Turbo Chargers85.615--
2 Sta. Lucia Realtors85.615--
3 Pop Cola Panthers76.5381
4 San Miguel Beermen76.5381
5 Talk 'N Text Phone Pals76.5381
6 Alaska Aces67.4622
7 Batang Red Bull Thunder67.4622
8 Barangay Ginebra Kings67.4622
9 Tanduay Rhum Masters58.3853
10 Purefoods TJ Hotdogs58.3853

Bracket

  Quarterfinals     Semifinals     Finals
    #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
    #3 twice-to-beat     3 Pop Cola 2     Third-place playoff
  3 Pop Cola 88     1 Shell 96
  6 Alaska 78       3 Pop Cola 87

Quarterfinals

November 16
Shell Turbo Chargers 75, Barangay Ginebra Kings 97
Philsports Arena, Pasig City
November 16
San Miguel Beermen 77, Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 63
Philsports Arena, Pasig City
November 18
Sta. Lucia Realtors 97, Batang Red Bull Thunder 93
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
November 18
Pop Cola Panthers 88, Alaska Aces 78
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
November 21
Shell Turbo Chargers 106, Barangay Ginebra Kings 87
Philsports Arena, Pasig City

Best-of-five semifinals

San Miguel vs Shell

November 23
San Miguel Beermen 89, Shell Turbo Chargers 84
Ynares Center, Antipolo City
November 25
San Miguel Beermen 83, Shell Turbo Chargers 70
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
November 28
San Miguel Beermen 92, Shell Turbo Chargers 88 (OT)
San Miguel wins series, 3-0
Philsports Arena, Pasig City

Sta.Lucia vs Pop Cola

November 25
Sta. Lucia Realtors 76, Pop Cola Panthers 69
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
November 28
Sta. Lucia Realtors 76, Pop Cola Panthers 86
Philsports Arena, Pasig City
December 2
Sta. Lucia Realtors 86, Pop Cola Panthers 74
Sta.Lucia wins series, 3-2
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

Playoff for third place

December 5
Shell Turbo Chargers 96, Pop Cola Panthers 87
Shell clinch third place
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

Finals

December 5
Sta. Lucia Realtors 86, San Miguel Beermen 80
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
December 7
Sta. Lucia Realtors 78, San Miguel Beermen 86
Philsports Arena, Pasig City
December 9
Sta. Lucia Realtors 83, San Miguel Beermen 74
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
December 12
Sta. Lucia Realtors 73, San Miguel Beermen 106
Philsports Arena, Pasig City
December 14
Sta. Lucia Realtors 85, San Miguel Beermen 71
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
December 16
Sta. Lucia Realtors 75, San Miguel Beermen 72
Sta. Lucia wins series, 4-2
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

References

  1. "PBA Governors Cup on today". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
  2. "PBA okays Zamar appointment". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
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