2001 PBA season

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

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

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
TeamCompanyGovernorAlternate Governor
Alaska AcesAlaska Milk CorporationWilfred Steven UytengsuJoaquin Trillo
Barangay Ginebra KingsLa Tondeña Distillers, Inc.Casiano Cabalan Jr.Ira Daniel Maniquis
Mobiline Phone PalsPhilippine Long Distance Telephone CompanyIgnatius YengkoDeobrah Anne Tan
Pop Cola PanthersRepublic Flour Mills CorporationJose Ma. Concepcion IIIElmer Yanga
Purefoods TJ HotdogsPurefoods CorporationFrancisco Alejo III
Red Bull ThunderEnergy Food and Drinks Inc.Salvador Cusipag, Jr.
Sta. Lucia RealtorsSta. Lucia Realty and Development CorporationManuel Encarnado
San Miguel BeermenSan Miguel Brewery, Inc.Alberto Villa-Abrille, Jr.Alberto Manlapit
Shell Turbo ChargersPilipinas Shell Petroleum CorporationReynaldo Gamboa
Tanduay Rhum MastersBasic Holdings CorporationLucio 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

Champions

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
TeamGPWLPCTBest finish
San Miguel Beermen704327.614Champion
Batang Red Bull Thunder512823.549Champion
Sta. Lucia Realtors492524.510Champion
Alaska Aces462323.500Semifinalist
Shell Turbo Chargers512526.490Semifinalist
Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs452223.489Semifinalist
Barangay Ginebra Kings522527.480Runner-up
Pop Cola Panthers512427.470Semifinalist
Mobiline / Talk 'N Text Phone Pals411823.433Quarterfinalist
Tanduay Rhum Masters381424.368Quarterfinalist

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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