2001 Barangay Ginebra Kings season

2001   Barangay Ginebra Kings season
Head coach	Allan Caidic
General Manager	Ira Maniquis
Owner	Ginebra San Miguel
All-Filipino Cup results
Record	14–13 (51.9%)
Place	5th seed
Playoff finish	Runner-up
Commissioner's Cup results
Record	4–6 (40%)
Place	6th seed
Playoff finish	QF (lost to Red Bull)
Governors Cup results
Record	7–8 (46.7%)
Place	8th seed
Playoff finish	QF (lost to Shell)
Barangay Ginebra Kings seasons
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The 2001 Barangay Ginebra Kings season was the 23rd season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Draft picks

Main article: 2001 PBA draft

Finals stint

Barangay Ginebra Kings made a return trip to the PBA championship for the first time since 1997, marking their first appearance in the post-Sonny Jaworski era. They faced off against their sister team, the San Miguel Beermen, in the 2001 All-Filipino Cup finals. The Kings reached the finals by narrowly defeating the Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs in the quarterfinal, winning both games by a one-point margin. In the semifinals, they won their best-of-five series against the Shell Turbo Chargers, three games to two. Ginebra center Jun Limpot made his first finals appearance after eight years, while Vergel Meneses returned to the PBA finals for the first time since his days with Sunkist in 1995. However, the Barangay Ginebra Kings lost to the San Miguel Beermen in six games.

Main article: 2001 PBA All-Filipino Cup finals

Awards

Mark Caguioa was named the season's Rookie of the Year (ROY).

Roster

2001 Barangay Ginebra Kings roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From G 1 Bal David 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) UST F 2 Vergel Meneses 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) José Rizal G/F 3 Elmer Lago 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) De La Salle G 4 Merwin Castelo 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) San Beda F/C 9 Jun Limpot 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) De La Salle G 13 Jayjay Helterbrand 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Kentucky State C 14 Aramis Calpito 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) San Sebastian C 18 Wilmer Ong 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) USLS C 31 Marlon Basco 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Luzon F 33 Teodoro Valera 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) UST F 35 Marlon Piodo 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) USJ-R C 43 Alex Crisano 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Brooklyn F 44 Ronald Magtulis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Far Eastern G 47 Mark Caguioa 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Glendale CC (CA) C 24 Ryan Fletcher  (C) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Cincinnati F 40 Jerald Honeycutt  (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Tulane F Mark Jones  (G) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Central Florida G 6 Bubba Wells  (G) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Austin Peay

Head coach Allan Caidic Assistant(s) Cris Calilan Ron Jacobs Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended (C) Commissioner's Cup import (G) Governor's Cup import Injured

Eliminations (won games)

Date	Opponent	Score	Venue (location)
February 3	Tanduay	84–72	Urdaneta, Pangasinan
February 9	Alaska	63–55	Philsports Arena
February 18	Mobiline	78–69	Araneta Coliseum
February 25	Purefoods	75–73 [1]	Araneta Coliseum
March 9	Tanduay	87–76 [2]	Philsports Arena
March 23	Mobiline	77–70	Araneta Coliseum
April 11	Red Bull	101–74	Ynares Center
June 10	Purefoods	82–78	Araneta Coliseum
June 20	Tanduay	96–82	Philsports Arena
June 29	Alaska	96–83 [3]	Philsports Arena
July 6	Pop Cola	83–80	Ynares Center
September 9	Tanduay	99–96	Araneta Coliseum
September 26	Alaska	103–101	Philsports Arena
September 30	San Miguel	97–92 OT [4]	Ynares Center
October 17	Pop Cola	105–92	Philsports Arena
November 2	Talk 'N Text		Cuneta Astrodome
November 9	Tanduay	88–85	Philsports Arena

  All-Filipino Cup  Commissioner's Cup  Governor's Cup

References

1. "Ginebra trips Purefoods 5". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
2. "Ginebra topples Tanduay". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
3. "Gins spank Aces". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
4. "Gins trips San Miguel in OT". Philippine Daily Inquirer.