2001 Mobiline Phone Pals season

2001   Mobiline Phone Pals season
Head coach	Louie Alas
Owner(s)	Pilipino Telephone Corporation, Smart Communications
All-Filipino results
Record	7–9 (43.8%)
Place	8th seed
Playoff finish	Quarterfinals (lost to Shell in two games)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record	4–7 (36.4%)
Place	8th seed
Playoff finish	Quarterfinals (lost to San Miguel in one game)
Governors' Cup results
Record	7–7 (50%)
Place	5th seed
Playoff finish	Quarterfinals (lost to San Miguel in one game)
Mobiline Phone Pals seasons
←  2000 2002  →

The 2001 Mobiline Phone Pals season was the 12th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The team became known as Talk 'N Text Phone Pals beginning the Governor's Cup.

Draft picks

Main article: 2001 PBA Draft

Transactions

Players Added Via Draft Gilbert Demape Norman Gonzales June Longalong

Players Lost Via Free Agency Jose Francisco Al Solis (To Batang Red Bull Thunder) Eric Reyes (To Alaska Aces)

Occurrences

Asi Taulava return to the team on June 22 upon being cleared to play again in the PBA and along with their returning import Todd Bernard, who came in to replaced Jerod Ward.

Mobiline was renamed Talk 'N Text Phone Pals starting the Governor's Cup, when Smart Communications absorbed the operations of Pilipino Telephone Corporation.

Roster

Mobiline Phone Pals roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. G 1 Ravena, Bong 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) UE C 5 Babilonia, Gido 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) UST G 6 Demape, Gilbert 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Cebu Tech G 9 Ejercito, Gherome 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Adamson G 17 Fran, Patrick 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) UST F 20 Camaso, Don 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Metro Manila Colleges F 23 Longalong, June 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) UPHSD F 28 Gonzales, Norman 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) San Beda F 29 Angeles, Josel 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Lyceum F 33 Pablo, Victor 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Far Eastern F/C 44 Codinera, Jerry 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) UE C 55 Taulava, Asi 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) BYU–Hawaii F/C 81 Cui, Gabby 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Ateneo F Ward, Jerod  (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Michigan F Bernard, Todd  (C/G) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fresno State G Williams, Brandon  (G) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Davidson	Head coach Louie Alas Assistant coach(es) Aric del Rosario Ariel Vanguardia Legend (C) Team captain (C) Commissioner's Cup Import (G) Governor's Cup Import Injured

^{Team Manager: Frankie Lim}

Elimination round

Games won

DATE	OPPONENT	SCORE	TOP SCORER	VENUE (Location)
February 7	Pop Cola	79-72		Philsports Arena
February 24	San Miguel	83-71	Victor Pablo (24) [1]	San Fernando, Pampanga
March 11	Purefoods	76-73		Araneta Coliseum
March 16	Tanduay	85-76		Araneta Coliseum
March 18	Sta.Lucia	57-53		Ynares Center
April 1	Shell	77-54		Araneta Coliseum
June 6	Brgy.Ginebra	93-87	Jerod Ward (61) [2]	Philsports Arena
June 17	Shell	84-71		Araneta Coliseum
July 6	Tanduay	94-89 *OT	Asi Taulava (43) [3]	Ynares Canter
September 9	Shell	92-90	Brandon Williams (39)	Araneta Coliseum
September 16	Purefoods	99-91	Brandon Williams (28)	Cuneta Astrodome
September 21	Alaska	87-84	Taulava (24), Williams (24)	Araneta Coliseum
September 26	San Miguel	88-83		Philsports Arena
October 7	Sta.Lucia	81-80		Philsports Arena
October 12	Brgy.Ginebra	81-78		Cuneta Astrodome
October 19	Tanduay	86-76	Brandon Williams (29) [4]	Cuneta Astrodome

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

References

1. "Pals stun Beermen". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
2. "Import keys Mobiline win". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
3. "Mobiline outlasts Tanduay in OT". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
4. "Phone Pals silence rivals". Philippine Daily Inquirer.