2001 PBA All-Filipino Cup finals

2001 PBA All-Filipino Cup finals

Team Coach Wins San Miguel Beermen Jong Uichico 4 Barangay Ginebra Kings Allan Caidic 2
Dates	May 6–18, 2001
Television	Viva TV (IBC)
Radio network	DZRV
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The 2001 PBA All-Filipino Cup finals was the best-of-7 championship series of the 2001 PBA All-Filipino Cup and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs. The San Miguel Beermen and Barangay Ginebra Kings played for the 78th championship contested by the league. ^{[1] [2]}

San Miguel Beermen captured their 16th PBA title, winning their finals series against the Barangay Ginebra Kings in six games.

Danny Seigle won on his fourth finals MVP in All-Filipino Cup finals.

Series scoring summary

Team	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Game 4	Game 5	Game 6	Wins
San Miguel	81	89	80	64	98	95	4
Barangay Ginebra	75	72	82	80	95	75	2

Games summary

Game 1

Viva TV

May 6

recap

San Miguel Beermen 81, Barangay Ginebra Kings 75
Scoring by quarter: 22–10, 19–19, 17–23, 23–23
Pts: Danny Ildefonso 20 Olsen Racela 20		Pts: Banjo Calpito 13
San Miguel leads series, 1–0

Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

San Miguel shot 47 percent on the floor in the first quarter as against only 21 percent for Barangay Ginebra as the Beermen took a double-digit lead in the first half and never let the Gin Kings get into the groove, they held off their fast-paced game and expected rallies. The Beermen were on top by 14 points, 72–58, with five minutes left in the final period.

Game 2

Viva TV

May 9

recap

San Miguel Beermen 89, Barangay Ginebra Kings 72
Scoring by quarter: 21–19, 22–26, 25–14, 21–13
Pts: Danny Ildefonso 32 Danny Seigle 26		Pts: Mark Caguioa 19
San Miguel leads series, 2–0

Philsports Arena, Pasig

Danny Ildefonso scored 15 of his career-high 32 points in the third quarter as the Beermen outscored the Gin Kings, 25–14, to take a 68–59 lead at the end of 36 minutes of play.

Game 3

Viva TV

May 11

San Miguel Beermen 80, Barangay Ginebra Kings 82

San Miguel leads series, 2–1

Philsports Arena, Pasig

Ronald Magtulis' two offensive rebounds off missed shots by Vergel Meneses and Bal David with less than a minute left in the game preserve the Gin Kings in securing a two-point victory.

Game 4

Viva TV

May 13

recap

San Miguel Beermen 64, Barangay Ginebra Kings 80
Scoring by quarter: 12–22, 24–11, 13–19, 15–28
Pts: Danny Ildefonso 16		Pts: Vergel Meneses 20
series tied at 2–2

Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

From a close third quarter, Ginebra suddenly erupted with fastbreak plays and long-range baskets. Danny Seigle was the biggest letdown for the Beermen, shooting 2-of-24 from the floor and 0-of-17 from the outside in San Miguel's worst loss in the conference. Jayjay Helterbrand made 12 of his 14 points while Jun Limpot hit 7 of his 12 points in the fourth quarter.

Game 5

Viva TV

May 16

San Miguel Beermen 98, Barangay Ginebra Kings 95 (OT)
Scoring by quarter: 15–17, 16–22, 33–26, 24–23,  Overtime: 10–7
Pts: Danny Seigle 28		Pts: Mark Caguioa 30
San Miguel leads series, 3–2

Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

Danny Ildefonso hit two crucial free throws in the final 16.6 seconds in overtime. After Ildefonso's charities, rookie Mark Caguioa, who made a career-high 30 points, had a chance to push the game into second overtime but his three-pointer bounced off the rim as time expired. ^[3]

Game 6

Viva TV

May 18

San Miguel Beermen 95, Barangay Ginebra Kings 75
Scoring by quarter: 17–20, 33–19, 22–14, 23–22
Pts: Danny Seigle 31		Pts: Vergel Meneses 23 Jun Limpot 22
San Miguel wins series, 4–2

Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

Danny Seigle, firing from all angles, finished the first half with 19 points. The Beermen took a 50–39 halftime lead and there was no stopping San Miguel from thereon, dominating the boards and pulling away with a flurry of baskets in the third period to open a 19-point spread. The Beermen had their largest lead of 28 points in the fourth quarter at 92–64. Danny Seigle won on his fourth Finals MVP and San Miguel captures won on his championship 16th title. ^[4]

2001 PBA All-Filipino Cup Champions
San Miguel Beermen 16th title

Rosters

San Miguel Beermen roster

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Players	Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From G 1 Emmanuel Victoria 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) San Beda C 3 Nic Belasco 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Notre Dame (OH) C 6 Dorian Peña 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Coppin State F 7 Michael Mustre 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Letran F/C 10 Danny Ildefonso 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) National-U F 15 Dwight Lago 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) De La Salle G 17 Olsen Racela 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Ateneo G 21 Joey Mente 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Lyceum F/C 22 Arnold Gamboa 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Far Eastern F 25 Freddie Abuda 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Visayas F Henry Fernandez 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Visayas F 32 Rob Duat 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Menlo F 42 Danny Seigle 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Wagner	Head coach Jong Uichico Assistant coach(es) Siot Tanquingcen Arturo Dela Cruz Legend (C) Team captain (CI) Commissioner's Cup Import (GI) Governors' Cup Import (EI) EASL Import (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (IN) Inactive (S) Suspended (R) Rookie Injured

Barangay Ginebra Kings roster

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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) 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)	Head coach Allan Caidic Assistant coach(es) Cris Calilan Legend (C) Team captain (CI) Commissioner's Cup Import (GI) Governors' Cup Import (EI) EASL Import (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (IN) Inactive (S) Suspended (R) Rookie Injured

Broadcast notes

Game	Play-by-play	Analyst	Courtside Reporters, Pre-Game and Halftime Hosts
Game 1	Noli Eala	Andy Jao and Ron Jacobs	Paolo Trillo and Jannelle So
Game 2	Chino Trinidad	Yeng Guiao	Paolo Trillo and Chiqui Roa-Puno
Game 3	Anthony Suntay	Quinito Henson
Game 4	Noli Eala	Tommy Manotoc	Anthony Suntay, Chiqui Roa-Puno and Ronnie Nathanielsz
Game 5	Ed Picson	Quinito Henson
Game 6	Noli Eala	TJ Manotoc	Anthony Suntay, Jannelle So and Ronnie Nathanielsz

References

1. "Beermen tackle Gins today". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
2. "SMB guns for 16th crown vs Ginebra". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
3. "Beermen tame Gins, a win shy of crown". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
4. "SMB captures All-Filipino Cup". Philippine Daily Inquirer.

External links

• PBA official website