2001 PBA Commissioner's Cup

Last updated
2001 PBA Commissioner's Cup
DurationJune 2 – August 24, 2001
TV partner(s) Viva TV on IBC
Finals
Champions Batang Red Bull Thunder
Runners-up San Miguel Beermen
Awards
Best Player Danny Ildefonso
(San Miguel Beermen)
Best Import Antonio Lang
(Batang Red Bull Thunder)
Finals MVP Davonn Harp
(Batang Red Bull Thunder)
PBA Commissioner's Cup chronology
PBA conference chronology

The 2001 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) PBA Commissioner's Cup was the second conference of the 2001 PBA season. It started on June 2 and ended on August 24, 2001. The tournament is an import-laden format, which requires an import or a pure-foreign player for each team. [1]

Contents

Format

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

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 Flag of the United States.svg Terrance Badgett 8
Flag of the United States.svg Sean Chambers 8
Barangay Ginebra Kings Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Fletcher 5
Flag of the United States.svg Jerald Honeycutt 5
Batang Red Bull Thunder Flag of the United States.svg Antonio Lang 21
Mobiline Phone Pals Flag of the United States.svg Jerod Ward 5
Flag of the United States.svg Todd Bernard 6
Pop Cola Panthers Flag of the United States.svg Jamie Watson 2
Flag of the United States.svg Jason Sasser 8
Purefoods TJ Hotdogs Flag of the United States.svg David Wood 16
San Miguel Beermen Flag of the United States.svg Nate Johnson 21
Shell Turbo Chargers Flag of the United States.svg Joaquin Hawkins 4
Flag of the United States.svg Tremain Wingfield 6
Sta. Lucia Realtors Flag of the United States.svg Ansu Sesay 4
Flag of the United States.svg Damian Owens 6
Tanduay Rhum Masters Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Freeman 11

Elimination round

Team standings

PosTeamWLPCTGBQualification
1 San Miguel Beermen 72.778 Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 63.667 [a] 1
3 Batang Red Bull Thunder 63.667 [a] 1
4 Alaska Aces 54.556 [b] 2
5 Sta. Lucia Realtors 54.556 [b] 2 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
6 Barangay Ginebra Kings 45.4443
7 Tanduay Rhum Masters 36.333 [c] 4
8 Mobiline Phone Pals 36.333 [c] 4
9 Shell Turbo Chargers 36.333 [c] 4
10 Pop Cola Panthers 36.333 [c] 4
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Head-to-head record: Purefoods 85–75 Red Bull
  2. 1 2 Head-to-head record: Alaska 99–94 Sta. Lucia
  3. 1 2 3 4 Head-to-head differential: Pop Cola +21, Mobiline +15, Shell 13, Tanduay 23; seventh-seed playoff: Tanduay 88–82 Pop Cola; eighth-seed playoff: Mobiline 71–56 Shell

Seventh seed playoff

Eighth seed playoff

Bracket

QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(best-of-5)
Finals
(best-of-7)
#1 twice-to-beat
1San Miguel81
8Mobiline71
1San Miguel3
#4 twice-to-beat
4Alaska2
4Alaska78
5Sta. Lucia68
1San Miguel2
#2 twice-to-beat
3Red Bull4
2Purefoods82
7Tanduay74
2Purefoods2Third-place playoff
#3 twice-to-beat
3Red Bull3
3Red Bull82
2Purefoods89
6Brgy. Ginebra70
4Alaska96

Quarterfinals

(1) San Miguel vs. (8) Mobiline

July 25
San Miguel Beermen 81, Mobiline Phone Pals 71
San Miguel wins series in one game

(2) Purefoods vs. (7) Tanduay

July 27
Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 82, Tanduay Rhum Masters 74
Purefoods wins series in one game

(3) Red Bull vs. (6) Barangay Ginebra

July 27
Batang Red Bull Thunder 82, Barangay Ginebra Kings 70
Red Bull wins series in one game

(4) Alaska vs. (5) Sta. Lucia

July 25
Alaska Aces 78, Sta. Lucia Realtors 68
Alaska wins series in one game

Semifinals

(1) San Miguel vs. (4) Alaska

(2) Purefoods vs. (3) Red Bull

Third place playoff

Finals

References

  1. "PBA: 4 more squads see action today". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
  2. "Mobiline guns for quarterfinal slot". Philippine Daily Inquirer.