2001 Pop Cola Panthers season

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2001   Pop Cola Panthers season
Head coach Chot Reyes
General Manager Elmer Yanga
Owner RFM Corporation
All-Filipino Cup results
Record1110
(52.4%)
Place3rd seed
Playoff finishSemis (lost to SMB)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record37
(30%)
PlaceN/A
Playoff finishN/A
Governors' Cup results
Record1010
(50%)
Place3rd seed
Playoff finishSemifinals
(lost to Sta. Lucia)
Pop Cola Panthers seasons
  2000

The 2001 Pop Cola Panthers season was the 12th and final season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Contents

Draft picks

Transactions

Players Added

Via Draft

Via Free Agency

  • Allan Gamboa (Pop Cola's pick last year, elevated to the roster spot)
  • Cris Bolado (From Red Bull)

Via Trade

Players Lost

Via Free Agency

Via Trade

Occurrences

Pop Cola played their first three games in the Governor's Cup under the brand name "Swift", which the franchise last used back in 1994, known as Swift Panthers, they scored their first win over Red Bull, then revert to Pop Cola in their fourth game.

The Pop Cola ballclub was disbanded the following season after the PBA franchise was sold by RFM Corporation to Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines, Inc. (CCBPI), in connection with the sale of Cosmos Bottling Corporation to CCBPI.

Roster

2001 Pop Cola Panthers roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#POBNameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY–MM–DD)From
G 6 Flag of the Philippines.svg Jojo Lastimosa 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) USJ–R
G 10 Flag of the Philippines.svg Renato Morano 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) San Beda
F 11 Flag of the Philippines.svg Nelson Asaytono 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Manila
F 12 Flag of the Philippines.svg Allan Gamboa 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Philippines
G 14 Flag of the Philippines.svg Johnny Abarrientos 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Far Eastern
F 16 Flag of the Philippines.svg Estong Ballesteros 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) UST
G 22 Flag of the Philippines.svg Mon Jose 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) De La Salle
C 24 Flag of the Philippines.svg Cris Bolado 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) National-U
G 25 Flag of the Philippines.svg Pido Jarencio 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) UST
C 32 Flag of the Philippines.svg Poch Juinio 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Philippines
G 34 Flag of the United States.svg William Antonio 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Chaminade
F 99 Flag of the United States.svg Rudy Hatfield 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) UM–Dearborn
F 33 Flag of the United States.svg Jason Sasser  (C)6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Texas Tech
G Flag of the United States.svg Jamie Watson  (C)6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) South Carolina
SF 26 Flag of the United States.svg Rosell Ellis  (G)6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) McNeese State
Head coach
Assistant(s)

Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (C) Commissioner's Cup import
  • (G) Governor's Cup import
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured

Team Manager: Elmer Yanga

Eliminations (Won games)

DATEOPPONENTSCOREVENUE (Location)
February 2Red Bull88–77Philsports Arena
February 16Purefoods96–92Philsports Arena
February 21Shell75–67Philsports Arena
March 10Sta.Lucia72–69 Laoag City
March 14Brgy.Ginebra100–84Philsports Arena
March 25Tanduay82–75Araneta Coliseum
April 1Alaska93–90Araneta Coliseum
April 6Brgy.Ginebra92–90Araneta Coliseum
June 13Shell75-68 [1] Ynares Center
June 16Tanduay99–88 Ormoc City
June 27Mobiline82–79Philsports Arena
September 19Red Bull83–80 [2] Araneta Coliseum
September 22San Miguel96–95 *OTYnares Center
September 28Tanduay94–76Araneta Coliseum
October 3Talk 'N Text80–74 [3] Araneta Coliseum
October 21Purefoods85–84 [4] Araneta Coliseum
October 28Brgy.Ginebra83–71Araneta Coliseum
November 11Talk 'N Text84–62Araneta Coliseum

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

References

  1. "Pop whips Shell". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
  2. "Panthers nose out Thunder". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
  3. "Johnny stars in Pop Cola win". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
  4. "Pop edges Purefoods". Philippine Daily Inquirer.