2001 Red Bull Thunder season

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2001   Red Bull Thunder season
Head coach Yeng Guiao
General Manager Andy Jao
Owner(s)Tony Chua
All-Filipino Cup results
Record88
(50%)
Place7th seed
Playoff finishQF (lost to SMB)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record147
(66.7%)
Place3rd seed
Playoff finishChampions
Governors Cup results
Record68
(42.9%)
Place7th seed
Playoff finishQF (lost to Sta.Lucia)
Red Bull Thunder seasons
  2000
2002  

The 2001 Red Bull Thunder season was the 2nd season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Contents

Draft picks

Transactions

Players Added

Via Draft

  • Willie Miller
  • Anton Villoria

Via Free Agency

Players Lost

Via Free Agency

Championship

In only their second year of participation and fifth conference so far, the Batang Red Bull Thunder have already won a PBA title. Behind Best Import Antonio Lang, the Thunder upset the highly favored San Miguel Beermen, winners of five of the last six conferences, with a 4-2 series victory in the Commissioner's Cup finals. Red Bull coach Yeng Guiao won his third championship as a head coach and his first since 1993.

Roster

PlayersCoaches
Pos.#POBNameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY–MM–DD)From
G 3 Flag of the Philippines.svg Torion, Jimwell 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SCSIT
F 4 Flag of the United States.svg Harp, Davonn 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Kutztown
G 6 Flag of the Philippines.svg Agustin, Ato 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Lyceum
F 7 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Pennisi, Mick 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Eastern Michigan
F 28 & 8 Flag of the Philippines.svg Briones, Lowell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Visayas
F 9 Flag of the Philippines.svg Mendoza, Jay 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Mapúa
F 10 Flag of the Philippines.svg Valenzuela, Junthy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SCSIT
G 11 Flag of the Philippines.svg Miller, Willie 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Letran
G 12 Flag of the Philippines.svg Capacio, Glenn 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Far Eastern
G 13 Flag of the Philippines.svg Villoria, Anton 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Letran
F 14 Flag of the Philippines.svg Tanpua, Bernard 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) UPHSD
F 15 Flag of the Philippines.svg Tugade, Lordy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) National-U
F 20 Flag of the Philippines.svg Reyes, Edmund 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) UST
C 21 Flag of the Philippines.svg Raymundo, Kerby 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Letran
G Flag of the Philippines.svg Solis, Al 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Visayas
F 42 Flag of the United States.svg Lang, Antonio  (C)6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Duke
G 23 Flag of the United States.svg Tutt, Raymond  (G)6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (C) Commissioner's Cup Import
    • (G) Governor's Cup Import
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured

Team Manager: Tony Chua and Andy Jao

Eliminations (Won games)

DATEOPPONENTSCOREVENUE (Location)
February 7Shell76-60Philsports Arena
February 11Mobiline80-68Araneta Coliseum
February 16Alaska73-72 [1] Philsports Arena
February 28San Miguel78-76Philsports Arena
March 3Brgy.Ginebra79-72 Iloilo City
March 9Shell65-58Philsports Arena
April 4Sta.Lucia87-84Philsports Arena
June 10Mobiline97-92 [2] Araneta Coliseum
June 15Brgy.Ginebra111-98Philsports Arena
June 24Shell94-82 [3] Araneta Coliseum
July 1Pop Cola95-79Araneta Coliseum
July 8Sta.Lucia95-88Araneta Coliseum
July 13Tanduay104-98Philsports Arena
September 23Tanduay108-93Philsports Arena
September 29Talk 'N Text99-85 Dumaguete
October 14Shell68-62Ynares Center
October 19Sta.Lucia101-94Cuneta Astrodome
October 24Brgy.Ginebra93-72Philsports Arena
November 7San Miguel86-81Araneta Coliseum

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

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