2001 Talk 'N Text Phone Pals season

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2001   Talk 'N Text Phone Pals season
Head coach Louie Alas
General Manager Frankie Lim
Owner(s) Pilipino Telephone Corporation, Smart Communications
All-Filipino results
Record79
(43.8%)
Place8th seed
Playoff finishQuarterfinals (lost to Shell in two games)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record47
(36.4%)
Place8th seed
Playoff finishQuarterfinals (lost to San Miguel in one game)
Governors' Cup results
Record77
(50%)
Place5th seed
Playoff finishQuarterfinals (lost to San Miguel in one game)
Talk 'N Text 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.

Contents

Draft picks

Transactions

Players Added

Via Draft

  • Gilbert Demape
  • Norman Gonzales
  • June Longalong
Players Lost

Via Free Agency

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

2001 Talk 'N Text Phone Pals roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#POBNameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY–MM–DD)From
G 1 Flag of the Philippines.svg Bong Ravena 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) UE
C 5 Flag of the Philippines.svg Gido Babilonia 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) UST
G 6 Flag of the Philippines.svg Gilbert Demape 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Cebu Tech
G 9 Flag of the Philippines.svg Gherome Ejercito 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Adamson
G 17 Flag of the Philippines.svg Patrick Fran 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) UST
F 20 Flag of the Philippines.svg Don Camaso 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)Metro Manila Colleges
F 23 Flag of the Philippines.svg June Longalong 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) UPHSD
F 28 Flag of the Philippines.svg Norman Gonzales 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) San Beda
F 29 Flag of the Philippines.svg Josel Angeles 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Lyceum
F 33 Flag of the Philippines.svg Victor Pablo 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Far Eastern
F/C 44 Flag of the Philippines.svg Jerry Codinera 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) UE
C 55 Flag of Tonga.svg Asi Taulava 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) BYU–Hawaii
F/C 81 Flag of the Philippines.svg Gabby Cui 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Ateneo
F Flag of the United States.svg Jerod Ward  (C)6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Michigan
F Flag of the United States.svg Todd Bernard  (C/G)6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fresno State
G Flag of the United States.svg Brandon Williams  (G)6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Davidson
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: Frankie Lim

Eliminations (Won games)

DATEOPPONENTSCOREVENUE (Location)
February 7Pop Cola79–72Philsports Arena
February 24San Miguel83–71 [1] San Fernando, Pampanga
March 11Purefoods76–73Araneta Coliseum
March 16Tanduay85–76Araneta Coliseum
March 18Sta.Lucia57–53Ynares Center
April 1Shell77–54Araneta Coliseum
June 6Brgy.Ginebra93–87 [2] Philsports Arena
June 17Shell84–71Araneta Coliseum
July 6Tanduay94–89 *OT [3] Ynares Canter
September 9Shell92–90Araneta Coliseum
September 16Purefoods99–91Cuneta Astrodome
September 21Alaska87–84Araneta Coliseum
September 26San Miguel88–83Philsports Arena
October 7Sta.Lucia81–80Philsports Arena
October 12Brgy.Ginebra81–78Cuneta Astrodome
October 19Tanduay86–76 [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.