2001 PBA Commissioner's Cup

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]

2001 PBA Commissioner's Cup
DurationJune 2 – August 24, 2001
TV partner(s)Viva TV on IBC
Finals
ChampionsBatang Red Bull Thunder
Runners-upSan Miguel Beermen
Awards
Best PlayerDanny Ildefonso
(San Miguel Beermen)
Best ImportAntonio Lang
(Batang Red Bull Thunder)
Finals MVPDavonn Harp
(Batang Red Bull Thunder)
PBA Commissioner's Cup chronology
PBA conference chronology

Format

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

  • One-round robin eliminations; 9 games per team; Teams are then seeded by basis on win–loss records.[2]
  • The top eight teams after the eliminations will advance to the quarterfinals.
  • Quarterfinals:
    • Top four teams will have a twice-to-beat advantage against their opponent.
    • QF1: #1 vs. #8
    • QF2: #2 vs. #7
    • QF3: #3 vs. #6
    • QF4: #4 vs. #5
  • Best-of-five semifinals:
    • SF1: QF1 vs. QF4
    • SF2: QF2 vs. QF3
  • Third-place playoff: losers of the semifinals
  • Best-of-seven finals: winners of the semifinals

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 Terrance Badgett8
Sean Chambers8
Barangay Ginebra Kings Ryan Fletcher5
Jerald Honeycutt5
Batang Red Bull Thunder Antonio Lang21
Mobiline Phone Pals Jerod Ward5
Todd Bernard6
Pop Cola Panthers Jamie Watson2
Jason Sasser8
Purefoods TJ Hotdogs David Wood16
San Miguel Beermen Nate Johnson21
Shell Turbo Chargers Joaquin Hawkins4
Tremain Wingfield6
Sta. Lucia Realtors Ansu Sesay4
Damian Owens6
Tanduay Rhum Masters Kevin Freeman11

Elimination round

Team standings

PosTeamWLPCTGBQualification
1San Miguel Beermen72.778Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2Purefoods TJ Hotdogs63.667[a]1
3Batang Red Bull Thunder63.667[a]1
4Alaska Aces54.556[b]2
5Sta. Lucia Realtors54.556[b]2Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
6Barangay Ginebra Kings45.4443
7Tanduay Rhum Masters36.333[c]4
8Mobiline Phone Pals36.333[c]4
9Shell Turbo Chargers36.333[c]4
10Pop Cola Panthers36.333[c]4
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

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 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

August 8
San Miguel Beermen 83, Alaska Aces 71
San Miguel wins series, 3–2

(2) Purefoods vs. (3) Red Bull

August 8
Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 77, Batang Red Bull 87
Red Bull wins series, 3–2

Third place playoff

Finals

August 24
San Miguel Beermen 69, Batang Red Bull 75
Red Bull wins series, 4–2

References