2001 PBA Commissioner's Cup
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The 2001
Philippine Basketball Association
(PBA) PBA Commissioner's Cup
, is the second conference of the 2001 PBA season
. It opened on June 2 with a scheduled road game in Bataan featuring Alaska Aces and Batang Red Bull, and a pair of games the following day at the Araneta Coliseum. It ended in a historic night on August 24 as the Batang Red Bull Thunder made history by winning their first PBA championship in only their second year of participation in the league.
Note: Mobiline def. Shell, while Tanduay def. Pop Cola in a double-playoff match to determined the last two quarterfinalists
2001 PBA season
The 2001 PBA season was the 27th season of the Philippine Basketball Association .-Notable occurrences:*During the preseason, Tanduay made soundwaves in the PBA when they signed Danny Ildefonso of corporate rival San Miguel Beermen a whopping 16-year, 98 million peso offersheet...
Philippine Basketball Association
Philippine Basketball Association
The Philippine Basketball Association , is a men's professional basketball league in the Philippines composed of 10 company-branded franchised teams. It is the first and oldest professional basketball league in Asia and the second oldest in the world after the NBA...
(PBA) PBA Commissioner's Cup
PBA Commissioner's Cup
The PBA Commissioner's Cup is a tournament of a Philippine Basketball Association season. The tournament allows team to hire a single import with a height limit of 6-6. The event was usually held during the league's second conference from 1993-2002...
, is the second conference of the 2001 PBA season
2001 PBA season
The 2001 PBA season was the 27th season of the Philippine Basketball Association .-Notable occurrences:*During the preseason, Tanduay made soundwaves in the PBA when they signed Danny Ildefonso of corporate rival San Miguel Beermen a whopping 16-year, 98 million peso offersheet...
. It opened on June 2 with a scheduled road game in Bataan featuring Alaska Aces and Batang Red Bull, and a pair of games the following day at the Araneta Coliseum. It ended in a historic night on August 24 as the Batang Red Bull Thunder made history by winning their first PBA championship in only their second year of participation in the league.
Commissioner's Cup Imports
| Teams | Imports |
|---|---|
| Alaska Aces | Tee McClary / Terrence Badgett |
| Brgy.Ginebra | Ryan Fletcher / Jerald Honeycutt |
| Pop Cola Panthers | Jason Sasser |
| Purefoods TJ Hotdogs | David Wood |
| Batang Red Bull | Antonio Lang |
| San Miguel Beer | Nate Johnson |
| Shell Turbochargers | Joaquin Hawkins |
| Sta.Lucia Realtors | Ansu Sesay |
| Mobiline Phone Pals | Jerod Ward |
| Tanduay Rhum | Cedric Goodwyn / Kevin Freeman |
Team standings
| Qualified for quarterfinals with the twice-to-beat advantage |
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| Qualified for quarterfinals with the twice-to-beat disadvantage |
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| Eliminated |
| # | |Team | W | L | PCT Winning percentage In sports, a winning percentage is the fraction of games or matches a team or individual has won. It is defined as wins divided by wins plus losses . Ties count as a ½ loss and a ½ win... | GB Games behind In sports, the phrase games behind or games back , is a common way to reflect the gap between a leading team and another team in a sports league, conference, or division... |
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| 1 | San Miguel Beermen San Miguel Beermen The Petron Blaze Boosters is a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association. The team has been a member of the league since its inception in 1975 and hold the most PBA titles with 19.The team is owned by the Petron Corporation, a subsidiary of the Philippines' largest food... |
7 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2 | Purefoods TJ Hotdogs | 6 | 3 | -- | -- |
| 3 | Batang Red Bull Thunder | 6 | 3 | -- | -- |
| 4 | Alaska Aces Alaska Aces The Alaska Aces, previously known as Anchorage Aces, are a minor league ice hockey team in Anchorage, Alaska. They are affiliated with the St. Louis Blues and Peoria Rivermen . Home games are played at Sullivan Arena in Anchorage. In 2011, they won the Kelly Cup Finals in five games over the... |
5 | 4 | -- | -- |
| 5 | Sta. Lucia Realtors Sta. Lucia Realtors The Sta. Lucia Realtors was a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association.The Universal Robina Corporation team is one of the founding members of the PBA. Formerly known as Great Taste and Presto-Tivoli Ice Cream, they have won a total of 6 championships. Sta... |
5 | 4 | -- | -- |
| 6 | Barangay Ginebra Kings Barangay Ginebra Kings The Barangay Ginebra Kings is a professional basketball team of the Philippine Basketball Association founded in 1979 and owned by the Ginebra San Miguel, Inc., a subsidiary of the San Miguel Corporation... |
4 | 5 | -- | -- |
| 7 | Tanduay Rhum Masters Tanduay Rhum Masters The Tanduay Rhum Masters is a former Manila Industrial and Commercial Athletic Association , Philippine Basketball Association and Philippine Basketball League basketball team.-History:... |
3 | 6 | -- | -- |
| 8 | Mobiline Phone Pals | 3 | 6 | -- | -- |
| 9 | Shell Turbo Chargers Shell Turbo Chargers The Shell Turbo Chargers is a former Philippine Basketball Association team under the ownership of Pilipinas Shell Corporation. Shell has been a member of the PBA since 1985 until 2005 when the team filed for a leave of absence after the season. Shell sold its franchise to PBL team Welcoat Paints... |
3 | 6 | -- | -- |
| 10 | Pop Cola Panthers Pop Cola Panthers The Pop Cola Panthers is a former Philippine Basketball Association team from 1990-2001 under the ownership of Cosmos Bottling Corporation, a subsidiary of RFM Corporation. Cosmos was sold to Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines, Inc., then-owned by San Miguel Corporation in 2001 which also includes the... |
3 | 6 | -- | -- |
Note: Mobiline def. Shell, while Tanduay def. Pop Cola in a double-playoff match to determined the last two quarterfinalists