The 2001 PBA season was the 27th season of the

Philippine Basketball Association The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) is a men's professional basketball league in the Philippines composed of twelve company-branded franchised teams. Founded in 1975, it is the first professional basketball league in Asia and is the se ...

(PBA).

Board of governors

Executive committee

* Emilio Bernardino, Jr. (Commissioner) * Ignatius Yenko (Chairman, representing Mobiline Phone Pals) * Francisco Alejo III (Vice-Chairman, representing Purefoods TJ Hotdogs) * Jose Ma. Concepcion III (Treasurer, representing Pop Cola Panthers)

Teams

Notable occurrences

*During the pre-season, Tanduay made soundwaves in the PBA when they dangled

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of corporate rival San Miguel Beermen a whopping 16-year, 96 million peso offersheet. The league though, nullified the said deal since it was believed that the offersheet violated the team's salary cap. *Danny Ildefonso of San Miguel became the third player to win the Most Valuable Player (MVP) award for two straight seasons, Ildefonso also sets a record by sweeping the season's Best Player of the Conference award, his unprecedented feat started in 2000 when he emerged as the award winner in the Commissioner's and Governors' Cups, his BPC wins surpassed the three apiece won by Vergel Meneses and Alvin Patrimonio. *Purefoods' Alvin Patrimonio became the first player to suit up for 500 straight games *Alaska import Sean Chambers hung up his number 20 jersey after 13 years in a highly emotional retirement ceremony. *The corporate sale of Purefoods, including its PBA franchise, to San Miguel Corporation at the end of the year was eventually approved by the Board of Governors, the Hotdogs became the third team under the San Miguel corporate umbrella. *Paul Asi Taulava and Eric Menk, two fil-foreign players, returned to their respective ballclubs, Taulava reunited with the Phone Pals around mid-year while Menk suited up for Tanduay a little later. *In a stunning move in late December, Tanduay shipped Eric Menk, Dondon Hontiveros, Bonel Balingit and Chris Cantonjos to other teams as a prelude to Tanduay's subsequent sale of its franchise to FedEx, the delivery firm, for P 75 million.

Opening ceremonies

The muses for the participating teams are as follows:

2001 PBA All-Filipino Cup

Elimination round

Playoffs

Finals

2001 PBA Commissioner's Cup

Elimination round

Playoffs

Finals

2001 PBA Governors' Cup

Elimination round

Playoffs

Finals

Awards

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(San Miguel) * Rookie of the Year:

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(Barangay Ginebra) * Sportsmanship Award:

Rey Evangelista Rey Evangelista (born December 28, 1971) is a Filipino retired professional basketball player who played for Purefoods franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association during his entire career. He was a one-time Best Player of the Conference a ...

(Purefoods) * Most Improved Player:

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(Purefoods) * Defensive Player of the Year: Chris Jackson (Shell) * Mythical Five **

(San Miguel) **

Danny Seigle Daniel Charles Seigle (born June 14, 1976) is a Filipino-American basketball coach and retired player. He is the head coach of the De La Salle Green Archers men's basketball team and a team consultant for the San Miguel Alab Pilipinas of the ASEA ...

(San Miguel) **

Olsen Racela Rodericko Cesar Escueta Racela, also known as Olsen Racela, (born November 1, 1970) is the head coach of the FEU Tamaraws men's basketball team. He is also currently an assistant coach of the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel of the Philippine Basket ...

(San Miguel) **

Dennis Espino Dennis Espino (born December 20, 1973) is a Filipino retired professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association. He was drafted first overall by Sta. Lucia in 1995 PBA draft. Player Profile Espino is known for his physical ...

(Sta. Lucia) **

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(Alaska) * Mythical Second Team **

(Purefoods) **

Kenneth Duremdes Kenneth Celera Duremdes (born January 31, 1974) is a Filipino retired professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association and the current commissioner of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL). Nicknamed as "Captain ...

(Alaska) **

Nic Belasco Nicholas M. Bayaca Belasco (born December 10, 1973) is a Filipino-American professional basketball player who last played for the Pasig Sta. Lucia Realtors of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL). He was drafted 2nd overall by Sunkis ...

(San Miguel) **

Rudy Hatfield Rudolph Conse "Rudy" Hatfield II (born September 13, 1977) is an American-Filipino retired professional basketball player who played for Laguna Lakers in the Metropolitan Basketball Association and for Tanduay Rhum Masters, Pop Cola Panthers, Coc ...

(Pop Cola) ** Davonn Harp (Red Bull) * All Defensive Team ** Chris Jackson (Shell) ** Dennis Espino (Sta. Lucia) ** Marlou Aquino (Sta. Lucia) ** Rey Evangelista (Purefoods) ** Patrick Fran (Mobiline/Talk 'N Text)

Awards given by the PBA Press Corps

* Coach of the Year: Yeng Guiao (Red Bull) * Mr. Quality Minutes: Mark Caguioa (Barangay Ginebra) * Executive of the Year: Sonny Barios (PBA executive director) * Referee of the Year: Ernie de Leon

Cumulative standings

References

External links

pba.inquirer.net
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