2001 San Miguel Beermen season
2001 San Miguel Beermen season | |
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Head coach | Jong Uichico |
Owner(s) | San Miguel Corporation |
All-Filipino Cup results | |
Record | 17–9 (.654) |
Place | 1st |
Playoff finish | Finals |
Commissioner's Cup results | |
Record | 13–8 (.619) |
Place | 2nd |
Playoff finish | Finals |
Governors Cup results | |
Record | 13–10 (.565) |
Place | 2nd |
Playoff finish | Finals |
Stats @ PBA-Online.net |
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San Miguel Beermen seasons | |
2000 | 2002 |
The 2001 San Miguel Beermen season was the 27th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
Contents
Draft picks
Round | Pick | Player | Height | Position | College |
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1 | 10 | Joey Mente | 5"11' | G | Lyceum |
2 | 19 | Jomar Tierra | 6"0' | G | UE |
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Transactions
Players Added
Via Draft Via Free Agency
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Players Lost
Via Free Agency
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Awards
Danny Ildefonso bag the Most Valuable Player trophy for the second straight time, becoming the third PBA player to win back-to-back MVP honors, joining William "Bogs" Adornado (1975–1976) and Alvin Patrimonio (1993–1994).
Championship (Finals stint)
The San Miguel Beermen contested for all three championships of the season, the Beermen won their 16th PBA title during the All-Filipino Cup, defeating Barangay Ginebra Kings in six games as they are now winners of five of the last six conferences.
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In the Commissioner's Cup, San Miguel advances to the finals by defeating the Alaska Aces, 3-2, in their best-of-five semifinal series, heavily favored against sophomore team Batang Red Bull, who were making their first trip to the championship, the Beermen were surprisingly upset by the Thunder in six games. It was coach Jong Uichico's first loss in a PBA finals since handling the Beermen at the start of the 1999 season.
San Miguel was back in the finals for the fifth straight conference in the season-ending Governor's Cup, with import Lamont Strothers returning to help the Beermen defend the crown they won the past two seasons, San Miguel made it via 3-0 sweep over Shell Turbo Chargers in their best-of-five semifinals and played the Sta.Lucia Realtors for the second time in a finals series in the 2000 era, the Beermen lost to the Realtors, also in six games and placed runner-up in the last two conferences of the 2001 season.
Roster
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Team Manager: Robert Non
Elimination round
Games won
DATE | OPPONENT | SCORE | TOP SCORER | VENUE (Location) |
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January 31 | Brgy.Ginebra | 92-88 | Philsports Arena | |
February 4 | Sta.Lucia | 89-76 [2] | Nic Belasco (19) | Araneta Coliseum |
February 11 | Pop Cola | 85-79 | Danny Seigle (20) | Araneta Coliseum |
February 18 | Tanduay | 96-79 | Danny Ildefonso (21) | Araneta Coliseum |
March 4 | Pop Cola | 78-63 [3] | Danny Seigle (18) | Philsports Arena |
March 7 | Purefoods | 90-84 *OT | Ynares Center | |
March 17 | Alaska | 85-75 | Danny Seigle (31) | Bago City |
March 30 | Red Bull | 78-76 | Philsports Arena | |
April 8 | Mobiline | 67-66 | Danny Ildefonso (16) | Araneta Coliseum |
June 6 | Purefoods | 100-80 | Nate Johnson (33) | Philsports Arena |
June 9 | Shell | 81-73 | Malolos, Bulacan | |
June 17 | Red Bull | 87-83 [4] | Nate Johnson (41) | Araneta Coliseum |
June 22 | Mobiline | 92-73 | Nate Johnson (23) | Philsports Arena |
July 1 | Tanduay | 95-83 | Nate Johnson (25) | Araneta Coliseum |
July 11 | Brgy.Ginebra | 101-92 | Philsports Arena | |
July 13 | Pop Cola | 107-76 | Philsports Arena | |
September 12 | Purefoods | 114-91 | Philsports Arena | |
September 16 | Brgy.Ginebra | 97-82 | Cuneta Astrodome | |
October 12 | Pop Cola | 86-84 | Cuneta Astrodome | |
October 14 | Tanduay | 85-79 | Ynares Center | |
October 21 | Alaska | 71-64 | Araneta Coliseum | |
October 26 | Talk 'N Text | 79-75 | Philsports Arena | |
November 11 | Sta.Lucia | 81-76 [5] | Lamont Strothers (22) | Araneta Coliseum |
All-Filipino Cup
Commissioner's Cup
Governor's Cup