2001 Mobiline Phone Pals season

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.

2001 Mobiline Phone Pals season
Head coachLouie Alas
Owner(s)Pilipino Telephone Corporation, Smart Communications
All-Filipino Cup results
Record79
(.438)
Place8th seed
Playoff finishQF (lost to Shell)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record47
(.364)
Place8th seed
Playoff finishQF (lost to SMB)
Governors Cup results
Record77
(.500)
Place5th seed
Playoff finishQF (lost to SMB)
Mobiline Phone Pals seasons

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

Mobiline Phone Pals roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.
G 1 Ravena, Bong 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) UE
C 5 Babilonia, Gido 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) UST
G 6 Demape, Gilbert 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Cebu Tech
G 9 Ejercito, Gherome 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Adamson
G 17 Fran, Patrick 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) UST
F 20 Camaso, Don 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Metro Manila Colleges
F 23 Longalong, June 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) UPHSD
F 28 Gonzales, Norman 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) San Beda College
F 29 Angeles, Josel 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Lyceum
F 33 Pablo, Victor 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Far Eastern
F/C 44 Codinera, Jerry 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) UE
C 55 Taulava, Asi 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) BYU-Hawaii
F/C 81 Cui, Gabby 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Ateneo de Manila
F Ward, Jerod (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) University of Michigan
F Bernard, Todd (C/G) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fresno State
G Williams, Brandon (G) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Davidson College
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Aric Del Rosario

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (C) Commissioner's Cup Import
    • (G) Governor's Cup Import
  • Injured

Team Manager: Frankie Lim

Elimination round

Games won

DATE OPPONENT SCORE TOP SCORER VENUE (Location)
February 7 Pop Cola 79-72 Philsports Arena
February 24 San Miguel 83-71 Victor Pablo (24) [1] San Fernando, Pampanga
March 11 Purefoods 76-73 Araneta Coliseum
March 16 Tanduay 85-76 Araneta Coliseum
March 18 Sta.Lucia 57-53 Ynares Center
April 1 Shell 77-54 Araneta Coliseum
June 6 Brgy.Ginebra 93-87 Jerod Ward (61) [2] Philsports Arena
June 17 Shell 84-71 Araneta Coliseum
July 6 Tanduay 94-89 *OT Asi Taulava (43) [3] Ynares Canter
September 9 Shell 92-90 Brandon Williams (39) Araneta Coliseum
September 16 Purefoods 99-91 Brandon Williams (28) Cuneta Astrodome
September 21 Alaska 87-84 Taulava (24), Williams (24) Araneta Coliseum
September 26 San Miguel 88-83 Philsports Arena
October 7 Sta.Lucia 81-80 Philsports Arena
October 12 Brgy.Ginebra 81-78 Cuneta Astrodome
October 19 Tanduay 86-76 Brandon Williams (29) [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.
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