2001 PBA Governors' Cup

The 2001 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Governors' Cup was the third conference of the 2001 PBA season. It started on September 8 and ended on December 16. The tournament is an Import-laden format, which requires an import or a pure-foreign player for each team.[1]

2001 PBA Governors' Cup
DurationSeptember 8 – December 16, 2001
TV partner(s)Viva TV on IBC
Finals
ChampionsSta. Lucia Realtors
Runners-upSan Miguel Beermen
Awards
Best ImportDamian Owens (Sta. Lucia)
PBA Governors' Cup chronology
PBA conference chronology

Format

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

  • The teams were divided into 2 groups.

  • Teams in a group will play against each other twice and against teams in the other group once; 13 games per team.[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 Sean Chambers3
Dexter Boney4
Ron Riley7
Barangay Ginebra Kings Mark Jones11
Bubba Wells4
Batang Red Bull Thunder Raymond Tutt14
Pop Cola Panthers Rosell Ellis20
Purefoods TJ Hotdogs Derrick Brown13
San Miguel Beermen Lamont Strothers23
Shell Turbo Chargers Askia Jones19
Sta. Lucia Realtors Damian Owens25
Talk 'N Text Phone Pals Brandon Williams13
Todd Bernard1
Tanduay Rhum Masters Maurice Bell2
Billy Thomas10

Elimination round

Team standings

Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Shell Turbo Chargers 8 5 .615[lower-alpha 1] Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 Sta. Lucia Realtors 8 5 .615[lower-alpha 1]
3 Pop Cola Panthers 7 6 .538[lower-alpha 2] 1
4 San Miguel Beermen 7 6 .538[lower-alpha 2] 1
5 Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 7 6 .538[lower-alpha 2] 1 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
6 Alaska Aces 6 7 .462[lower-alpha 3] 2
7 Batang Red Bull Thunder 6 7 .462[lower-alpha 3] 2
8 Barangay Ginebra Kings 6 7 .462[lower-alpha 3] 2
9 Tanduay Rhum Masters 5 8 .385[lower-alpha 4] 3
10 Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 5 8 .385[lower-alpha 4] 3
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head record: Shell 1–1 Sta. Lucia; Shell +10, Sta. Lucia 10
  2. Head-to-head record: Pop Cola 3–1, San Miguel 2–2, Talk 'N Text 1–3
  3. Head-to-head differential: Alaska +10, Red Bull +9, Barangay Ginebra 19
  4. Head-to-head record: Tanduay 1–0 Purefoods

Bracket

  Quarterfinals     Semifinals     Finals
    #1 twice-to-beat                        
  1 Shell 75 106  
  8 Ginebra 97 87  
            1 Shell 0    
    #4 twice-to-beat       4 San Miguel 3  
  4 San Miguel 77  
  5 Talk 'N Text 63    
    4 San Miguel 2
    #2 twice-to-beat     2 Sta.Lucia 4
  2 Sta.Lucia 97    
  7 Red Bull 93    
            2 Sta.Lucia 3
    #3 twice-to-beat     3 Pop Cola 2     Third place playoff
  3 Pop Cola 88     1 Shell 96
  6 Alaska 78       3 Pop Cola 87

Quarterfinals

(1) Shell vs. (8) Barangay Ginebra

November 21
Shell Turbo Chargers 106, Barangay Ginebra Kings 87
Shell wins series in two games

(2) Sta. Lucia vs. (7) Red Bull

November 18
Sta. Lucia Realtors 97, Batang Red Bull Thunder 93
Sta. Lucia wins series in one game

(3) Pop Cola vs. (6) Alaska

November 18
Pop Cola Panthers 88, Alaska Aces 78
Pop Cola wins series in one game

(4) San Miguel vs. (5) Talk 'N Text

November 16
San Miguel Beermen 77, Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 63
San Miguel wins series in one game

Semifinals

(1) Shell vs. (4) San Miguel

November 28
San Miguel Beermen 92, Shell Turbo Chargers 88 (OT)
San Miguel wins series, 3–0

(2) Sta. Lucia vs. (3) Pop Cola

December 2
Sta. Lucia Realtors 86, Pop Cola Panthers 74
Sta.Lucia wins series, 3–2

Third place playoff

Finals

December 16
Sta. Lucia Realtors 75, San Miguel Beermen 72
Sta. Lucia wins series, 4–2

References

  1. "PBA Governors Cup on today". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
  2. "PBA okays Zamar appointment". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
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