2001 Barangay Ginebra Kings season

2001 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Barangay Ginebra Kings Allan Caidic All-Filipino Cup 14 13 5th seed Runner-up Commissioner's Cup 4 6 6th seed QF (lost to Red Bull) Governors Cup 6 7 8th seed QF (Lost to Shell) Ginebra San Miguel Ira Maniquis 2000 2002 The 2001 Barangay Ginebra Kings season was the 23rd season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Draft picks 2001 PBA draft Finals stint Barangay Ginebra Kings made a return trip to the PBA championship for the first time since 1997, marking their first appearance in the post-Sonny Jaworski era. They faced off against their sister team, the San Miguel Beermen, in the 2001 All-Filipino Cup finals. The Kings reached the finals by narrowly defeating the Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs in the quarterfinal, winning both games by a one-point margin. In the semifinals, they won their best-of-five series against the Shell Turbo Chargers, three games to two. Ginebra center Jun Limpot made his first finals appearance after eight years, while Vergel Meneses returned to the PBA finals for the first time since his days with Sunkist in 1995. However, the Barangay Ginebra Kings lost to the San Miguel Beermen in six games. 2001 PBA All-Filipino Cup finals Awards Mark Caguioa was named the season's Rookie of the Year (ROY). Roster Barangay Ginebra Kings 2001 1 Bal David G 5 9 UST PHI 2 Vergel Meneses F 6 2 José Rizal University PHI 3 Elmer Lago GF 6 2 De La Salle University PHI 4 Merwin Castelo G 6 2 San Beda College PHI 9 Jun Limpot FC 6 6 De La Salle University PHI 13 Jayjay Helterbrand G 6 0 Kentucky State PHI 14 Aramis Calpito C 6 5 San Sebastian PHI 18 Wilmer Ong C 6 4 USLS PHI 31 Marlon Basco C 6 6 University of Luzon PHI 33 Teodoro Valera F 6 2 UST PHI 35 Marlon Piodo F 6 5 San Jose-Recoletos PHI 43 Alex Crisano C 6 7 Brooklyn College USA 44 Ronald Magtulis F 6 3 FEU PHI 47 Mark Caguioa G 6 0 Glendale Community College (California) PHI 24 Ryan Fletcher basketball C 6 7 University of Cincinnati USA C 40 Jerald Honeycutt F 6 5 Tulane University USA C Mark Jones basketball, born 1975 F 6 3 University of Central Florida USA G 6 Bubba Wells G 6 2 Austin Peay USA G PHI Allan Caidic PHI Cris Calilan USA Ron Jacobs (C) Commissioner's Cup import (G) Governor's Cup import Eliminations (won games) Date Opponent Score Venue (location) February 3 Tanduay 84–72 Urdaneta, Pangasinan February 9 Alaska 63–55 Philsports Arena February 18 Mobiline 78–69 Araneta Coliseum February 25 Purefoods 75–73 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=J342AAAAIBAJ&sjid=hCUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3133%2C27547294 Ginebra trips Purefoods 5 Philippine Daily Inquirer Araneta Coliseum March 9 Tanduay 87–76 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=tqU2AAAAIBAJ&sjid=hSUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3386%2C25191154 Ginebra topples Tanduay Philippine Daily Inquirer Philsports Arena March 23 Mobiline 77–70 Araneta Coliseum April 11 Red Bull 101–74 Ynares Center June 10 Purefoods 82–78 Araneta Coliseum June 20 Tanduay 96–82 Philsports Arena June 29 Alaska 96–83 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=raU2AAAAIBAJ&sjid=hSUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3360%2C20496394 Gins spank Aces Philippine Daily Inquirer Philsports Arena July 6 Pop Cola 83–80 Ynares Center September 9 Tanduay 99–96 Araneta Coliseum September 26 Alaska 103–101 Philsports Arena September 30 San Miguel 97–92 OT https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=E6hjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hiUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2817%2C14816287 Gins trips San Miguel in OT Philippine Daily Inquirer Ynares Center October 17 Pop Cola 105–92 Philsports Arena November 2 Talk 'N Text Cuneta Astrodome November 9 Tanduay 88–85 Philsports Arena #DDDDFF All-Filipino Cup #FFFFCC Commissioner's Cup #FFFF99 Governor's Cup References Category:Barangay Ginebra San Miguel seasons Barangay Ginebra Kings