2001 PBA Commissioner's Cup

Second conference of the 2001 PBA season 2001 Commissioner's Cup June 2 – August 24, 2001 Viva TV on IBC Danny Ildefonso (San Miguel Beermen) Antonio Lang (Batang Red Bull Thunder) Davonn Harp (Batang Red Bull Thunder) Batang Red Bull Thunder San Miguel Beermen 2000 PBA Commissioner's Cup 2000 2002 PBA Commissioner's Cup 2002 2001 All-Filipino 2001 PBA All-Filipino Cup 2001 Governors' 2001 PBA Governors' Cup The 2001 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) PBA Commissioner's Cup was the second conference of the 2001 PBA season. It started on June 2 and ended on August 24, 2001. The tournament is an import-laden format, which requires an import or a pure-foreign player for each team.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=kqU2AAAAIBAJ&sjid=hSUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3422%2C7932207 PBA: 4 more squads see action today Philippine Daily Inquirer Format The following format will be observed for the duration of the conference: One-round robin eliminations; 9 games per team; Teams are then seeded by basis on win–loss records.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=g6U2AAAAIBAJ&sjid=hSUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1382%2C949655 Mobiline guns for quarterfinal slot Philippine Daily Inquirer 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. Team Name GP Alaska Aces USA Terrance Badgett 8 USA Sean Chambers 8 Barangay Ginebra Kings USA Ryan Fletcher 5 USA Jerald Honeycutt 5 Batang Red Bull Thunder USA Antonio Lang 21 Mobiline Phone Pals USA Jerod Ward 5 USA Todd Bernard 6 Pop Cola Panthers USA Jamie Watson 2 USA Jason Sasser 8 Purefoods TJ Hotdogs USA David Wood 16 San Miguel Beermen USA Nate Johnson 21 Shell Turbo Chargers USA Joaquin Hawkins 4 USA Tremain Wingfield 6 Sta. Lucia Realtors USA Ansu Sesay 4 USA Damian Owens 6 Tanduay Rhum Masters USA Kevin Freeman 11 Elimination round Team standings Seventh seed playoff #eee July 20 Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay Viva TV Tanduay Rhum Masters 88 Pop Cola Panthers 82 Eighth seed playoff July 20 Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay Viva TV Mobiline Phone Pals 71 Shell Turbo Chargers 56 #eee Bracket Quarterfinals (1) San Miguel vs. (8) Mobiline #eee July 25 Philsports Arena, Pasig Viva TV San Miguel Beermen 81 Mobiline Phone Pals 71 San Miguel wins series in one game (2) Purefoods vs. (7) Tanduay #eee July 27 Philsports Arena, Pasig Viva TV recap Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 82 Tanduay Rhum Masters 74 Purefoods wins series in one game (3) Red Bull vs. (6) Barangay Ginebra July 27 Philsports Arena, Pasig Viva TV Batang Red Bull Thunder 82 Barangay Ginebra Kings 70 Red Bull wins series in one game #eee (4) Alaska vs. (5) Sta. Lucia July 25 Philsports Arena, Pasig Viva TV Alaska Aces 78 Sta. Lucia Realtors 68 Alaska wins series in one game #eee Semifinals (1) San Miguel vs. (4) Alaska #eee July 29 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Viva TV recap San Miguel Beermen 66 Alaska Aces 75 August 1 Philsports Arena, Pasig Viva TV San Miguel Beermen 78 Alaska Aces 71 #eee August 3 Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay Viva TV recap San Miguel Beermen 80 Alaska Aces 74 August 5 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Viva TV OT San Miguel Beermen 91 Alaska Aces 98 #eee August 8 Ynares Center, Antipolo Viva TV recap San Miguel Beermen 83 Alaska Aces 71 San Miguel wins series, 3–2 (2) Purefoods vs. (3) Red Bull #eee July 29 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Viva TV Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 91 Batang Red Bull Thunder 75 August 1 Philsports Arena, Pasig Viva TV recap Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 76 Batang Red Bull Thunder 95 #eee August 3 Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay Viva TV Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 84 Batang Red Bull Thunder 100 August 5 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Viva TV recap Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 77 Batang Red Bull Thunder 75 #eee August 8 Ynares Center, Antipolo Viva TV Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 77 Batang Red Bull Thunder 87 Red Bull wins series, 3–2 Third place playoff #eee August 12 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Viva TV Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 89 Alaska Aces 96 Finals 2001 PBA Commissioner's Cup finals #eee August 12 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Viva TV San Miguel Beermen 78 Batang Red Bull Thunder 80 August 15 Philsports Arena, Pasig Viva TV San Miguel Beermen 86 Batang Red Bull Thunder 92 #eee August 17 Philsports Arena, Pasig Viva TV San Miguel Beermen 100 Batang Red Bull Thunder 91 August 19 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Viva TV San Miguel Beermen 88 Batang Red Bull Thunder 72 #eee August 22 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Viva TV San Miguel Beermen 77 Batang Red Bull Thunder 79 August 24 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Viva TV San Miguel Beermen 69 Batang Red Bull Thunder 75 Red Bull wins series, 4–2 References External links PBA.ph https://web.archive.org/web/20170809140619/http://www.pba.ph/ 2017-08-09 Category:PBA Commissioner's Cup Commissioner's Cup Category:2001 in Philippine sports Category:2001 in Philippine basketball