The 2001 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) All-Filipino Cup was the first conference of the 2001 PBA season. It started on January 28 and ended on May 18, 2001. The tournament is an All-Filipino format, which doesn't require an import or a pure-foreign player for each team.[1]
| 2001 PBA All-Filipino Cup | |
|---|---|
| Duration | January 28 – May 18, 2001 |
| TV partner(s) | Viva TV on IBC |
| Finals | |
| Champions | San Miguel Beermen |
| Runners-up | Barangay Ginebra Kings |
| Awards | |
| Best Player | Danny Ildefonso (San Miguel Beermen) |
| Finals MVP | Danny Seigle (San Miguel Beermen) |
| PBA All-Filipino Cup chronology | |
| PBA conference chronology | |
Format edit
The following format will be observed for the duration of the conference:
- The teams were divided into 2 groups.
Group A:
Group B:
- Teams in a group will play against each other once and against teams in the other group twice; 14 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
Elimination round edit
Team standings edit
| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shell Turbo Chargers | 9 | 5 | .643[a] | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 2 | San Miguel Beermen | 9 | 5 | .643[a] | — | |
| 3 | Pop Cola Panthers | 8 | 6 | .571[b] | 1 | |
| 4 | Purefoods TJ Hotdogs | 8 | 6 | .571[b] | 1 | |
| 5 | Barangay Ginebra Kings | 7 | 7 | .500[c] | 2 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 6 | Alaska Aces | 7 | 7 | .500[c] | 2 | |
| 7 | Batang Red Bull Thunder | 7 | 7 | .500[c] | 2 | |
| 8 | Mobiline Phone Pals | 6 | 8 | .429 | 3 | |
| 9 | Tanduay Rhum Masters | 5 | 9 | .357 | 4 | |
| 10 | Sta. Lucia Realtors | 4 | 10 | .286 | 5 |
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
Notes:
Bracket edit
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals (Best-of-5) | Finals (Best-of-7) | ||||||||||||
| #1 twice-to-beat | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Shell | 72 | 80 | |||||||||||
| 8 | Mobiline | 76 | 69 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Shell | 2 | ||||||||||||
| #4 twice-to-beat | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | Ginebra | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Purefoods | 76 | 69 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Ginebra | 77 | 70 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Ginebra | 2 | ||||||||||||
| #2 twice-to-beat | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | San Miguel | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | San Miguel | 73 | 84 | |||||||||||
| 7 | Red Bull | 85 | 82 | |||||||||||
| 2 | San Miguel | 3 | Third place playoff | |||||||||||
| #3 twice-to-beat | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Pop Cola | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Pop Cola | 71 | 74 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Shell | 75 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Alaska | 78 | 65 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Pop Cola | 83 | ||||||||||||
Quarterfinals edit
(1) Shell vs. (8) Mobiline edit
(2) San Miguel vs. (7) Red Bull edit
(3) Pop Cola vs. (6) Alaska edit
(4) Purefoods vs. (5) Barangay Ginebra edit
April 20
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| Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 69, Barangay Ginebra Kings 70 | ||
| Barangay Ginebra wins series in two games |
Semifinals edit
(1) Shell vs. (5) Barangay Ginebra edit
(2) San Miguel vs. (3) Pop Cola edit
Third place playoff edit
Finals edit
References edit
- ^ "Sta.Lucia tests mettle of Alaska in opener". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
- ^ "4 teams fight for standings". Philippine Daily Inquirer.