2001 PBA Governors' Cup

2001 PBA Governors' Cup
Duration	September 8 – December 16, 2001
TV partner(s)	Viva TV on IBC
Finals
Champions	Sta. Lucia Realtors
Runners-up	San Miguel Beermen
Awards
Best Import	Damian Owens (Sta. Lucia)
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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]

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.

Team	Name	GP
Alaska Aces	Sean Chambers	3
	Dexter Boney	4
	Ron Riley	7
Barangay Ginebra Kings	Mark Jones	11
	Bubba Wells	4
Batang Red Bull Thunder		14
Pop Cola Panthers	Rosell Ellis	20
Purefoods TJ Hotdogs		13
San Miguel Beermen	Lamont Strothers	23
Shell Turbo Chargers	Askia Jones	19
Sta. Lucia Realtors		25
Talk 'N Text Phone Pals	Brandon Williams	13
		1
Tanduay Rhum Masters		2
	Billy Thomas	10

Elimination round[]

Team standings[]

Pos	Team v t	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Shell Turbo Chargers	8	5	.615[a]	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	Sta. Lucia Realtors	8	5	.615[a]	—
3	Pop Cola Panthers	7	6	.538[b]	1
4	San Miguel Beermen	7	6	.538[b]	1
5	Talk 'N Text Phone Pals	7	6	.538[b]	1	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
6	Alaska Aces	6	7	.462[c]	2
7	Batang Red Bull Thunder	6	7	.462[c]	2
8	Barangay Ginebra Kings	6	7	.462[c]	2
9	Tanduay Rhum Masters	5	8	.385[d]	3
10	Purefoods TJ Hotdogs	5	8	.385[d]	3

Bracket[]

	Quarterfinals						Semifinals (Best-of-5)					Finals (Best-of-7)
		#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[]

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

(3) Pop Cola vs. (6) Alaska[]

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

Semifinals[]

(1) Shell vs. (4) San Miguel[]

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

Third place playoff[]

Finals[]

References[]

External links[]

• PBA.ph