2001 San Miguel Beermen season

The 2001 San Miguel Beermen season was the 27th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

2001 San Miguel Beermen season
Head coachJong Uichico
Owner(s)San Miguel Corporation
All-Filipino Cup results
Record17–9
(.654)
Place2nd seed
Playoff finishChampions
Commissioner's Cup results
Record13–8
(.619)
Place1st seed
Playoff finishRunner-up
Governors Cup results
Record13–10
(.565)
Place4th seed
Playoff finishRunner-up
Stats @ PBA-Online.net
San Miguel Beermen seasons

Draft picks

Transactions
Players Added

Via Draft

Via Free Agency

  • Henry Fernandez (From Pop Cola)
  • Arnold Gamboa (Comebacking SMB player, last played in the MBA)
  • Dorian Peña (Signed on April 11, recruited from the MBA) [1]
 Players Lost

Via Free Agency

  • June Carmona
  • Ronilo Padilla

Via Retirement

  • Arturo dela Cruz

Championship (Finals stint)

The San Miguel Beermen contested for all three championships of the season. The Beermen won their 16th PBA title in the All-Filipino Cup by defeating Barangay Ginebra Kings in six games as they are now winners of five of the last six conferences.

Main article: 2001 PBA All-Filipino Cup Finals

In the Commissioner's Cup, San Miguel advances to the finals by winning over Alaska Aces, three games to two, in their best-of-five semifinal series. As the odds-on favorite against sophomore team Batang Red Bull, who were making their first trip to the championship, the defending champion Beermen were surprisingly upset by the Thunder in six games. It was coach Jong Uichico's first loss in the PBA finals since handling the Beermen at the start of the 1999 season.

San Miguel was back in the finals for the fifth straight conference in the season-ending Governor's Cup with import Lamont Strothers returning to help the Beermen defend the crown they won the past two seasons. San Miguel made it via 3-0 sweep over Shell Turbo Chargers in their best-of-five semifinal series and played the Sta.Lucia Realtors for the second time in the championship of the 2000 era. The Beermen lost to the Realtors in six games and placed runner-up in the last two conferences of the 2001 season.

Award

Danny Ildefonso won the Most Valuable Player trophy for the second straight time and becoming the third PBA player to win back-to-back MVP honors, joining William "Bogs" Adornado (1975–1976) and Alvin Patrimonio (1993–1994).

Roster
San Miguel Beermen roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#POBNameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY–MM–DD)From
G 1 Victoria, Emmanuel 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) San Beda College
C 3 Belasco, Nic 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Notre Dame College
C 6 Peña, Dorian 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Coppin State University
F 7 Mustre, Michael 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Letran College
F/C 10 Ildefonso, Danny 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) National University
F 15 Lago, Dwight 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) De La Salle
G 17 Racela, Olsen 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Ateneo de Manila
G 21 Mente, Joey 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Lyceum
F/C 22 Gamboa, Arnold 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Far Eastern
F 25 Abuda, Freddie 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) University of Visayas
F Fernandez, Henry 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) University of Visayas
F 32 Duat, Rob 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Menlo College
F 42 Seigle, Danny 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Wagner College
F 24 Johnson, Nate (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) University of Louisville
G 33 Strothers, Lamont (G) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Christopher Newport
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (C) Commissioner's Cup import
    • (G) Governor's Cup import
  • Injured

Team Manager: Robert Non

Elimination round

Games won
DATE OPPONENT SCORE TOP SCORER VENUE (Location)
January 31 Brgy.Ginebra 92-88 Philsports Arena
February 4 Sta.Lucia 89-76 Nic Belasco (19) [2] Araneta Coliseum
February 11 Pop Cola 85-79 Danny Seigle (20) Araneta Coliseum
February 18 Tanduay 96-79 Danny Ildefonso (21) Araneta Coliseum
March 4 Pop Cola 78-63 Danny Seigle (18) [3] Philsports Arena
March 7 Purefoods 90-84 *OT Ynares Center
March 17 Alaska 85-75 Danny Seigle (31) Bago
March 30 Red Bull 78-76 Philsports Arena
April 8 Mobiline 67-66 Danny Ildefonso (16) Araneta Coliseum
June 6 Purefoods 100-80 Nate Johnson (33) Philsports Arena
June 9 Shell 81-73 Malolos, Bulacan
June 17 Red Bull 87-83 Nate Johnson (41) [4] Araneta Coliseum
June 22 Mobiline 92-73 Nate Johnson (23) Philsports Arena
July 1 Tanduay 95-83 Nate Johnson (25) Araneta Coliseum
July 11 Brgy.Ginebra 101-92 Philsports Arena
July 13 Pop Cola 107-76 Philsports Arena
September 12 Purefoods 114-91 Philsports Arena
September 16 Brgy.Ginebra 97-82 Cuneta Astrodome
October 12 Pop Cola 86-84 Cuneta Astrodome
October 14 Tanduay 85-79 Ynares Center
October 21 Alaska 71-64 Araneta Coliseum
October 26 Talk 'N Text 79-75 Philsports Arena
November 11 Sta.Lucia 81-76 Lamont Strothers (22) [5] Araneta Coliseum

  All-Filipino Cup   Commissioner's Cup   Governor's Cup

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References
  1. "San Miguel gets burly Fil-Am". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
  2. "Beermen spank Realtors". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
  3. "San Miguel bounces back". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
  4. "SMB nips Red Bull". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
  5. "San Miguel humbles Sta.Lucia Realty". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
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