2001 Sta. Lucia Realtors season

The 2001 Sta.Lucia Realtors season was the ninth season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

2001 Sta. Lucia Realtors season
Head coach	Norman Black
All-Filipino Cup results
Record	4–10 (.286)
Place	N/A
Playoff finish	N/A
Commissioner's Cup results
Record	5–5 (.500)
Place	5th seed
Playoff finish	QF (lost to Alaska)
Governor's Cup results
Record	16–9 (.640)
Place	2nd seed
Playoff finish	Champions
Stats @ PBA-Online.net
Sta. Lucia Realtors seasons

Draft picks

Transactions

Players Added Via Draft Francis Adriano Marvin Ortiguerra Jojo Tangkay Via Free Agency Donbel Belano (Drafted by Pop Cola in 1999; previously played in the MBA)

Players Lost Via Free Agency Benito Cheng (To Shell Turbo Chargers) Ronnie Magsanoc (To Purefoods TJ Hotdogs) Anastacio Mendoza Rob Wainwright (To Shell Turbo Chargers)

Championship

The Sta.Lucia Realtors advances to the finals for only the second time in their nine-year history during the Governor's Cup, the Realtors defeated Red Bull in the quarterfinal round and Pop Cola in the best-of-five semifinals by coming back from a 1-2 series deficit to win the last two games and enters into the championship round against the defending champion San Miguel Beermen.

With Damian Owens as their import, the Sta.Lucia Realtors won the Governor's Cup title with a 4-2 series victory over the San Miguel Beermen and captured their first PBA championship in eight years since joining the league in 1993. Shooting guard Chris Tan provided the winning triple with three seconds to go in the title-clinching 75-72 win in Game Six on December 16.

Roster

Sta. Lucia Realtors roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From G 1 Tan, Chris 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 199 lb (90 kg) De La Salle G 4 Santiago, Gerardo 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Mapua Tech C 7 Del Rosario, Richard 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) De La Salle G 8 Mendoza, Paolo 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 165 lb (75 kg) State U G 9 Adriano, Francis 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Far Eastern G 10 Tangkay, Jercules 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 168 lb (76 kg) South Western G/F 11 Francisco, Gerard 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) UST C 13 Aquino, Marlou 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Adamson F 15 Falcasantos, Expedito 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) University of Cebu F/C 16 Espino, Dennis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) UST F 17 Orquillas, Michael 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) University of Cebu C 18 Ortiguerra, Marvin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) UST C 38 David, Angelo 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Far Eastern G 42 Belano, Donbel 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 178 lb (81 kg) University of Visayas F 2 Sesay, Ansu (C) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) University of Mississippi G 24 Owens, Damian (C/G) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) West Virginia University	Head coach Norman Black Assistant coach(es) Adonis Tierra Franz Pumaren 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: Buddy Encarnado}

Elimination round

Games won

DATE	OPPONENT	SCORE	TOP SCORER	VENUE (Location)
February 14	Brgy.Ginebra	80-68		Philsports Arena
February 28	Mobiline	71-69	Donbel Belano (23)	Philsports Arena
March 24	Red Bull	95-85		Malolos, Bulacan
April 11	Pop Cola	79-64		Ynares Center
June 3	Pop Cola	95-86	Sesay (20), Espino (20) [1]	Araneta Coliseum
June 23	Brgy.Ginebra	85-84		San Fernando, Pampanga
June 29	San Miguel	91-88		Philsports Arena
July 4	Shell	78-69	Damien Owens (26) [2]	Philsports Arena
July 18	Mobiline	81-77		Philsports Arena
September 8	Swift	84-78		Ynares Center
September 12	Red Bull	96-77		Philsports Arena
September 19	Tanduay	92-78		Araneta Coliseum
September 23	Shell	109-96	Damian Owens (31)	Philsports Arena
September 30	Alaska	103-98		Ynares Center
October 5	Brgy.Ginebra	121-118 *OT		Araneta Coliseum
October 13	Purefoods	97-91	Damian Owens (27) [3]	Bago, Negros
October 26	Alaska	100-99 *OT	Damian Owens (33) [4]	Philsports Arena

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

References

1. "Paolo lifts Sta.Lucia past Pop". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
2. "SLR downs Shell for 3rd straight win". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
3. "Realtors subdue Hotdogs". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
4. "Sta.Lucia nips Alaska". Philippine Daily Inquirer.