2001 PBA season
The 2001 PBA season was the 27th season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
Notable occurrences
- During the pre-season, Tanduay made soundwaves in the PBA when they dangled Danny Ildefonso of corporate rival San Miguel Beermen a whopping 16-year, 96 million peso offersheet. The league though, nullified the said deal since it was believed that the offersheet violated the team's salary cap.[1]
- There were three different champions in the season as San Miguel Beer figured in all three championships while Batang Red Bull and Sta.Lucia won their first-ever title.
- Danny Ildefonso of San Miguel became the third player to win the Most Valuable Player (MVP) award for two straight seasons, Ildefonso also sets a record by sweeping the season's best player of the conference award, his unprecedented feat started in 2000 when he emerged as the award winner in the Commissioner's Cup and Governor's Cup, his BPC wins surpassed the three apiece won by Vergel Meneses and Alvin Patrimonio.
- Purefoods' Alvin Patrimonio became the first player to suit up for 500 straight games while Alaska import Sean Chambers hung up his number 20 jersey after 13 years in a highly emotional retirement ceremony.
- The corporate sale of Purefoods, including its PBA franchise, to San Miguel Corporation at the end of the year, was eventually approved by the Board of Governors, the Hotdogs became the third team under the San Miguel corporate umbrella.[2]
- Paul Asi Taulava and Eric Menk, two fil-foreign players, returned to their respective ballclubs, Taulava reunited with the Phone Pals around mid-year while Menk suited up for Tanduay a little later.
- In a stunning move in late December, Tanduay shipped Eric Menk, Dondon Hontiveros, Bonel Balingit and Chris Cantonjos to other teams as a prelude to Tanduay's subsequent sale of its franchise to FedEx, the delivery firm, for P 75 million.[3]
Opening ceremonies
The muses for the participating teams are as follows:
Champions
Individual awards
Awards given by the PBA Press Corps
- Coach of the Year: Yeng Guiao (Red Bull)
- Mr. Quality Minutes: Mark Caguioa (Barangay Ginebra)
- Executive of the Year: Sonny Barios (PBA executive director)
- Referee of the Year: Ernie de Leon
Cumulative standings
| | Champion |
| | Runner-up |
| | Semifinalist |
| | Quarterfinalist |
| | Eliminations |
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