2001 San Miguel Beermen season

2001 San Miguel Beermen season
Head coach	Jong Uichico
Owner(s)	San Miguel Corporation
All-Filipino Cup results Record 17–9 (.654) Place 1st Playoff finish Finals Commissioner's Cup results Record 13–8 (.619) Place 2nd Playoff finish Finals Governors Cup results Record 13–10 (.565) Place 2nd Playoff finish Finals Stats @ PBA-Online.net San Miguel Beermen seasons 2000 2002

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

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Height	Position	College
1	10	Joey Mente	5"11'	G	Lyceum
2	19	Jomar Tierra	6"0'	G	UE

Transactions

Players Added Via Draft Joey Mente Via Free Agency Henry Fernandez (From Pop Cola Panthers) Arnold Gamboa (From Pop Cola Panthers) Dorian Peña (Signed on April 11; recruited from the MBA) [1]

Players Lost Via Free Agency June Carmona Ronilo Padilla

Awards

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

Championship (Finals stint)

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

In the Commissioner's Cup, San Miguel advances to the finals by defeating the Alaska Aces, 3-2, in their best-of-five semifinal series, heavily favored against sophomore team Batang Red Bull, who were making their first trip to the championship, the Beermen were surprisingly upset by the Thunder in six games. It was coach Jong Uichico's first loss in a 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 semifinals and played the Sta.Lucia Realtors for the second time in a finals series in the 2000 era, the Beermen lost to the Realtors, also in six games and placed runner-up in the last two conferences of the 2001 season.

Roster

San Miguel Beermen roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (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) FEU 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 Jong Uichico Assistant coach(es) Siot Tanquingcen Arturo Dela Cruz 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 [2]	Nic Belasco (19)	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 [3]	Danny Seigle (18)	Philsports Arena
March 7	Purefoods	90-84 *OT		Ynares Center
March 17	Alaska	85-75	Danny Seigle (31)	Bago City
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 [4]	Nate Johnson (41)	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 [5]	Lamont Strothers (22)	Araneta Coliseum

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

References

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