2001 PBA All-Filipino Cup

2001 PBA All-Filipino Cup
2001 PBA All-Filipino Cup
Duration	January 28 – May 18, 2001
TV partner(s)	Viva TV on IBC
Finals
Champions	San Miguel Beermen
Runners-up	Barangay Ginebra Kings
Awards
Best Player	Danny Ildefonso; (San Miguel Beermen)
Finals MVP	Danny Seigle; (San Miguel Beermen)
PBA All-Filipino Cup chronology
	< 2000 2002 >
PBA conference chronology
	< 2000 Governors' 2001 Commissioner's >

The 2001 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) All-Filipino Cup was the first conference of the 2001 PBA season. It started on January 28 and ended on May 18, 2001. The tournament is an All-Filipino format, which doesn't require 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.

Group A:

Group B:

Teams in a group will play against each other once and against teams in the other group twice; 14 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

Elimination round

Team standings

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Shell Turbo Chargers	9	5	.643^{[lower-alpha 1]}	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	San Miguel Beermen	9	5	.643^{[lower-alpha 1]}	—
3	Pop Cola Panthers	8	6	.571^{[lower-alpha 2]}	1
4	Purefoods TJ Hotdogs	8	6	.571^{[lower-alpha 2]}	1
5	Barangay Ginebra Kings	7	7	.500^{[lower-alpha 3]}	2	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
6	Alaska Aces	7	7	.500^{[lower-alpha 3]}	2
7	Batang Red Bull Thunder	7	7	.500^{[lower-alpha 3]}	2
8	Mobiline Phone Pals	6	8	.429	3
9	Tanduay Rhum Masters	5	9	.357	4
10	Sta. Lucia Realtors	4	10	.286	5

Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

1 2 Head-to-head record: Shell 1–0 San Miguel
1 2 Head-to-head record: Pop Cola 1–0 Purefoods
1 2 3 Head-to-head record: Barangay Ginebra 2–0, Alaska 1–1, Red Bull 0–2

Bracket


Quarterfinals				Semifinals (Best-of-5)			Finals (Best-of-7)

#1 twice-to-beat

1	Shell	72	80

8	Mobiline	76	69
				1	Shell	2
#4 twice-to-beat
				5	Ginebra	3
4	Purefoods	76	69

5	Ginebra	77	70
							5	Ginebra	2
#2 twice-to-beat
							2	San Miguel	4
2	San Miguel	73	84

7	Red Bull	85	82
				2	San Miguel	3	Third place playoff
#3 twice-to-beat
				3	Pop Cola	1
3	Pop Cola	71	74
							1	Shell	75
6	Alaska	78	65
							3	Pop Cola	83

Shell Turbo Chargers 80, Mobiline Phone Pals 69
Shell wins series in two games

Pop Cola Panthers 74, Alaska Aces 65
Pop Cola wins series in two games

Format

Elimination round

Team standings

Bracket

Quarterfinals

(1) Shell vs. (8) Mobiline

(2) San Miguel vs. (7) Red Bull

(3) Pop Cola vs. (6) Alaska

(4) Purefoods vs. (5) Barangay Ginebra

Semifinals

(1) Shell vs. (5) Barangay Ginebra

(2) San Miguel vs. (3) Pop Cola

Third place playoff

Finals

References

External links