The 2001 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) PBA Commissioner's Cup was the second conference of the 2001 PBA season. It started on June 2 and ended on August 24, 2001. The tournament is an import-laden format, which requires an import or a pure-foreign player for each team.
Format The following format will be observed for the duration of the conference: One-round robin eliminations; 9 games per team; Teams are then seeded by basis on win–loss records. 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
Imports The following is the list of imports with the replacement imports being highlighted. GP is the number of games played in the conference. Team Name GP Alaska Aces Terrance Badgett 8 Sean Chambers 8 Barangay Ginebra Kings Ryan Fletcher 5 Jerald Honeycutt 5 Batang Red Bull Thunder Antonio Lang 21 Mobiline Phone Pals Jerod Ward 5 Todd Bernard 6 Pop Cola Panthers Jamie Watson 2 Jason Sasser 8 Purefoods TJ Hotdogs David Wood 16 San Miguel Beermen Nate Johnson 21 Shell Turbo Chargers Joaquin Hawkins 4 Tremain Wingfield 6 Sta. Lucia Realtors Ansu Sesay 4 Damian Owens 6 Tanduay Rhum Masters Kevin Freeman 11
Elimination round
Team standings
Seventh seed playoff
Eighth seed playoff
Bracket
Quarterfinals
(1) San Miguel vs. (8) Mobiline
(2) Purefoods vs. (7) Tanduay
(3) Red Bull vs. (6) Barangay Ginebra
(4) Alaska vs. (5) Sta. Lucia
Semifinals
(1) San Miguel vs. (4) Alaska
(2) Purefoods vs. (3) Red Bull
Third place playoff
Finals
References
External links PBA.ph