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2001 Red Bull Thunder season

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2001 Red Bull Thunder season
Head coachYeng Guiao
General ManagerTony Chua[1]
Owner(s)Tony Chua
All-Filipino Cup results
Record8–8
(50%)
Place7th seed
Playoff finishQF (lost to SMB)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record14–7
(66.7%)
Place3rd seed
Playoff finishChampions
Governors Cup results
Record6–8
(42.9%)
Place7th seed
Playoff finishQF (lost to Sta.Lucia)
Red Bull Thunder seasons
← 2000
2002 →

The 2001 Red Bull Thunder season was the 2nd season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Draft picks

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Transactions

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Players added

Via draft

  • Willie Miller
  • Anton Villoria

Via free agency

  • Lowell Briones (From the MBA)
  • Jay Mendoza (From Shell Turbo Chargers)
  • Al Solis (From Mobiline; played 12 games in the All-Filipino Cup before moving to MBA)
Players lost

Via free agency

Championship

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In only their second year of participation and fifth conference so far, the Batang Red Bull Thunder have already won a PBA title. Behind Best Import Antonio Lang, the Thunder upset the highly favored San Miguel Beermen, winners of five of the last six conferences, with a 4-2 series victory in the Commissioner's Cup finals. Red Bull coach Yeng Guiao won his third championship as a head coach and his first since 1993.

Roster

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2001 Red Bull Thunder roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
G 3 Philippines Torion, Jimwell 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SCSIT
F 4 United States Harp, Davonn 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Kutztown
G 6 Philippines Agustin, Ato 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Lyceum
F 7 Australia Pennisi, Mick 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Eastern Michigan
F 28 & 8 Philippines Briones, Lowell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Visayas
F 9 Philippines Mendoza, Jay 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Mapúa
F 10 Philippines Valenzuela, Junthy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SCSIT
G 11 Philippines Miller, Willie 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Letran
G 12 Philippines Capacio, Glenn 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Far Eastern
G 13 Philippines Villoria, Anton 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Letran
F 14 Philippines Tanpua, Bernard 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) UPHSD
F 15 Philippines Tugade, Lordy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) National-U
F 20 Philippines Reyes, Edmund 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) UST
C 21 Philippines Raymundo, Kerby 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Letran
G Philippines Solis, Al 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Visayas
F 42 United States Lang, Antonio (C) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Duke
G 23 United States Tutt, Raymond (G) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (C) Commissioner's Cup Import
    • (G) Governor's Cup Import
    • Injured Injured

Team Manager: Tony Chua and Andy Jao

Eliminations (won games)

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DATE OPPONENT SCORE VENUE (Location)
February 7 Shell 76-60 Philsports Arena
February 11 Mobiline 80-68 Araneta Coliseum
February 16 Alaska 73-72 [2] Philsports Arena
February 28 San Miguel 78-76 Philsports Arena
March 3 Brgy.Ginebra 79-72 Iloilo City
March 9 Shell 65-58 Philsports Arena
April 4 Sta.Lucia 87-84 Philsports Arena
June 10 Mobiline 97-92 [3] Araneta Coliseum
June 15 Brgy.Ginebra 111-98 Philsports Arena
June 24 Shell 94-82 [4] Araneta Coliseum
July 1 Pop Cola 95-79 Araneta Coliseum
July 8 Sta.Lucia 95-88 Araneta Coliseum
July 13 Tanduay 104-98 Philsports Arena
September 23 Tanduay 108-93 Philsports Arena
September 29 Talk 'N Text 99-85 Dumaguete
October 14 Shell 68-62 Ynares Center
October 19 Sta.Lucia 101-94 Cuneta Astrodome
October 24 Brgy.Ginebra 93-72 Philsports Arena
November 7 San Miguel 86-81 Araneta Coliseum

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

References

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  1. ^ "Red Bull panauhin sa PSA Forum". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
  2. ^ "Harp lifts Red Bull to victory". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
  3. ^ "Red Bull halts Mobiline". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
  4. ^ "Red Bull sparkles". Philippine Daily Inquirer.