2001 Barangay Ginebra Kings season

The 2001 Barangay Ginebra Kings season was the 23rd season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Draft picks

Finals stint

Barangay Ginebra Kings makes a return trip to the PBA championship since 1997, the first time post-Sonny Jaworski era, playing against sister team San Miguel Beermen in the 2001 All-Filipino Cup finals. The Kings made it by winning twice over Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs during the quarterfinal round, with both victories by one-point margin, the Kings won their best-of-five semifinal series against Shell Turbo Chargers, 3 games to 2. Ginebra center Jun Limpot played in his first finals appearance after eight years while Vergel Meneses is back in the PBA finals since his Sunkist days in 1995. The Barangay Ginebra Kings lost to the San Miguel Beermen, led by reigning MVP Danny Ildefonso and Danny Seigle, in six games.

Awards

Mark Caguioa was named the season's Rookie of the Year (ROY).

Roster

Barangay Ginebra Kings roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From 1.5 !G 1 PHI ! David, Bal style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) – UST 4.0 !F 2 PHI ! Meneses, Vergel style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) – Jose Rizal University 2.5 !G/F 3 PHI ! Lago, Elmer style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) – De La Salle 1.5 !G 4 PHI ! Castelo, Merwin style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) – San Beda College 5.5 !F/C 9 PHI ! Limpot, Jun style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) – De La Salle 1.5 !G 13 PHI ! Helterbrand, Jayjay style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) – Kentucky State 6.0 !C 14 PHI ! Calpito, Aramis style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) – San Sebastian College 6.0 !C 18 PHI ! Ong, Wilmer style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) – Saint La Salle 6.0 !C 31 PHI ! Basco, Marlon style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) – 4.0 !F 35 PHI ! Piodo, Marlon style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) – San Jose-Recoletos 6.0 !C 43 USA ! Crisano, Alex style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) – Brooklyn College 4.0 !F 44 PHI ! Magtulis, Ronald style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) – FEU 1.5 !G 47 PHI ! Caguioa, Mark style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) – Glendale College 6.0 !C USA ! Fletcher, Ryan (C) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) – University of Cincinnati 4.0 !F USA ! Honeycutt, Jerald (C) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) – Tulane University 4.0 !F USA ! Jones, Mark (G) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) – Central Florida 1.5 !G USA ! Wells, Bubba (G) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) – Austin Peay	Head coach Allan Caidic Assistant coach(es) Cris Calilan 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: Ira Maniquis}

Games won (Elims)

References