2001 Batang Red Bull Thunder season

2001 Batang Red Bull Thunder season
Head coach Yeng Guiao
All-Filipino Cup results
Record 8–8
(.500)
Place N/A
Playoff finish N/A
Commissioner's Cup results
Record 14–7
(.667)
Place 1st
Playoff finish 1
Governors Cup results
Record 6–8
(.429)
Place N/A
Playoff finish N/A
Stats @ PBA-Online.net
Batang Red Bull Thunder seasons
2000 2002

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

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Height Position College
1 1 Willie Miller 5"10' G Letran College
2 12 Anton Villoria 5"11' G Letran College
Main article: 2001 PBA Draft

Transactions

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

In only their second year of participation and fifth conference so far, the Batang Red Bull Thunder has already won a PBA title, behind Best Import Antonio Lang, the Thunder upset the highly-favored San Miguel Beermen, winners of 5 of the last 6 conferences, with a 4-2 series victory in the finals. Red Bull coach Yeng Guiao won his third championship as a head coach and his first since 1993.

Roster

Batang Red Bull roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
G 3 Torion, Jimwell 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SCSIT
F 4 Harp, Davonn 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Kutztown
G 6 Agustin, Ato 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Lyceum
F 7 Pennisi, Mick 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Eastern Michigan
F 28 / 8 Briones, Lowell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) University of Visayas
F 9 Mendoza, Jay 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Mapua
F 10 Valenzuela, Junthy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SCSIT
G 11 Miller, Willie 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Letran College
G 12 Capacio, Glenn 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FEU
G 13 Villoria, Anton 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Letran College
F 14 Tanpua, Bernard 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) UPHSD
F 15 Tugade, Lordy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) National University
F 20 Reyes, Edmund 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) UST
C 21 Raymundo, Kerby 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Letran College
G Solis, Alfonso 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) University of Visayas
F 42 Lang, Antonio (C) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Duke University
G 23 Tutt, Raymond (G) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Philippines Roehl Nadurata
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: Tony Chua

Elimination round

Games won

DATE OPPONENT SCORE TOP SCORER VENUE (Location)
February 7 Shell 76-60 [1] Philsports Arena
February 11 Mobiline 80-68 Araneta Coliseum
February 16 Alaska 73-72 Davonn Harp (20) Philsports Arena
February 28 San Miguel 78-76 Lowell Briones (21) 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 [2] Tony Lang (29) Araneta Coliseum
June 15 Brgy.Ginebra 111-98 Philsports Arena
June 24 Shell 94-82 Davonn Harp (20) 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 City
October 14 Shell 68-62 [3] 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

  1. ↑ Red Bull trims sluggish Shell
  2. ↑ Red Bull halts Mobiline
  3. ↑ Red Bull subdues Shell
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