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2001 PBA Commissioner's Cup finals
Dates	August 12–24, 2001
Television	Viva TV (IBC)
Radio network	DZRV
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The 2001 PBA Commissioner's Cup finals was the best-of-7 championship series of the 2001 PBA Commissioner's Cup and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs. The Red Bull Thunder and San Miguel Beermen played for the 79th championship contested by the league.^[1]^[2]

Red Bull won the Commissioner's Cup title in only their second season and fifth conference. The Thunder defeated the Beermen, winners of five of the last six conferences, in game six for a 4-2 series victory.

Danny Ildefonso won on his second back-to-back season MVP in Commissioner's Cup.

Davonn Harp won on his first finals MVP in Commissioner's Cup finals.

Series scoring summary

Team	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Game 4	Game 5	Game 6	Wins
Red Bull	80	92	91	72	79	75	4
San Miguel	78	86	100	88	77	69	2

Games summary

Game 1

Viva TV

August 12

recap

Red Bull Thunder 80, San Miguel Beermen 78
Scoring by quarter: 24-18, 21-27, 10-20, 25-13
Pts: Antonio Lang 32		Pts: Nate Johnson 26
Red Bull leads series, 1-0

Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

The Thunder climbed from five points down, 73-78, after allowing the Beermen to dominate most of the second half. Antonio Lang and Davonn Harp hit three of their seven free throws in the final minute. San Miguel was nursing a 78-77 lead with 48 seconds left, after Danny Seigle missed a jumper in the ensuing play, Lang hit an undergoal stab from a Junthy Valenzuela pass and drew Nate Johnson's sixth foul with 5.1 seconds left. Red Bull was holding a 79-78 lead when Lang missed his bonus shot but Harp got the rebound, causing Olsen Racela to foul him with 3.5 seconds remaining, Harp made only his first. After a San Miguel timeout, Danny Seigle missed on a drive as time expired.

Game 2

Viva TV

August 15

recap

Red Bull Thunder 92, San Miguel Beermen 86
Scoring by quarter: 23-18, 13-24, 31-18, 25-26
Pts: Junthy Valenzuela 25		Pts: Nate Johnson 24
Red Bull leads series, 2-0

Philsports Arena, Pasig

Junthy Valenzuela hit seven triples, five of them in the second half, to frustrate San Miguel. Antonio Lang also shone on Red Bull's free-wheeling offense, making 20 points and includes a highlight double-pump that drew a foul from Danny Ildefonso with 1:31 left that gave the Thunder an 85-76 lead. Lang's superb game got the ire of Nic Belasco, who hackled him underneath while taking a shot, causing a near free-for-all with eight minutes left in the game and Red Bull ahead, 74-66.

Game 3

Viva TV

August 17

recap

Red Bull Thunder 91, San Miguel Beermen 100
Scoring by quarter: 19-23, 22-22, 32-26, 18-29
Pts: Junthy Valenzuela 22		Pts: Nate Johnson 31
Red Bull leads series, 2-1

Philsports Arena, Pasig

San Miguel's Danny Ildefonso, Danny Seigle and Olsen Racela hit their free throws in the closing minutes to deflect Junthy Valenzuela's torrid three-point shooting in the third and fourth quarters. Valenzuela's last triple put Red Bull to within 86-88 with 2:08 left, which turned out to be the Thunder's last stand as the Beermen tightened their defenses going into the homestretch.

Game 4

Viva TV

August 19

recap

Red Bull Thunder 72, San Miguel Beermen 88
Scoring by quarter: 20-15, 10-23, 26-24, 16-26
Pts: Antonio Lang 24		Pts: Danny Seigle 26
series tied at 2-2

Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

San Miguel rode to a 12-0 run in the fourth quarter, Boybits Victoria sparked the run with a three-pointer with eight minutes left in the game, giving the Beermen a 65-62 lead despite the foul trouble of Nate Johnson, who got his fifth with 7:51 left. The Thunder lost Junthy Valenzuela early in the first quarter as he was thrown out for elbowing Johnson.

Game 5

Viva TV

August 22

Red Bull Thunder 79, San Miguel Beermen 77
Scoring by quarter: 25-26, 21-19, 18-14, 15-18
Pts: Davonn Harp 17		Pts: Nate Johnson 43
Red Bull leads series, 3-2

Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Attendance: 12,259

Red Bull threw a huge defensive blanket on San Miguel in the dying seconds to escape with a pulsating two-point victory. Willie Miller blocked Nate Johnson's point-blank attempt in the last 1.8 seconds, after getting the inbound pass from Dwight Lago in the shaded area. Johnson, who scored the largest output in the series with 43 points, was ganged up by Miller, Antonio Lang and Davonn Harp, confusion erupted after the final buzzer as players from both sides trash-talked their way to the dugout.^[3]

Game 6

Viva TV

August 24

Red Bull Thunder 75, San Miguel Beermen 69
Scoring by quarter: 27-18, 17-23, 9-13, 22-15
Pts: Antonio Lang 26		Pts: Danny Seigle 22
Red Bull wins series, 4-2

Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

San Miguel fell behind by 17 points in the second quarter, 18-35, but Danny Seigle orchestrated a comeback to keep the Beermen within striking distance. The Thunder outsteadied the Beermen in the endgame, from a 70-69 lead, Red Bull drew two points apiece from Davonn Harp and Ato Agustin before Antonio Lang's free throw iced Red Bull's title-clinching win. Junthy Valenzuela also stars when he blocked Danny Seigle's three-pointer in the closing seconds and then saved a sideline loose ball to preserve the victory. Davonn Harp won on his first sophomore Finals MVP and Batang Red Bull captures of this first championship crown title.^[4]

2001 PBA Commissioners Cup Champions
Red Bull Thunder 1st title

Occurrences

Red Bull's Junthy Valenzuela was fined P40,000 but escaped suspension following a flagrant foul on San Miguel import Nate Johnson in Game 4 of the finals wherein he was thrown out of the ballgame as early in the first quarter, previous to that, Valenzuela's teammate Kerby Raymundo was suspended for one game in the series.

Rosters

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	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	8	Briones, Lowell	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Visayas
F	9	Mendoza, Jay	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Mapúa
F	10	Valenzuela, Junthy	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	SCSIT
G	11	Miller, Willie	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Letran
G	13	Villoria, Anton	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	Letran
F	14	Tanpua, Bernard	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	UPHSD
F	15	Tugade, Lordy	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	National-U
F	20	Reyes, Edmund	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	UST
C	21	Raymundo, Kerby	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	Letran
F	42	Lang, Antonio (I)	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	Duke

Head coach

Yeng Guiao

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(I) Import
Injured

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	From
G	1	Victoria, Boybits	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	San Beda
C	3	Belasco, Nic	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	Notre Dame (OH)
C	6	Peña, Dorian	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	Coppin State
F	7	Mustre, Michael	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Letran
F/C	10	Ildefonso, Danny	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	National-U
F	15	Lago, Dwight	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	De La Salle
G	17	Racela, Olsen	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Ateneo
G	21	Mente, Joey	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	Lyceum
F/C	22	Gamboa, Arnold	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	Far Eastern
F		Fernandez, Henry	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Visayas
F	24	Johnson, Nate (I)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	Louisville
F	25	Abuda, Freddie	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Visayas
F	32	Duat, Rob	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Menlo
F	42	Seigle, Danny	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	Wagner

Head coach

Jong Uichico

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(I) Import
Injured

Broadcast notes

Game	Play-by-play	Analyst	Phone Interview	Courtside Reporters, Pre-Game and Halftime Hosts
Game 1	Noli Eala	Quinito Henson
Game 2	Ed Picson	Chot Reyes	Perry Ronquillo	Paolo Trillo and Chiqui Roa-Puno
Game 3	Anthony Suntay	TJ Manotoc	Tim Cone	Paolo Trillo, Jannelle So and Ronnie Nathanielsz
Game 4	Noli Eala	Quinito Henson
Game 5	Ed Picson	TJ Manotoc
Game 6	Noli Eala	Quinito Henson

References

^ "San Miguel picked over Red Bull". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
^ "Batang Red Bull seeks crown vs SMB". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
^ "Red Bull a win shy of crown". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
^ "Red Bull pockets PBA title". Philippine Daily Inquirer.

External links

PBA official website

[1] "San Miguel picked over Red Bull". Philippine Daily Inquirer.

[2] "Batang Red Bull seeks crown vs SMB". Philippine Daily Inquirer.

[3] "Red Bull a win shy of crown". Philippine Daily Inquirer.

[4] "Red Bull pockets PBA title". Philippine Daily Inquirer.

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+The '''2001 PBA Commissioner's Cup finals''' was the [[Playoff format#Best-of-seven playoff|best-of-7]] championship series of the [[2001 PBA Commissioner's Cup]] and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs. The [[Red Bull Thunder]] and  [[San Miguel Beermen]] played for the 79th championship contested by the league.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=AlU1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=bSUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1801%2C33017048|title=San Miguel picked over Red Bull|work=Philippine Daily Inquirer}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=DVU1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=bSUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1598%2C37981198|title=Batang Red Bull seeks crown vs SMB|work=Philippine Daily Inquirer}}</ref>
-[[Batang Red Bull Thunder]] won the Commissioner's Cup title in only their second season and fifth conference. The Thunder defeated [[San Miguel Beermen]], winners of five of the last six conferences, in Game Six for a 4-2 series victory.
+Red Bull won the Commissioner's Cup title in only their second season and fifth conference. The Thunder defeated the Beermen, winners of five of the last six conferences, in game six for a 4-2 series victory.
-Danny Ildefonso won on his Second Back To Back Season MVP in Commissioner's Cup.
-Davonn Harp won on his First Finals MVP in Commissioner's Cup Finals.
+Danny Ildefonso won on his second back-to-back season MVP in Commissioner's Cup.
+Davonn Harp won on his first finals MVP in Commissioner's Cup finals.
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v t e Barako Bull Energy Boosters
Formerly the Batang Red Bull Thunder and the Red Bull Barako Founded in 2000 Disbanded in 2011 Owned by Photokina Marketing Corporation
The franchise	Franchise All-time roster Seasons
Coaches	Guiao Isaac Baculi
Championships (3)	2001 Commissioner's 2002 Commissioner's 2005–06 Fiesta
Runner-up finishes (2)	2004 Fiesta 2006 Philippine
Seasons (11)	2000 2001 2002 2003 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11
Culture And Lore	The Thriller The Raging Bull The Kid The Great Campaign

v t e San Miguel Beermen
Founded in 1975 Owned by San Miguel Brewery, Inc., a subsidiary of San Miguel Corporation Formerly the Royal Tru Orangemen, Gold Eagle Beermen, Magnolia Ice Cream Makers, Magnolia Beverage Masters and Petron Blaze Boosters
Franchise	Franchise 3x3 team All-time roster Draft history Seasons Current season
Head coaches	Ramos Ocampo Manotoc D. Pumaren Black Jacobs P. Pumaren Uichico Reyes Tanquingcen Agustin Racela Abanilla Ravanes Austria Gallent
Retired numbers	8 9 12 14 17 19 29
Championships (29)	1979 Open 1982 Invitational 1987 Reinforced 1988 Open 1988 Reinforced 1989 Open 1989 All-Filipino 1989 Reinforced 1992 All-Filipino 1993 Governors' 1994 All-Filipino 1999 Commissioner's 1999 Governors' 2000 Commissioner's 2000 Governors' 2001 All-Filipino 2005 Fiesta 2009 Fiesta 2011 Governors' 2014–15 Philippine 2015 Governors' 2015–16 Philippine 2016–17 Philippine 2017 Commissioner's 2017–18 Philippine 2019 Philippine 2019 Commissioner's 2022 Philippine 2023–24 Commissioner's
Runner-up finishes (16)	1982 Reinforced Filipino 1985 Open 1992 First 1993 All-Filipino 1995 Governors' 1998 All-Filipino 1998 Commissioner's 2001 Commissioner's 2001 Governors' 2003 Reinforced 2006–07 Philippine 2010 Fiesta 2010–11 Philippine 2013 Governors' 2018 Commissioner's 2024 Philippine
Culture and lore	El Presidente The Skywalker The Director 1989 Grand Slam Spiderman Crunchman Petron -novela The Kraken Beeracle Philippine Cup 5–peat: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2019 Jun Bernardino Trophy