2001 Red Bull Thunder season

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

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 →

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   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) 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 12   Capacio, Glenn 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Far Eastern
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
G   Solis, Al 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Visayas
F 42   Lang, Antonio (C) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Duke
G 23   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

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.