The 2001 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Governors' Cup was the third conference of the 2001 PBA season. It started on September 8 and ended on December 16. The tournament is an import-laden format, which requires an import or a pure-foreign player for each team.
Format
The following format will be observed for the duration of the conference:
- The teams were divided into 2 groups.
Group A:
- Alaska Aces
- Batang Red Bull Thunder
- Purefoods TJ Hotdogs
- Shell Turbo Chargers
- Sta. Lucia Realtors
Group B:
- Barangay Ginebra Kings
- Pop Cola Panthers
- San Miguel Beermen
- Talk 'N Text Phone Pals
- Tanduay Rhum Masters
- Teams in a group will play against each other twice and against teams in the other group once; 13 games per team.
- The top eight teams after the eliminations will advance to the quarterfinals.
- Quarterfinals:
- Top four teams will have a twice-to-beat advantage against their opponent.
- QF1: #1 vs. #8
- QF2: #2 vs. #7
- QF3: #3 vs. #6
- QF4: #4 vs. #5
- Best-of-five semifinals:
- SF1: QF1 vs. QF4
- SF2: QF2 vs. QF3
- Third-place playoff: losers of the semifinals
- Best-of-seven finals: winners of the semifinals
Imports
The following is the list of imports with the replacement imports being highlighted. GP is the number of games played in the conference.
Elimination round
Team standings
Bracket
Quarterfinals
(1) Shell vs. (8) Barangay Ginebra
(2) Sta. Lucia vs. (7) Red Bull
(3) Pop Cola vs. (6) Alaska
(4) San Miguel vs. (5) Talk 'N Text
Semifinals
(1) Shell vs. (4) San Miguel
(2) Sta. Lucia vs. (3) Pop Cola
Third place playoff
Finals
References
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