2001 PBA Governors' Cup

{{Infobox PBA conference

| year = 2001

| conference_name = Governors' Cup

| logo =

| pixels =

| caption =

| duration = September 8 – December 16, 2001

| attendance =

| TV = Viva TV on IBC

| best_player = Danny Ildefonso
{{small|(San Miguel Beermen)}}

| best_import = Damian Owens
{{small|(Sta. Lucia Realtors)}}

| finals_mvp = Gerald Francisco
{{small|(Sta. Lucia Realtors)}}

| champion = Sta. Lucia Realtors

| runner-up = San Miguel Beermen

| prevconf_link = 2000 PBA Governors' Cup

| prevconf_year = 2000

| nextconf_link = 2002 PBA Governors' Cup

| nextconf_year = 2002

| prev_conf = 2001 Commissioner's

| prev_conf_link = 2001 PBA Commissioner's Cup

| next_conf = 2002 Governors'

| next_conf_link = 2002 PBA Governors' Cup

}}

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.{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=NahjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hiUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1554%2C32271328|title=PBA Governors Cup on today|work=Philippine Daily Inquirer}}

Format

The following format will be observed for the duration of the conference:

The teams were divided into 2 groups.

Group A:

Group B:

Teams in a group will play against each other twice and against teams in the other group once; 13 games per team.{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=AqhjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hiUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1664%2C5969660|title=PBA okays Zamar appointment|work=Philippine Daily Inquirer}}
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.

Team	Name	GP
class="wikitable"
rowspan=3\| Alaska Aces	{{Flagicon\|USA}} Sean Chambers	3
bgcolor=#efefef \| {{Flagicon\|USA}} Dexter Boney	4
bgcolor=#efefef \| {{Flagicon\|USA}} Ron Riley	7
rowspan=2\| Barangay Ginebra Kings	{{Flagicon\|USA}} Mark Jones	11
bgcolor=#efefef \| {{Flagicon\|USA}} Bubba Wells	4
Batang Red Bull Thunder	{{Flagicon\|USA}} Raymond Tutt	14
Pop Cola Panthers	{{Flagicon\|USA}} Rosell Ellis	20
Purefoods TJ Hotdogs	{{Flagicon\|USA}} Derrick Brown	13
San Miguel Beermen	{{Flagicon\|USA}} Lamont Strothers	23
Shell Turbo Chargers	{{Flagicon\|USA}} Askia Jones	19
Sta. Lucia Realtors	{{Flagicon\|USA}} Damian Owens	25
rowspan=2\| Talk 'N Text Phone Pals	{{Flagicon\|USA}} Brandon Williams	13
bgcolor=#efefef \| {{Flagicon\|USA}} Todd Bernard	1
rowspan=2\| Tanduay Rhum Masters	{{Flagicon\|USA}} Maurice Bell	2
bgcolor=#efefef \| {{Flagicon\|USA}} Billy Thomas	10

Elimination round

=Team standings=

Bracket

Quarterfinals

= (1) Shell vs. (8) Barangay Ginebra =

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|team1=Shell Turbo Chargers |score1=75

|team2=Barangay Ginebra Kings |score2=97

}}

{{basketballbox|date=November 21 |place=Philsports Arena, Pasig |TV=Viva TV |report=[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CqhjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hiUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2917%2C10062170 recap]

|team1=Shell Turbo Chargers |score1=106

|team2=Barangay Ginebra Kings |score2=87

|series=Shell wins series in two games}}

= (2) Sta. Lucia vs. (7) Red Bull =

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|team1=Sta. Lucia Realtors |score1=97

|team2=Batang Red Bull Thunder |score2=93

|series=Sta. Lucia wins series in one game}}

= (3) Pop Cola vs. (6) Alaska =

{{basketballbox|date=November 18 |place= Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City |TV=Viva TV

|team1=Pop Cola Panthers |score1=88

|team2=Alaska Aces |score2=78

|bg=#eee|series=Pop Cola wins series in one game}}

= (4) San Miguel vs. (5) Talk 'N Text =

{{basketballbox|date=November 16 |place= Philsports Arena, Pasig |TV=Viva TV

|team1=San Miguel Beermen |score1=77

|team2=Talk 'N Text Phone Pals |score2=63

|bg=#eee|series=San Miguel wins series in one game}}

Semifinals

=(1) Shell vs. (4) San Miguel=

{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=November 23 |place= Ynares Center, Antipolo |TV=Viva TV

|team1=Shell Turbo Chargers |score1=84

|team2=San Miguel Beermen |score2=89

}}

{{basketballbox|date=November 25 |place= Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City |TV=Viva TV |report=[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=DqhjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hiUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3366%2C12305699 recap]

|team1=Shell Turbo Chargers |score1=70

|team2=San Miguel Beermen |score2=83

}}

{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=November 28 |place= Philsports Arena, Pasig |TV=Viva TV |overtime=OT |report=[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=EahjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hiUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1369%2C13673446 recap]

|team1=Shell Turbo Chargers |score1=88

|team2=San Miguel Beermen |score2=92

|series=San Miguel wins series, 3–0

}}

=(2) Sta. Lucia vs. (3) Pop Cola=

{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=November 23 |place= Ynares Center, Antipolo |TV=Viva TV |report=[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=DKhjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hiUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1638%2C11053561 recap]

|team1=Sta. Lucia Realtors |score1=75

|team2=Pop Cola Panthers |score2=76

}}

{{basketballbox|date=November 25 |place= Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City |TV=Viva TV

|team1=Sta. Lucia Realtors |score1=76

|team2=Pop Cola Panthers |score2=69

}}

{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=November 28 |place= Philsports Arena, Pasig |TV=Viva TV

|team1=Sta. Lucia Realtors |score1=76

|team2=Pop Cola Panthers |score2=86

}}

{{basketballbox|date=November 30 |place= Ynares Center, Antipolo |TV=Viva TV |report=[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=7302AAAAIBAJ&sjid=hCUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3655%2C185936 recap]

|team1=Sta. Lucia Realtors |score1=97

|team2=Pop Cola Panthers |score2=80

}}

{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=December 2 |place=Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City |TV=Viva TV |report=[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8X02AAAAIBAJ&sjid=hCUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3566%2C1555092 recap]

|team1=Sta. Lucia Realtors |score1=86

|team2=Pop Cola Panthers |score2=74

|series=Sta.Lucia wins series, 3–2

}}