2001 Sta. Lucia Realtors season

2001 Sta. Lucia Realtors season
Head coach	Norman Black
All-Filipino Cup Results
Record	4–10 (.286)
Place	N/A
Playoff finish	N/A
Commissioner's Cup Results
Record	5–5 (.500)
Place	N/A
Playoff finish	N/A
Governor's Cup Results
Record	16–9 (.640)
Place	1st
Playoff finish	Finals
Stats @ PBA-Online.net
Sta. Lucia Realtors seasons
2000	2002

The 2001 Sta.Lucia Realtors season on their 9th season in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Draft Pick

Round	Pick	Player	Height	Position	Nationality	College
1	6	Francis Adriano	6"2'	G	Philippines	FEU
1	8	Marvin Ortiguerra	6"5'	F	Philippines	UST
2	16	Jojo Tangkay	6"2'	G	Philippines	SWU

Main article: 2001 PBA Draft

Summary

All Filipino Cup: dropped their first three games, the Realtors scored their first win of the season with an 80-68 victory over Brgy.Ginebra on February 14, their second win came at the expense of Mobiline, 71-69 on February 28, where they held the Phone Pals to an all-time low, 2 points in the first quarter, Sta.Lucia lost 6 of their next seven games, bowed out with a victory over Pop Cola, 79-64 on the final day of the elimination round on April 11.

Commissioner's Cup: Ansu Sesay returned as Sta.Lucia's import, the Realtors won their first game over Pop Cola, 95-86 on June 3, Sesay was soon replaced by Damien Owens, Sta.Lucia enters the quarterfinal phase with an 81-77 win over Mobiline on July 18, the last playdate of the eliminations, seeded number 5 and needing to win twice, the Realtors lost to the Alaska Aces.

Governor's Cup: Unbeaten in six starts, before Mobiline halted the Realtors' winning run with an 81-80 victory on October 7, seeded number 2, in a tie with Shell Turbochargers at first place, Sta.Lucia reach the finals for only the second time in their 9-year history, defeating Red Bull in the quarterfinal round, and Pop Cola in the best-of-five semifinals, coming back from a 1-2 series deficit and win the last two games.

Championship

On December 16, the Realtors won the Governors Cup title, 4-2 over San Miguel Beer and their first PBA championship after 8 years since joining the league in 1993. Guard Chris Tan provided the winning three-pointer with 3 seconds to go in a title-clinching 75-72 win in Game 6.

Main article: 2001 PBA Governors Cup Finals

Roster

Sta. Lucia Realtors roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Ht. Wt. College 2.5 !G/F 9 PHI ! Adriano, Francis 73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) FEU 6.0 !C 13 PHI ! Aquino, Marlou 81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Adamson 1.5 !G 42 PHI ! Belano, Donbel 70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 178 lb (81 kg) University of Visayas 6.0 !C 38 PHI ! David, Long 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) FEU 5.5 !F/C 7 PHI ! Del Rosario, Richard 77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) La Salle 5.5 !F/C 16 PHI ! Espino, Dennis 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) UST 4.0 !F 15 PHI ! Falcasantos, Noynoy 76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Cebu Central College 2.5 !G/F 11 PHI ! Francisco, Gerard 75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) UST 1.5 !G 8 PHI ! Mendoza, Paolo 71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) State U 1.5 !G 17 PHI ! Orquillas, Mike 74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Cebu Central College 4.0 !F 18 PHI ! Ortiguerra, Marvin 77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) UST 1.5 !G PHI ! Santiago, Jack 69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Mapua 1.5 !G 10 PHI ! Tan, Chris 74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 199 lb (90 kg) De La Salle 2.5 !G/F PHI ! Tangkay, Jojo 74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 168 lb (76 kg) SWU 4.0 !F USA ! Sesay, Ansu (C) 79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) – 2.5 !G/F USA ! Owens, Damien (C/G) 77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) –	Head coach Norman Black Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended (C) - Commissioner's Cup import (G) - Governor's Cup import Injured

Won games

Eliminations

DATE	OPPONENT	SCORE	TOP SCORER (Total points)	VENUE
February 14 All-Filipino Cup	BRGY.GINEBRA	80-68		PHILSPORTS ARENA
February 28	MOBILINE	71-69	Donbel Belano (23)	PHILSPORTS ARENA
March 24	RED BULL	95-85		MALOLOS, BULACAN
April 11	POP COLA	79-64		YNARES CENTER
June 3 Commissioner's Cup	POP COLA	95-86	Sesay (20), Espino (20)	ARANETA COLISEUM
June 23	BRGY.GINEBRA	85-84		SAN FERNANDO, PAMPANGA
June 29	SAN MIGUEL	91-88		PHILSPORTS ARENA
July 4	SHELL	78-69	Damien Owens (26)	PHILSPORTS ARENA
July 18	MOBILINE	81-77		PHILSPORTS ARENA
September 8 Governor's Cup	SWIFT	84-78		YNARES CENTER
September 12	RED BULL	96-77		PHILSPORTS ARENA
September 19	TANDUAY	92-78		ARANETA COLISEUM
September 23	SHELL	109-96		PHILSPORTS ARENA
September 30	ALASKA	103-98		YNARES CENTER
October 5	BRGY.GINEBRA	121-118 OT		ARANETA COLISEUM
October 13	PUREFOODS	97-91		BAGO CITY, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL
October 26	ALASKA	100-99 OT		PHILSPORTS ARENA

References

• "PBA finals: Sta.Lucia vs San Miguel". Philippine Headline News Online. 
• "Paolo lifts Sta.Lucia past Pop". Philippine Daily Inquirer.