2001 Batang Red Bull Thunder season

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

2001 Batang Red Bull Thunder season
Head coach	Yeng Guiao
General Manager	Andy Jao
Owner(s)	Tony Chua
All-Filipino Cup results
Record	8–8 (50%)
Place	7th seed
Playoff finish	QF (lost to SMB)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record	14–7 (66.7%)
Place	3rd seed
Playoff finish	Champions
Governors Cup results
Record	6–8 (42.9%)
Place	7th seed
Playoff finish	QF (lost to Sta.Lucia)
Batang Red Bull Thunder seasons

Draft picks

Main article: 2001 PBA Draft

Transactions

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 Cris Bolado (To Pop Cola Panthers)

Championship

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.

Main article: 2001 PBA Commissioner's Cup Finals

Roster

Batang Red Bull roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. 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 Yeng Guiao Assistant coach(es) Roehl Nadurata 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)

DATE	OPPONENT	SCORE	VENUE (Location)
February 7	Shell	76-60	Philsports Arena
February 11	Mobiline	80-68	Araneta Coliseum
February 16	Alaska	73-72	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	Araneta Coliseum
June 15	Brgy.Ginebra	111-98	Philsports Arena
June 24	Shell	94-82	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

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