2001 Pop Cola Panthers season

Head coach

Owner(s)

All-Filipino Cup results
Record	11–10 (.524)
Place	3rd
Playoff finish	Semifinals
Commissioner's Cup results
Record	3–7 (.300)
Place	N/A
Playoff finish	N/A
Governor's Cup results
Record	10–10 (.500)
Place	4th
Playoff finish	Semifinals
Stats @ PBA-Online.net
Pop Cola Panthers seasons
2000

The 2001 Pop Cola Panthers season was the 12th and final season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Height	Position	College
2	14	Jovie Sese	6"6'	C	MLQU
2	20	Renato Morano	6"0'	G	San Beda
3	24	Ramon Jose	6"0'	G	La Salle-Manila

Main article: 2001 PBA Draft

Transactions

Players Added

Via Draft

Renato Morano
Ramon Jose

Via Free Agency

Allan Gamboa (Pop Cola's pick last year; elevated to the roster spot)
Cris Bolado (From Red Bull)

Via Trade

Johnny Abarrientos (From Alaska Aces)
Poch Juinio (From Alaska Aces)
Pido Jarencio (From Tanduay Rhum Masters)
Rudy Hatfield (From Tanduay Rhum Masters)

Players Lost

Via Free Agency

Arnold Gamboa (To San Miguel Beermen)
Henry Fernandez (To San Miguel Beermen)
Mark Victoria (To Purefoods TJ Hotdogs)

Via Trade

Ali Peek (To Alaska Aces)
Jon Ordonio (To Alaska Aces)
Wynne Arboleda (To Tanduay Rhum Masters)
Noli Locsin (To Tanduay Rhum Masters)

Occurrences

Pop Cola played their first three games in the Governor's Cup under the brand name "Swift", which the franchise last used back in 1994, known as Swift Panthers, they scored their first win over Red Bull, then revert to Pop Cola in their fourth game.

The Pop Cola ballclub was disbanded the following season after the PBA franchise was sold by RFM Corporation to Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines, Inc. (CCBPI), in connection with the sale of Cosmos Bottling Corporation to CCBPI.

Roster

Pop Cola Panthers roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	POB	Name	Height	From
1.5 !G	6	PHI !	Lastimosa, Jojo	7000182880000000000♠6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	San Jose-Recoletos
1.5 !G	10	PHI !	Morano, Renato	7000182880000000000♠6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	San Beda College
4.0 !F	11	PHI !	Asaytono, Nelson	7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	University of Manila
4.0 !F	12	PHI !	Gamboa, Allan	7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	State U
1.5 !G	14	PHI !	Abarrientos, Johnny	7000172720000000000♠5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Far Eastern
4.0 !F	16	PHI !	Ballesteros, Estong	7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	UST
1.5 !G	22	PHI !	Jose, Ramon	7000182880000000000♠6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	De La Salle
6.0 !C	24	PHI !	Bolado, Cris	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	National University
1.5 !G	25	PHI !	Jarencio, Pido	7000177800000000000♠5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	UST
6.0 !C	32	PHI !	Juinio, Poch	7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	State U
1.5 !G	34	USA !	Antonio, William	7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Chaminade
4.0 !F	99	USA !	Hatfield, Rudy	7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Michigan-Dearborn
4.0 !F	33	USA !	Sasser, Jason (C)	7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Texas Tech University
1.5 !G		USA !	Watson, Jamie (C)	7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	South Carolina
1.5 !G		USA !	Ellis, Rosell (G)	7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	McNeese State University

Head coach

Chot Reyes

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
(C) Commissioner's Cup import
- (G) Governor's Cup import
Injured

^{Team Manager: Elmer Yanga}

Elimination round

Games won

DATE	OPPONENT	SCORE	TOP SCORER	VENUE (Location)
February 2	Red Bull	88-77		Philsports Arena
February 16	Purefoods	96-92		Philsports Arena
February 21	Shell	75-67		Philsports Arena
March 10	Sta.Lucia	72-69		Laoag City
March 14	Brgy.Ginebra	100-84		Philsports Arena
March 25	Tanduay	82-75 ^[1]		Araneta Coliseum
April 1	Alaska	93-90	Rudy Hatfield (24)	Araneta Coliseum
April 6	Brgy.Ginebra	92-90		Araneta Coliseum
June 13	Shell	75-68 ^[2]	Jasson Sasser (31)	Ynares Center
June 16	Tanduay	99-88	Jasson Sasser (37)	Ormoc City
June 27	Mobiline	82-79	Jasson Sasser (32)	Philsports Arena
September 19	Red Bull	83-80 ^[3]	Rosell Ellis (29)	Araneta Coliseum
September 22	San Miguel	96-95 *OT		Ynares Center
September 28	Tanduay	94-76		Araneta Coliseum
October 3	Talk 'N Text	80-74 ^[4]	Rosell Ellis (28)	Araneta Coliseum
October 21	Purefoods	85-84 ^[5]	Rosell Ellis (31)	Araneta Coliseum
October 28	Brgy.Ginebra	83-71		Araneta Coliseum
November 11	Talk 'N Text	84-62		Araneta Coliseum

All-Filipino Cup
Commissioner's Cup
Governor's Cup

References

Pop Cola Panthers

Formerly the Swift Mighty Meaties and Sunkist Orange Juicers Founded in 1990 Disbanded in 2002 Owned by the Cosmos Bottling Corporation, a subsidiary of the RFM Corporation

The franchise	Franchise All-time roster

Coaches	Guiao Pumaren Valenzona Black Reyes

Championships (4)	1992 PBA Third 1993 Commissioner's 1995 All-Filipino 1995 Commissioner's

Runner-up finishes (3)	1991 All-Filipino 1993 Governors 1994 Governors

Culture And Lore	The Bull The Aerial Voyager Yey Ye Bonel "Almost Grand Slam"

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