The 2001 MBA Season was the fourth season of the Metropolitan Basketball Association. The season began on June 3, 2001 with a new format akin its rival Philippine Basketball Association. The league used a two conferences starting with the First Phase and ending with Second Phase Nationals. The Andok's San Juan Knights won the First Phase championship defeating the Negros Slashers in 3–1 on August 24, 2001.[1] The Second Phase concluded on December 19, 2001 where the LBC-Batangas Blades again defeating Negros for the championship 3-1.
6 Teams have folded from the league: Cagayan de Oro Amigos, Iloilo Megavoltz, LBC-Manila Metrostars, Pampanga Dragons, Pasig-Rizal Pirates and Surigao Warriors. Which brought to a league low 8 teams participating in the season since its start in 1998.
First Phase
Northern Conference
| Team |
W-L |
Playoffs |
|---|
| LBC-Batangas Blades |
11-3 |
1-2 |
| Andok's San Juan Knights |
10-4 |
6-2 |
| FedEx Laguna Lakers |
7-7 |
0-1 |
| Nueva Ecija Patriots |
3-11 |
|
[2]
Southern Conference
| Team |
W-L |
Playoffs |
|---|
| Negros Slashers |
10-4 |
3-3 |
| Cebuana Lhuiller Gems |
10-4 |
0-2 |
| TPG Davao Eagles |
3-11 |
|
| SocSarGen/Taguig Marlins |
2-12 |
|
Phase Two "Nationals"
Northern Conference
| Team |
W-L |
Playoffs |
|---|
| LBC-Batangas Blades |
11-3 |
6-2 |
| FedEx Laguna Lakers |
11-3 |
0-2 |
| Andok's San Juan Knights |
9-5 |
3-3 |
| Nueva Ecija Patriots |
3-11 |
|
Southern Conference
| Team |
W-L |
Playoffs |
|---|
| Negros Slashers |
10-4 |
4-5 |
| Cebuana Lhuiller Gems |
5-9 |
4-3 |
| TPG Davao Eagles |
4-10 |
0-2 |
| SocSarGen/Taguig Marlins |
3-11 |
|
[2]
2001 National Playoffs
| National Playoffs
(best-of-3)
| | | Conference Finals
(best-of-5)
| | | 2001 MBA National Finals
(best-of-5)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LBC-Batangas (bye)
|
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|
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| | LBC-Batangas
| 3
| |
|
| |
| | | Andok's San Juan
| 1
| |
| FedEx Laguna
| 0
| |
| |
| Andok's San Juan
| 2
| |
| | 1
| LBC-Batangas
| 3
| |
|
| |
| | | 3
| Negros
| 1
| |
| Negros (bye)
|
| | |
| |
|
|
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| | Negros
| 3
| |
|
| |
| | | Cebuana Lhuiller
| 2
| |
| Cebuana Lhuiller
| 2
| |
| |
| TPG Davao
| 0
| |