| 2001–02 PBL season | |
| Year: | 2001–02 |
| Duration: | November 3, 2001 – June 24, 2002 |
| No Of Teams: | 8 |
| Tv: | NBN |
| Mvp: | Yancy De Ocampo Enrico Villanueva |
| Conf1: | Challenge Cup |
| Conf1 Link: | 2001-02 PBL Challenge Cup |
| Conf1 Champ: | Shark Energy Drink |
| Conf1 Runner-Up: | Welcoat Paints |
| Conf2: | Chairman's Cup |
| Conf2 Link: | 2002 PBL Chairman's Cup |
| Conf2 Champ: | Ateneo Hapee-Negros Navigation |
| Conf2 Runner-Up: | Blu Sun Power |
| Prevseason Year: | 2000-01 |
| Nextseason Year: | 2002-03 |
The 2001–02 season of the Philippine Basketball League (PBL).
| Team Standings | Win | Loss | Head Coach | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welcoat Paints | 9 | 5 | Junel Baculi | |
| Shark Energy Drink | 9 | 5 | ||
| ICTSI-La Salle | 9 | 5 | Franz Pumaren | |
| Kutitap Toothpaste | 8 | 6 | Koy Banal | |
| Blu Detergent | 7 | 7 | Tony dela Cerna | |
| ANA Freezers | 5 | 9 | Rudy Mendoza | |
| Montaña Jewels | 5 | 9 | Arturo Valenzona | |
| Ateneo-Pioneer | 4 | 10 | Ricky Dandan |
Shark Energy Drink and Welcoat Paints battled for the fourth straight time in the finals series, the Energy Drink Kings retained the Challenge Cup title with a 4–1 series victory, winning Game five in overtime, 64–58. After the finals, Welcoat co-team owner Raymund Yu confirmed that the Paintmasters will take a leave of absences for two conferences before resuming its PBL campaign.[2]
| width=15px bgcolor="#98fb98" | Qualified for semifinals |
| width=200 | Team Standings! | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ateneo-Hapee-NENACO | 8 | 3 | .727 | -- | |
| 2 | Blu Sun Power | 7 | 4 | .636 | 1 | |
| 3 | ICTSI-La Salle | 7 | 4 | .636 | 1 | |
| 4 | Shark Energy Drink | 6 | 5 | .545 | 2 | |
| 5 | Kutitap Toothpaste | 6 | 5 | .545 | 2 | |
| 6 | ANA Freezers | 6 | 5 | .545 | 2 | |
| 7 | John-O-Juzz | 5 | 6 | .455 | 3 | |
| 8 | Montaña Jewels | 2 | 9 | .181 | 6 | |
| 9 | RP Youth-Burlington | 0 | 8 | .000 | 8 |
Kutitap grabs the last semifinals slot following a victory over John-O in a do-or-die game.[4]
Ana Freezers were actually tied with Shark and Kutitap with a 6-5 won-loss slates but were eliminated via lower quotient.[5]
Ateneo-Hapee add another chapter to its rich and colorful basketball history, joining the elite list of PBL champions by winning their finals series over Blu Sun Power. Enrico Villanueva was voted the conference Most Valuable Player and finals MVP. Villanueva powered his way to 24 points in the title-clinching Game four. Ateneo coach Joel Banal, coaching the Blue Eagles for the first time, thank the Ateneo Alumni for their unbelievable support, other Eagles who did their share for the championship victory includes Rich Alvarez, Larry Fonacier, Celino Cruz and Gec Chia.[6]