during the semifinals series (for fielding fake Filipino-American Sonny Alvarado in Games 2 and 3 won by the Rhum Masters) set the stage for Boyet Fernandez' buzzer beating shot in overtime of game 4. That shot catapulted the TJ Hotdogs to the Finals, which they lost to Alaska. Brown won Best Import honors after leading the TJ Hotdogs to the Finals of the Governors' Cup, which they lost to San Miguel. It was the second time that a Purefoods import won the said award. (Brown would go on to win a second one in 2002 in the same conference). Also, Patrimonio found his way back to the Mythical Five selection. Pumaren left Purefoods after the 2000 season and signed up with Tanduay Gold. Replacing him was the returning Altamirano for his second tour of duty with Purefoods. 2001: Acquisition of Pure Foods Corporation by the San Miguel Corporation A distraction affected the team off the court when the Ayala Corporation sold Pure Foods Corporation (including its PBA franchise) to San Miguel Corporation. The problem with this development was that SMC already had two PBA ballclubs in San Miguel Beer and Barangay Ginebra, and it was not allowed by the league for a company to own three teams in the league. This meant that either the Ayala group had to retain their team under a new banner or for SMC to disband the team after the season. Eventually, the PBA Board of Governors adjusted the rule and allowed the Purefoods PBA franchise to be acquired by SMC and to remain an active team. In 2002, Pure Foods Corporation would be renamed San Miguel Pure Foods Company, Inc. The TJ Hotdogs lost to Batang Red Bull 2–3 in a best-of-5 semifinals series. Despite their unexpected good showing in the Commissioner's Cup, they struggled in the last conference of the season, and never made it past the elimination round. Noy Castillo was named Most Improved Player of the 2001 season after leading the TJ Hotdogs in scoring throughout the year. In 2002, they got Kerby Raymundo from Red Bull as the new main man for the team. Altamirano concentrated his duties with the national team in 2002 as an assistant coach. Taking over for a while was his assistant, Ryan Gregorio. Gregorio led Purefoods to a successful championship run in the Governors' Cup defeating Alaska in seven games after trailing 0–2. It marked