2000 PBA Commissioner's Cup

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2000 PBA Commissioner's Cup
DurationJune 23 – September 15, 2000
TV partner(s) Viva TV on IBC
Finals
Champions San Miguel Beermen
Runners-up Sta. Lucia Realtors
Awards
Best Player Danny Ildefonso
(San Miguel Beermen)
Best Import Ansu Sesay
(Sta. Lucia Realtors)
Finals MVP Danny Ildefonso
(San Miguel Beermen)
PBA Commissioner's Cup chronology
PBA conference chronology

The 2000 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Commissioner's Cup was the second conference of the 2000 PBA season. It started on June 23 and ended on September 15, 2000. The tournament is an import-laden format, which requires an import or a pure-foreign player for each team. [1]

Contents

Format

The following format will be observed for the duration of the conference:

Imports

The following is the list of imports with the replacement imports being highlighted. GP is the number of games played in the conference.

TeamNameGP
Alaska Aces Flag of the United States.svg Marcus Liberty 2
Flag of the United States.svg Kirk King 12
Barangay Ginebra Kings Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Fletcher 10
Batang Red Bull Thunder Flag of the United States.svg Thaddeus Delaney 3
Flag of the United States.svg Jack Hartman 5
Flag of the United States.svg Raymond Tutt 1
Mobiline Phone Pals Flag of the United States.svg Carlos Strong 9
Flag of the United States.svg Milton Henderson 1
Pop Cola Panthers Flag of the United States.svg Carl Thomas 3
Flag of the United States.svg Harold Ellis 7
Purefoods TJ Hotdogs Flag of Niger.svg Julius Nwosu 9
Flag of the United States.svg Joe Stephens*1
San Miguel Beermen Flag of the United States.svg Stephen Howard 18
Shell Turbo Chargers Flag of the United States.svg John Best 9
Sta. Lucia Realtors Flag of the United States.svg Ansu Sesay 19
Tanduay Rhum Masters Flag of the United States.svg Ira Clark 15

(*) Played only in Purefoods' seventh game in the eliminations until Nwosu returns in their last two games.

Elimination round

Team standings

PosTeamWLPCTGBQualification
1 San Miguel Beermen 72.778 Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 Sta. Lucia Realtors 63.6671
3 Tanduay Rhum Masters 54.556 [a] 2
4 Alaska Milkmen 54.556 [a] 2
5 Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 45.444 [b] 3 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
6 Mobiline Phone Pals 45.444 [b] 3
7 Sunkist Orange Juicers 45.444 [b] 3
8 Barangay Ginebra Kings 45.444 [b] 3
9 Batang Red Bull Thunder 36.333 [c] 4
10 Shell Turbo Chargers 36.333 [c] 4
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Head-to-head record: Tanduay 1–0 Alaska
  2. 1 2 3 4 Head-to-head differential: Purefoods +22, Mobiline +9, Sunkist 8, Barangay Ginebra 23
  3. 1 2 Head-to-head record: Red Bull 1–0 Shell

Bracket

Quarterfinals
(Top 4 twice-to-beat)
Semifinals
(Best-of-5)
Finals
(Best-of-7)
1San Miguel90
8Brgy. Ginebra89
1San Miguel3
4Alaska0
4Alaska85
5Purefoods82
1San Miguel4
2Sta. Lucia1
2Sta. Lucia72
7Sunkist69
2Sta. Lucia3Third place playoff
3Tanduay1
3Tanduay77
4Alaska119
6Mobiline66
3Tanduay71

Quarterfinals

(1) San Miguel vs. (8) Barangay Ginebra

VTV
August 18
San Miguel Beermen 90, Barangay Ginebra Kings 89
San Miguel wins series in one game

(2) Sta. Lucia vs. (7) Sunkist

VTV
August 20
Sta. Lucia Realtors 72, Sunkist Orange Juicers 69
Sta. Lucia wins series in one game

(3) Tanduay vs, (6) Mobiline

VTV
August 20
Tanduay Rhum Masters 77, Mobiline Phone Pals 66
Tanduay wins series in one game

(4) Alaska vs. (5) Purefoods

VTV
August 18
Alaska Milkmen 85, Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 82
Alaska wins series in one game

Semifinals

(1) San Miguel vs. (4) Alaska

(2) Sta. Lucia vs. (3) Tanduay

Third place playoff

Finals

References

  1. "SMB-Ginebra in PBA opener". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
  2. "Alaska tackles Red Bull". Philippine Daily Inquirer.