2000 Pop Cola Panthers season

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2000   Pop Cola Panthers season
Head coach Chot Reyes
General ManagerElmer Yanga
Owner(s) RFM Corporation
All-Filipino Cup results
Record6–9
(40%)
Place6th seed
Playoff finishQF (lost to Alaska)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record4–6
(40%)
Place7th seed
Playoff finishQF (lost to Sta.Lucia)
Governor's Cup results
Record2–7
(22.2%)
PlaceN/A
Playoff finishN/A
Pop Cola Panthers seasons
←  1999
2001  →

The 2000 Pop Cola Panthers season was the 11th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Known as Pop Cola 800s in the All-Filipino Cup and Sunkist Orange Juicers in the Commissioner's Cup.

Contents

Draft picks

Transactions

Players Added

Via Draft

  • Mark Steven Victoria

Via Free Agency

Via Trade

Players Lost

Via Free Agency

  • Marcelino Morelos
  • Jasper Ocampo

Via Trade

  • Ruel Buenaventura (To Red Bull; originally traded to Alaska)
  • Brixter Encarnacion (To Shell; originally traded to Alaska)
  • Zaldy Realubit (To Tanduay during the Governor's Cup for two second round draft picks)

Occurrences

Coach Chot Reyes, whose last coaching stint in the PBA was with Sta. Lucia in 1997, was named the new Pop Cola head coach at the start of the season, he replaces Norman Black, who has moved over to Sta.Lucia Realtors. The Pop Cola coaching staff was completed with the hiring of assistant coaches Binky Favis and former MBA mentor Biboy Ravanes. The team's original choice as Reyes' deputy, Aric del Rosario, choose to concentrate on other fields. [1] Chot's brother Mike was also added as video coordinator assistant coach. [2]

Roster

2000 Pop Cola Panthers roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#POBNameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY–MM–DD)From
F 2 Flag of the United States.svg Peek, Ali 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Saint Mary's
G 4 Flag of the Philippines.svg Arboleda, Wynne 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) MLQU
G 5 Flag of the Philippines.svg Gomez, Roehl 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Cebu
F 6 Flag of the Philippines.svg Locsin, Noli 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) De La Salle
G Flag of the Philippines.svg Reyes, Billy 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) UST
G 10 Flag of the United States.svg Ordonio, Jon 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Master's
F 11 Flag of the Philippines.svg Asaytono, Nelson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Manila
F 16 Flag of the Philippines.svg Ballesteros, Estong 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) UST
F 19 Flag of the Philippines.svg Victoria, Marc 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Far Eastern
F 22 Flag of the Philippines.svg Fernandez, Henry 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Visayas
G 33 Flag of the Philippines.svg Lastimosa, Jojo 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) USJ–R
G 34 Flag of the United States.svg Antonio, William 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Chaminade
C 35 Flag of the Philippines.svg Realubit, Zaldy  (M)6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) USJ–R
F 30 Flag of the United States.svg Thomas, Carl  (C)6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) College of Charleston
G 3 Flag of the United States.svg Ellis, Harold  (C)6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Morehouse
G/F 7 Flag of the United States.svg Green, Sean  (G)6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Iona
F 32 Flag of the United States.svg McCullough, Cedric  (G)6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Northern Iowa
G Flag of the United States.svg Vann, Bryatt  (G)6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Oklahoma
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (C) Commissioner's Cup import
  • (G) Governor's Cup import
  • *(M) Moved to Tanduay
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured


Eliminations (Won games)

DATEOPPONENTSCOREVENUE (Location)
March 3Brgy.Ginebra58-56Philsports Arena
March 8Purefoods76-75 [3] Araneta Coliseum
April 5Tanduay63-55 [4] Philsports Arena
April 12Purefoods88-79Philsports Arena
April 15Red Bull87-72San Fernando, Pampanga
April 23Mobiline77-75Araneta Coliseum
July 7Tanduay85-84Philsports Arena
July 14Purefoods94-92Philsports Arena
July 19Shell86-77Philsports Arena
July 22Red Bull90-83 [5] Ynares Center
October 1Shell97-78 [6] Ynares Center
October 11Purefoods92-84Philsports Arena

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References

  1. ↑ "Pop takes Chot". Manila Standard.
  2. ↑ Henson, Joaquin M. (April 26, 2000). "Pop Cola's new look". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
  3. ↑ "Pop Cola edges Purefoods". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
  4. ↑ "Pop shocks Tanduay". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
  5. ↑ "Sunkist continues rise". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
  6. ↑ "Pop Cola trims Shell". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
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