2000 PBA Commissioner's Cup

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]

2000 PBA Commissioner's Cup
DurationJune 23 – September 15, 2000
TV partner(s)Viva TV on IBC
Finals
ChampionsSan Miguel Beermen
Runners-upSta. Lucia Realtors
Awards
Best PlayerDanny Ildefonso
(San Miguel Beermen)
Best ImportAnsu Sesay
(Sta. Lucia Realtors)
Finals MVPDanny Ildefonso
(San Miguel Beermen)
PBA Commissioner's Cup chronology
PBA conference chronology

Format

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

  • One-round robin eliminations; 9 games per team; Teams are then seeded by basis on win–loss records.[2]
  • The top eight teams after the eliminations will advance to the quarterfinals.
  • Quarterfinals:
    • Top four teams will have a twice-to-beat advantage against their opponent.
    • QF1: #1 vs. #8
    • QF2: #2 vs. #7
    • QF3: #3 vs. #6
    • QF4: #4 vs. #5
  • Best-of-five semifinals:
    • SF1: QF1 vs. QF4
    • SF2: QF2 vs. QF3
  • Third-place playoff: losers of the semifinals
  • Best-of-seven finals: winners of the semifinals

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 Milkmen Marcus Liberty2
Kirk King12
Barangay Ginebra Kings Ryan Fletcher10
Batang Red Bull Thunder Thaddeus Delaney3
Jack Hartman5
Raymond Tutt1
Mobiline Phone Pals Carlos Strong9
Milton Henderson1
Purefoods TJ Hotdogs Julius Nwosu9
Joe Stephens*1
San Miguel Beermen Stephen Howard18
Shell Velocity John Best9
Sta. Lucia Realtors Ansu Sesay19
Sunkist Orange Juicers Carl Thomas3
Harold Ellis7
Tanduay Rhum Masters Ira Clark15

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

Elimination round

Team standings

PosTeamWLPCTGBQualification
1San Miguel Beermen72.778Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2Sta. Lucia Realtors63.6671
3Tanduay Rhum Masters54.556[a]2
4Alaska Milkmen54.556[a]2
5Purefoods TJ Hotdogs45.444[b]3Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
6Mobiline Phone Pals45.444[b]3
7Sunkist Orange Juicers45.444[b]3
8Barangay Ginebra Kings45.444[b]3
9Batang Red Bull Thunder36.333[c]4
10Shell Turbo Chargers36.333[c]4
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

Bracket

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

Quarterfinals

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

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

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

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

(3) Tanduay vs, (6) Mobiline

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

(4) Alaska vs. (5) Purefoods

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

Semifinals

(1) San Miguel vs. (4) Alaska

August 30
San Miguel Beermen 88, Alaska Milkmen 76
San Miguel wins series, 3–0

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

Third place playoff

Finals

September 6
San Miguel Beermen 72, Sta. Lucia Realtors 67
Urdaneta Sports Complex, Pangasinan
September 15
San Miguel Beermen 79, Sta. Lucia Realtors 77
San Miguel wins series, 4–1

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