2000 Mobiline Phone Pals season

2000 Mobiline Phone Pals season
Head coach	Eric Altamirano (Until June 2, 2000)[1] Louie Alas[2]
General Manager	Debbie Tan
Owner(s)	Pilipino Telephone Corporation
All-Filipino results
Record	5–10 (33.3%)
Place	7th seed
Playoff finish	Quarterfinals (lost to San Miguel)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record	4–6 (40%)
Place	6th seed
Playoff finish	Quarterfinals (lost to Tanduay)
Governors' Cup results
Record	9–7 (56.3%)
Place	1st seed
Playoff finish	Semifinals (lost to Purefoods TJ, 3–1)
Mobiline Phone Pals seasons

The 2000 Mobiline Phone Pals season was the 11th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) and fourth season under the banner Mobiline.

Draft picks

Main article: 2000 PBA Draft

Transactions

Players Added Via Free Agency Celedon Camaso (From the Manila Metrostars of the MBA) Gherome Ejercito (From the San Juan Knights of the MBA) Gido Babilonia (From the MBA) Bong Ravena (From the MBA; signed in March 2000) Via Trade Victor Pablo (From Shell for newly acquired Mark Telan) [3]

Players Lost Via Expansion Draft Glenn Capacio (Taken by Red Bull) Via Trade Jeffrey Cariaso (To Tanduay for Mark Telan and a future first round pick) Bryan Gahol (To Shell; part of Telan-Pablo deal)

Occurrences

Midway through the All-Filipino Cup Finals, coach Eric Altamirano, along with assistants Ryan Gregorio and Frankie Lim, were sacked by Mobiline following a poor start. They were replaced by Louie Alas and assistants Aric del Rosario and Ariel Vanguardia.

Fil-Tongan Asi Taulava was ordered to be deported by the Bureau of Immigration for failure to provide sufficient evidence regarding his citizenship issue and his fate was decided on March 29. [4]

Roster

2000 Mobiline Phone Pals roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From G 1 Ravena, Bong 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) UE C 5 Babilonia, Gido 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) UST G 8 Solis, Al 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Visayas G 9 Ejercito, Gherome 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Adamson G/F 12 Francisco, Jose 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Far Eastern F 14 Reyes, Enrique 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Ateneo G 17 Fran, Patrick 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) UST F 20 Camaso, Don 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Metro Manila Colleges F 29 Angeles, Josel 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Lyceum F 33 Pablo, Victor 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Far Eastern F/C 44 Codinera, Jerry 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) UE C 55 Taulava, Asi 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) BYU–Hawaii F 25 Strong, Carlos (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Boston University F Henderson, Milton (C) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) California F 31 Bernard, Todd (G) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fresno State

Head coach Eric Altamirano (All-Filipino Cup) Louie Alas (Commissioner's/Governors Cup) Assistant coach(es) Louie Alas (All-Filipino Cup) Frankie Lim (All-Filipino Cup) Ryan Gregorio (All-Filipino Cup) Aric del Rosario (Commissioner's/Governors Cup) Ariel Vanguardia (Commissioner's/Governors Cup) Bong Go Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended (C) Commissioner's Cup Import (G) Governor's Cup Import Injured

Eliminations (Won games)

DATE	OPPONENT	SCORE	VENUE (Location)
March 10	Sta.Lucia	94-62	Philsports Arena
March 15	Red Bull	89-81	Philsports Arena
March 19	Pop Cola	113-76	Araneta Coliseum
April 7	San Miguel	79-64	Philsports Arena
May 3	Shell	79-47 [5]	Philsports Arena
June 23	Sunkist	85-76 [6]	Philsports Arena
July 5	Brgy.Ginebra	83-80	Philsports Arena
July 12	Tanduay	85-79 [7]	Araneta Coliseum
July 16	Red Bull	83-77	Araneta Coliseum
October 8	San Miguel	93-82	Araneta Coliseum
October 14	Pop Cola	95-73	Legaspi City
October 18	Red Bull		Ynares Center
October 22	Purefoods	89-84	Araneta Coliseum
October 29	Shell	99-93	Araneta Coliseum
November 10	Tanduay	95-86	Philsports Arena
November 17	Alaska	83-76 [8]	Ynares Center

  All-Filipino Cup   Commissioner's Cup   Governor's Cup

References

1. Villar, Joey; Beltran, Nelson. "Alas: I have to give up RP team stint to coach Mobiline". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
2. "Mobiline offers Alas P10-M pact". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
3. "Pablo gets P28.2m from Mobiline". Manila Standard.
4. "Mobiline prepared to lose Asi". Manila Standard.
5. "Mobiline routs Shell sans Asi". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
6. "Mobiline rips Sunkist". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
7. "Mobiline humbles Tanduay". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
8. "Phone Pals, top quarterfinalist". Philippine Daily Inquirer.