2000 PBA Governors' Cup

2000 PBA Governors' Cup
DurationSeptember 30 – December 20, 2000
TV partner(s)Viva TV on IBC
Finals
ChampionsSan Miguel Beermen
Runners-upPurefoods TJ Hotdogs
Awards
Best PlayerDanny Ildefonso
(San Miguel Beermen)
Best ImportDerrick Brown
(Purefoods TJ Hotdogs)
Finals MVPDanny Seigle
(San Miguel Beermen)
PBA Governors' Cup chronology
PBA conference chronology

The 2000 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Governors' Cup was the third and last conference of the 2000 PBA season. It started on September 30 and ended on December 20, 2000. The tournament is an import-laden format, which requires an import or a pure-foreign player for each team.[1]

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.

Team Name GP
Alaska Milkmen United States Sean Chambers 11
Barangay Ginebra Kings United States Roy Hammonds 3
United States Bryan Green 8
Batang Red Bull Thunder United States Raymond Tutt 15
Mobiline Phone Pals United States Todd Bernard 16
Pop Cola Panthers United States Sean Green 7
United States Cedric McCullough* 1
United States Bryatt Vann 1
Purefoods TJ Hotdogs United States Derrick Brown 20
San Miguel Beermen United States Lamont Strothers 20
Shell Velocity United States John Morton 6
United States James Brewer 3
Sta. Lucia Realtors United States Joe Temple 6
United States Isaac Fontaine 4
Tanduay Rhum Masters United States Maurice Bell 11

(*) Played only in Pop Cola's 4th game vs Mobiline before Sean Green was recalled back and replaced anew by Bryatt Vann in their last game in the eliminations.

Elimination round

Team standings

Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Mobiline Phone Pals 7 2 .778[a] Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 Batang Red Bull Thunder 7 2 .778[a]
3 Tanduay Rhum Masters 6 3 .667 1
4 Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 5 4 .556[b] 2
5 Alaska Milkmen 5 4 .556[b] 2 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
6 San Miguel Beermen 4 5 .444[c] 3
7 Sta. Lucia Realtors 4 5 .444[c] 3
8 Barangay Ginebra Kings 4 5 .444[c] 3
9 Pop Cola 800s 2 7 .222 5
10 Shell Turbo Chargers 1 8 .111 6
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Mobiline 1–0 Red Bull
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 Purefoods
  3. ^ a b c Head-to-head differential: San Miguel +23, Sta. Lucia +3, Barangay Ginebra −28

Bracket

QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(Best-of-5)
Finals
(Best-of-7)
#1 twice-to-beat
1Mobiline81100
8Brgy. Ginebra8486
1Mobiline1
#4 twice-to-beat
4Purefoods3
4Purefoods8088
5Alaska9169
4Purefoods1
#2 twice-to-beat
6San Miguel4
2Red Bull91
7Sta. Lucia87
2Red Bull1Third place playoff
#3 twice-to-beat
6San Miguel3
3Tanduay8983
1Mobiline89
6San Miguel10090
2Red Bull98

Quarterfinals

(1) Mobiline vs. (8) Barangay Ginebra

November 26
Mobiline Phone Pals 100, Barangay Ginebra Kings 86
Mobiline wins series in two games

(2) Red Bull vs. (7) Sta. Lucia

November 24
Batang Red Bull Thunder 91, Sta. Lucia Realtors 87
Red Bull wins series in one game

(3) Tanduay vs. (6) San Miguel

November 29
Tanduay Rhum Masters 83, San Miguel Beermen 90
San Miguel wins series in two games

(4) Purefoods vs. (5) Alaska

November 26
Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 88, Alaska Aces 69
Purefoods wins series in two games

Semifinals

(1) Mobiline vs. (4) Purefoods

December 8
Mobiline Phone Pals 90, Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 100
Purefoods wins series, 3–1

(2) Red Bull vs. (6) San Miguel

December 8
Batang Red Bull Thunder 87, San Miguel Beermen 93
San Miguel wins series, 3–1

Third-place playoff

Finals

December 20
Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 88, San Miguel Beermen 96
San Miguel wins series, 4–1

References

  1. ^ "Carillo fever reaches PBA". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
  2. ^ "Tanduay eyes Final 4". Philippine Daily Inquirer.