2000 PBA Commissioner's Cup

Second conference of the 2000 PBA season 2000 Commissioner's Cup June 23 – September 15, 2000 Viva TV on IBC Danny Ildefonso (San Miguel Beermen) Ansu Sesay (Sta. Lucia Realtors) Danny Ildefonso (San Miguel Beermen) San Miguel Beermen Sta. Lucia Realtors 1999 PBA Commissioner's Cup 1999 2001 PBA Commissioner's Cup 2001 2000 All-Filipino 2000 PBA All-Filipino Cup 2000 Governors' 2000 PBA Governors' 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.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1VU1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=aiUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2327%2C26026946 SMB-Ginebra in PBA opener Philippine Daily Inquirer 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.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=XFM1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZyUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3700%2C15613828 Alaska tackles Red Bull Philippine Daily Inquirer 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 Aces USA Marcus Liberty 2 USA Kirk King 12 Barangay Ginebra Kings USA Ryan Fletcher 10 Batang Red Bull Thunder USA Thaddeus Delaney 3 USA Jack Hartman 5 USA Raymond Tutt 1 Mobiline Phone Pals USA Carlos Strong 9 USA Milton Henderson 1 Pop Cola Panthers USA Carl Thomas 3 USA Harold Ellis 7 Purefoods TJ Hotdogs NIG Julius Nwosu 9 USA Joe Stephens* 1 San Miguel Beermen USA Stephen Howard 18 Shell Turbo Chargers USA John Best 9 Sta. Lucia Realtors USA Ansu Sesay 19 Tanduay Rhum Masters USA Ira Clark 15 (*) Played only in Purefoods' seventh game in the eliminations until Nwosu returns in their last two games. Elimination round Team standings Bracket main Bracket y Quarterfinals(Top 4 twice-to-beat) Semifinals(Best-of-5) Finals(Best-of-7) Third place playoff 1 San Miguel 90 8 Brgy. Ginebra 89 4 Alaska 85 5 Purefoods 82 2 Sta. Lucia 72 7 Sunkist 69 3 Tanduay 77 6 Mobiline 66 1 San Miguel 3 4 Alaska 0 2 Sta. Lucia 3 3 Tanduay 1 1 San Miguel 4 2 Sta. Lucia 1 4 Alaska 119 3 Tanduay 71 Quarterfinals (1) San Miguel vs. (8) Barangay Ginebra VTV August 18 Ynares Center, Antipolo San Miguel Beermen 90 Barangay Ginebra Kings 89 San Miguel wins series in one game #eee (2) Sta. Lucia vs. (7) Sunkist VTV August 20 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Sta. Lucia Realtors 72 Sunkist Orange Juicers 69 #eee Sta. Lucia wins series in one game (3) Tanduay vs, (6) Mobiline #eee VTV August 20 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City recap Tanduay Rhum Masters 77 Mobiline Phone Pals 66 Tanduay wins series in one game (4) Alaska vs. (5) Purefoods #eee VTV August 18 Ynares Center, Antipolo recap Alaska Milkmen 85 Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 82 Alaska wins series in one game Semifinals (1) San Miguel vs. (4) Alaska #eee VTV August 23 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City San Miguel Beermen 106 Alaska Milkmen 91 VTV August 25 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City recap San Miguel Beermen 94 Alaska Milkmen 93 #eee VTV August 30 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City recap San Miguel Beermen 88 Alaska Milkmen 76 San Miguel wins series, 3–0 (2) Sta. Lucia vs. (3) Tanduay #eee VTV August 23 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City recap Sta. Lucia Realtors 79 Tanduay Rhum Masters 65 VTV August 25 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Sta. Lucia Realtors 93 Tanduay Rhum Masters 85 #eee VTV August 30 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Sta. Lucia Realtors 73 Tanduay Rhum Masters 95 VTV September 1 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City recap Sta. Lucia Realtors 80 Tanduay Rhum Masters 71 Sta.Lucia wins series, 3–1 Third place playoff #eee VTV September 3 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Tanduay Rhum Masters 71 Alaska Milkmen 119 Finals 2000 PBA Commissioner's Cup Finals #eee September 3 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City VTV San Miguel Beermen 106 Sta. Lucia Realtors 78 September 6 Urdaneta Sports Complex, Pangasinan VTV San Miguel Beermen 72 Sta. Lucia Realtors 67 #eee September 10 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City VTV San Miguel Beermen 89 Sta. Lucia Realtors 85 September 13 Philsports Arena, Pasig VTV San Miguel Beermen 66 Sta. Lucia Realtors 78 #eee September 15 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City VTV San Miguel Beermen 79 Sta. Lucia Realtors 77 San Miguel wins series, 4–1 References External links PBA.ph https://web.archive.org/web/20170809140619/http://www.pba.ph/ 2017-08-09 Commissioner's Cup Category:PBA Commissioner's Cup