2000 Pop Cola Panthers season

2000 Pop Cola Panthers Chot Reyes All-Filipino Cup 6 9 6th seed QF (lost to Alaska) Commissioner's Cup 4 6 7th seed QF (lost to Sta.Lucia) Governor's Cup 2 7 N/A N/A RFM Corporation Elmer Yanga 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. Draft picks 2000 PBA Draft Transactions Players Added Via Draft Mark Steven Victoria Via Free Agency Wynne Arboleda (From the MBA) Estong Ballesteros (From the MBA) Billy Reyes Via Trade Jojo Lastimosa (From Alaska) Roehl Gomez (From Alaska)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.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=UmcVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=SwsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6769%2C351500 Pop takes Chot Manila Standard Chot's brother Mike was also added as video coordinator assistant coach.Henson Joaquin M. April 26, 2000 Pop Cola's new look https://www.philstar.com/sports/2000/04/26/108557/sporting-chance 2024-08-26 Philstar.com Roster Pop Cola Panthers 2000 #0038A8 #FFFFFF #CE1126 #FFFFFF 2 Ali Peek F 6 4 Saint Mary's USA 4 Wynne Arboleda G 5 11 MLQU PHI 5 Roehl Gomez G 6 0 Cebu PHI 6 Noli Locsin F 6 3 De La Salle PHI Billy Reyes G 5 10 UST PHI 10 Jon Ordonio G 6 2 Master's USA 11 Nelson Asaytono F 6 3 Manila PHI 16 Estong Ballesteros F 6 3 UST PHI 19 Marc Victoria F 6 3 FEU PHI 22 Henry Fernandez basketball F 6 1 Visayas PHI 33 Jojo Lastimosa G 6 0 USJ-R PHI 34 William Antonio G 6 3 Chaminade USA 35 Zaldy Realubit C 6 6 USJ-R PHI M 30 Carl Thomas basketball F 6 7 College of Charleston USA C 3 Harold Ellis basketball G 6 3 Morehouse USA C 7 Sean Green basketball GF 6 4 Iona USA G 32 Cedric McCullough F 6 4 Northern Iowa USA G Bryatt Vann G 6 3 Oklahoma USA G PHI Chot Reyes PHI Binky Favis PHI Biboy Ravanes PHI Mike Reyes (C) Commissioner's Cup import (G) Governor's Cup import *(M) Moved to Tanduay Eliminations (Won games) DATE OPPONENT SCORE VENUE (Location) March 3 Brgy.Ginebra 58-56 Philsports Arena March 8 Purefoods 76-75 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5VU1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=aiUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3275%2C33620153 Pop Cola edges Purefoods Philippine Daily Inquirer Araneta Coliseum April 5 Tanduay 63-55 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Q1M1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZyUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1399%2C3071907 Pop shocks Tanduay Philippine Daily Inquirer Philsports Arena April 12 Purefoods 88-79 Philsports Arena April 15 Red Bull 87-72 San Fernando, Pampanga April 23 Mobiline 77-75 Araneta Coliseum July 7 Tanduay 85-84 Philsports Arena July 14 Purefoods 94-92 Philsports Arena July 19 Shell 86-77 Philsports Arena July 22 Red Bull 90-83 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=t1U1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=aiUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=758%2C9904971 Sunkist continues rise Philippine Daily Inquirer Ynares Center October 1 Shell 97-78 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=s1g1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=gSUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2995%2C31477835 Pop Cola trims Shell Philippine Daily Inquirer Ynares Center October 11 Purefoods 92-84 Philsports Arena #DDDDFF All-Filipino Cup #FFFFCC Commissioner's Cup #FFFF99 Governor's Cup References Pop Cola Category:Pop Cola Panthers seasons