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]
| 2000 PBA Governors' Cup | |
|---|---|
| Duration | September 30 – December 20, 2000 |
| TV partner(s) | Viva TV on IBC |
| Finals | |
| Champions | San Miguel Beermen |
| Runners-up | Purefoods TJ Hotdogs |
| Awards | |
| Best Player | Danny Ildefonso (San Miguel Beermen) |
| Best Import | Derrick Brown (Purefoods TJ Hotdogs) |
| Finals MVP | Danny Seigle (San Miguel Beermen) |
| PBA Governors' Cup chronology | |
| PBA conference chronology | |
Format
editThe 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
editThe following is the list of imports with the replacement imports being highlighted. GP is the number of games played in the conference.
(*) 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
editTeam standings
edit| 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:
Notes:
Bracket
edit| Quarterfinals | Semifinals (Best-of-5) | Finals (Best-of-7) | ||||||||||||
| #1 twice-to-beat | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Mobiline | 81 | 100 | |||||||||||
| 8 | Brgy. Ginebra | 84 | 86 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Mobiline | 1 | ||||||||||||
| #4 twice-to-beat | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | Purefoods | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Purefoods | 80 | 88 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Alaska | 91 | 69 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Purefoods | 1 | ||||||||||||
| #2 twice-to-beat | ||||||||||||||
| 6 | San Miguel | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Red Bull | 91 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Sta. Lucia | 87 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Red Bull | 1 | Third place playoff | |||||||||||
| #3 twice-to-beat | ||||||||||||||
| 6 | San Miguel | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Tanduay | 89 | 83 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Mobiline | 89 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | San Miguel | 100 | 90 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Red Bull | 98 | ||||||||||||
Quarterfinals
edit(1) Mobiline vs. (8) Barangay Ginebra
edit(2) Red Bull vs. (7) Sta. Lucia
edit(3) Tanduay vs. (6) San Miguel
edit(4) Purefoods vs. (5) Alaska
editSemifinals
edit(1) Mobiline vs. (4) Purefoods
edit(2) Red Bull vs. (6) San Miguel
editThird-place playoff
editFinals
editReferences
edit- ^ "Carillo fever reaches PBA". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
- ^ "Tanduay eyes Final 4". Philippine Daily Inquirer.