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2000 Pop Cola Panthers season

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.

2000 Pop Cola Panthers season
Head coachChot Reyes
General ManagerElmer Yanga
Owner(s)RFM Corporation
All-Filipino Cup results
Record6–9
(40%)
Place6th seed
Playoff finishQF (lost to Alaska)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record4–6
(40%)
Place7th seed
Playoff finishQF (lost to Sta.Lucia)
Governor's Cup results
Record2–7
(22.2%)
PlaceN/A
Playoff finishN/A
Pop Cola Panthers seasons
← 1999
2001 →

Draft picks

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Main article: 2000 PBA Draft

Transactions

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Players Added

Via Draft

  • Mark Steven Victoria

Via Free Agency

Via Trade

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

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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.[1] Chot's brother Mike was also added as video coordinator assistant coach.[2]

Roster

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2000 Pop Cola Panthers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
F 2   Peek, Ali 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Saint Mary's
G 4   Arboleda, Wynne 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) MLQU
G 5   Gomez, Roehl 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Cebu
F 6   Locsin, Noli 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) De La Salle
G   Reyes, Billy 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) UST
G 10   Ordonio, Jon 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Master's
F 11   Asaytono, Nelson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Manila
F 16   Ballesteros, Estong 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) UST
F 19   Victoria, Marc 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Far Eastern
F 22   Fernandez, Henry 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Visayas
G 33   Lastimosa, Jojo 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) USJ–R
G 34   Antonio, William 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Chaminade
C 35   Realubit, Zaldy (M) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) USJ–R
F 30   Thomas, Carl (C) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) College of Charleston
G 3   Ellis, Harold (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Morehouse
G/F 7   Green, Sean (G) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Iona
F 32   McCullough, Cedric (G) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Northern Iowa
G   Vann, Bryatt (G) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Oklahoma
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (C) Commissioner's Cup import
  • (G) Governor's Cup import
  • *(M) Moved to Tanduay
  •   Injured


Eliminations (Won games)

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DATE OPPONENT SCORE VENUE (Location)
March 3 Brgy.Ginebra 58-56 Philsports Arena
March 8 Purefoods 76-75 [3] Araneta Coliseum
April 5 Tanduay 63-55 [4] 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 [5] Ynares Center
October 1 Shell 97-78 [6] Ynares Center
October 11 Purefoods 92-84 Philsports Arena

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

References

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  1. ^ "Pop takes Chot". Manila Standard.
  2. ^ Henson, Joaquin M. (April 26, 2000). "Pop Cola's new look". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
  3. ^ "Pop Cola edges Purefoods". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
  4. ^ "Pop shocks Tanduay". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
  5. ^ "Sunkist continues rise". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
  6. ^ "Pop Cola trims Shell". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
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