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
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 |  Sean Chambers | 11 |
| Barangay Ginebra Kings | Roy Hammonds | 3 |
| Bryan Green | 8 | |
| Batang Red Bull Thunder | Raymond Tutt | 15 |
| Mobiline Phone Pals | Todd Bernard | 16 |
| Pop Cola Panthers | Sean Green | 7 |
| Cedric McCullough* | 1 | |
| Bryatt Vann | 1 | |
| Purefoods TJ Hotdogs | Derrick Brown | 20 |
| San Miguel Beermen | Lamont Strothers | 20 |
| Shell Velocity | John Morton | 6 |
| James Brewer | 3 | |
| Sta. Lucia Realtors | Joe Temple | 6 |
| Isaac Fontaine | 4 | |
| Tanduay Rhum Masters | 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[lower-alpha 1] | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 2 | Batang Red Bull Thunder | 7 | 2 | .778[lower-alpha 1] | — | |
| 3 | Tanduay Rhum Masters | 6 | 3 | .667 | 1 | |
| 4 | Purefoods TJ Hotdogs | 5 | 4 | .556[lower-alpha 2] | 2 | |
| 5 | Alaska Milkmen | 5 | 4 | .556[lower-alpha 2] | 2 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 6 | San Miguel Beermen | 4 | 5 | .444[lower-alpha 3] | 3 | |
| 7 | Sta. Lucia Realtors | 4 | 5 | .444[lower-alpha 3] | 3 | |
| 8 | Barangay Ginebra Kings | 4 | 5 | .444[lower-alpha 3] | 3 | |
| 9 | Pop Cola 800s | 2 | 7 | .222 | 5 | |
| 10 | Shell Turbo Chargers | 1 | 8 | .111 | 6 |
Notes:
Bracket
| 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
(1) Mobiline vs. (8) Barangay Ginebra
(2) Red Bull vs. (7) Sta. Lucia
(3) Tanduay vs. (6) San Miguel
(4) Purefoods vs. (5) Alaska
Semifinals
(1) Mobiline vs. (4) Purefoods
(2) Red Bull vs. (6) San Miguel
Third-place playoff
Finals
References
External links
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