2000 PBA Commissioner's 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.^[1]

2000 PBA Commissioner's Cup
Duration	June 23 – September 15, 2000
TV partner(s)	Viva TV on IBC
Finals
Champions	San Miguel Beermen
Runners-up	Sta. Lucia Realtors
Awards
Best Player	Danny Ildefonso (San Miguel Beermen)
Best Import	Ansu Sesay (Sta. Lucia Realtors)
Finals MVP	Danny Ildefonso (San Miguel Beermen)
PBA Commissioner's Cup chronology
< 1999 2001 >
PBA conference chronology
< 2000 All-Filipino 2000 Governors' >

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	Marcus Liberty	2
Alaska Milkmen	Kirk King	12
Barangay Ginebra Kings	Ryan Fletcher	10
Batang Red Bull Thunder	Thaddeus Delaney	3
	Jack Hartman	5
	Raymond Tutt	1
Mobiline Phone Pals	Carlos Strong	9
Mobiline Phone Pals	Milton Henderson	1
Purefoods TJ Hotdogs	Julius Nwosu	9
Purefoods TJ Hotdogs	Joe Stephens*	1
San Miguel Beermen	Stephen Howard	18
Shell Velocity	John Best	9
Sta. Lucia Realtors	Ansu Sesay	19
Sunkist Orange Juicers	Carl Thomas	3
Sunkist Orange Juicers	Harold Ellis	7
Tanduay Rhum Masters	Ira Clark	15

^{(*) Played only in Purefoods' seventh game in the eliminations until Nwosu returns in their last two games.}

Elimination round

Team standings

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	San Miguel Beermen	7	2	.778	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	Sta. Lucia Realtors	6	3	.667	1
3	Tanduay Rhum Masters	5	4	.556^[a]	2
4	Alaska Milkmen	5	4	.556^[a]	2
5	Purefoods TJ Hotdogs	4	5	.444^[b]	3	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
6	Mobiline Phone Pals	4	5	.444^[b]	3
7	Sunkist Orange Juicers	4	5	.444^[b]	3
8	Barangay Ginebra Kings	4	5	.444^[b]	3
9	Batang Red Bull Thunder	3	6	.333^[c]	4
10	Shell Turbo Chargers	3	6	.333^[c]	4

Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: Tanduay 1–0 Alaska
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Head-to-head differential: Purefoods +22, Mobiline +9, Sunkist −8, Barangay Ginebra −23
^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: Red Bull 1–0 Shell

Bracket


Quarterfinals			Semifinals (Best-of-5)			Finals (Best-of-7)

#1 twice-to-beat

1	San Miguel	90

8	Brgy. Ginebra	89
			1	San Miguel	3
#4 twice-to-beat
			4	Alaska	0
4	Alaska	85

5	Purefoods	82
						1	San Miguel	4
#2 twice-to-beat
						2	Sta. Lucia	1
2	Sta. Lucia	72

7	Sunkist	69
			2	Sta. Lucia	3	Third place playoff
#3 twice-to-beat
			3	Tanduay	1
3	Tanduay	77
						3	Tanduay	71
6	Mobiline	66
						4	Alaska	119

Tanduay Rhum Masters 77, Mobiline Phone Pals 66
Tanduay wins series in one game

Alaska Milkmen 85, Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 82
Alaska wins series in one game

Format

Imports

Elimination round

Team standings

Bracket

Quarterfinals

(1) San Miguel vs. (8) Barangay Ginebra

(2) Sta. Lucia vs. (7) Sunkist

(3) Tanduay vs, (6) Mobiline

(4) Alaska vs. (5) Purefoods

Semifinals

(1) San Miguel vs. (4) Alaska

(2) Sta. Lucia vs. (3) Tanduay

Third place playoff

Finals

References

External links

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