2000 PBA Governors' Cup

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
< 1999 2001 >
PBA conference chronology
< 2000 Commissioner's 2001 All-Filipino >

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
Barangay Ginebra Kings	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
Shell Velocity	James Brewer	3
Sta. Lucia Realtors	Joe Temple	6
Sta. Lucia Realtors	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 v t e	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:

^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: Mobiline 1–0 Red Bull
^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 Purefoods
^ ^a ^b ^c Head-to-head differential: San Miguel +23, Sta. Lucia +3, Barangay Ginebra −28

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

Mobiline Phone Pals 100, Barangay Ginebra Kings 86
Mobiline wins series in two games

Batang Red Bull Thunder 91, Sta. Lucia Realtors 87
Red Bull wins series in one game

Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 88, Alaska Aces 69
Purefoods wins series in two games

Format

Imports

Elimination round

Team standings

Bracket

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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