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.
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. 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 Aces Marcus Liberty 2 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 Milton Henderson 1 Pop Cola Panthers Carl Thomas 3 Harold Ellis 7 Purefoods TJ Hotdogs Julius Nwosu 9 Joe Stephens* 1 San Miguel Beermen Stephen Howard 18 Shell Turbo Chargers John Best 9 Sta. Lucia Realtors Ansu Sesay 19 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
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 PBA.ph