The 2000 Alaska Milkmen season was the 15th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). It changed its name to Alaska Aces in the Governors' Cup.
Draft picks
Transactions Players Added Via Draft Glen Peter Yap Via Free Agency Dino Aldeguer (Pick by Purefoods TJ Hotdogs in the rookie draft) Via Trade Bryan Gahol (From Shell Turbo Chargers in exchange for Brixter Encarnacion)Players Lost Via Free Agency Braulio Lim (To Purefoods TJ Hotdogs) Via Trade Jojo Lastimosa (To Pop Cola Panthers) Roehl Gomez (To Pop Cola Panthers) Alaska acquired Brixter Encarnacion and Ruel Buenaventura from Pop Cola in a trade with Lastimosa and Gomez Buenaventura was shipped to newcomer Batang Red Bull for a future second round pick
Championship The Alaska Milkmen won the All-Filipino Cup title with a 4-1 series win over the Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs. This was the third All-Filipino crown for Alaska in the last five seasons and winning every two years, first in 1996 and then in 1998.
Roster
Eliminations (Won games) DATE OPPONENT SCORE VENUE (Location) February 25 Shell 67-64 Philsports Arena March 12 Pop Cola 89-71 Araneta Coliseum March 22 Purefoods 88-67 Philsports Arena March 25 Shell 76-66 Ynares Center March 31 Mobiline 91-76 Philsports Arena April 2 Red Bull 91-73 Araneta Coliseum April 8 Sta.Lucia 67-60 General Santos City April 19 Brgy.Ginebra 81-75 Araneta Coliseum April 30 Sta.Lucia 75-69 Araneta Coliseum May 5 Pop Cola 81-71 Philsports Arena July 2 Sunkist 90-82 Araneta Coliseum July 8 Shell 99-98 OT Ynares Center July 16 Sta.Lucia 91-84 Araneta Coliseum July 23 Mobiline 91-85 Araneta Coliseum August 4 Red Bull 108-100 Philsports Arena October 6 Tanduay 93-86 Philsports Arena October 15 San Miguel 97-81 Araneta Coliseum October 20 Pop Cola 101-86 Araneta Coliseum October 28 Brgy.Ginebra 93-79 Dagupan City November 12 Sta.Lucia 87-80 Araneta Coliseum
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