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
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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 Aces	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 Turbo Chargers	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 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 Aces	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 Panthers	2	7	.222	5
10	Shell Turbo Chargers	1	8	.111	6

Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

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

Bracket

	Quarterfinals (Top 4 twice-to-beat)						Semifinals (Best-of-5)					Finals (Best-of-7)
	1	Mobiline	81	100
	8	Brgy. Ginebra	84	86
							1	Mobiline	1
							4	Purefoods	3
	4	Purefoods	80	88
	5	Alaska	91	69
												4	Purefoods	1
												6	San Miguel	4
	2	Red Bull		91
	7	Sta. Lucia		87
							2	Red Bull	1			Third place playoff
							6	San Miguel	3
	3	Tanduay	89	83
												1	Mobiline	89
	6	San Miguel	100	90
												2	Red Bull	98

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Quarterfinals

(1) Mobiline vs. (8) Barangay Ginebra

VTV

November 22

recap

Mobiline Phone Pals 81, Barangay Ginebra Kings 84

Philsports Arena, Pasig

VTV

November 26

Mobiline Phone Pals 100, Barangay Ginebra Kings 86

Mobiline wins series in two games

Ynares Center, Antipolo

(2) Red Bull vs. (7) Sta. Lucia

VTV

November 24

recap

Batang Red Bull Thunder 91, Sta. Lucia Realtors 87

Red Bull wins series in one game

Philsports Arena, Pasig

(3) Tanduay vs. (6) San Miguel

VTV

November 24

Tanduay Rhum Masters 89, San Miguel Beermen 100

Philsports Arena, Pasig

VTV

November 29

recap

Tanduay Rhum Masters 83, San Miguel Beermen 90

San Miguel wins series in two games

Philsports Arena, Pasig

(4) Purefoods vs. (5) Alaska

VTV

November 22

Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 80, Alaska Aces 91

Philsports Arena, Pasig

VTV

November 26

recap

Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 88, Alaska Aces 69

Purefoods wins series in two games

Ynares Center, Antipolo

Semifinals

(1) Mobiline vs. (4) Purefoods

VTV

December 1

recap

Mobiline Phone Pals 69, Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 93

Ynares Center, Antipolo

VTV

December 3

Mobiline Phone Pals 102, Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 92

Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

VTV

December 6

recap

Mobiline Phone Pals 97, Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 110

Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

VTV

December 8

Mobiline Phone Pals 90, Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 100

Purefoods wins series, 3–1

Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

(2) Red Bull vs. (6) San Miguel

VTV

December 1

Batang Red Bull Thunder 97, San Miguel Beermen 100

Ynares Center, Antipolo

VTV

December 3

recap

Batang Red Bull Thunder 68, San Miguel Beermen 82

Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

VTV

December 6

Batang Red Bull Thunder 98, San Miguel Beermen 84

Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

VTV

December 8

recap

Batang Red Bull Thunder 87, San Miguel Beermen 93

San Miguel wins series, 3–1

Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

Third place playoff

VTV

December 10

Mobiline Phone Pals 89, Batang Red Bull Thunder 98

Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

Finals

Main article: 2000 PBA Governors' Cup finals

VTV

December 10

Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 79, San Miguel Beermen 85

Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

VTV

December 13

Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 76, San Miguel Beermen 79

Philsports Arena, Pasig

VTV

December 15

Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 101, San Miguel Beermen 105 (2OT)

Philsports Arena, Pasig

VTV

December 17

Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 107, San Miguel Beermen 95

Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

VTV

December 20

Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 88, San Miguel Beermen 96

San Miguel wins series, 4–1

Philsports Arena, Pasig