- 2000 PBA season
Infobox sports season
title =2000 PBA season
logo =Pba2000.jpg
league =Philippine Basketball Association
sport =Basketball
duration =February 20 ,2000 –December ,2000
TV =Viva TV (IBC)
season =Season
MVP =Danny Ildefonso
MVP_link =Philippine Basketball Association Most Valuable Player award
seasonslist = List of PBA seasons
seasonslistnames = PBA
prevseason_link =1999 PBA season
prevseason_year =1999
nextseason_link =2001 PBA season
nextseason_year =2001The 2000 PBA season was the twenty-sixth of the
Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). It was the year when a crackdown of alleged fakeFil-foreign cagers led to deportations ofAsi Taulava and Sonny Alvarado.Eric Menk ,Danny Seigle and Chris Jackson were among those suspended by the league.Champions
* All-Filipino Cup: Alaska Milkmen
* Commissioner's Cup:San Miguel Beermen
* Governor's Cup:San Miguel Beermen * Team with best win-loss percentage: San Miguel (40-18, .690)
ABC-PBA All-Star Game
As celebration to the league's twenty-fifth anniversary, the league and the Asian Basketball Confederation (now
FIBA Asia ) held the ABC-PBA All-Star Game. Controversy ensued when ABC team memberRommel Adducul (who was also playing for theManila Metrostars of theMetropolitan Basketball Association ) had to be late due to his commitments with the Metrostars. Adducul earlier played against the Pasig-Rizal Pirates, a few kilometers away from the ABC-PBA All-Star venue."August 6, 2000 at the
PhilSports Arena "
* PBA All-Stars 101, ABC All-Stars 81Individual awards
* Most Valuable Player:
Danny Ildefonso (San Miguel)
* Rookie of the Year: Davonn Harp (Red Bull)
* Sportsmanship Award: Freddie Abuda (San Miguel)
* Most Improved Player: Mark Telan (Shell)
* Defensive Player of the Year: Freddie Abuda (San Miguel)
* Mythical Five
** Danny Ildefonso (San Miguel)
**Danny Seigle (San Miguel)
** Olsen Racela (San Miguel)
**Alvin Patrimonio (Purefoods)
**Kenneth Duremdes (Alaska)
* Mythical Second Team
** Dindo Pumaren (Purefoods)
** Jeffrey Cariaso (Tanduay)
** Bong Hawkins (Alaska)
** Rudy Hatfield (Tanduay)
** Marlou Aquino (Sta. Lucia)
* All Defensive Team
** Chris Jackson (Shell)
** Freddie Abuda (San Miguel)
** Rey Evangelista (Purefoods)
** Jeffrey Cariaso (Tanduay)
** Dindo Pumaren (Purefoods)Awards given by the PBA Press Corps
* Coach of the Year: Jong Uichico (San Miguel)
* Mr. Quality Minutes: Boybits Victoria (San Miguel)
* Executive of the Year: Buddy Encarnado (Sta. Lucia)
* Comeback Player of the Year: Ato Agustin (Red Bull)
* Referee of the Year: Ernie de LeonPBAseason
year=2000PBA seasons
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