2000 ABC Champions Cup

2000 FIBA Asia Champions Cup
11th Asia Champions Cup
Tournament details
Host nation  Lebanon
Dates 14–21 May
Teams 9
Venues 1 (in 1 host city)
Champions  Lebanon (2nd title)
MVP Lebanon Elie Mechantaf
< 1999
2001 >

The ABC Champions Cup 2000 was the 11th staging of the ABC Champions Cup, the basketball club tournament of Asian Basketball Confederation. The tournament was held in Beirut, Lebanon between May 14 to 21, 2000. The reigning champions Sagesse from the hosts were the first team to successfully defended their title in this annual tournament.

Preliminary round

Group A

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
Lebanon Sagesse 330245189+566
Kuwait Al-Qadsia 321248240+85
Syria Al-Wahda 312198219−214
Iran Zob Ahan Isfahan 303190233−433
May 14
21:15
Sagesse Lebanon 7757 Syria Al-Wahda
May 16
18:00
Al-Wahda Syria 7391 Kuwait Al-Qadsia
May 18
21:15
Al-Qadsia Kuwait 6595 Lebanon Sagesse

Group B

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad 440334230+1048
Bahrain Al-Manama 431292283+97
Qatar Al-Rayyan 422323282+416
Malaysia Petronas 413254308−545
Indonesia Mahaka 404262362−1004
May 14
16:00
Petronas Malaysia 7973 Indonesia Mahaka
May 15
14:00
Mahaka Indonesia 6493 Bahrain Al-Manama
May 15
18:00
Petronas Malaysia 61103 Qatar Al-Rayyan
May 16
14:00
Mahaka Indonesia 57104 Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad
May 17
14:00
Al-Manama Bahrain 6559 Malaysia Petronas
May 18
14:00
Al-Rayyan Qatar 8668 Indonesia Mahaka

Knockout round

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
May 20 – Beirut
 
 
Lebanon Sagesse 71
 
May 21 – Beirut
 
Bahrain Al-Manama 65
 
Lebanon Sagesse 55
 
May 20 – Beirut
 
Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad 52
 
Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad 95
 
 
Kuwait Al-Qadsia 69
 
Third place
 
 
May 21 – Beirut
 
 
Bahrain Al-Manama 92
 
 
Kuwait Al-Qadsia 69

Semifinals

May 20
18:00
Semis
Al-Ittihad Saudi Arabia 9569 Kuwait Al-Qadsia
Scoring by half: 49–33, 46–36
Pts: Ford 34 Pts: Farhan 19
May 20
20:45
Semis
Sagesse Lebanon 7165 Bahrain Al-Manama
Scoring by half: 38–42, 33–23
Pts: Mechantaf 22 Pts: Dortch 19

Finals

May 20
15:15
7th–8th
Zob Ahan Isfahan Iran 8344 Malaysia Petronas
Scoring by half: 44–23, 39–21
Pts: Emdadi 18 Pts: Enoch 23
May 21
15:15
5th–6th
Al-Wahda Syria 7084 Qatar Al-Rayyan
Scoring by half: 39–48, 31–36
Pts: Al-Sharif 32 Pts: Mahmoud 35
May 21
18:00
Bronze
Al-Manama Bahrain 9269 Kuwait Al-Qadsia
Scoring by half: 39–38, 53–31
Pts: Najaf 22 Pts: Farhan 22
May 21
20:45
Gold
Sagesse Lebanon 5552 Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad
Scoring by half: 28–24, 27–28
Pts: El Khatib 19
Rebs: N'Diaye 12
Asts: Mechantaf 3
Pts: Ford 20
Rebs: Al-Maghrabi 10
Asts: Ford 5

Final standings

RankTeamRecord
Lebanon Sagesse5–0
Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad5–1
Bahrain Al-Manama4–2
4 Kuwait Al-Qadsia2–3
5 Qatar Al-Rayyan3–2
6 Syria Al-Wahda1–3
7 Iran Zob Ahan Isfahan1–3
8 Malaysia Petronas1–4
9 Indonesia Mahaka0–4

Awards

  • Most Valuable Player: Lebanon Elie Mechantaf (Sagesse)
  • Most Valuable Coach: Lebanon Ghassan Sarkis (Sagesse)
  • Best Rebounder: Senegal Assane N'Diaye (Sagesse)
  • Best Three Point Shooter: United States Sherell Ford (Al-Ittihad)
  • Best Defender: Lebanon Mohammad Acha (Sagesse)
  • Best Scorer: United States Sherell Ford (Sagesse)
  • Best Sixth Man: Lebanon Bader Makki (Sagesse)
  • Best Sportsmanship: Senegal Assane N'Diaye (Sagesse)
  • Fair Play: Bahrain Al-Manama

References

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