2000 Pop Cola 800s season

2000 Pop Cola Panthers season
Head coach Chot Reyes
Owner(s) RFM Corporation
All-Filipino Cup results
Record 6–9
(.400)
Place N/A
Playoff finish N/A
Commissioner's Cup results
Record 4–6
(.400)
Place N/A
Playoff finish N/A
Governor's Cup results
Record 2–7
(.222)
Place N/A
Playoff finish N/A
Stats @ PBA-Online.net
Pop Cola Panthers seasons

The 2000 Pop Cola 800s season was the 11th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Known as Sunkist Orange Juicers in the Commissioner's Cup and Pop Cola Panthers in the Governor's Cup

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Nationality College
1 2 Mark Steven Victoria  Philippines FEU
2 11 Allan Gamboa  Philippines State U

Occurrences

Coach Chot Reyes, whose last coaching stint in the PBA was with Sta.Lucia in 1997, was named the new Pop Cola head coach at the start of the season, he replaces Norman Black, who has moved over to Sta.Lucia Realtors. The Pop Cola coaching staff was completed with the hiring of assistant coaches Binky Favis and former MBA mentor Biboy Ravanes. The team's original choice as Reyes' deputy, Aric del Rosario, choose to concentrate on other fields. [1]

Transactions

Players Added

Via Draft

  • Mark Steven Victoria

Via Free Agency

Via Trade

 Players Lost

Via Free Agency

  • Marcelino Morelos
  • Jasper Ocampo

Via Trade

  • Ruel Buenaventura (To Red Bull; originally traded to Alaska)
  • Brixter Encarnacion (To Shell; originally traded to Alaska)
  • Zaldy Realubit (To Tanduay during the Governor's Cup for two second round draft picks)

Roster

Pop Cola Panthers roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#POBNameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY–MM–DD)From
F 2 United States Peek, Ali 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Saint Mary's
G 4 Philippines Arboleda, Wynne 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) MLQU
G 5 Philippines Gomez, Roehl 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) University of Cebu
F 6 Philippines Locsin, Noli 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) De La Salle
G Philippines Reyes, Billy 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) UST
G 10 United States Ordonio, Jon 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Master's College
F 11 Philippines Asaytono, Nelson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) University of Manila
F 16 Philippines Ballesteros, Estong 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) UST
F 19 Philippines Victoria, Marc 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Far Eastern
F 22 Philippines Fernandez, Henry 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) University of Visayas
G 33 Philippines Lastimosa, Jojo 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) San Jose-Recoletos
G 34 United States Antonio, William 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Chaminade
C 35 Philippines Realubit, Zaldy (M) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) San Jose-Recoletos
F 30 United States Thomas, Carl (C) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) College of Charleston
G 3 United States Ellis, Harold (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Morehouse College
G/F 7 United States Green, Sean (G) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Iona College
F 32 United States McCullough, Cedric (G) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) University of Northern Iowa
G United States Vann, Bryatt (G) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) University of Oklahoma
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (C) Commissioner's Cup import
    • (G) Governor's Cup import
    • (M) Moved to Tanduay
  • Injured

Elimination round

Games won

DATE OPPONENT SCORE TOP SCORER VENUE (Location)
March 3 Brgy.Ginebra 58-56 Philsports Arena
March 8 Purefoods 76-75 Jojo Lastimosa (22) [2] Araneta Coliseum
April 5 Tanduay 63-55 Nelson Asaytono (17) [3] Philsports Arena
April 12 Purefoods 88-79 Jojo Lastimosa (19) Philsports Arena
April 15 Red Bull 87-72 San Fernando, Pampanga
April 23 Mobiline 77-75 Araneta Coliseum
July 7 Tanduay 85-84 Harold Ellis (42) Philsports Arena
July 14 Purefoods 94-92 Philsports Arena
July 19 Shell 86-77 Philsports Arena
July 22 Red Bull 90-83 Harold Ellis (35) [4] Ynares Center
October 1 Shell 97-78 Sean Green (36) [5] Ynares Center
October 11 Purefoods 92-84 Philsports Arena

  All-Filipino Cup   Commissioner's Cup   Governor's Cup

References

  1. ↑ "Pop takes Chot". Manila Standard.
  2. ↑ "Pop Cola edges Purefoods". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
  3. ↑ "Pop shocks Tanduay". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
  4. ↑ "Sunkist continues rise". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
  5. ↑ "Pop Cola trims Shell". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
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