2000 Sta. Lucia Realtors season

The 2000 Sta.Lucia Realtors season was the eighth season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

2000 Sta. Lucia Realtors season
Head coachNorman Black
All-Filipino Cup results
Record7–9
(.438)
Place5th seed
Playoff finishQF (lost to Purefoods)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record11–8
(.579)
Place2nd seed
Playoff finishRunner-up
Governor's Cup results
Record4–6
(.400)
Place7th seed
Playoff finishQF (lost to Red Bull)
Stats @ PBA-Online.net
Sta. Lucia Realtors seasons

Draft picks

Transactions
Players Added

Via Draft

Via Free Agency

  • Angelo David (From the MBA; played for Sta.Lucia in 1997)
  • Anastacio Mendoza (From Mobiline)
  • Chris Tan (Undrafted)
  • Rob Wainwright (From the MBA)

Via Trade

  • Benito Cheng (From Barangay Ginebra Kings)
  • Marlou Aquino (From Barangay Ginebra Kings) [2]
 Players Lost

Via Expansion Draft

Via Trade

  • Aramis Calpito (To Barangay Ginebra Kings)
  • Jun Limpot (To Barangay Ginebra Kings)

Finals stint

Under new head coach Norman Black, who moved from Pop Cola to Sta.Lucia at the beginning of the season, the Realtors played in the PBA championship series for the first time in their eight-year history during the Commissioner's Cup, Sta.Lucia lost to defending champions San Miguel Beermen in five games.

Main article: 2000 PBA Commissioner's Cup Finals

Roster
Sta. Lucia Realtors roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#POBNameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY–MM–DD)From
G 1 Tan, Chris 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) De La Salle
G 4 Santiago, Gerardo 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Mapua
G 5 Magsanoc, Ronnie 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) State U
C 7 Del Rosario, Richard 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) De La Salle
G 8 Mendoza, Paolo 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) State U
G/F 11 Francisco, Gerard 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) UST
C 13 Aquino, Marlou 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Adamson
F 15 Falcasantos, Expedito 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) University of Cebu
F/C 16 Espino, Dennis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) UST
F 17 Orquillas, Michael 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) University of Cebu
F 18 Cheng, Benny 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Mapua
G Mendoza, Anastacio 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Far Eastern
G 33 Wainwright, Rob 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Solano College
C 38 David, Angelo 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Far Eastern
F 2 Sesay, Ansu (C) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) University of Mississippi
G/F 3 Temple, Joe (G) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) University of San Diego
G/F Fontaine, Isaac (G) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Washington State
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
  • Injured

Elimination round

Games won
DATE OPPONENT SCORE TOP SCORER VENUE (Location)
February 23 Pop Cola 83-73 Marlou Aquino (17) [3] Philsports Arena
February 27 Red Bull 89-90 OT * Araneta Coliseum
March 5 Shell 80-75 Araneta Coliseum
March 18 Red Bull * Davao City
March 24 Brgy.Ginebra 67-54 Dennis Espino (15) Philsports Arena
April 16 Mobiline 88-84 Marlou Aquino (24) [4] Araneta Coliseum
June 25 Shell 94-83 Ansu Sesay (29) [5] Araneta Coliseum
July 1 Mobiline 94-68 Ansu Sesay (30) Lipa City, Batangas
July 7 Red Bull 89-88 Philsports Arena
July 22 San Miguel 75-69 Ynares Center
July 26 Sunkist 75-70 Philsports Arena
August 2 Tanduay 79-76 Philsports Arena
October 4 Mobiline 80-77 Philsports Arena
October 8 Brgy.Ginebra 99-93 Araneta Coliseum
October 20 Shell 82-69 Joe Temple (19) [6] Araneta Coliseum
November 19 Pop Cola 105-86 Araneta Coliseum

(*) loss was reversed and change to a win

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

References
  1. "Mendoza inks P8-M deal with SLR". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
  2. "Aquino-Limpot swap inked". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
  3. "Sta.Lucia spanks Pop Cola". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
  4. "Espino, Aquino power Sta.Lucia past Mobiline". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
  5. "New import powers Sta.Lucia past Shell". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
  6. "Realtors dump Shell, share Governors lead". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
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