2000 PBA All-Star Weekend
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| Date | August 13, 2000 | ||||
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| Venue | San Agustin Gym, Iloilo City | ||||
| Network | PBA on Vintage Sports | ||||
The 2000 PBA All-Star Game is the annual All-Star Weekend of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The first out-of-town All-Star game was held on August 13, 2000 at the San Agustin Gym in Iloilo City.
PBA All-Stars vs ABC Selection
[edit ]A week before the PBA Annual All-Star game, an exhibition match took place on August 6 at the Philsports Arena, featuring a PBA selection going up against the Asia's finest, some of the best players in the Asian Basketball Confederation.[1] The PBA All-Stars won easily, 101-81.[2] Johnny Abarrientos was voted MVP of the ABC-PBA All-Star Extravaganza.
Rosters
[edit ]PBA All-Stars:
- Johnny Abarrientos
- Marlou Aquino
- Noy Castillo
- Kenneth Duremdes
- Rudy Hatfield
- Bong Hawkins
- Danny Ildefonso
- Eric Menk
- Alvin Patrimonio
- Rodney Santos
- Andy Seigle
- Danny Seigle
- Coach: Tim Cone
ABC Selection:
- Rommel Adducul (From Manila Metrostars in the MBA)
- Gong Xiaobin (China)
- Zhu Dong (China)
- Cheng Chi Lung (Taiwan)
- Eli McHantaf (Lebanon)
- Fadi El Khatib (Lebanon)
- Mohamed Islau-Ud-Din (India)
- R.S. Robinson (India)
- Osamah Mubarak (Kuwait)
- Lo Shin Liang (Taiwan)
- Makoto Hasegawa (Japan)
- Ali Al-Maghrabi (Saudi Arabia)
- Coach: Ghassan Sarkis (Lebanon)
Game
[edit ]PBA-ABC Side Attraction
[edit ]- Slam Dunk Competition: Mobiline's Don Camaso won over Indian R.S Robinson in the finals, 45-43.
- Buzzerbeater event: Edward Naron of Brgy.Ginebra scored on a lay-up in the finals to outshoot Mobiline's Patrick Fran and Purefoods' Jessie Cabanayan.
- Three-Point Shootout: Purefoods guard Boyet Fernandez edged out Chinese-Taipei's Lo Shin Liang, 21-19, in the finals.
- Two-Ball Competition: Mobiline's Victor Pablo and Gherome Ejercito prevailed by scoring 64 points in the finals against the 39 points of the Purefoods tandem of Rey Evangelista and Rommel Daep.
All-Star Game
[edit ]Rosters
[edit ]Veterans:
- Marlou Aquino (Sta.Lucia)
- Jeffrey Cariaso (Tanduay)
- Kenneth Duremdes (Alaska)
- Vergel Meneses (Brgy.Ginebra)
- Benjie Paras (Shell)
- Alvin Patrimonio (Purefoods)
- Olsen Racela (San Miguel)
- Rodney Santos (Alaska)
- Coach: Alfrancis Chua (Tanduay)
Rookies-Sophomores-Juniors:
- Gherome Ejercito (Mobiline)
- Davonn Harp (Red Bull)
- Rudy Hatfield (Tanduay)
- Dondon Hontiveros (Tanduay)
- Danny Ildefonso (San Miguel)
- Eric Menk (Tanduay)
- Ali Peek (Sunkist)
- Mark Telan (Shell)
- Jimwell Torion (Red Bull)
- Coach:
Game
[edit ]The Veterans unleashed an unbelievable 25-0 run in the last eight minutes to turn back the RSJ squad, 93-78.[3] Vergel Meneses was named the MVP of the All-Star Game, his third MVP award in the mid-season spectacle.
References
[edit ]- ^ "PBA's finest battle Asia's best". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
- ^ "PBA stars rip ABC 5". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
- ^ "Veterans stun RSJ". Philippine Daily Inquirer.