2000 Pop Cola 800s season

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

2000 Pop Cola Panthers season
Head coachChot Reyes
Owner(s)RFM Corporation
All-Filipino Cup results
Record6–9
(.400)
Place6th seed
Playoff finishQF (lost to Alaska)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record4–6
(.400)
Place7th seed
Playoff finishQF (lost to Sta.Lucia)
Governor's Cup results
Record2–7
(.222)
PlaceN/A
Playoff finishN/A
Stats @ PBA-Online.net
Pop Cola Panthers seasons

Draft picks

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)

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]

Roster
Pop Cola 800 roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.
F 2 Peek, Ali 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Saint Mary's
G 4 Arboleda, Wynne 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) MLQU
G 5 Gomez, Roehl 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) University of Cebu
F 6 Locsin, Noli 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) De La Salle
G Reyes, Billy 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) UST
G 10 Ordonio, Jon 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Master's College
F 11 Asaytono, Nelson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) University of Manila
F 16 Ballesteros, Estong 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) UST
F 19 Victoria, Marc 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Far Eastern
F 22 Fernandez, Henry 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) University of Visayas
G 33 Lastimosa, Jojo 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) San Jose-Recoletos
G 34 Antonio, William 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Chaminade
C 35 Realubit, Zaldy (M) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) San Jose-Recoletos
F 30 Thomas, Carl (C) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) College of Charleston
G 3 Ellis, Harold (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Morehouse College
G/F 7 Green, Sean (G) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Iona College
F 32 McCullough, Cedric (G) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) University of Northern Iowa
G Vann, Bryatt (G) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) University of Oklahoma
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (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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