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.
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| Date | August 13, 2000 | ||||||||||
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| Venue | San Agustin Gym, Iloilo City | ||||||||||
| Network | PBA on Vintage Sports | ||||||||||
PBA All-Stars vs ABC Selection
editA 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
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PBA All-Stars:
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ABC Selection:
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Game
editPBA-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
editRosters
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Veterans:
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Rookies-Sophomores-Juniors:
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Game
editThe 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.