2000 Pop Cola 800s season

2000 Pop Cola 800s 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 800s seasons 1999 2001

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.

Draft picks

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

Occurrences

The RFM ballclub named coach Chot Reyes, whose last coaching stint in the PBA was with Sta.Lucia in 1997, as the team's new head coach, replacing Norman Black, who has moved over to Sta.Lucia Realtors.

Transactions

Players Added Via Draft Mark Steven Victoria Via Free Agency Wynne Arboleda (From the MBA) Estong Ballesteros (From the MBA) Billy Reyes Via Trade Jojo Lastimosa (From Alaska Aces) Roehl Gomez (From Alaska Aces)

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
Players	Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From 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) FEU 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 Chot Reyes Assistant coach(es) Binky Favis Biboy Ravanes 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 [1]	Jojo Lastimosa (22)	Araneta Coliseum
April 5	Tanduay	63-55 [2]	Nelson Asaytono (17)	Philsports Arena
April 12	Purefoods	88-79 [3]	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 [4]	Harold Ellis (35)	Ynares Center
October 1	Shell	97-78 [5]	Sean Green (36)	Ynares Center
October 11	Purefoods	92-84		Philsports Arena

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

References

1. Pop Cola edges Purefoods
2. Pop shocks Tanduay
3. Pop Cola downs Purefoods
4. Sunkist continues rise
5. Pop Cola trims Shell