| 1999–2000 PBL season | |
| Year: | 1999–2000 |
| Duration: | March 13, 1999 – January 31, 2000 |
| No Of Teams: | 9 + 2 |
| Tv: | VTV (IBC) |
| Mvp: | Don Allado Paolo Mendoza |
| Conf1: | 1st Yakult-PBL Challenge Cup |
| Conf1 Link: | 1999 PBL Challenge Cup |
| Conf1 Champ: | Welcoat Paints |
| Conf1 Runner-Up: | Red Bull |
| Conf2: | 2nd Yakult-PBL Challenge Cup |
| Conf2 Link: | 1999-2000 PBL Challenge Cup |
| Conf2 Champ: | Welcoat Paints |
| Conf2 Runner-Up: | ANA Water Dispenser |
| Nextseason Year: | 2000-01 |
The 1999–2000 season of the Philippine Basketball League (PBL).
| width=15px bgcolor="#98fb98" | Qualified for finals |
| width=15 |
| width=200 | Teams! | width=20 | W! | width=20 | L! | width=35 | PCT! | width=25 | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | 7 | .681 | -- | |||||||
| 2 | 15 | 7 | .681 | -- | |||||||
| 3 | 15 | 7 | .681 | -- | |||||||
| 4 | 12 | 10 | .545 | 3 | |||||||
| 5 | Blu Detergent | 8 | 14 | .363 | 7 |
A torrid third-quarter run and tight defense down the stretch was all it took for Welcoat to win their PBL championship as it held off Red Bull, 80-74, to complete a three-game sweep as the Paint Masters finally stepped out of the shadows of the Asia Brewery franchise Stag Pale Pilsen / Tanduay, which dominated the league the past three years before the latter ascended to the PBA this year. It was coach Junel Baculi's first PBL title since steering Hapee Toothpaste to the Import-Reinforced Conference title in 1996.[1]
The Vis-Min Cup is not part of the PBL's regular conference. The special hoopfest took place starting on July 18 and the Mindanao games were held in Dapitan.[2] Chowking and Blu Detergent fought for the Mindanao championship after finishing at number one and two in a group that includes Hapee Fil-Am, Dapitan Dolphins and PBL member Montaña Jewels.[3]
In the Visayas tournament held in Mandaue, Cebu City, the three non-PBL entries that joined Red Bull and Welcoat are one-time PABL champion Lhuillier Jewelers, Upland Feeds and Team Chicago Bullets.[4]
Chowking beat Blu Detergent for the Mindanao crown.[5] The fastfood kings have captured the overall championship by topping Visayas champion Red Bull, 69-60, to win the special tournament. Chowking coach Leo Austria's charges includes Allen Patrimonio, Christian Nicdao, Joel Co, Roger Yap and Ronald Saracho. The Robert F. Kuan franchise completed a championship sweep of six straight wins.
| width=15px bgcolor="#98fb98" | Qualified for quarterfinals |
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| width=200 | Group A! | width=20 | W! | width=20 | L! | width=35 | PCT! | width=25 | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 2 | .847 | -- | |||||||
| 2 | 8 | 5 | .615 | 3 | |||||||
| 3 | Dazz Dishwashing Gel | 6 | 7 | .461 | 5 | ||||||
| 4 | Boom Laundry Master | 5 | 8 | .384 | 6 | ||||||
| 5 | Kendi Mint | 4 | 9 | .310 | 7 |
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| width=200 | Group B! | width=20 | W! | width=20 | L! | width=35 | PCT! | width=25 | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 3 | .770 | -- | |||||||
| 2 | ANA Water Dispenser | 10 | 3 | .770 | -- | ||||||
| 3 | Blu Detergent Kings | 9 | 4 | .692 | 1 | ||||||
| 4 | Montaña Jewels | 2 | 11 | .153 | 8 | ||||||
| 5 | Chaz Perfume | 0 | 13 | .000 | 10 |
Welcoat and Red Bull meet in a best-of-three semifinals series while the two other winners of the quarterfinals are Ana Water Dispenser and Blu Detergent.[7] Welcoat and Ana prevailed, two games to one, in their respective series to set up a finals showdown.[8]
The Paint Masters recorded their second straight "sweet sweep" with a controversial 58-56 squeaker over hard-fighting Ana Water Dispenser. ANA's Paolo Mendoza hit an off-balance three-point shot with .4 second remaining, which was nullified by the referees, saying the foul was made by Welcoat's Yancy De Ocampo before the shot, the decision of the referees not to count Mendoza's shot was loudly booed by ANA followers, had it been counted will give Ana a hairline 59-58 lead and could have prevented an outright celebration by Welcoat.[9]