2000 Mobiline Phone Pals season explained

Pbayear:2000
Team:Mobiline Phone Pals
Coach:Eric Altamirano (Until June 2, 2000)[1]
Louie Alas[2]
1C-Name:All-Filipino
1C-Wins:5
1C-Losses:10
1C-Place:7th seed
1C-Playoffs:Quarterfinals (lost to San Miguel)
2C-Name:Commissioner's Cup
2C-Wins:4
2C-Losses:6
2C-Place:6th seed
2C-Playoffs:Quarterfinals (lost to Tanduay)
3C-Name:Governors' Cup
3C-Wins:9
3C-Losses:7
3C-Place:1st seed
3C-Playoffs:Semifinals (lost to Purefoods TJ, 3 - 1)
Owners:Pilipino Telephone Corporation
Manager:Debbie Tan
Pol Team:3
Prevseason:1999
Nextseason:2001

The 2000 Mobiline Phone Pals season was the 11th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) and fourth season under the banner Mobiline.

Draft picks

See main article: 2000 PBA Draft.

Transactions

Players Added
Via Free Agency

Via Trade

Players Lost
Via Expansion Draft

Via Trade

Occurrences

Midway through the All-Filipino Cup Finals, coach Eric Altamirano, along with assistants Ryan Gregorio and Frankie Lim, were sacked by Mobiline following a poor start. They were replaced by Louie Alas and assistants Aric del Rosario and Ariel Vanguardia.

Fil-Tongan Asi Taulava was ordered to be deported by the Bureau of Immigration for failure to provide sufficient evidence regarding his citizenship issue and his fate was decided on March 29. [4]

Eliminations (Won games)

DATEOPPONENTSCOREVENUE (Location)
March 10Sta.Lucia94-62Philsports Arena
March 15 Red Bull89-81Philsports Arena
March 19 Pop Cola113-76Araneta Coliseum
April 7 San Miguel79-64 Philsports Arena
May 3 Shell79-47 [5] Philsports Arena
June 23 Sunkist85-76 [6] Philsports Arena
July 5Brgy.Ginebra83-80Philsports Arena
July 12 Tanduay85-79 [7] Araneta Coliseum
July 16 Red Bull83-77Araneta Coliseum
October 8 San Miguel93-82Araneta Coliseum
October 14 Pop Cola95-73Legaspi City
October 18 Red BullYnares Center
October 22Purefoods89-84Araneta Coliseum
October 29 Shell99-93Araneta Coliseum
November 10Tanduay95-86Philsports Arena
November 17 Alaska83-76 [8] Ynares Center

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Villar . Joey . Beltran . Nelson . Alas: I have to give up RP team stint to coach Mobiline . 2022-06-17 . Philstar.com.
  2. Web site: Mobiline offers Alas P10-M pact . 2022-06-17 . Philstar.com.
  3. News: Pablo gets P28.2m from Mobiline. Manila Standard.
  4. News: Mobiline prepared to lose Asi. Manila Standard.
  5. News: Mobiline routs Shell sans Asi. Philippine Daily Inquirer.
  6. News: Mobiline rips Sunkist. Philippine Daily Inquirer.
  7. News: Mobiline humbles Tanduay. Philippine Daily Inquirer.
  8. News: Phone Pals, top quarterfinalist. Philippine Daily Inquirer.