| Pbayear: | 2000 |
| Team: | Pop Cola Panthers |
| Coach: | Chot Reyes |
| 1C-Name: | All-Filipino Cup |
| 1C-Wins: | 6 |
| 1C-Losses: | 9 |
| 1C-Place: | 6th seed |
| 1C-Playoffs: | QF (lost to Alaska) |
| 2C-Name: | Commissioner's Cup |
| 2C-Wins: | 4 |
| 2C-Losses: | 6 |
| 2C-Place: | 7th seed |
| 2C-Playoffs: | QF (lost to Sta.Lucia) |
| 3C-Name: | Governor's Cup |
| 3C-Wins: | 2 |
| 3C-Losses: | 7 |
| 3C-Place: | N/A |
| 3C-Playoffs: | N/A |
| Owners: | RFM Corporation |
| Pol Team: | 3 |
| Prevseason: | 1999 |
| Nextseason: | 2001 |
The 2000 Pop Cola Panthers season was the 11th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Known as Pop Cola 800s in the All-Filipino Cup and Sunkist Orange Juicers in the Commissioner's Cup.
See main article: 2000 PBA Draft.
| Players Added Via Draft
Via Free Agency
Via Trade
| Players Lost Via Free Agency
Via Trade |
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]
| DATE | OPPONENT | SCORE | VENUE (Location) |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 3 | Brgy.Ginebra | 58-56 | Philsports Arena |
| March 8 | Purefoods | 76-75 [2] | Araneta Coliseum |
| April 5 | Tanduay | 63-55 [3] | Philsports Arena |
| April 12 | Purefoods | 88-79 | Philsports Arena |
| April 15 | Red Bull | 87-72 | San Fernando, Pampanga |
| April 23 | Mobiline | 77-75 | Araneta Coliseum |
| July 7 | Tanduay | 85-84 | Philsports Arena |
| July 14 | Purefoods | 94-92 | Philsports Arena |
| July 19 | Shell | 86-77 | Philsports Arena |
| July 22 | Red Bull | 90-83 [4] | Ynares Center |
| October 1 | Shell | 97-78 [5] | Ynares Center |
| October 11 | Purefoods | 92-84 | Philsports Arena |