2000 PBA All-Star Weekend
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| name = 2000 PBA All-Star Game
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| home = Veterans
| visitor = Rookies-Sophomores-Juniors
| home_total = 93
| visitor_total = 78
| date = August 13, 2000
| arena = San Agustin Gym
| city = Iloilo City
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| network = PBA on Vintage Sports
| previous = 1999
| next = 2001
}}
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.
PBA All-Stars vs ABC Selection
A 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.{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=XlM1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZyUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2528%2C16498685|title=PBA's finest battle Asia's best|work=Philippine Daily Inquirer}} The PBA All-Stars won easily, 101-81.{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=X1M1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZyUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=519%2C17131180|title=PBA stars rip ABC 5|work=Philippine Daily Inquirer}} Johnny Abarrientos was voted MVP of the ABC-PBA All-Star Extravaganza.
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PBA All-Stars:
- Johnny Abarrientos
- Marlou Aquino
- Noy Castillo
- Kenneth Duremdes
- Rudy Hatfield
- Bong Hawkins
- Danny Ildefonso
- Eric Menk
- Alvin Patrimonio
- Rodney Santos
- Andy Seigle
- Danny Seigle
- Coach: Tim Cone
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ABC Selection:
- Rommel Adducul (From Manila Metrostars in the MBA)
- Gong Xiaobin (China)
- Zhu Dong (China)
- Cheng Chi Lung (Taiwan)
- Eli McHantaf (Lebanon)
- Fadi El Khatib (Lebanon)
- Mohamed Islau-Ud-Din (India)
- R.S. Robinson (India)
- Osamah Mubarak (Kuwait)
- Lo Shin Liang (Taiwan)
- Makoto Hasegawa (Japan)
- Ali Al-Maghrabi (Saudi Arabia)
- Coach: Ghassan Sarkis (Lebanon)
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=Game=
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| score1 = 101
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| score2 = 81
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PBA-ABC Side Attraction
- 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
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Veterans:
- Marlou Aquino (Sta.Lucia)
- Jeffrey Cariaso (Tanduay)
- Kenneth Duremdes (Alaska)
- Vergel Meneses (Brgy.Ginebra)
- Benjie Paras (Shell)
- Alvin Patrimonio (Purefoods)
- Olsen Racela (San Miguel)
- Rodney Santos (Alaska)
- Coach: Alfrancis Chua (Tanduay)
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Rookies-Sophomores-Juniors:
- Gherome Ejercito (Mobiline)
- Davonn Harp (Red Bull)
- Rudy Hatfield (Tanduay)
- Dondon Hontiveros (Tanduay)
- Danny Ildefonso (San Miguel)
- Eric Menk (Tanduay)
- Ali Peek (Sunkist)
- Mark Telan (Shell)
- Jimwell Torion (Red Bull)
- Coach:
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=Game=
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| score2 = 78
| team2 = Rookies-Sophomores-Juniors
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The Veterans unleashed an unbelievable 25-0 run in the last eight minutes to turn back the RSJ squad, 93-78.{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZVM1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZyUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3181%2C20093461|title=Veterans stun RSJ|work=Philippine Daily Inquirer}} Vergel Meneses was named the MVP of the All-Star Game, his third MVP award in the mid-season spectacle.
References
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{{2000 PBA season by team}}
{{PBA All-Star Weekend}}