2000 San Miguel Beermen season

2000 San Miguel Beermen season
Head coach	Jong Uichico
Owner(s)	San Miguel Corporation
All-Filipino Cup results Record 12–8 (.600) Place 4th Playoff finish Semifinals Commissioner's Cup results Record 15–3 (.833) Place 1st Playoff finish Finals Governors Cup results Record 13–7 (.650) Place 1st Playoff finish Finals Stats @ PBA-Online.net San Miguel Beermen seasons 1999 2001

The 2000 San Miguel Beermen season was the 26th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Nationality	College
1	7	June Carmona	Philippines	UPHSD
3	24	Jojo Castillo	Philippines

Awards

• In his third year as a pro, Danny Ildefonso, who won Rookie of the Year Honors in 1998, bag the Most Valuable Player (MVP) trophy.
• Two other beermen; sophomore Danny Seigle and guard Olsen Racela made it to the Mythical five selection.

Championships

The San Miguel Beermen won their 14th PBA title in the Commissioner's Cup, defeating first-time finalist Sta.Lucia Realtors, 4 games to 1, the Beermen overtakes the famed Crispa Redmanizers as the league's winningest ballclub.

In the Governor's Cup, the San Miguel Beermen claim their 15th crown at the expense of Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs, 4 games to 1, as the Beermen retains the two championships they won last year.

Roster

San Miguel Beermen roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From G 1 Victoria, Emmanuel 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) San Beda College C 3 Belasco, Nic 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Notre Dame College C 5 Padilla, Ronilo 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) University of Cebu F 7 Mustre, Michael 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Letran College F/C 10 Ildefonso, Danny 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) National University F 15 Lago, Dwight 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) De La Salle G 17 Racela, Olsen 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Ateneo de Manila F 18 Dela Cruz, Arturo 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) San Sebastian College F 25 Abuda, Freddie 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) University of Cebu F 32 Duat, Robert 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Menlo College F 42 Seigle, Danny 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Wagner College F/C 44 Carmona, June 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) UPHSD F 21 Howard, Stephen (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) DePaul University G 6 Strothers, Lamont (G) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Christopher Newport	Head coach Jong Uichico Assistant coach(es) Siot Tanquingcen Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended (C) Commissioner's Cup import (G) Governor's Cup import Injured

Elimination round

Games won

DATE	OPPONENT	SCORE	TOP SCORER	VENUE (Location)
March 1	Alaska	81-80 [1]	Danny Seigle (31)	Philsports Arena
March 4	Mobiline	77-62	Danny Seigle (32)	Iloilo City
March 8	Brgy.Ginebra	74-58		Araneta Coliseum
March 12	Shell	86-78	Danny Ildefonso (27)	Araneta Coliseum
March 19	Tanduay	76-67 [2]	Danny Seigle (26)	Araneta Coliseum
March 24	Pop Cola	87-84		Philsports Arena
March 29	Red Bull	71-68 [3]	Danny Seigle (36)	Philsports Arena
April 1	Purefoods	73-65	Olsen Racela (21)	Cagayan de Oro
April 14	Sta.Lucia	86-52 [4]	Danny Seigle (20)	Philsports Arena
April 26	Alaska	89-81		Philsports Arena
June 23	Brgy.Ginebra	93-81		Philsports Arena
June 28	Sunkist	82-72	Stephen Howard (34)	Philsports Arena
July 8	Mobiline	87-85	Stephen Howard (32)	Ynares Center
July 12	Alaska	88-72		Araneta Coliseum
July 14	Shell	85-68		Philsports Arena
July 19	Purefoods	85-63 [5]	Stephen Howard (28)	Philsports Arena
July 30	Red Bull	87-83		Araneta Coliseum
October 4	Brgy.Ginebra	94-72		Philsports Arena
October 25	Shell	86-50		Philsports Arena
October 29	Pop Cola	95-84		Araneta Coliseum
November 17	Sta.Lucia	80-79		Ynares Center

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

References

1. Abuda lifts SMB past Alaska
2. SMB trips Tanduay
3. SMB struggles to nip Red Bull
4. Seigle sizzles as Beermen rout Realtors
5. Beermen dump Hotdogs