2000 Mobiline Phone Pals season

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

2000 Mobiline Phone Pals season
Head coach	Eric Altamirano Louie Alas
Owner(s)	Pilipino Telephone Corporation
All-Filipino Cup results
Record	5–10 (.333)
Place	7th seed
Playoff finish	QF (lost to SMB)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record	4–6 (.400)
Place	6th seed
Playoff finish	QF (lost to Tanduay)
Governors Cup results
Record	9–7 (.563)
Place	1st seed
Playoff finish	Semis (lost to Purefoods, 3–1)
Mobiline Phone Pals seasons

Draft picks

Transactions

Players Added Via Free Agency Celedon Camaso (From the Manila Metrostars of the MBA) Gherome Ejercito (From the San Juan Knights of the MBA) Gido Babilonia (From the MBA) Bong Ravena (From the MBA; signed in March 2000) Via Trade Victor Pablo (From Shell for newly acquired Mark Telan) [1]

Players Lost Via Expansion Draft Glenn Capacio (Taken by Red Bull) Via Trade Jeffrey Cariaso (To Tanduay for Mark Telan and a future first round pick) Bryan Gahol (To Shell; part of Telan-Pablo deal)

Occurrences

Midway through the All-Filipino Cup eliminations, 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 Paul 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. [2]

Roster

Mobiline Phone Pals roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. G 1 Ravena, Bong 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) UE C 5 Babilonia, Gido 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) UST G 8 Solis, Al 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) University of Visayas G 9 Ejercito, Gherome 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Adamson G/F 12 Francisco, Jose 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Far Eastern F 14 Reyes, Enrique 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Ateneo de Manila G 17 Fran, Patrick 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) UST F 20 Camaso, Don 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Metro Manila College F 29 Angeles, Josel 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Lyceum F 33 Pablo, Victor 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Far Eastern F/C 44 Codinera, Jerry 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) UE C 55 Taulava, Asi 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) BYU-Hawaii F/C 81 Cui, Gabby 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Ateneo de Manila F 25 Strong, Carlos (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Boston University F Henderson, Milton (C) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) University of California F 31 Bernard, Todd (G) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fresno State University	Head coach Louie Alas Assistant coach(es) Aric del Rosario Ariel Vanguardia Legend (C) Team captain (C) Commissioner's Cup Import (G) Governor's Cup Import Injured

Elimination round

Games won

DATE	OPPONENT	SCORE	TOP SCORER	VENUE (Location)
March 10	Sta.Lucia	94-62		Philsports Arena
March 15	Red Bull	89-81	Asi Taulava (19)	Philsports Arena
March 19	Pop Cola	113-76		Araneta Coliseum
April 7	San Miguel	79-64		Philsports Arena
May 3	Shell	79-47	Don Camaso (17) [3]	Philsports Arena
June 23	Sunkist	85-76	Carlos Strong (36) [4]	Philsports Arena
July 5	Brgy.Ginebra	83-80		Philsports Arena
July 12	Tanduay	85-79	Jerry Codinera (21) [5]	Araneta Coliseum
July 16	Red Bull	83-77		Araneta Coliseum
October 8	San Miguel	93-82	Todd Bernard (26)	Araneta Coliseum
October 14	Pop Cola	95-73		Legaspi City
October 18	Red Bull			Ynares Center
October 22	Purefoods	89-84		Araneta Coliseum
October 29	Shell	99-93		Araneta Coliseum
November 10	Tanduay	95-86		Philsports Arena
November 17	Alaska	83-76	Todd Bernard (21) [6]	Ynares Center

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

References

1. "Pablo gets P28.2m from Mobiline". Manila Standard.
2. "Mobiline prepared to lose Asi". Manila Standard.
3. "Mobiline routs Shell sans Asi". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
4. "Mobiline rips Sunkist". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
5. "Mobiline humbles Tanduay". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
6. "Phone Pals, top quarterfinalist". Philippine Daily Inquirer.