2000 PBA All-Star Weekend

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.

2000 PBA All-Star Game
Rookies-Sophomores-Juniors Veterans
78 93
DateAugust 13, 2000
VenueSan Agustin Gym, 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. [1] The PBA All-Stars won easily, 101-81. [2] Johnny Abarrientos was voted MVP of the ABC-PBA All-Star Extravaganza.

Rosters

Game
August 6
PBA All-Stars 101, ABC Selection 81

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

Rosters

Game
August 13
Veterans 93, Rookies-Sophomores-Juniors 78
San Agustin Gym, Iloilo City

The Veterans unleashed an unbelievable 25-0 run in the last eight minutes to turn back the RSJ squad, 93-78. [3] Vergel Meneses was named the MVP of the All-Star Game, his third MVP award in the mid-season spectacle.

References
  1. "PBA's finest battle Asia's best". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
  2. "PBA stars rip ABC 5". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
  3. "Veterans stun RSJ". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
Preceded by
1999		 PBA All-Star Weekend
2000		 Succeeded by
2001
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