2000 Pop Cola 800s season

The 2000 Pop Cola 800s season was the 11th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Known as Sunkist Orange Juicers in the Commissioner's Cup and Pop Cola Panthers in the Governor's Cup

2000 Pop Cola Panthers season
Head coach	Chot Reyes
Owner(s)	RFM Corporation
All-Filipino Cup results
Record	6–9 (.400)
Place	6th seed
Playoff finish	QF (lost to Alaska)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record	4–6 (.400)
Place	7th seed
Playoff finish	QF (lost to Sta.Lucia)
Governor's Cup results
Record	2–7 (.222)
Place	N/A
Playoff finish	N/A
Pop Cola Panthers seasons

Draft picks

Transactions

Players Added Via Draft Mark Steven Victoria Via Free Agency Wynne Arboleda (From the MBA) Estong Ballesteros (From the MBA) Billy Reyes Via Trade Jojo Lastimosa (From Alaska) Roehl Gomez (From Alaska)

Players Lost Via Free Agency Marcelino Morelos Jasper Ocampo Via Trade Ruel Buenaventura (To Red Bull; originally traded to Alaska) Brixter Encarnacion (To Shell; originally traded to Alaska) Zaldy Realubit (To Tanduay during the Governor's Cup for two second round draft picks)

Occurrences

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]

Roster

Pop Cola 800 roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. F 2 Peek, Ali 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Saint Mary's G 4 Arboleda, Wynne 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) MLQU G 5 Gomez, Roehl 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) University of Cebu F 6 Locsin, Noli 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) De La Salle G Reyes, Billy 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) UST G 10 Ordonio, Jon 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Master's College F 11 Asaytono, Nelson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) University of Manila F 16 Ballesteros, Estong 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) UST F 19 Victoria, Marc 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Far Eastern F 22 Fernandez, Henry 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) University of Visayas G 33 Lastimosa, Jojo 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) San Jose-Recoletos G 34 Antonio, William 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Chaminade C 35 Realubit, Zaldy (M) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) San Jose-Recoletos F 30 Thomas, Carl (C) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) College of Charleston G 3 Ellis, Harold (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Morehouse College G/F 7 Green, Sean (G) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Iona College F 32 McCullough, Cedric (G) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) University of Northern Iowa G Vann, Bryatt (G) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) University of Oklahoma	Head coach Chot Reyes Assistant coach(es) Binky Favis Biboy Ravanes Legend (C) Team captain (C) Commissioner's Cup import (G) Governor's Cup import (M) Moved to Tanduay Injured

Elimination round

Games won

DATE	OPPONENT	SCORE	TOP SCORER	VENUE (Location)
March 3	Brgy.Ginebra	58-56		Philsports Arena
March 8	Purefoods	76-75	Jojo Lastimosa (22) [2]	Araneta Coliseum
April 5	Tanduay	63-55	Nelson Asaytono (17) [3]	Philsports Arena
April 12	Purefoods	88-79	Jojo Lastimosa (19)	Philsports Arena
April 15	Red Bull	87-72		San Fernando, Pampanga
April 23	Mobiline	77-75		Araneta Coliseum
July 7	Tanduay	85-84	Harold Ellis (42)	Philsports Arena
July 14	Purefoods	94-92		Philsports Arena
July 19	Shell	86-77		Philsports Arena
July 22	Red Bull	90-83	Harold Ellis (35) [4]	Ynares Center
October 1	Shell	97-78	Sean Green (36) [5]	Ynares Center
October 11	Purefoods	92-84		Philsports Arena

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

References

1. "Pop takes Chot". Manila Standard.
2. "Pop Cola edges Purefoods". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
3. "Pop shocks Tanduay". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
4. "Sunkist continues rise". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
5. "Pop Cola trims Shell". Philippine Daily Inquirer.