2000 PBA All-Star Weekend

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. The PBA All-Stars won easily, 101-81. Johnny Abarrientos was voted MVP of the ABC-PBA All-Star Extravaganza. Rosters 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 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) Game ==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 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) 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: Game The Veterans unleashed an unbelievable 25-0 run in the last eight minutes to turn back the RSJ squad, 93-78. Vergel Meneses was named the MVP of the All-Star Game, his third MVP award in the mid-season spectacle. ==References==