2000 Tanduay Rhum Masters season

The 2000 Tanduay Rhum Masters season was the second season of the franchise (under a new owner) in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

2000 Tanduay Rhum Masters season
Head coach	Alfrancis Chua
Owner(s)	Lucio "Bong" Tan, Jr.
All-Filipino Cup results
Record	15–5 (75%)
Place	1st seed
Playoff finish	Semis (lost to Purefoods)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record	7–8 (46.7%)
Place	3rd seed
Playoff finish	Semis (lost to Sta. Lucia)
Governor's Cup results
Record	6–5 (54.5%)
Place	3rd seed
Playoff finish	QF (lost to SMB)
Tanduay Rhum Masters seasons

Draft picks

Main article: 2000 PBA Draft

Transactions

Players Added Via Draft Pick Allan Yu Via Free Agency Rudy Hatfield (From the MBA) Dondon Hontiveros (From the MBA) Via Trade Jeffrey Cariaso (From Mobiline Phone Pals; three-team trade) Zaldy Realubit (From Pop Cola during the Governor's Cup for two second round picks)

Players Lost Via Trade Mark Telan (To Shell Velocity)

Occurrences

Tanduay went on to sweep the Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs, 3-0, in their best-of-five semifinal series of the All-Filipino Cup, but the Rhum Masters saw their victories in Games two and three forfeited when they let Fil-Sham Sonny Alvarado play, despite repeated warnings by the PBA because of Alvarado's fake citizenship papers and the ordered deportation by the Bureau of Immigration. The fiasco went to court after Tanduay secured a restraining order from the Makati court, postponing two playing dates. The Rhum Masters finally withdrew their legal challenge and accepted the penalties from the Commissioner's Office assessed on the ballclub. The Rhum Masters are now down 1-2 against Purefoods in their semifinal series and lost their chance for a finals berth following a 71-72 overtime loss to the Hotdogs in Game four.

Roster

Tanduay Rhum Masters roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From G 1 Webb, Jason 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) De La Salle F 6 Yu, Allan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) MLQU G 7 Hontiveros, Dondon 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Cebu G 9 Rubi, Jomer 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) UPHSD F 11 Jose, Bobby 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) UST F/C 15 Alvarado, Sonny 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Texas G 16 Bughao, Derrick 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Visayas F 20 Gallent, Jorge 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Far Eastern G/F 22 Gayoso, Jayvee 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Ateneo G 25 Jarencio, Pido 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) UST G 28 Cariaso, Jeffrey 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sonoma State F/C 30 Menk, Eric 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Lake Superior State C 33 Cantonjos, Chris 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) UST F 34 Hatfield, Rudy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) UM–Dearborn C 35 Realubit, Zaldy (A) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) USJ–R F 24 Clark, Joe Ira (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Texas G/F 3 Bell, Maurice (G) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Louisiana–Monroe	Head coach Alfrancis Chua Assistant coach(es) Angelito Esguerra Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended (C) Commissioner's Cup import (G) Governor's Cup import (A) Acquired from Pop Cola Injured

Eliminations (Won games)

DATE	OPPONENT	SCORE	VENUE (Location)
February 23	Mobiline	80-65	Philsports Arena
February 26	Pop Cola	100-72	Dumaguete City
March 1	Shell	86-79	Philsports Arena
March 5	Alaska	82-65	Araneta Coliseum
March 10	Red Bull	106-88	Philsports Arena
March 15	Sta.Lucia	104-76	Philsports Arena
March 26	Brgy.Ginebra	89-72	Araneta Coliseum
March 31	Sta.Lucia	83-70	Philsports Arena
April 15	Brgy.Ginebra	110-79	San Fernando, Pampanga
April 19	San Miguel	84-62	Araneta Coliseum
April 28	Shell	88-81	Philsports Arena
May 3	Purefoods	87-75	Philsports Arena
June 28	Alaska	84-74	Philsports Arena
July 2	San Miguel	64-59	Araneta Coliseum
July 15	Brgy.Ginebra	96-85	Laoag City
July 21	Purefoods	100-82	Philsports Arena
July 23	Shell	85-69	Araneta Coliseum
October 13	Sta.Lucia	87-80	Philsports Arena
October 15	Shell	100-93	Araneta Coliseum
October 22	Brgy.Ginebra	103-96	Araneta Coliseum
October 27	Pop Cola	93-90	Araneta Coliseum
November 15	San Miguel	84-82	Araneta Coliseum
November 19	Purefoods	97-87	Araneta Coliseum

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