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.

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. 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)

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.

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.