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{{Infobox PBA season
| PBAyear = 2000
| team = Tanduay Rhum Masters
| team2 = Tanduay Rhum Masters
| coach = [[Alfrancis Chua]]
<!---1st conference--->
| 1c-name = All-Filipino Cup
| 1c-wins = 15
| 1c-losses = 5
| 1c-place = 1st seed
| 1c-playoffs = Semis (lost to Purefoods)
<!---2nd conference--->
| 2c-name = Commissioner's Cup
| 2c-wins = 7
| 2c-losses = 8
| 2c-place = 3rd seed
| 2c-playoffs = Semis (lost to Sta. Lucia)
<!---3rd conference--->
| 3c-name = Governor's Cup
| 3c-wins = 6
| 3c-losses = 5
| 3c-place = 3rd seed
| 3c-playoffs = QF (lost to SMB)
| owners = [[Bong Tan (executive)|Lucio "Bong" Tan Jr.]]
| television =
| radio =
| pol_team = 3
| prevseason = [[1999 Tanduay Rhum Masters season|1999]]
| nextseason = [[2001 Tanduay Rhum Masters season|2001]]
}}
The '''2000 Tanduay Rhum Masters season''' was the second season of the franchise (under a new owner) in the [[Philippine Basketball Association]] (PBA).

==Draft picks==
{{Main|2000 PBA Draft}}

==Transactions==
{| border=1 style="border-collapse:collapse; background-color:#eeeeee" bordercolor="#DFDFDF" cellpadding="5" 
|-
| valign="top"|'''Players Added''' <hr>
'''Via Draft Pick'''
*Allan Yu
'''Via Free Agency'''
*[[Rudy Hatfield]] <small>(From the [[Metropolitan Basketball Association|MBA]])</small>
*[[Dondon Hontiveros]] <small>(From the [[Metropolitan Basketball Association|MBA]])</small>
'''Via Trade'''
*[[Jeffrey Cariaso]] <small>(From [[Talk 'N Text Phone Pals|Mobiline Phone Pals]]; three-team trade)</small> <ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=UmcVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=SwsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6769%2C351500|title=Cariaso to Tanduay|work=Manila Standard}}</ref>
*Zaldy Realubit <small>(From [[Pop Cola Panthers|Pop Cola]] during the Governor's Cup for two second round picks)</small>
| valign="top"|'''Players Lost''' <hr>
'''Via Trade'''
*[[Mark Telan]] <small>(To [[Shell Turbo Chargers|Shell Velocity]])</small>
|}

==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. <ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.newsflash.org/2000/06/sp/sp001121.htm|title=P5-M Tanduay fine over Alvarado case|work=Philippine Headline News Online}}</ref>

==Roster==
{{PBA roster header|team=Tanduay Rhum Masters
| bg1 = #f79e13 | color1 = 
| bg2 = #f79e13 | color2 = 
}}
<!--Using system used by the PBA: flag = country of birth place. this is the system used to classify filipino foreigners. If we'd go to the principle of they are all Filipinos, let's just remove the flag column.-->
<!-- begin player list -->
{{player2 | num = 1 | first = Jason | last = Webb |dab=basketball| pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 2 | lbs = | college = De La Salle | nat = PHI }}
{{player2 | num = 6 | first = Allan | last = Yu | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 2 | lbs = | college = MLQU | nat = PHI }}
{{player2 | num = 7 | first = Dondon | last = Hontiveros | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 2 | lbs = | college = Cebu | nat = PHI }}
{{player2 | num = 9 | first = Jomer | last = Rubi | pos = G | ft = 5 | in = 7 | lbs = | college = UPHSD | nat = PHI }}
{{player2 | num = 11 | first = Bobby | last = Jose | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 4 | lbs = | school = UST | nat = PHI }}
{{player2 | num = 15 | first = Sonny | last = Alvarado | pos = FC | ft = 6 | in = 7 | lbs = | college = Texas | nat = PUR }}
{{player2 | num = 16 | first = Derrick | last = Bughao | pos = G | ft = 5 | in = 8 | lbs = | college = Visayas| nat = PHI }}
{{player2 | num = 20 | first = Jorge | last = Gallent | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 2 | lbs = | college = FEU | nat = PHI }}
{{player2 | num = 22 | first = Jayvee | last = Gayoso | pos = GF | ft = 6 | in = 2 | lbs = | college = Ateneo | nat = PHI }}
{{player2 | num = 25 | first = Pido | last = Jarencio | pos = G | ft = 5 | in = 10 | lbs = | school = UST | nat = PHI }}
{{player2 | num = 28 | first = Jeffrey | last = Cariaso | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 2 | lbs = | college = Sonoma State | nat = USA }}
{{player2 | num = 30 | first = Eric | last = Menk | pos = FC | ft = 6 | in = 6 | lbs = | college = Lake Superior State | nat = USA }}
{{player2 | num = 33 | first = Chris | last = Cantonjos | pos = C | ft = 6 | in = 6 | lbs = | college = UST | nat = PHI }}
{{player2 | num = 34 | first = Rudy | last = Hatfield | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 3 | lbs = | college = Michigan-Dearborn| nat = USA }}
{{player2 | num = 35 | first = Zaldy | last = Realubit | pos = C | ft = 6 | in = 6 | lbs = | college = USJ-R | nat = PHI | note = A }}
{{player2 | num = 24 | first = Joe Ira | last = Clark | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 6 | lbs = | college = Texas | nat = USA | note = C }}
{{player2 | num = 3 | first = Maurice | last = Bell |dab=basketball | pos = GF | ft = 6 | in = 4 | lbs = | college = Louisiana-Monroe | nat = USA | note = G }}
<!-- end player list -->
{{NBA roster footer
| head_coach = 
*{{player||PHI|[[Alfrancis Chua]]}} 
| asst_coach =
*{{player||PHI|[[Angelito Esguerra]]}}
*{{player||PHI|[[Lawrence Chongson]]}}
|otherlegend=
(C) Commissioner's Cup import
|otherlegend2=(G) Governor's Cup import
|otherlegend3= (A) Acquired from Pop Cola

}}

==Eliminations (Won games)==
{| class="wikitable" border="1"
|-
! style="background:#C0C0C0;" width="10%"| '''DATE'''
! style="background:#C0C0C0;" width="15%"| '''OPPONENT'''
! style="background:#C0C0C0;" width="10%"| '''SCORE'''
! style="background:#C0C0C0;" width="20%"| '''VENUE (Location)'''
|- bgcolor=#DDDDFF
| February 23  
| align=center| Mobiline
| align=center| 80-65
| align=center| Philsports Arena
|- bgcolor=#DDDDFF
| February 26  
| align=center| Pop Cola
| align=center| 100-72
| align=center| Dumaguete City
|- bgcolor=#DDDDFF
| March 1 
| align=center| Shell
| align=center| 86-79
| align=center| Philsports Arena
|- bgcolor=#DDDDFF
| March 5 
| align=center| Alaska
| align=center| 82-65 <ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4lU1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=aiUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1953%2C32294052|title=Tanduay blasts Alaska for 4th win|work=Philippine Daily Inquirer}}</ref>
| align=center| Araneta Coliseum
|- bgcolor=#DDDDFF
| March 10 
| align=center| Red Bull
| align=center| 106-88 <ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=51U1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=aiUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1878%2C34726139|title=Tanduay scores 5th straight win|work=Philippine Daily Inquirer}}</ref>
| align=center| Philsports Arena
|- bgcolor=#DDDDFF
| March 15  
| align=center| Sta.Lucia
| align=center| 104-76
| align=center| Philsports Arena
|- bgcolor=#DDDDFF
| March 26  
| align=center| Brgy.Ginebra
| align=center| 89-72
| align=center| Araneta Coliseum
|- bgcolor=#DDDDFF
| March 31  
| align=center| Sta.Lucia
| align=center| 83-70 <ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PlM1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZyUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=938%2C173314|title=Menk scores 45 points as Tanduay routs SLR|work=Philippine Daily Inquirer}}</ref>
| align=center| Philsports Arena
|- bgcolor=#DDDDFF
| April 15   
| align=center| Brgy.Ginebra
| align=center| 110-79
| align=center| San Fernando, Pampanga
|- bgcolor=#DDDDFF
| April 19 
| align=center| San Miguel
| align=center| 84-62
| align=center| Araneta Coliseum
|- bgcolor=#DDDDFF
| April 28   
| align=center| Shell
| align=center| 88-81
| align=center| Philsports Arena
|- bgcolor=#DDDDFF
| May 3   
| align=center| Purefoods 
| align=center| 87-75
| align=center| Philsports Arena
|- bgcolor=#FFFFCC
| June 28      
| align=center| Alaska
| align=center| 84-74
| align=center| Philsports Arena
|- bgcolor=#FFFFCC
| July 2 
| align=center| San Miguel
| align=center| 64-59
| align=center| Araneta Coliseum
|- bgcolor=#FFFFCC
| July 15 
| align=center| Brgy.Ginebra
| align=center| 96-85 <ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=sFU1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=aiUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3342%2C6703596|title=Tanduay beats Ginebra|work=Philippine Daily Inquirer}}</ref>
| align=center| Laoag City
|- bgcolor=#FFFFCC
| July 21 
| align=center| Purefoods
| align=center| 100-82
| align=center| Philsports Arena
|- bgcolor=#FFFFCC
| July 23    
| align=center| Shell
| align=center| 85-69
| align=center| Araneta Coliseum
|- bgcolor=#FFFF99
| October 13  
| align=center| Sta.Lucia
| align=center| 87-80
| align=center| Philsports Arena
|- bgcolor=#FFFF99
| October 15 
| align=center| Shell
| align=center| 100-93
| align=center| Araneta Coliseum
|- bgcolor=#FFFF99
| October 22  
| align=center| Brgy.Ginebra
| align=center| 103-96
| align=center| Araneta Coliseum
|- bgcolor=#FFFF99
| October 27  
| align=center| Pop Cola
| align=center| 93-90
| align=center| Araneta Coliseum
|- bgcolor=#FFFF99
| November 15    
| align=center| San Miguel
| align=center| 84-82
| align=center| Araneta Coliseum
|- bgcolor=#FFFF99
| November 19    
| align=center| Purefoods
| align=center| 97-87 <ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=p1g1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=gSUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=743%2C25805181|title=Tanduay upends Purefoods|work=Philippine Daily Inquirer}}</ref>
| align=center| Araneta Coliseum
|-
|}

{{legend2|#DDDDFF|All-Filipino Cup}}
{{legend2|#FFFFCC|Commissioner's Cup}}
{{legend2|#FFFF99|Governor's Cup}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{2000 PBA season by team}}

[[Category:2000 PBA season by team|Tanduay]]
[[Category:Tanduay Rhum Masters seasons]]