| 2000 Metropolitan Basketball Association Season | |
|---|---|
| Sport | Basketball |
| Duration | February 13 - November 25, 2000 |
| Games | 26 |
| Teams | 14 |
| TV partner(s) | ABS-CBN Studio 23 |
| League champions | San Juan Knights |
| Runners-up | Negros Slashers |
| Season MVP | Rommel Adducul |
The 2000 MBA season was the third season of the Metropolitan Basketball Association. The season began on February 13, 2000 and concluded on November 25, 2000 when the San Juan Knights defeated the Negros Slashers in six games of the 2000 MBA National Finals.
The season saw the league contract to 14 teams, with the Pangasinan Waves folding.
| Team | W | L | PCT. |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Juan Knights | 18 | 8 | .692 |
| Pasig-Rizal Pirates | 18 | 8 | .692 |
| Laguna Lakers | 17 | 9 | .654 |
| Manila Metrostars | 17 | 9 | .654 |
| Pampanga Dragons | 12 | 14 | .462 |
| Batangas Blades | 12 | 14 | .462 |
| Nueva Ecija Patriots | 10 | 16 | .385 |
| Team | W | L | PCT. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cebu Gems | 17 | 9 | .654 |
| Davao Eagles | 17 | 9 | .654 |
| Negros Slashers | 15 | 11 | .577 |
| Iloilo Megavoltz | 10 | 16 | .385 |
| Cagayan de Oro Amigos | 7 | 19 | .269 |
| Socsargen Marlins | 7 | 19 | .269 |
| Surigao Warriors | 5 | 21 | .192 |
The Crossover tournament started on February 13 and ended on June 17. With the San Juan Knights defeating the Laguna Lakers 2-0 in the first ever crossover tournament champions.
| Team | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Laguna Lakers | 12 | 2 |
| San Juan Knights | 11 | 3 |
| Pasig-Rizal Pirates | 9 | 5 |
| Pampanga Dragons | 9 | 5 |
| Manila Metrostars | 8 | 6 |
| Batangas Blades | 8 | 6 |
| Nueva Ecija Patriots | 5 | 9 |
| Team | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Davao Eagles | 8 | 6 |
| Negros Slashers | 8 | 6 |
| Cebu Gems | 7 | 7 |
| Iloilo Megavoltz | 4 | 10 |
| Cagayan de Oro Amigos | 4 | 10 |
| Socsargen Marlins | 3 | 11 |
| Surigao Warriors | 2 | 12 |
| The Crossover Semifinals | The Crossover Finals | ||||||||
| 1 | Laguna | 106 | |||||||
| 4 | Pampanga | 96 | |||||||
| Laguna | 0 | ||||||||
| San Juan | 2 | ||||||||
| 3 | Pasig-Rizal | 62 | |||||||
| 2 | San Juan | 69 | |||||||
The Intra-Conference Challenge started on June 24 and concluded on October 11. When the Cebu Gems claim the title sweeping the Manila Metrostars in the Finals.
| Team | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Manila Metrostars | 9 | 3 |
| Pasig-Rizal Pirates | 9 | 3 |
| San Juan Knights | 7 | 5 |
| Laguna Lakers | 5 | 7 |
| Nueva Ecija Patriots | 5 | 7 |
| Batangas Blades | 4 | 8 |
| Pampanga Dragons | 3 | 9 |
| Team | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Cebu Gems | 10 | 2 |
| Davao Eagles | 9 | 3 |
| Negros Slashers | 7 | 5 |
| Iloilo Megavoltz | 6 | 6 |
| Socsargen Marlins | 4 | 8 |
| Cagayan de Oro Amigos | 3 | 9 |
| Surigao Warriors | 3 | 9 |
| Intra-Conference Challenge Semifinals | Intra-Conference Challenge Finals | ||||||||
| 1 | Cebu | 87 | |||||||
| 4 | Pasig-Rizal | 76 | |||||||
| Cebu | 2 | ||||||||
| Manila | 0 | ||||||||
| 3 | Davao | 89 | |||||||
| 2 | Manila | 109 | |||||||
| National Playoffs (best-of-3) | Conference Finals (best-of-5) | MBA National Finals (best-of-7) | ||||||||||||
| 1 | San Juan | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Laguna | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | San Juan | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Manila | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Pasig | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Manila | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | San Juan | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Negros | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Cebu | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Iloilo | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Cebu | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Negros | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Davao | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Negros | 2 | ||||||||||||