ASIAN BASKETBALL CONFEDERATION (ABC) NOW FIBA-ASIA VISITS THE PHILIPPINES FOR AN EXHIBITION GAME AGAINST THE PHILIPPINE SELECTION.

As celebration to the league's twenty-fifth anniversary, the league and the Asian Basketball Confederation (now FIBA Asia) held the ABC-PBA All-Star Game. Controversy ensued when ABC team member Rommel Adducul (who was also playing for the Manila Metrostars of the Metropolitan Basketball Association) had to be late due to his commitments with the Metrostars. Adducul earlier played against the Pasig-Rizal Pirates, a few kilometers away from the ABC-PBA All-Star venue.

August 6, 2000 at the PhilSports Arena

THE 2000 PBA All Stars vs. ABC All Stars


This was a brilliant and stiff competition in the making of year 2000. The PBA-ALL Star was formed to challenge the Top All-Star Cagers in Asia - the ABC ALL-STARS. The PBA-All Stars was formed from all the Top Players in the PBA during 2000 season with the inclusion of Rodney "The Slasher" Santos, Marlou "The Sky Scraper" Aquino, Alvin "The Captain" Patrimonio, Johnny "The Flying A" Abarrientos, Bong "The Hawk" Hawkins, Noy "The Golden Boy" Castillo, Danny "Raise The Roof" Ildefonso, Danny "The Dynamite" Seigle, Kenneth "Captain Marbel" Duremdes, and 6'10 Andrew John Seigle. From the new Tanduay team, Eric "Major Pain" Menk and Rudy "The H Bomb" Hatfield were picked to beef-up the RP squad.

The ABC ALL-STARS
Team Captain Rommel "The General" Adducul of the Philippines
Gong Xiao Bin
Zhu Dong
Elie Mchantaf
Fadi El Khatib
Cheng Chih Lung "The Dragon"
Sozhasingharayer Robinson

The competition looked to be a grudge match at the start. Yet, the PBA ALL-STARS showed their class and and stomped their superior firepower en route to 101-81 romp of the ABC All-Star. Johnny "The Flying A" Abarrientos grabbed the MVP award for his superb performance in this match. The Sportsmanship Award were given to Eric Menk and Elie Mchantaf respectively.

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