2000 Batang Red Bull Energizers season

The 2000 Batang Red Bull Energizers season was the first season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

2000 Batang Red Bull Thunder season
Head coach	Yeng Guiao
All-Filipino Cup results
Record	3–11 (.214)
Place	N/A
Playoff finish	N/A
Commissioner's Cup results
Record	3–6 (.333)
Place	N/A
Playoff finish	N/A
Governors Cup results
Record	10–5 (.667)
Place	2nd seed
Playoff finish	Semis (lost to SMB, 3–1)
Batang Red Bull Thunder seasons

Expansion draft

Player	Previous team
Ato Agustin	Sta. Lucia Realtors
Glenn Capacio	Mobiline Phone Pals
Cris Bolado	San Miguel Beermen
Edmund Reyes	Purefoods TJ Hotdogs

Transactions

Players Added Via Draft Joseph Gumatay Via Free Agency Ruel Buenaventura (From Alaska; the Milkmen acquired Buenaventura from Pop Cola) Mick Pennisi (Direct-hire recruit) Antero Saldaña Elevated 6 players from their farm team Red Bull in the PBL Davonn Harp Kerby Raymundo Bernard Tanpua Jimwell Torion Lordy Tugade Junthy Valenzuela

Occurrences

The Energizers had their first franchise victory on February 27 by scoring a 90-89 overtime win over Sta.Lucia, it was soon reversed when it was found out their rookie center, 18-year-old Kerby Raymundo had deficiency in academic credentials and ineligible to play in the pro league until next year, the PBA therefore forfeited two of their victories, including a repeat won game over Sta.Lucia on March 18 in Davao City.

Roster

Batang Red Bull roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. G 3 Torion, Jimwell 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SCSIT F 4 Harp, Davonn 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Kutztown University G 6 Agustin, Ato 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Lyceum F 7 Pennisi, Mick 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Eastern Michigan F 10 Valenzuela, Junthy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SCSIT G 11 Gumatay, Joseph 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) State U G 12 Capacio, Glenn 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Far Eastern F 14 Tanpua, Bernard 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) UPHSD F 15 Tugade, Lordy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) National University C 16 Buenaventura, Ruel 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) UE F 17 Saldaña, Antero 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Letran F 20 Reyes, Edmund 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) UST C 21 Raymundo, Kerby (S) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Letran College C 24 Bolado, Cris 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) National University F 2 Delaney, Thaddeus (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) College of Charleston F Hartman, Jack (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) G 23 Tutt, Ray (C/G) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Head coach Yeng Guiao Assistant coach(es) Roehl Nadurata Legend (C) Team captain (C) Commissioner's Cup Import (G) Governor's Cup Import (S) Suspended Injured

Elimination round

Games won

DATE	OPPONENT	SCORE	TOP SCORER	VENUE (Location)
March 22	Shell	70-66	Jimwell Torion (23)	Philsports Arena
April 26	Pop Cola	78-75	Davonn Harp (19) [1]	Philsports Arena
April 30	San Miguel	92-88	Torion (18), Harp (18) [2]	Araneta Coliseum
June 25	Purefoods	96-81		Araneta Coliseum
July 9	Brgy.Ginebra	103-99	Jack Hartmann (30) [3]	Araneta Coliseum
July 28	Tanduay	86-70		Philsports Arena
October 1	Tanduay	94-90	Ray Tutt (33)	Ynares Center
October 6	Pop Cola	100-95 OT	Ray Tutt (41)	Philsports Arena
October 13	Brgy.Ginebra	91-86		Philsports Arena
October 21	San Miguel	98-92		Cebu City
October 25	Sta.Lucia	69-66	Ray Tutt (28) [4]	Philsports Arena
November 5	Alaska	92-78		Araneta Coliseum
November 8	Shell	118-103	Ray Tutt (49)	Philsports Arena

  All-Filipino Cup   Commissioner's Cup   Governor's Cup

References

1. "Red Bull snaps Pop's win streak". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
2. "Red Bull stuns SMB". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
3. "Red Bull prevails". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
4. "Thunder flattens Realtors". Manila Standard.