# 2000 ABC Champions Cup

The ABC Champions Cup 2000 was the 11th staging of the ABC Champions Cup, the basketball club tournament of Asian Basketball Confederation. The tournament was held in Beirut, Lebanon between May 14 to 21, 2000. The reigning champions Sagesse from the hosts were the first team to successfully defend their title in this annual tournament.

## Preliminary round
### Group A

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Sagesse | 3 | 3 | 0 | 245 | 189 | +56 | 6 |
| Al-Qadsia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 248 | 240 | +8 | 5 |
| Al-Wahda | 3 | 1 | 2 | 198 | 219 | −21 | 4 |
| Zob Ahan Isfahan | 3 | 0 | 3 | 190 | 233 | −43 | 3 |
* May 14 14:00
| Al-Qadsia | 92–72 | Zob Ahan Isfahan |
* Ghazir Club Court, Beirut
* May 14 21:15
| Sagesse | 77–57 | Al-Wahda |
* Ghazir Club Court, Beirut
* May 15 21:15
| Zob Ahan Isfahan | 67–73 | Sagesse |
* Ghazir Club Court, Beirut
* May 16 18:00
| Al-Wahda | 73–91 | Al-Qadsia |
* Ghazir Club Court, Beirut
* May 17 20:45
| Al-Wahda | 68–51 | Zob Ahan Isfahan |
* Ghazir Club Court, Beirut
* May 18 21:15
| Al-Qadsia | 65–95 | Sagesse |
* Ghazir Club Court, Beirut

### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Al-Ittihad | 4 | 4 | 0 | 334 | 230 | +104 | 8 |
| Al-Manama | 4 | 3 | 1 | 292 | 283 | +9 | 7 |
| Al-Rayyan | 4 | 2 | 2 | 323 | 282 | +41 | 6 |
| Petronas | 4 | 1 | 3 | 254 | 308 | −54 | 5 |
| Mahaka | 4 | 0 | 4 | 262 | 362 | −100 | 4 |
* May 14 16:00
| Petronas | 79–73 | Mahaka |
* Ghazir Club Court, Beirut
* May 14 18:00
| Al-Ittihad | 90–54 | Al-Manama |
* Ghazir Club Court, Beirut
* May 15 14:00
| Mahaka | 64–93 | Al-Manama |
* Ghazir Club Court, Beirut
* May 15 18:00
| Petronas | 61–103 | Al-Rayyan |
* Ghazir Club Court, Beirut
* May 16 14:00
| Mahaka | 57–104 | Al-Ittihad |
* Ghazir Club Court, Beirut
* May 16 20:45
| Al-Manama | 80–70 | Al-Rayyan |
* Ghazir Club Court, Beirut
* May 17 14:00
| Al-Manama | 65–59 | Petronas |
* Ghazir Club Court, Beirut
* May 17 18:00
| Al-Rayyan | 64–73 | Al-Ittihad |
* Ghazir Club Court, Beirut
* May 18 14:00
| Al-Rayyan | 86–68 | Mahaka |
* Ghazir Club Court, Beirut
* May 18 18:00
| Al-Ittihad | 67–55 | Petronas |
* Ghazir Club Court, Beirut

## Knockout round

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| May 20 – Beirut | May 20 – Beirut |
| Sagesse | 71 |
| Sagesse | 71 | May 21 – Beirut | May 21 – Beirut |
| Al-Manama | 65 | May 21 – Beirut | May 21 – Beirut |
| Al-Manama | 65 | Sagesse | 55 |
| May 20 – Beirut | May 20 – Beirut | | Sagesse | 55 |
| May 20 – Beirut | May 20 – Beirut | Al-Ittihad | 52 |
| Al-Ittihad | 95 | Al-Ittihad | 52 |
| Al-Qadsia | 69 | | |
| Al-Qadsia | 69 | Third place | Third place |
| | | May 21 – Beirut | May 21 – Beirut |
| | | Al-Manama | 92 |
| | | Al-Qadsia | 69 |

### Semifinals

* May 20 18:00
* Semis
| Al-Ittihad | 95–69 | Al-Qadsia |
| Scoring by half: 49–33, 46–36 |||
| Pts: Ford 34 | | Pts: Farhan 19 |
* Ghazir Club Court, Beirut
* May 20 20:45
* Semis
| Sagesse | 71–65 | Al-Manama |
| Scoring by half: 38–42, 33–23 |||
| Pts: Mechantaf 22 | | Pts: Dortch 19 |
* Ghazir Club Court, Beirut

### Finals

* May 20 15:15
* 7th–8th
| Zob Ahan Isfahan | 83–44 | Petronas |
| Scoring by half: 44–23, 39–21 |||
| Pts: Emdadi 18 | | Pts: Enoch 23 |
* Ghazir Club Court, Beirut
* May 21 15:15
* 5th–6th
| Al-Wahda | 70–84 | Al-Rayyan |
| Scoring by half: 39–48, 31–36 |||
| Pts: Al-Sharif 32 | | Pts: Mahmoud 35 |
* Ghazir Club Court, Beirut
* May 21 18:00
* Bronze
| Al-Manama | 92–69 | Al-Qadsia |
| Scoring by half: 39–38, 53–31 |||
| Pts: Najaf 22 | | Pts: Farhan 22 |
* Ghazir Club Court, Beirut
* May 21 20:45
* Gold
| Sagesse | 55–52 | Al-Ittihad |
| Scoring by half: 28–24, 27–28 |||
| Pts: El Khatib 19 Rebs: N'Diaye 12 Asts: Mechantaf 3 | | Pts: Ford 20 Rebs: Al-Maghrabi 10 Asts: Ford 5 |
* Ghazir Club Court, Beirut

## Final standings

| Rank | Team | Record |
| | Sagesse | 5–0 |
| | Al-Ittihad | 5–1 |
| | Al-Manama | 4–2 |
| 4 | Al-Qadsia | 2–3 |
| 5 | Al-Rayyan | 3–2 |
| 6 | Al-Wahda | 1–3 |
| 7 | Zob Ahan Isfahan | 1–3 |
| 8 | Petronas | 1–4 |
| 9 | Mahaka | 0–4 |

## Awards

* Most Valuable Player: Elie Mechantaf (Sagesse)
* Most Valuable Coach: Ghassan Sarkis (Sagesse)
* Best Rebounder: Assane N'Diaye (Sagesse)
* Best Three Point Shooter: Sherell Ford (Al-Ittihad)
* Best Defender: Mohammad Acha (Sagesse)
* Best Scorer: Sherell Ford (Sagesse)
* Best Sixth Man: Bader Makki (Sagesse)
* Best Sportsmanship: Assane N'Diaye (Sagesse)
* Fair Play: Al-Manama