The 2000 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Governors' Cup was the third and last conference of the 2000 PBA season. It started on September 30 and ended on December 20, 2000. The tournament is an Import-laden format, which requires an import or a pure-foreign player for each team.^[1]

The following format will be observed for the duration of the conference:

• One-round robin eliminations; 9 games per team; Teams are then seeded by basis on win–loss records.^[2]
• The top eight teams after the eliminations will advance to the quarterfinals.
• Quarterfinals:
  • Top four teams will have a twice-to-beat advantage against their opponent.
  • QF1: #1 vs. #8
  • QF2: #2 vs. #7
  • QF3: #3 vs. #6
  • QF4: #4 vs. #5
• Best-of-five semifinals:
  • SF1: QF1 vs. QF4
  • SF2: QF2 vs. QF3
• Third-place playoff: losers of the semifinals
• Best-of-seven finals: winners of the semifinals

The following is the list of imports with the replacement imports being highlighted. GP is the number of games played in the conference.

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Team	Name	GP
Alaska Milkmen	Sean Chambers	11
Barangay Ginebra Kings	Roy Hammonds	3
	Bryan Green	8
Batang Red Bull Thunder	Raymond Tutt	15
Mobiline Phone Pals	Todd Bernard	16
Pop Cola Panthers	Sean Green	7
	Cedric McCullough*	1
	Bryatt Vann	1
Purefoods TJ Hotdogs	Derrick Brown	20
San Miguel Beermen	Lamont Strothers	20
Shell Velocity	John Morton	6
	James Brewer	3
Sta. Lucia Realtors	Joe Temple	6
	Isaac Fontaine	4
Tanduay Rhum Masters	Maurice Bell	11

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^{(*) Played only in Pop Cola's 4th game vs Mobiline before Sean Green was recalled back and replaced anew by Bryatt Vann in their last game in the eliminations.}