The ABC Champions Cup 2000 was the 11th staging of the ABC Champions Cup, the basketball club tournament of

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. The tournament was held in

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between May 14 to 21, 2000. The reigning champions

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from the hosts were the first team to successfully defended their title in this annual tournament.

Preliminary round

Group A

Group B

Knockout round

Semifinals

Finals

Final standings

Awards

*Most Valuable Player:

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(Sagesse) *Most Valuable Coach:

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(Sagesse) *Best Rebounder:

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(Sagesse) *Best Three Point Shooter:

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(Al-Ittihad) *Best Defender: Mohammad Acha (Sagesse) *Best Scorer:

(Sagesse) *Best Sixth Man: Bader Makki (Sagesse) *Best Sportsmanship:

(Sagesse) *Fair Play: Al-Manama

References

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