2000s
2000 – The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) celebrates its 25th Anniversary and named the “PBA's 25th Anniversary All-Time Team.” The 25 players include PBA Most Valuable Player award, national team players, and the all-time statistic leaders. - The PBA All-Star Selection won the exhibition game against the FIBA Asian All-Star Selection led by MBA superstar Rommel Adducul. Johnny Abarrientos was named the game’s Most Valuable Player with Eric Menk, and Lebanon’s Elie Mchantaf receiving the Sportsmanship Award.
- The Philippine Basketball League (PBL) named the PBL All-time Legacy Team – 12 best players of all time. The team includes Alvin Patrimonio, Benjie Paras, Allan Caidic, Vergel Meneses, Johnny Abarrientos, Danny Ildefonso, Jerry Codiñera, Jun Limpot, Jojo Lastimosa, Marlou Aquino, Eric Menk, and Sonny Cabatu. - The Philippine Youth Men’s national team defeated Brunei Darussalam, 160-19, at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium on July 2, 2000. Philippines won the Southeast Asia Basketball Association (SEABA) Youth Men's Tournament against Malaysia.
2002 – The Philippines finished 4th in the Asian Games basketball tournament after losing to China, South Korea and Kazakhstan in the play-offs. The team was bannered by Filipino-Americans Asi Taulava, Eric Menk, Rudy Hatfield, and PBA veteran Kenneth Duremdes.
2003 – The Philippine Basketball League (PBL) celebrated its 20th year, and named the “Top 20 Greatest Players Ever of All Time.” The 20 players were: Alvin Patrimonio, Benjie Paras, Allan Caidic, Vergel Meneses, Johnny Abarrientos, Danny Ildefonso, Jerry Codiñera, Jun Limpot, Jojo Lastimosa, Marlou Aquino, Eric Menk, Sonny Cabatu, Kenneth Duremdes, Ato Agustin, Roger Yap, Yancy de Ocampo, Ren-Ren Ritualo, Rommel Adducul, and Leo Austria.
- The PBA Classic All-Star Game between Crispa, and Toyota, the league’s greatest rival teams. Toyota won the game, 65-61.
2005
- Coca Cola Tigers' head coach Vincent "Chot" Reyes was named the new head coach for the Philippine national basketball team to compete in international competitions. He also became the de facto coach of San Miguel-Philippines as the national team were about to compete as a club in the FIBA Asia Club Championship (also known as the FIBA Asia Champions Cup).
– The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) celebrated its 30th Anniversary.
- The PBA Classic All-Star Greatest Game between Baby Dalupan’s Legends versus Robert Jaworski’s Greats, both teams composed of the PBA’s 25 greatest players named in 2000. The Legends beat the Greats 96-92, behind the game’s Most Valuable Player, Allan Caidic’s 30 points.
- San Miguel Philippines finished fifth in the FIBA Asia Club Championship held at Manila, Philippines. Rommel Adducul was named in the mythical five selection.
- The Philippines for the third time is suspended by the international governing body - FIBA, after the Philippine Olympic Committee suspended the FIBA-recognized Basketball Association of the Philippines (BAP) due to the BAP's political agenda and its failure to develop the national team into a powerhouse in Asia (or send a competent team for that matter). As a result, the national team was suspended to play in any FIBA-sanctioned tournaments like the FIBA World Championship, FIBA Asia Championship, the Olympic Games, and the Asian Games.
- San Miguel-Philippines took part in the Las Vegas Global Hoop Summit in the United States, and was named the most exciting team of the tournament.
- The Philippines, despite being suspended by the international governing body - FIBA, finished third, and captured the bronze medal with a 6-3 record in the 27th William Jones Cup tournament.
- San Miguel-Philippines captured its first ever Shell Rimula-Brunei Cup title after defeating the Alaska Aces in the All-Philippine finals in Brunei. Jayjay Helterbrand was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player.
- The PBA Legends Tour of Australia, the touring team were bannered by Alvin Patrimonio, Allan Caidic, Samboy Lim, Jerry Codinera, the Loyzaga brothers, and Bong Álvarez.
- Basketball was not included in the 2005 Southeast Asian Games held in the Philippines due to the Philippines' suspension.
2006
- San Miguel-Philippines captured its back-to-back Shell Rimula-Brunei Cup championships after beating the Darwin All-Stars in the finals. Danny Seigle was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player.
- The Philippine national team played, and won 2 games against the FIBA World Championship-bound Lebanon national team, and an American All-Star team led by former National Basketball Association player Dennis Rodman.
2007
- In February, the FIBA suspension from 2005 is lifted and a new group, the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP), becomes the country's basketball governing body.
- In March, the late Dionisio Calvo, former national team coach for basketball and soccer, the founding father of the Manila Industrial and Commercial Athletic Association (MICAA) and the Asian Basketball Confederation, former Secretary-General of the Asian Basketball Confederation, became the first Filipino inducted to the FIBA Hall of Fame. He was named alongside James Naismith (the inventor, and father of basketball) and William Jones (one of the founding fathers of FIBA).
- In May, San Miguel-Philippines finished fourth in the 18th FIBA Asia Champions Cup (formally known as the FIBA Asia Club Championship), held at Tehran, Iran. Danny Seigle was in the tournament's first mythical team selection while Mark Caguioa was named in the second mythical team selection. Philippines settled for 4th place.
- In May, the Philippine national basketball team won the SEABA Championship 2007 in Ratchaburi, Thailand, earning the right to play at the 2007 FIBA Asia Championship in Tokushima, Japan.
- In July, The Philippine national basketball team finished third with a 5-4 record and captured the bronze medal in the 29th William Jones Cup International Basketball Tournament held at Taipei, Taiwan. A week after the Jones Cup, the Philippines won the 4-Nations Manila Invitational Basketball Cup at home in Quezon City and San Juan City, Philippines. The tournament was participated by the national basketball teams of China, Syria, Lebanon and the Philippines in preparation for the upcoming FIBA Asia Championship. Jimmy Alapag was named the tournament’s Most Valuable Player, and was named in the mythical five selection along with teammate Kelly Williams, Michael Madanly of Syria, Lebanon’s Joseph Vogel, and superstar Fadi El Khatib.
- In August, the national team finished ninth - their best finish in 12 years - in the FIBA Asia Championship 2007 at Tokushima, Japan. Grouped in the "group of death," the national team beat the Chinese for the first time in 22 years. 5-2 win-loss record loss only to virtual Champion Iran and to Jordan. They beat China twice, Syria, India and Kuwait.
2008
- The Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas announced the formation of three new basketball leagues: the Filipina Basketball League for women, the Philippine Collegiate Championship, and the community-based, LGU-supported, commercially sponsored Liga Pilipinas, which was formed through the merger of the National Basketball Conference, the Mindanao Visayas Basketball Association, and Third Force, Inc.
- On September 5, 2008, 6'1" and 18 year old high school basketball player Keith Agovida of the JRU Light Bombers etched his name in Philippine basketball history when he unleashed a record-setting shooting binge, scoring 82 points in 37 minutes in a 127-49 rout of the Malayan Red Robins in the juniors division second round of the Philippines' National Collegiate Athletic Association. Agovida's previous high was a 57-point performance against the same squad in the first round. His feat (23, 13, 20, and 26 points in each quarter, respectively) at the Cuneta Astrodome, surpassed the old mark of 71 points set by Letran Squire Erwin Bola-Bola in the 1970s.
- The Philippine Basketball League, and the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas announced the revival of the Women's Philippine Basketball League, which first held its tournaments from 1998 to 1999.
- Red Bull Barako coach Yeng Guiao replaced Chot Reyes as the head coach of the PBA-backed Philippine national team.
2009
- Philippine Team captured SEABA Championship 2009. 3 - 0 win - loss record in Angkasapura Lanud Hall, Medan, Malaysia. Philippine Powerade Team, 8th place finished in FIBA Asia Championship 2009 in Tianjin Arena, Tianjin, China.
-Smart Gilas Philippine Team beat Powerade Philippines team 98 - 69 charity showdown for the Typhoon Ondoy victims.
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