1980 PBA season

The 1980 PBA season was the sixth season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

1980 PBA season
DurationMarch 16, 1980 – December 13, 1980
Number of teams10
TV partner(s)GTV/MBS
Conferences
Open Conference championsU/Tex Wranglers
  Runners-upToyota Tamaraws
Invitational Championship championsNicholas Stoodley (USA)
  Runners-upToyota Tamaraws
All-Filipino Conference championsCrispa Redmanizers
  Runners-upToyota Tamaraws
Awards
Season MVPPhilip Cezar
Seasons

Season highlights

  • The three-point field goal was introduced at the start of the year.
  • From July 3 to 7, two PBA selections hosted the visiting Golden State Warriors in a series of exhibition games. Their four-game series ends in a tie with two wins apiece.
  • The U/tex Wranglers wins the Open Conference title by beating Toyota in overtime, 99-98 in the deciding fifth game, best remembered for the famous "Last 16 seconds" when coach Tommy Manotoc's team wiped out a four-point deficit with 16 seconds left in regulation and winning in the extension period.
  • Nicholas Stoodley/USA wins the Invitational Championship with a two-game sweep over Toyota Tamaraws to become the first foreign team to capture a PBA title. [1]
  • The season-ending tournament marked the Crispa Redmanizers' incredible 20-1 record in the All-Filipino Conference, winning their first 19 games and almost completed a conference sweep, if not for Toyota's victory in Game 3 of the finals, which saw the dismissal of their head coach Fort Acuña.

Opening ceremonies

The muses for the participating teams are as follows:

Team Muse
Galleon Shippers
Gilbey's Gin
Great Taste Discoverers
Honda Hagibis Leah Navarro
Royal Tru-Orange Dina Bonnevie
Tanduay Esquires Gina Aragon and Zalda Aragon
Tefilin Fibermakers Charo Santos
Toyota Tamaraws Anna Menendrez
U/Tex Wranglers Alma Moreno
Walk Tall Jeansmakers Vilma Santos

Champions

Individual awards

Cumulative standings

TeamGPWLPCT
Walk Tall Jeansmakers/Crispa Redmanizers594415.746
Nicholas Stoodley/USA1073.700
Adidas/France1073.700
Toyota Tamaraws614021.656
Galleon Shippers301614.533
Tefilin Fibermakers301416.467
U/Tex Wranglers522428.461
Tanduay Esquires391623.410
Gilbey's Gin391623.410
Great Taste Discoverers/Presto Fun Drinks391425.359
Honda Hagibis31922.290
Royal Tru-Orange/San Miguel Beermen32923.281

References

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