1980 PBA season

Sixth PBA season

Sports season

1980 PBA season

Duration| March 16 – December 13, 1980
Number of teams| 10
TV partner(s)| GTV/MBS
Season MVP| Philip Cezar
(Crispa Redmanizers)
Open Conference champions| U/Tex Wranglers
Open Conference runners-up| Toyota Tamaraws
Invitational championship champions| Nicholas Stoodley (USA)
Invitational championship runners-up| Toyota Tamaraws
All-Filipino Conference champions| Crispa Redmanizers
All-Filipino Conference runners-up| Toyota Tamaraws
Seasons

← 1979

1981 →

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

## Season highlights

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* 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

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The muses for the participating teams are as follows:

Team  | Muse

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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

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* Open Conference: U/Tex Wranglers
* Invitational championship: Nicholas Stoodley USA
* All-Filipino Conference: Crispa Redmanizers
* Team with best win–loss percentage: Crispa Redmanizers (44–15, .746)
* Best Team of the Year: Crispa Redmanizers (3rd)

## Individual awards

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* Most Valuable Player: Philip Cezar (Crispa)
* Rookie of the Year: Willie Generalao (Gilbey's Gin)
* Mythical Five:
* Robert Jaworski (Toyota)
* Atoy Co (Crispa)
* Ramon Fernandez (Toyota)
* Bogs Adornado (U/Tex)
* Philip Cezar (Crispa)

## Cumulative standings

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Team | GP | W | L | PCT

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Walk Tall Jeansmakers / Crispa Redmanizers | 59 | 44 | 15 | .746
Nicholas Stoodley/USA | 10 | 7 | 3 | .700
Adidas/France | 10 | 7 | 3 | .700
Toyota Tamaraws | 61 | 40 | 21 | .656
Galleon Shippers | 30 | 16 | 14 | .533
Tefilin Fibermakers | 30 | 14 | 16 | .467
U/Tex Wranglers | 52 | 24 | 28 | .461
Tanduay Esquires | 39 | 16 | 23 | .410
Gilbey's Gin | 39 | 16 | 23 | .410
Great Taste Discoverers / Presto Fun Drinks | 39 | 14 | 25 | .359
Honda Hagibis | 31 | 9 | 22 | .290
Royal Tru-Orange / San Miguel Beermen | 32 | 9 | 23 | .281

## References

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1. ^ "Looking back: The PBA's history". Manila Standard.

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1980 PBA season

*   * 1980 Open Conference (finals)
* 1980 Invitational championship (finals)
* 1980 All-Filipino Conference (finals)

Team seasons|

* Crispa Redmanizers
* Galleon Shippers
* Gilbey's Gin
* Great Taste Discoverers
* Honda Hagibis
* San Miguel Beermen
* Tanduay Esquires
* Tefilin Polyesters
* Toyota Tamaraws
* U-Tex Wranglers

Guest team/s|

* Nicholas Stoodley (Invitational championship)
* Adidas France (Invitational championship)

Succession|

* 1979
* Seasons
* 1981

* 1979
* Open Conference
* 1981

1979

* Invitational championship
* 1982

1979

* All-Filipino Conference
* 1983

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