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1980 PBA season

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

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
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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Individual awards

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Cumulative standings

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Team GP W L PCT
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.