{{Short description|Sixth PBA season}} {{Use Philippine English|date=February 2023}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2023}} {{Infobox PBA season league | title = 1980 PBA season | logo = | duration = March 16 – December 13, 1980 | no_of_teams = 10 | attendance = | TV = [[PBA on MBS|GTV/MBS]] | draft = | top_pick = | picked_by = | MVP = [[Philip Cezar]]<br /> {{small|([[Crispa Redmanizers]])}} | top_scorer = | top_scorer_link = | conf1 = Open Conference | conf1_link = 1980 PBA Open Conference | conf1_champ = [[U/Tex Wranglers]] | conf1_runner-up = [[Toyota Tamaraws]] | conf2 = Invitational championship | conf2_link = 1980 PBA Invitational championship | conf2_champ = Nicholas Stoodley (USA) | conf2_runner-up = [[Toyota Tamaraws]] | conf3 = All-Filipino Conference | conf3_link = 1980 PBA All-Filipino Conference | conf3_champ =[[Crispa Redmanizers]] | conf3_runner-up = [[Toyota Tamaraws]] | prevseason_link =1979 PBA season | prevseason_year =1979 | nextseason_link =1981 PBA season | nextseason_year =1981 }} The '''1980 PBA season''' was the sixth season of the [[Philippine Basketball Association]] (PBA).
==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. <ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=tGwVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=gwsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4998%2C3049265|title=Looking back: The PBA's history|publisher=Manila Standard}}</ref> *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:
{| class="wikitable sortable sortable" ! style= width="45%"| Team ! style= width="55%"| Muse |- | Galleon Shippers | |- | [[Barangay Ginebra San Miguel|Gilbey's Gin]] | |- | [[Great Taste Coffee Makers|Great Taste Discoverers]] | |- | Honda Hagibis | [[Leah Navarro]] |- | [[San Miguel Beermen|Royal Tru-Orange]] | [[Dina Bonnevie]] |- | [[Tanduay Rhum Masters|Tanduay Esquires]] | Gina Aragon and Zalda Aragon |- | Tefilin Fibermakers | [[Charo Santos]] |- | [[Toyota Tamaraws]] | Anna Menendrez |- | [[U/Tex Wranglers]] | [[Alma Moreno]] |- | [[Crispa Redmanizers|Walk Tall Jeansmakers]] | [[Vilma Santos]] |}
==Champions== * 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== * '''[[Philippine Basketball Association Most Valuable Player award|Most Valuable Player]]:''' [[Philip Cezar]] (Crispa) * '''[[Philippine Basketball Association Rookie of the Year award|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== {|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" |- !Team !! GP !! W !! L !! PCT |- |align=left|[[Crispa Redmanizers|Walk Tall Jeansmakers / Crispa Redmanizers]] || 59 || 44 || 15 || .746 |- |align=left| [[Nicholas Stoodley|Nicholas Stoodley/USA]] || 10 || 7 || 3 || .700 |- |align=left| [[Adidas]]/France || 10 || 7 || 3 || .700 |- |align=left|[[Toyota Tamaraws]] || 61 || 40 || 21 || .656 |- |align=left| Galleon Shippers || 30 || 16 || 14 || .533 |- |align=left| Tefilin Fibermakers || 30 || 14 || 16 || .467 |- |align=left|[[U/Tex Wranglers]] || 52 || 24 || 28 || .461 |- |align=left|[[Tanduay Rhum Masters|Tanduay Esquires]] || 39 || 16 || 23 || .410 |- |align=left|[[Barangay Ginebra San Miguel|Gilbey's Gin]] || 39 || 16 || 23 || .410 |- |align=left|[[Great Taste Coffee Makers|Great Taste Discoverers / Presto Fun Drinks]] || 39 || 14 || 25 || .359 |- |align=left| Honda Hagibis || 31 || 9 || 22 || .290 |- | align=left| [[San Miguel Beermen|Royal Tru-Orange / San Miguel Beermen]] || 32 || 9 || 23 || .281 |} {| class="wikitable" |+Elimination Round (Open Conference/All-Filipino Conference) !Team !W !L !PCT |- |Toyota |22 |5 |.815 |- |Crispa/Walk Tall |21 |6 |.778 |- |U/Tex |15 |12 |.556 |- |Great Taste/Presto |13 |14 |.482 |- |Galleon |13 |14 |.482 |- |Tefilin |12 |15 |.444 |- |Gilbey's Gin |12 |15 |.444 |- |Honda |9 |18 |.333 |- |Tanduay |9 |18 |.333 |- |Royal |9 |18 |.333 |}
==References== {{reflist}}
{{1980 PBA season by team}} {{PBA seasons}}
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