1980 PBA season
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.[1]
- On July 3–7, two PBA selections host the visiting Golden State Warriors, their four-game series ends in a 2-2 tie.
- 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 Conference with a two-game sweep over Toyota Tamaraws, becoming the first foreign team to capture a PBA title.[2]
- 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:
Champions
- Open Conference: U/Tex Wranglers
- Invitational Championship: Nicholas Stoodley (U.S.A.)
- All-Filipino Conference: Crispa Redmanizers
- Team with best win-loss percentage: Crispa (44-15, .746)
Individual awards
Cumulative standings
References
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- Nicholas Stoodley (Invitational Championship)
- Adidas France (Invitational Championship)
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- Open Conference
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- Invitational Championship
- 1982
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- All-Filipino Conference
- 1983
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