1980 PBA season

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The 1980 PBA season was the sixth season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The season marked Crispa's incredible 20-1 record in the All-Filipino Conference, winning their first 19 games in the tournament. The season also saw the controversial dismissal of Toyota head coach Fort Acuna. Nicholas Stoodley became the first foreign team to win a PBA title.

The three-point field goal was introduced in this season.

[edit] Champions

• Open Conference: U/Tex Wranglers
• Invitational Conference: Nicholas Stoodley (U.S.A.)
• All-Filipino Cup: Crispa Redmanizers

• Team with best win-loss percentage: Crispa (44-15, .746)

[edit] Individual awards

• 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)

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