1980 U-Tex Wranglers season
| 1980 U/Tex Wranglers season |
| Head coach |
Tommy Manotoc |
| Owner(s) |
Universal Textile Mills |
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| Open Conference Results |
| Record |
0–0 |
| Place |
1st |
| Playoff finish |
Finals |
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| Invitational Conference Results |
| Record |
0–8
(.000) |
| Place |
5th |
| Playoff finish |
N/A |
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| All Filipino Conference Results |
| Record |
0–0 |
| Place |
N/A |
| Playoff finish |
N/A |
| U/Tex Wranglers seasons |
| 1979 |
1981 |
The 1980 U/Tex Wranglers season was the sixth season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA)
Acquisition
- After playing only seven games with Crispa during the early months of the 1980 Season, the Redmanizers gave up and released two-time MVP William "Bogs" Adornado to U/Tex Wranglers.
Championship
- U/Tex took home of the Open Conference title for their second PBA crown in three years, defeating Toyota Tamaraws, 99-98 in Game Five of the deciding series best known for the "last 16 seconds", the Wranglers, who finished the four-team semifinals in a tie with both Crispa and Toyota with a 4-win, 2-loss slates, nailed the first finals berth with a superior quotient system, leaving the two other teams to dispute the other finals slot.
Occurrences
- In Game 4 of the Open Finals, Coach Tommy Manotoc pulled out his starters with still seven minutes to go in the final period and Toyota leading by only about 10-11 points, although he was highly-criticize for that moved. Manotoc would uttered a famous quote afterwards "One step backward, two steps forward."
Records
- On November 30, 1980 in the Wranglers' game against San Miguel Beer, William "Bogs" Adornado tied the record for most points by a local player, shared with Danny Florencio while playing for Seven-up in 1977, by scoring 64 points.
Roster
| ROSTER |
# |
POS |
HT |
| Bogs Adornado |
33 |
G/F |
6"1' |
| Virgilio Cortez |
16 |
F/C |
6"4' |
| Lim Eng Beng |
14 |
SG |
5"11' |
| Anthony Dasalla |
9 |
F/C |
6"3' |
| Fritz Gaston |
22 |
SG |
6"1' |
| Renato Lobo |
|
SF |
6"2' |
| Jimmy Noblezada |
8 |
PF |
6"2' |
| Dave Regullano |
|
F/C |
6"4' |
| Molet Pineda |
|
PG |
5"8' |
| Ricky Pineda |
6 |
SG |
5"9' |
| Rudolfo Segura |
15 |
SF |
6"2' |
| Glen McDonald I |
5 |
F |
6"7' |
| Aaron James I |
23 |
F |
6"8 |
|
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1980 PBA Open Conference ( Finals) • 1980 PBA Invitational Conference (Finals) • 1980 PBA All-Filipino Conference ( Finals) |
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| Team seasons |
Galleon Shippers • Gilbey's Gin Tonics • Great Taste Discoverers • Mariwasa Honda Panthers • San Miguel Beermen • Tanduay Esquires • Tefilin Polyesters • Toyota Tamaraws • U-Tex Wranglers • Walk Tall Jeansmakers |
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| Succession |
| 1979 • Seasons • 1981 |
1979 • Open Conference • 1981 |
1979 • Invitational Conference • 1981 |
1979 • All-Filipino Conference • 1983 |
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