1980 Tanduay Esquires season

1980 Tanduay Esquires season
Head coach Tito Eduque
Open Conference results
Record 414
(.222)
Place N/A
Playoff finish N/A
All Filipino Conference results
Record 129
(.571)
Place 3rd
Playoff finish 3
Tanduay Esquires seasons
1981

The 1980 Tanduay Esquires season was the sixth season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Summary

Open Conference: Tanduay lost their first game of the season to Honda, as they played with only one import, Kevin Cluess, his partner, 7-0 Paul Zaretsky sprained his ankle in a workout and was sent home in favor of 6-8 Odell Ball, a former center of Marquette University. [1] The Esquires finish the first round of eliminations with two wins and seven losses and had a similar two victories in nine outings in the second round for a lowly 4-win, 14-loss slate after 18 games, tied with Royal Tru-Orange at the bottom of the standings.

All-Filipino Conference: The Esquires advances into the semifinal round by posting a 5-4 and 3-2 won-loss slates in the eliminations and quarterfinal phase. In a one-round robin among the four semifinalist, the Esquires lost to unbeaten Crispa, 98-101, during the last playing date on December 4, failed to create a three-way tie and a playoff with Toyota for the second finals berth. Tanduay placed third by winning their series against Gilbey's Gin.

Roster

Tanduay Esquires roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
F 2 Monzon, Abelardo style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
G 7 Dela Rosa, Roberto style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FEU
F 10 Sanchez, Victor style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Mapua Tech
G/F 11 Manansala, Jaime style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) UE
F 13 Gutierrez, Alberto style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Ateneo de Davao
F/C 15 Capacio, Ely style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
F 16 Cleofas, Ricardo style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Ateneo de Manila
G 18 Canent, Rene style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jose Rizal College
C 23 Evangelista, Rolando style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) San Beda College
F/C 24 Castillo, Nathaniel style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
G 25 Pineda, Rolando style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) UE
G 40 Bilbao, Miguel style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) La Salle
F 35 Cluess, Kevin (I) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) St.John's University (NY)
F/C 41 Ball, Odell (I) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Marquette University
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)



    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (I) Import
    • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
    • (FA) Free agent
    • (IN) Inactive
    • (S) Suspended
    • Injured

    References

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