1980 Tanduay Esquires season
| 1980 Tanduay Esquires season |
| Head coach | Tito Eduque |
| Open Conference results |
| Record | 4–14
(.222) |
| Place | N/A |
| Playoff finish | N/A |
| All Filipino Conference results |
| Record | 12–9
(.571) |
| Place | 3rd |
| Playoff finish | 3 |
| Tanduay Esquires seasons |
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1981 |
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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 |
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| 4.0 !F |
2 |
Monzon, Abelardo |
style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
– |
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| 1.5 !G |
7 |
Dela Rosa, Roberto |
style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) |
– |
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FEU |
| 4.0 !F |
10 |
Sanchez, Victor |
style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
– |
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Mapua Tech |
| 2.5 !G/F |
11 |
Manansala, Jaime |
style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) |
– |
|
UE |
| 4.0 !F |
13 |
Gutierrez, Alberto |
style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
– |
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Ateneo de Davao |
| 5.5 !F/C |
15 |
Capacio, Ely |
style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
– |
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| 4.0 !F |
16 |
Cleofas, Ricardo |
style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) |
– |
|
Ateneo de Manila |
| 1.5 !G |
18 |
Canent, Rene |
style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 68 !5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
– |
|
Jose Rizal College |
| 6.0 !C |
23 |
Evangelista, Rolando |
style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
– |
|
San Beda College |
| 5.5 !F/C |
24 |
Castillo, Nathaniel |
style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
– |
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| 1.5 !G |
25 |
Pineda, Rolando |
style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
– |
|
UE |
| 1.5 !G |
40 |
Bilbao, Miguel |
style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 68 !5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
– |
|
La Salle |
| 4.0 !F |
35 |
Cluess, Kevin (I) |
style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
– |
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St.John's University (NY) |
| 5.5 !F/C |
41 |
Ball, Odell (I) |
style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
– |
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Marquette University |
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- Head coach
- Assistant coach(es)
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (I) Import
- (DP) Unsigned draft pick
- (FA) Free agent
- (IN) Inactive
- (S) Suspended
 Injured
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References
External links
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- 1980 PBA Open Conference (Finals)
- 1980 PBA Invitational Championship (Finals)
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- 1980 PBA All-Filipino Conference (Finals)
| | | Team seasons | |
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| | Guest teams |
- Nicholas Stoodley (Invitational Championship)
- Adidas France (Invitational Championship)
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| | Succession | |
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- 1979
- Open Conference
- 1981
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- 1979
- Invitational Championship
- 1982
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- 1979
- All-Filipino Conference
- 1983
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