1980 Honda Hagibis season

1980 Honda Hagibis season
Head coach Alberto Reynoso
Open Conference results
Record 513
(.278)
Place 8th
Playoff finish N/A
All Filipino Conference results
Record 49
(.308)
Place N/A
Playoff finish N/A
Honda Hagibis seasons

The 1980 Honda Hagibis season was the sixth season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Known as Honda Motorbike Makers in the Third Conference.

Transactions

The Hagibis signed a total of five rookies; Oliveros Dalman, Monico Martinez and Roberto Poblete, who were all teammates at Imperial Textile Mills in the MICAA, along with Frederick Adams and Redentor Vicente.

Summary

Open Conference: Honda were reinforced by Byron "Snake" Jones, who was on his third PBA team after playing for Toyota and U-Tex, and Charles "Buster" Matheney. The Hagibis won their first two games of the season, spoiling the debut of new team Tefilin, 95-94, in the first game of the season on March 16. Honda scored their second win against Tanduay, 115-97 on March 22. [1] They lost 13 of their remaining 16 games in the elimination phase from thereon.

All-Filipino Conference: Honda won their first three outings and raced to a 4-1 won-loss slate. The Motorbike Makers lost their last four assignments in the elimination phase and were forced into a playoff against U-Tex for the sixth and last qualifying berth in the round of six. Honda lost to U-Tex in a knockout game on November 13. They dropped all their three matches in the round robin among the four non-qualifiers in the quarterfinals.

Roster

Honda Hagibis roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From
G 1 Miego, Alejandrito 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SWU
G 6 Chan, Emamanuel 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) University of Baguio
F 7 Adams, Frederick 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Trinity College
F 8 Dela Cruz, Teofilo 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) SWU
G 9 Dalman, Oliveros 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) University of Visayas
G 13 Marasigan, Mario 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) UST
G 14 Sullano, Jesse 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SWU
F 16 Albor, Ronnie 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SWU
G/F 17 Poblete, Roberto 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Adamson
F 18 Reynoso, Cristino 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FEU
F 22 Martinez, Monico 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) PSBA
C 33 Jones, Byron (I) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) San Francisco
F/C 35 Matheney, Buster (I) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) University of Utah
C 45 Vicente, Redentor 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Jose Rizal College
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)



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

    References

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