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1980 Tanduay Esquires season
The 1980 Tanduay Esquires season was the 6th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
| 1980 Tanduay Esquires season |
|---|
| Tito Eduque |
| 4–14 (22.2%) |
| N/A |
| N/A |
| 0–0 |
| N/A |
| N/A |
| 12–9 (57.1%) |
| 3rd |
| Semifinals |
The 1980 Tanduay Esquires season was the 6th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
Tanduay's seven-foot import Paul Zaretsky sprained his ankle in a workout and as a result, Tanduay lost their first game of the season to Honda, playing with only one import, Kevin Cluess. Zaretsky never got a chance to play and was sent home in favor of 6-8 Odell Ball, a former center of Marquette University.
For the third straight season, Tanduay advances into the round of four of the league's most prestigious tournament, the All-Filipino. The Esquires posted a 5-4 and 3-2 won-loss slates in the eliminations and quarterfinal phase. In the one-round robin among the four semifinalist, the Esquires lost to unbeaten Crispa Redmanizers, 98-101, in the last playing date on December 4 as they 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.
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | Win | Loss | 1st (Open) | 3rd (All-Filipino) |
| Galleon Shippers | 2 | 1 | 1-1 | 1-0 |
| Gilbey’s Gin | 5 | 4 | 0-2 | 5-2 |
| Great Taste / Presto | 1 | 2 | 0-2 | 1-0 |
| Honda | 2 | 1 | 1-1 | 1-0 |
| Royal / San Miguel | 3 | 1 | 1-1 | 2-0 |
| Tefilin | 0 | 3 | 0-2 | 0-1 |
| Toyota Tamaraws | 0 | 5 | 0-2 | 0-3 |
| U-Tex Wranglers | 2 | 2 | 0-2 | 2-0 |
| Walk Tall / Crispa | 1 | 4 | 1-1 | 0-3 |
| Total | 16 | 23 | 4-14 | 12-9 |
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