1980 Tanduay Esquires season

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

1980 Tanduay Esquires season
Head coachTito Eduque
Open Conference results
Record4–14
(.222)
PlaceN/A
Playoff finishN/A
All Filipino Conference results
Record12–9
(.571)
Place3rd
Playoff finishSemifinals
Tanduay Esquires seasons

Occurrences

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. [1]

Semifinal stint

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.

Roster
Tanduay Esquires roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.
F 2 Monzon, Abelardo 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Letran College
G 7 Dela Rosa, Roberto 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Far Eastern
F 10 Sanchez, Victor 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Mapua Tech
G/F 11 Manansala, Jaime 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) UE
F 13 Gutierrez, Alberto 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Ateneo de Davao
F/C 15 Capacio, Ely 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
F 16 Cleofas, Ricardo 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Ateneo de Manila
G 18 Canent, Rene 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jose Rizal College
C 23 Evangelista, Rolando 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) San Beda College
F/C 24 Castillo, Nathaniel 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Letran College
G 25 Pineda, Rolando 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) UE
F 35 Cluess, Kevin (I) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) St.John's University
G 40 Bilbao, Miguel 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) La Salle
F/C 41 Ball, Odell (I) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Marquette University
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (I) Import
    • Injured
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    References
    1. "RTO raps Toyota, Honda wins".
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