| 1980 PBA season | |
|---|---|
| League | Philippine Basketball Association |
| Sport | Basketball |
| TV partner/s | GTV/MBS |
| Regular season | |
| Season MVP | Philip Cesar (Crispa) |
| Top scorer | Philip Cesar (Crispa) |
| Finals | |
| Open Conference champions | U/Tex Wranglers |
| Open Conference runners-up | Toyota Tamaraws |
| Invitational Championship champions | Nicholas Stoodley (USA) |
| Invitational Championship runners-up | Toyota Tamaraws |
| All-Filipino Conference champions | Crispa Redmanizers |
| All-Filipino Conference runners-up | Toyota Tamaraws |
The 1980 PBA season was the sixth season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
Season highlights[]
- The Three-point field goal was introduced at the start of the year.
- On July 3–7, two PBA selections host the visiting Golden State Warriors, their four-game series ends in a 2-2 tie.
- The U/tex Wranglers wins the Open Conference title by beating Toyota in overtime, 99-98 in the deciding fifth game, best remembered for the famous "Last 16 seconds" when coach Tommy Manotoc's team wiped out a four-point deficit with 16 seconds left in regulation and winning in the extension period.
- Nicholas Stoodley/USA wins the Invitational Conference with a two-game sweep over Toyota Tamaraws, becoming the first foreign team to capture a PBA title.
- The season-ending tournament marked the Crispa Redmanizers' incredible 20-1 record in the All-Filipino Conference, winning their first 19 games and almost completed a conference sweep, if not for Toyota's victory in Game 3 of the finals, which saw the dismissal of their head coach Fort Acuña.
Champions[]
- Open Conference: U/Tex Wranglers
- Invitational Championship: Nicholas Stoodley USA
- All-Filipino Conference: Crispa Redmanizers
- Team with best win-loss percentage: Crispa Redmanizers (44-15, .746)
- Best Team of the Year: Crispa Redmanizers (3rd)
Individual awards[]
- Most Valuable Player: Philip Cezar (Crispa)
- Rookie of the Year: Willie Generalao (Gilbey's Gin)
- Mythical Five:
*Robert Jaworski (Toyota) *Atoy Co (Crispa) *Ramon Fernandez (Toyota) *Bogs Adornado (U/Tex) *Philip Cezar (Crispa)