1980 Honda Hagibis season

1980 Honda Hagibis season
Head coach	Alberto Reynoso
Open Conference results Record 5–13 (.278) Place 8th Playoff finish N/A All Filipino Conference results Record 4–9 (.308) Place N/A Playoff finish N/A Honda Hagibis seasons 1981

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

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Frederick Adams ^Rookie signed
Oliveros Dalman ^Rookie signed
Monico Martinez ^Rookie signed
Roberto Poblete ^Rookie signed
Redentor Vicente ^Rookie signed

Summary

Open Conference: Honda were reinforced by Byron "Snake" Jones, in 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, spoiled the debut of new team Tefilin, 95-94, in the first game of the season on March 16. ^[1] Honda scored their second win against Tanduay, 115-97 on March 22, ^[2] but lost 13 of their remaining 16 games in the elimination phase from thereon.

All-Filipino Conference: Honda won their first three outings and had a 4-1 won-loss slate ^[3] before losing their last four games 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, 85-96, in a knockout game on November 13, and dropped all their three matches in the one round robin among the four non-qualifiers in the quarterfinals. ^[4]

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/F 4 Alcantara, Reynaldo 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) UE 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 Alberto Reynoso Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (I) Import (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (IN) Inactive (S) Suspended (R) Rookie Injured

References

1. PBA '80
2. Honda wins
3. The night Honda's big bubble burst
4. Round of the Also-Rans

External links

• www.pba-online.net