1980 Tanduay Esquires season

1980 Tanduay Esquires season
Head coach	Tito Eduque
Open Conference results Record 4–14 (.222) Place N/A Playoff finish N/A All Filipino Conference results Record 12–9 (.571) Place 3rd Playoff finish Semifinals Tanduay Esquires seasons 1981

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

Summary

Open Conference: Tanduay lost their first game of the season to Honda, as they played with only one import, Kevin Cluess, his partner, 7-0 Paul Zaretsky sprained his ankle in a workout and was sent home in favor of 6-8 Odell Ball, a former center of Marquette University. ^[1] The Esquires finish the first round of eliminations with two wins and seven losses and had a similar two victories in nine outings in the second round for a lowly 4-win, 14-loss slate after 18 games, tied with Royal Tru-Orange at the bottom of the standings.

All-Filipino Conference: The Esquires advances into the semifinal round by posting a 5-4 and 3-2 won-loss slates in the eliminations and quarterfinal phase. ^[2] In a one-round robin among the four semifinalist, the Esquires lost to unbeaten Crispa, 98-101, during 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
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From 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) East 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) East 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 Valentin Eduque 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. Honda wins
2. Last Lap to the finals

External links

• www.pba-online.net