1980 U-Tex Wranglers season

The 1980 U/Tex Wranglers season was the sixth season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

1980 U/Tex Wranglers season
Head coachTommy Manotoc
Owner(s)Universal Textile Mills
Open Conference results
Record18–11
(62.1%)
Place1st
Playoff finishChampion
Invitational Conference results
Record0–8
(0%)
Place5th
Playoff finishN/A
All Filipino Conference results
Record6–9
(40%)
Place5th
Playoff finishRound of six
U/Tex Wranglers seasons

Transactions

After playing seven games with Crispa Walk Tall in the Open Conference, the Jeans Makers gave up and released two-time MVP William "Bogs" Adornado to U/Tex Wranglers.[1]

Championship

U/Tex won the Open Conference title for their second PBA crown in three years by defeating Toyota Tamaraws, 99–98, in the deciding Game Five of the finals series best known for the "last 16 seconds". The Wranglers finish the four-team semifinals in a tie with Walk Tall Jeans and Toyota with similar four wins and two losses. U/Tex enters the championship round with a superior quotient, leaving the other two teams to dispute the second finals berth.

Main article: 1980 PBA Open Conference Finals

Scoring record

November 23: William "Bogs" Adornado achieved a milestone by tying the record for most points by a local player shared with Danny Florencio while playing for Seven-up in 1977 by scoring 64 points in U/Tex' 126–111 win over San Miguel Beer.[2]

Win-loss record vs opponents
TeamsWinLoss1st (Open)2nd (Invitational)3rd (All-Filipino)
Galleon Shippers121-1N/A0–1
Gilbey’s Gin222-0N/A0–2
Great Taste / Presto322-2N/A1–0
Honda311-1N/A2–0
Royal / San Miguel402-0N/A2–0
Tanduay222-0N/A0–2
Tefilin302-0N/A1–0
Toyota494–50–20–2
Walk Tall / Crispa262-20–20–2
Adidas (France)02N/A0–2N/A
Nicholas Stoodley (USA)02N/A0–2N/A
Total242818-110–86–9

Roster
U/Tex Wranglers roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.
G 4 Philippines Chua, Benjamin 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) UE
F 5 Philippines Deles, Roy 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) San Beda
G 6 Philippines Pineda, Ricardo 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Letran
G 7 Philippines Pineda, Manuel 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Letran
F 8 Philippines Noblezada, Jaime 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) San Agustin
F/C 9 Philippines Taguines, Jaime 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Holy Angel
F 12 Philippines Pages, Reynaldo 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) De La Salle
G/F 13 Philippines Rocha, Oscar 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) San Sebastian
G 14 Philippines Eng Beng, Lim 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) De La Salle
F 15 Philippines Segura, Rodolfo 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Adamson
F/C 16 Philippines Cortez, Virgilio 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) José Rizal
F/C 17 Philippines Regullano, David 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Letran
F 20 United States McDonald, Glenn (I) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Long Beach State
G 22 Philippines Gaston, Matthew 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Ateneo
F/C 23 United States James, Aaron (I) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Grambling State
G/F 33 Philippines Adornado, Bogs 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) UST
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (I) Import
    • Injured Injured

    References
    1. "William Adornado: Legendary scorer and comeback king". ABS-CBN Sports.
    2. "An explosive series".
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