1980 Crispa Redmanizers season

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1980   Crispa Redmanizers season
Head coach Baby Dalupan
OwnersP. Floro and Sons, inc
Open Conference results
Record199
(67.9%)
Place3rd
Playoff finishSemifinals
Invitational Conference results
Record55
(50%)
Place4th
Playoff finishN/A
All-Filipino Conference results
Record201
(95.2%)
Place1st
Playoff finishChampion
Crispa Redmanizers seasons
  1979
1981  

The 1980 Crispa Redmanizers season was the 6th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The team was known as Walk Tall Jeans in the first two conferences.

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Colors

Walk Tall Jeans (Open Conference)
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Walk Tall Jeans (Open and Invitational Conferences)
   
   
Crispa Redmanizers (All-Filipino Conference)
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     (light)

Summary

Crispa Walk Tall Jeans had the pair of Glenn Mosley and Sylvester Cuyler as their imports for the Open Conference. After five games, Mosley was replaced by Larry Boston. Two-time PBA Most Valuable Player William "Bogs" Adornado was released by Crispa to U/tex Wranglers after playing only seven games for the Jeans Makers. The team finish third behind Toyota and Great Taste after 18 games in the elimination phase. In the four-team semifinal round, the Jeans Makers swept the first round with three straight victories but lost their next two games before routing Great Taste in the last playing date on July 20 to create a triple-tie for the two finals berth. The U/Tex Wranglers secured the first finals seat, leaving Toyota and Walk Tall to dispute the other berth via playoff. The Jeans Makers lost to Toyota Tamaraws, 100–102, in the do-or-die game on July 22.

Byron "Snake" Jones, who previously played for Toyota and U/Tex and was Honda's import in the Open Conference, was acquired by Walk Tall for the Invitational championship to team up with Sylvester Cuyler. Walk Tall Jeans were denied of a finals seat for the second time by their arch rivals Toyota Tamaraws and place fourth after being swept in two games by the visiting Adidas/France in their series for third place.

19-game win streak & 8th PBA title

Two players namely Bernardo Carpio and Frank Natividad from Crispa's farm team in the MICAA were elevated to the pros as the ballclub return to Crispa Redmanizers in the All-Filipino Third Conference. They capped the season-ending conference with an incredible 19-game winning streak, sweeping their games in the eliminations, round of six, semifinals and the first two games of the finals. [1] The Redmanizers failed to sweep the whole conference when they lost Game three of the finals series against Toyota that snapped their winning run. Two nights later in Game four on December 13, the Redmanizers didn't allow the Tamaraws to gain momentum as they raced to a 24-point lead in the second quarter and coasted to a 105–91 victory and a 3–1 series win for their 8th league championship.

Notable dates

November 18: Philip Cezar scored 29 points and becomes the fifth player to hit 5,000 point career mark as Crispa beats Tanduay, 151–113.

December 2: Freddie Hubalde scored a personal-high 45 points while Atoy Co added 32 points as the Redmanizers clinch the first finals seat in the All-Filipino Conference, routing Toyota Tamaraws, 143–114. Crispa remained unbeaten in the conference, winning their 16th straight game. [2]

Award

Philip Cezar was voted as the season's Most Valuable Player (MVP).

Win–loss record vs opponents

TeamsWinLoss1st (Open)2nd (Invitational)3rd (All-Filipino)
Galleon Shippers302-0N/A1-0
Gilbey's Gin502-0N/A3-0
Great Taste / Presto716-1N/A1-0
Honda302-0N/A1-0
Royal / San Miguel402-0N/A2-0
Tanduay411-1N/A3-0
Tefilin211-1N/A1-0
Toyota Tamaraws861-41-16-1
U-Tex Wranglers622-22-02-0
Adidas (France)13N/A1-3N/A
Nicholas Stoodley (USA)11N/A1-1N/A
Total441519-95-520-1

Roster

Crispa Redmanizers roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.
C 5 Flag of the Philippines.svg Abet Guidaben 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) USJ–R
G 6 Flag of the Philippines.svg Fortunato Co, Jr 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Mapúa
F 7 Flag of the Philippines.svg Rodolfo Soriano 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) UE
C 8 Flag of the Philippines.svg Jaime Javier 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) José Rizal
G 9 Flag of the Philippines.svg Gregorio Dionisio 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Adamson
G/F 10 Flag of the Philippines.svg Freddie Hubalde 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Mapúa
F 2 & 11 Flag of the United States.svg Sylvester Cuyler  (I)6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Marymount (KS)
G/F 12 Flag of the Philippines.svg Virgilio Dela Cruz 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Mapúa
G 14 Flag of the Philippines.svg Tito Varela 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) UE
G 15 Flag of the Philippines.svg Bernie Fabiosa 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) UE
G 16 Flag of the Philippines.svg Frank Natividad 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) UST
C 17 Flag of the Philippines.svg Romulo Mamaril 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Mapúa
F 18 Flag of the Philippines.svg Philip Cezar 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) José Rizal
F 19 Flag of the Philippines.svg Bernardo Carpio 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Ateneo
F 24 Flag of the Philippines.svg Filomeno Gulfin 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Southwestern-U
F/C 33 Flag of the United States.svg Byron Jones  (I)6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) San Francisco
G 34 Flag of the Philippines.svg Edmundo Espinosa 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Southwestern-U
F 35 Flag of the United States.svg Glenn Mosley  (I)6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Seton Hall
F/C 43 Flag of the United States.svg Larry Boston  (I)6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Maryland
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (I) Import
    • Cruz Roja.svg Injured

Subtraction

PlayerNumberPositionHeightNew Team
Bogs Adornado 11Guard-Forward6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) U-Tex Wranglers

References

  1. "Lure of elusive 20-game sweep".
  2. "Redmanizers crush Tamaraws". Crispa-Toyota blogspot.