1980 Tefilin Polyesters season

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1980   Tefilin Polyesters season
Head coach Fely Fajardo
Owner(s)Filipinas Synthetic Fiber Corp.
Open Conference results
Record99
(50%)
Place6th
Playoff finishN/A
Invitational Championship results
Record00  
PlaceN/A
Playoff finishN/A
All Filipino Conference results
Record57
(41.7%)
PlaceN/A
Playoff finishN/A
Tefilin Polyesters seasons
1981  

The 1980 Tefilin Polyesters season was the first season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

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New team

Filipinas Synthetic Fiber Corporation (Filsyn), a textile manufacturing firm, was one of two new companies joining the PBA in the league's 1980 season, increasing the number of teams to 10. Among the amateur recruits of the new ballclub to be known as Tefilin were Jojo de Guzman and four former members of the Philippine team – Efren Manila, Caesar Yabut, Joselito Ocampo and Gregorio Gozum. The team will be handled by veteran coach Fely Fajardo, who was returning to the league after a four-year absence, and with assistant coach Jun Bernardino and team manager Frank Harn. In the Open Conference, the ballclub has enlisted the services of Ira Terrell, starter of the Phoenix Suns in the NBA team's last 36 games in 1976, and Charlie Floyd, a Washington Bullets' third round choice, as their imports. [1]

Notable date

March 20: Tefilin scored the season's early shocker, upsetting powerhouse Crispa Walk Tall Jeans, 79-75, for their very first franchise win. [2]

Won-loss record vs Opponents

TeamsWinLoss1st (Open)3rd (All-Filipino)
Galleon Shippers221-11-1
Gilbey’s Gin212-00–1
Great Taste / Presto220–22-0
Honda221-11-1
Royal / San Miguel212-00–1
Tanduay302-01-0
Toyota Tamaraws030–20–1
U-Tex Wranglers030–20–1
Walk Tall / Crispa121-10–1
Total14169-95–7

Roster

Tefilin roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.
G 5 Flag of the Philippines.svg Tierra, Marty 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) José Rizal
F 6 Flag of the Philippines.svg Gozum, Gregorio 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Letran
G 7 Flag of the Philippines.svg Manila, Efren 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
F 8 Flag of the Philippines.svg Mariano, Ricardo 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Mapúa
G 9 Flag of the Philippines.svg Ocampo, Joselito 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) PSBA
C 10 Flag of the Philippines.svg Mendoza, Danilo 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Letran
G 11 Flag of the Philippines.svg Orozco, Jose 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) UST
C 14 Flag of the Philippines.svg Basco, Mario 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) San Sebastian
G 15 Flag of the Philippines.svg De Guzman, Fernando 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Letran
F 21 Flag of the Philippines.svg Francisco, Jovenal 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Far Eastern
F 24 Flag of the Philippines.svg Yabut, Caesar 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Mapúa
F 17 Flag of the Philippines.svg Sagarbarria, Amadeo 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) De La Salle
F/C 32 Flag of the United States.svg Terrell, Ira  (I)6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) SMU
F 33 Flag of the United States.svg Floyd, Charles  (I)6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) High Point
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

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References

  1. "Tefilin unveils team". People's Journal@Interbasket.net.
  2. "Tefilin stuns Crispa".