- 1980 PBA season
Infobox sports season
title =1980 PBA season
logo =
league =Philippine Basketball Association
sport =Basketball
duration =February ,1980 –November ,1980
TV =GTV/MBS
MVP =Philip Cezar
MVP_link =Philippine Basketball Association Most Valuable Player award
seasonslist = List of PBA seasons
seasonslistnames = PBA
prevseason_link =1979 PBA season
prevseason_year =1979
nextseason_link =1981 PBA season
nextseason_year =1981The 1980 PBA season was the sixth season of the
Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The season marked Crispa's incredible 20-1 record in the All-Filipino Conference, winning their first 19 games in the tournament. The season also saw the controversial dismissal of Toyota head coach Fort Acuna. Nicholas Stoodley became the first foreign team to win a PBA title.The
three-point field goal was introduced in this season.Champions
* Open Conference:
U/Tex Wranglers
* Invitational Conference: Nicholas Stoodley (U.S.A.)
* All-Filipino Cup:Crispa Redmanizers * Team with best win-loss percentage: Crispa (44-15, .746)
Individual awards
* Most Valuable Player: Philip Cezar (Crispa)
* Rookie of the Year: Willie Generalao (Gilbey's Gin)
* Mythical Five:
**Robert Jaworski (Toyota)
**Atoy Co (Crispa)
**Ramon Fernandez (Toyota)
**Bogs Adornado (U/Tex)
**Philip Cezar (Crispa)PBAseason
year=1980
Conference 1=Open Conference
Conference 2=Invitational Conference
Conference 3=All-Filipino CupPBA seasons
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