1980 Tefilin Polyesters season

1980 Tefilin Polyesters Fely Fajardo Open Conference 9 9 6th N/A Invitational Championship 0 0 N/A N/A All Filipino Conference 5 7 N/A N/A Filipinas Synthetic Fiber Corp. 1981 The 1980 Tefilin Polyesters season was the 1st season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). 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. http://www.interbasket.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=9879&d=1500940804 Tefilin unveils team People's Journal@Interbasket.net 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. http://rpbasketballphotos.blogspot.com/2014/04/1980-pba-open-newspaper-clips.html Tefilin stuns Crispa Win–loss record vs opponents Teams Win Loss 1st (Open) 3rd (All-Filipino) Galleon Shippers 2 2 1-1 1-1 Gilbey’s Gin 2 1 2-0 0–1 Great Taste / Presto 2 2 0–2 2-0 Honda 2 2 1-1 1-1 Royal / San Miguel 2 1 2-0 0–1 Tanduay 3 0 2-0 1-0 Toyota Tamaraws 0 3 0–2 0–1 U-Tex Wranglers 0 3 0–2 0–1 Walk Tall / Crispa 1 2 1-1 0–1Total 14 16 9-9 5–7 Roster n Tefilin black #ffff99 #DDDDFF black 5 Marty Tierra G 5 11 JRU PHI 6 Gregorio Gozum F 6 2 Letran PHI 7 Efren Manila G 5 11 PHI 8 Ricardo Mariano F 6 0 Mapua PHI 9 Joselito Ocampo G 6 1 PSBA PHI 10 Danilo Mendoza C 6 5 Letran PHI 11 Jose Orozco basketball G 5 9 UST PHI 14 Mario Basco C 6 3 San Sebastian PHI 15 Fernando De Guzman G 5 9 Letran PHI 21 Jovenal Francisco F 6 0 FEU PHI 24 Caesar Yabut F 6 2 Mapua PHI 17 Amadeo Sagarbarria F 6 2 De La Salle PHI 32 Ira Terrell FC 6 8 SMU USA I 33 Charles Floyd basketball F 6 7 High Point USA I PHI Fely Fajardo PHI Jun Bernardino (I) Import References Tefilin Category:Tefilin Polyesters