The 1980 U/Tex Wranglers season was the sixth season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
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After playing only seven games with Crispa Walk Tall Jeans in the Open Conference, the Jeans Makers gave up and release two-time MVP William "Bogs" Adornado to the U/Tex Wranglers.
Championship
U/Tex won the Open Conference title for their second PBA crown in three years, 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 Crispa Walk Tall Jeans and Toyota Tamaraws with similar 4-win, 2-loss slates. U/Tex enters the championship round with a superior quotient, leaving the other two teams to dispute the second finals berth.
Scoring record
November 23: William "Bogs" Adornado achieved a milestone, 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.