Mark Caguioa

Mark Caguioa

Caguioa shooting a free throw in 2014
No. 47 – Barangay Ginebra San Miguel
Position	Shooting guard
League	PBA
Personal information
Born	(1979-11-19) November 19, 1979 (age 37) San Juan, Philippines
Nationality	Filipino
Listed height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight	185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school	Eagle Rock (Los Angeles, California)
College	Glendale CC (1997–1999)
PBA draft	2001 Round: 1 / Pick: 3rd overall
Selected by the Barangay Ginebra Kings
Playing career	2001–present
Career history
2001–present	Barangay Ginebra Kings / Barangay Ginebra San Miguel
Career highlights and awards
5× PBA champion (2004 Fiesta, 2005 Philippine, 2007 Philippine, 2008 Fiesta, 2016 Governors') PBA Most Valuable Player (2012) 12× PBA All-Star (2001, 2004–2008, 2011–2013, 2015–2017) 3× Mythical First Team (2008, 2011, 2012) 2× Mythical Second Team (2005, 2007) 3× Best Player of the Conference (2007 Philippine, 2012 Commissioner's, 2012 Governors') PBA Rookie of the Year (2001) Mr. Quality Minutes (2001) 2× PSA Professional Cager of the Year (2007, 2012) PBA POW Order of Merit (2011) 2× PBA Top scorer (2005, 2011) Most Minutes Played (2005) Most 2-Pointers Made (2011) PBA Press Corp Comeback Player of the Year (2012) 3× PBA scoring champion (2005, 2007, 2011) Member of 9,000 PBA Career Points Club Member 600 of PBA career 3-point made PBA 40 Greatest Players

Mark Anthony Caguioa (born November 19, 1979 in San Juan, Metro Manila, Philippines) is a Filipino basketball player for Barangay Ginebra San Miguel of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Known as The Spark and as MC47 from his initials and his jersey number, he is also half of "The Fast and The Furious", along with his backcourt partner, Jayjay Helterbrand.

Caguioa was born and raised in the Philippines and spent his adolescent years in Eagle Rock, Los Angeles, California. He played collegiate basketball at Glendale Community College. He was named to the First Team All-Western State Conference after the 1999–2000 season.

In 2001, Caguioa was drafted by the Barangay Ginebra Kings as the third overall pick. Expectations were not high as Caguioa started as a role player and backup for superstar Vergel Meneses. However, after showing strong performances and helping to lead the Kings to the 2001 All-Filipino Cup Finals, he became very popular. With his crossovers, drives to the basket, and penchant for making clutch plays, Caguioa earned the respect and admiration of the Filipino basketball fans. His exciting brand of play earned him the moniker "The Spark." At the end of his first season, Caguioa was the third Ginebra player, after Dondon Ampalayo in 1986 and Marlou Aquino in 1996, to win the Rookie of the Year award. For the 2011–2012 season, he won the Most Valuable Player award.

In the 2004–05 season, Caguioa, along with his backcourt partner Jayjay Helterbrand, formed a strong tandem, which was dubbed as the "The Fast and The Furious". Their play enabled Ginebra to win back-to-back championships. Caguioa also set his then career high for points in a single game during that season, scoring 43 points (he later eclipsed this by scoring 45 points) in Game 4 of the Philippine Cup Finals against the Talk 'N Text Phone Pals.