Mark Anthony Yu Caguioa (born November 19, 1979) is a Filipino professional basketball player who last played for the 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.
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.
"The Fast and The Furious"
In the 2004–05 season, Caguioa, along with his backcourt partner Jayjay Helterbrand, formed a strong tandem, which was dubbed as "The Fast and The Furious".[2] 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.
In the 2006 Philippine Cup, Caguioa earned "Player of the Week" honors three times. He led the league in scoring at 24 points per game, and broke his previous career high for points in a single game, scoring 45 points in a losing effort against Red Bull in the quarterfinals. He became the first guard to finish a single season as the league's leading scorer since Allan Caidic in 1995.
In the 2007 Philippine Cup, Caguioa averaged 24.7 points per game in the 23 games he played. He also led the league in statistical points for the Best Player of the Conference Award. Caguioa piloted Ginebra to their seventh championship in franchise history by besting the San Miguel Beermen in a best-of-seven finals. During their series against Talk 'N Text in the semifinals, Caguioa scored 34, 31, 26, 35, and 31 points in the five games. Caguioa won the 2007 PBA Best Player of the Conference.
Caguioa again helped his team during the 2008 PBA Fiesta Conference, culminating in the team's eighth championship. He also led the league in scoring.
In the 2008–09 season, Caguioa failed to suit up for Kings due to his therapy in the United States for tendinitis on both knees.
Caguioa received the MVP award and back to back Best Player of the Conference awards in 2011 and 2012.
On October 5, 2018, against NLEX Road Warriors, Caguioa scores 16 points to join the PBA 10,000 points club.
Caguioa was named in the RP Training Pool for future international competitions. He participated in several exhibition games against the Iranian National Team and the NBL's Sydney Kings in mid-2005, where he impressed the latter team's coach by scoring 27 points. He has also played in the 2005 FIBA Asia Champions Cup held in the Philippines, in which his team finished fifth. He averaged 19.8 points and 3.4 rebounds per game in that tournament.
However, Caguioa was eventually dropped from the team. National mentor Chot Reyes claimed that Caguioa had failed to appear for several practice sessions.[citation needed]
In 2007, he joined the national team that won the SEABA Championship with a perfect record and finished ninth place with a record of 5–2 in the 2007 FIBA Asia Championship.
References
^"Notable Eagle Rock People". eaglerockhistory.org. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
^Mark Caguioa turns emotional as 'Fast and Furious' duo chase title together, perhaps for one last time, Gerry Ramos, spin.ph, October 4, 2016
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In this Philippine name the middle name or maternal family name is Yu and the surname or paternal family name is Caguioa Mark Anthony Yu Caguioa born November 19 1979 is a Filipino professional basketball player who last played for the 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 Mark CaguioaCaguioa with Barangay Ginebra in 2014Free agentPositionShooting guardLeaguePBAPersonal informationBorn 1979 11 19 November 19 1979 age 43 San Juan PhilippinesNationalityFilipinoListed height6 ft 2 in 1 88 m Listed weight189 lb 86 kg Career informationHigh schoolEagle Rock Los Angeles California CollegeGlendale CC 1997 1999 PBA draft2001 Round 1 Pick 3rd overallSelected by the Barangay Ginebra KingsPlaying career2001 presentCareer history2001 2020Barangay Ginebra Kings Barangay Ginebra San MiguelCareer highlights and awards9 PBA champion 2004 Fiesta 2005 Philippine 2007 Philippine 2008 Fiesta 2016 Governors 2017 Governors 2018 Commissioner s 2019 Governors 2020 Philippine PBA Most Valuable Player 2012 3 Best Player of the Conference 2007 Philippine 2012 Commissioner s 2012 Governors 13 PBA All Star 2001 2004 2008 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 3 Mythical First Team 2008 2011 2012 2 Mythical Second Team 2005 2006 PBA Rookie of the Year 2001 PBA Comeback Player of the Year 2012 PBA Order of Merit 2011 3 PBA Scoring Champion 2005 2007 Mr Quality Minutes 2001 PBA 40 Greatest Players 2 PSA Professional Cager of the Year 2007 2012 Medals Men s basketballRepresenting PhilippinesWilliam Jones Cup2007 Taipei Team Contents 1 Early life 2 Collegiate career 3 Professional career 3 1 Barangay Ginebra 2001 present 3 2 The Fast and The Furious 4 PBA career statistics 4 1 Season by season averages 5 National team career 6 ReferencesEarly life EditCaguioa was born and raised in the Philippines and spent his adolescent years in Eagle Rock Los Angeles California In 1997 Caguioa graduated from Eagle Rock High School 1 Collegiate career EditCaguioa played collegiate basketball at Glendale Community College He was named to the First Team All Western State Conference after the 1999 2000 season Professional career EditBarangay Ginebra 2001 present Edit 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 The Fast and The Furious Edit In the 2004 05 season Caguioa along with his backcourt partner Jayjay Helterbrand formed a strong tandem which was dubbed as The Fast and The Furious 2 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 In the 2006 Philippine Cup Caguioa earned Player of the Week honors three times He led the league in scoring at 24 points per game and broke his previous career high for points in a single game scoring 45 points in a losing effort against Red Bull in the quarterfinals He became the first guard to finish a single season as the league s leading scorer since Allan Caidic in 1995 In the 2007 Philippine Cup Caguioa averaged 24 7 points per game in the 23 games he played He also led the league in statistical points for the Best Player of the Conference Award Caguioa piloted Ginebra to their seventh championship in franchise history by besting the San Miguel Beermen in a best of seven finals During their series against Talk N Text in the semifinals Caguioa scored 34 31 26 35 and 31 points in the five games Caguioa won the 2007 PBA Best Player of the Conference Caguioa again helped his team during the 2008 PBA Fiesta Conference culminating in the team s eighth championship He also led the league in scoring In the 2008 09 season Caguioa failed to suit up for Kings due to his therapy in the United States for tendinitis on both knees Caguioa received the MVP award and back to back Best Player of the Conference awards in 2011 and 2012 On October 5 2018 against NLEX Road Warriors Caguioa scores 16 points to join the PBA 10 000 points club PBA career statistics EditLegend GP Games played GS Games started MPG Minutes per game FG Field goal percentage 3P 3 point field goal percentage FT Free throw percentage RPG Rebounds per game APG Assists per game SPG Steals per game BPG Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career highAs of the end of 2020 season 3 4 Season by season averages Edit Year Team GP MPG FG 3P FT RPG APG SPG BPG PPG2001 Barangay Ginebra 52 26 1 467 422 870 4 9 1 7 1 0 1 13 82002 Barangay Ginebra 30 29 5 438 333 865 4 2 2 3 6 0 13 32003 Barangay Ginebra 41 35 6 421 329 750 6 0 2 7 1 0 1 17 32004 05 Barangay Ginebra 78 37 4 491 331 799 6 3 3 1 1 1 1 18 72005 06 Barangay Ginebra 48 37 7 418 258 741 5 8 2 5 1 0 2 20 62006 07 Barangay Ginebra 30 38 7 425 329 738 4 9 4 4 9 2 24 62007 08 Barangay Ginebra 39 32 1 486 304 648 4 2 2 2 8 1 19 82009 10 Barangay Ginebra 34 22 7 428 225 785 3 1 1 6 9 0 11 92010 11 Barangay Ginebra 57 28 7 418 310 759 5 3 2 4 7 0 16 02011 12 Barangay Ginebra 41 30 6 397 330 760 4 8 2 3 8 1 16 32012 13 Barangay Ginebra 41 32 1 402 283 728 4 5 2 6 7 0 17 22013 14 Barangay Ginebra 43 26 7 416 360 806 4 1 2 0 3 2 10 62014 15 Barangay Ginebra 33 25 8 411 217 863 3 8 1 9 6 1 9 82015 16 Barangay Ginebra 49 21 9 392 102 800 3 3 1 8 6 1 7 02016 17 Barangay Ginebra 59 10 7 418 083 949 2 5 7 2 1 4 42017 18 Barangay Ginebra 43 9 6 428 167 579 2 3 4 2 1 3 62019 Barangay Ginebra 23 7 6 433 333 733 1 3 5 2 0 2 82020 Barangay Ginebra 3 6 4 667 2 3 7 0 0 1 3Career 744 27 1 434 307 765 4 4 2 1 7 1 13 5National team career EditCaguioa was named in the RP Training Pool for future international competitions He participated in several exhibition games against the Iranian National Team and the NBL s Sydney Kings in mid 2005 where he impressed the latter team s coach by scoring 27 points He has also played in the 2005 FIBA Asia Champions Cup held in the Philippines in which his team finished fifth He averaged 19 8 points and 3 4 rebounds per game in that tournament However Caguioa was eventually dropped from the team National mentor Chot Reyes claimed that Caguioa had failed to appear for several practice sessions citation needed In 2007 he joined the national team that won the SEABA Championship with a perfect record and finished ninth place with a record of 5 2 in the 2007 FIBA Asia Championship References Edit Notable Eagle Rock People eaglerockhistory org Retrieved June 10 2020 Mark Caguioa turns emotional as Fast and Furious duo chase title together perhaps for one last time Gerry Ramos spin ph October 4 2016 1 PBA Online net 2 Real GM Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mark Caguioa amp oldid 1110532391, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
