| Kemark Cariño | |
| Position: | Center / power forward |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 9 |
| Weight Lb: | 203 |
| League: | PBA |
| Team: | Terrafirma Dyip |
| Number: | 33 |
| Birth Date: | 1 February 1998 |
| Nationality: | Filipino |
| College: | San Beda |
| Draft Year Pba: | 2023 |
| Draft Round Pba: | 2 |
| Draft Pick Pba: | 13 |
| Draft Team Pba: | Terrafirma Dyip |
| Career Start: | 2021 |
| Years1: | 2021–2022 |
| Team1: | Aomori Wat's |
| Years2: | 2022 |
| Team2: | Pegasus Brunei |
| Years3: | 2023 |
| Team3: | Zamboanga Valientes |
| Years4: | 2023 |
| Team4: | Muntinlupa Cagers |
| Years5: | 2023 |
| Team5: | Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards |
| Years6: | 2023–present |
| Team6: | Terrafirma Dyip |
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Kemark Cariño (born February 1, 1998) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Terrafirma Dyip of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
He played for the San Beda Red Lions in college and had stints in the PBA D-League. In 2021, he turned professional with the Aomori Wat's in the second division of Japan's B.League. In 2023, he moved to the Zamboanga Valientes for the ABL Invitational before joining the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) with the Muntinlupa Cagers. Mid-season, he moved to the Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards.
During the PBA season 48 draft, Cariño was selected with the 13th overall pick by Terrafirma. In his first season in the PBA, he was selected to the PBA All-Defensive Team. He also won two NCAA Philippines championships with San Beda.
In college, Kemark played for the San Beda Red Lions where he won two championships in 2017 and 2018.[1]
On July 21, 2021, Kemark signed with the Aomori Wat's, competing in the second division of Japan's B.League. Although he had two years of eligibility left with San Beda, he stated that family was the main reason for signing with Aomori in a statement to Tiebreaker Times.[2]
Cariño then returned to domestic basketball in the PBA D-League, playing for the Marinerong Pilipino Skippers.[3] Kemark also had a brief stint with Pegasus Brunei before joining the Zamboanga Valientes for the 2023 ABL Invitational.[4] [5]
After the ABL Invitational, Kemark entered the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League, playing for the Muntinlupa Cagers. Mid-season, however, he moved to the Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards.[6] [7] In sixteen games in the MPBL, he averaged 7.3 points and 8 rebounds alongside 1.6 blocks per game.
Cariño was selected 13th overall by the Terrafirma Dyip during the PBA season 48 draft. He was selected to the PBA All-Defensive Team after averaging 6.7 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 1.8 blocks in his first season in the PBA.[8]
As of the end of 2023–24 season[9]
|-| align=left | | align=left | Terrafirma| 21 || 19.4 || .451 || .333 || .684 || 4.8 || .5 || .4 || 1.8 || 6.7|-class=sortbottom| align=center colspan=2 | Career| 21 || 19.4 || .451 || .333 || .684 || 4.8 || .5 || .4 || 1.8 || 6.7
As of the end of 2023 season
|-| align=left rowspan=2 | 2023| align=left | Muntinlupa| 11 || 9 || 23.1 || .354 || .226 || .565 || 8.2 || .9 || .1 || 1.8 || 7.6|-| align=left | Nueva Ecija| 5 || 2 || 13.9 || .375 || .286 || .778 || 7.6 || .2 || .4 || 1.0 || 6.6|-class=sortbottom| align=center colspan=2 | Career| 16 || 11 || 20.2 || .367 || .237 || .625 || 8.0 || .7 || .2 || 1.6 || 7.3