Mark Magsumbol Explained

Mark Magsumbol
Career Number:11
Nationality:Filipino
Birth Date:20 March 1980
Birth Place:Calauag, Quezon, Philippines
Height Ft:6
Height In:2
College:De La Salle–College of Saint Benilde
Draft Year Pba:2006
Draft Round Pba:2
Draft Pick Pba:13
Draft Team Pba:Sta. Lucia Realtors
Career Start:2006
Career End:2012
Career Position:Small forward / shooting guard
Team1:Sta. Lucia Realtors
Years1:2006–2007
Team2:Air21 Express
Years2:2007–2008
Team3:San Jose Skyrockets
Years3:2010–2011
Team4:Satria Muda BritAma Jakarta
Years4:2011–2012

Mark M. Magsumbol is a Filipino retired basketball player. Magsumbol has played in the Philippine Basketball Association, the Philippine Basketball League, National Basketball Conference, and for the American Basketball Association (ABA) team San Jose Skyrockets.[1]

Background

Magsumbol earned a Hotel and Restaurant Management degree at St. Benilde in 2001, but instead of applying what he learned in the classroom, decided to try his luck on the court. He never applied for the PBA draft and has played for four teams in the Philippine Basketball League, three teams in the National Basketball Conference, and a team in the Cebu Basketball Federation. Magsumbol also played for the Cebuana Lhuillier national squad.

Magsumbol previously played for the San Jose Skyrockets in the American Basketball Association (ABA) as an "import" in the US minors. He made his ABA debut, aged 25, by scoring 12 points, including 3-of-4 triples, in the Skyrockets’ 160-101 romp over the Tijuana Dragones at the San Jose Auditorium on Jan. 30, 2006. He arrived in the US on January 22, 2010.

Magsumbol was chosen to play for the Sky Rockets among 15 Filipino aspirants in a tryout conducted by coach Marc Joffe at the PhilSports Arena in Pasig in October 2009. Joffe arrived with team owner Kazuni Hasegawa from San Jose to check out Filipino players capable of playing in the ABA.

Magsumbol later joined the PBA. He was drafted by the Sta. Lucia Realtors. After SLR, he transferred to Air21 Express. He last played with M. Lhuillier Kwarta Padala Cebu Niños, a commercial team based in Cebu.

Notes and References

  1. News: PBA: HALLS OF FAME AND SHAME . . December 28, 2005 . July 12, 2015 .