Mark Macapagal
Filipino basketball player (born 1979)
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Mark P. Macapagal (born September 20, 1979 in Pampanga) is a Filipino former professional basketball player and politician. He last played with the Meralco Bolts. He plays the shooting guard and small forward positions.
September 20, 1979
Mark Macapagal | |
|---|---|
| Member of the San Simon, Pampanga's Municipal Council | |
| Assumed office June 30, 2025 | |
| In office June 30, 2019 – June 30, 2022 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mark Pineda Macapagal September 20, 1979 |
| Party | Independent (2025–present) |
Other political affiliations | Reporma (2021–2022) PDP–Laban (2018–2021) |
| Occupation | Professional athlete |
| Basketball career | |
| Personal information | |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | San Sebastian |
| PBA draft | 2005: , 18th overall pick |
| Drafted by | Talk 'N Text Phone Pals |
| Playing career | 2005–2015 |
| Position | Shooting guard / small forward |
| Number | 80 |
| Career history | |
| 2005–2007 | Barangay Ginebra Kings |
| 2007–2011 | Coca-Cola/Powerade Tigers |
| 2011–2012 | Meralco Bolts |
| 2013–2014 | Barako Bull Energy |
| 2014 | GlobalPort Batang Pier |
| 2014–2015 | Meralco Bolts |
| Career highlights | |
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Basketball career
After playing in Ginebra where he impressed many with his good outside shooting, Macapagal was involved in a four-team trade that sent him to Coca-Cola.[1]
In the 2009–10 season, he stepped up as the primary scorer for the Coca-Cola Tigers as he averaged 11 points, 1.8 rebounds, 1.9 assists in 25.5 minutes. However, his performance was not enough for Coca-Cola to advance to the playoffs.
Political career
Macapagal ran for municipal councilor in his native San Simon, Pampanga in 2019 and won.[2] In 2020, Pampanga governor Dennis Pineda placed Macapagal, 5 other councilors, and the municipal mayor under preventive suspension for anomalies in regards to the town's purchase of land near the municipal hall.[3] In 2022, Macapagal ran for vice mayor but was defeated.[4] In 2024, the Department of the Interior and Local Government ordered Macapagal to pay fines equivalent to the six month salaries due to simple neglect of duty and simple misconduct.[5] In 2025, he ran again for municipal councilor as independent and won.
PBA career statistics
| Legend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Games played | 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 high |
Season-by-season averages
| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005–06 | Barangay Ginebra | 44 | 16.0 | .432 | .436 | .775 | 2.0 | .8 | .4 | .1 | 5.9 |
| 2006–07 | Barangay Ginebra | 48 | 14.9 | .330 | .314 | .746 | 1.6 | .7 | .4 | .1 | 5.6 |
| 2007–08 | Barangay Ginebra | 39 | 21.7 | .360 | .375 | .824 | 2.2 | 1.0 | .5 | .1 | 7.7 |
| Coca-Cola | |||||||||||
| 2008–09 | Coca-Cola | 35 | 22.1 | .396 | .314 | .746 | 2.7 | 1.1 | .9 | .2 | 8.4 |
| 2009–10 | Coca-Cola | 37 | 25.3 | .386 | .329 | .796 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 1.0 | .2 | 10.8 |
| 2010–11 | Powerade | 31 | 19.7 | .294 | .234 | .672 | 1.8 | 1.9 | .8 | .2 | 6.7 |
| 2011–12 | Meralco | 41 | 17.1 | .332 | .307 | .796 | 1.7 | .8 | .5 | .0 | 4.8 |
| 2012–13 | Barako Bull | 24 | 22.5 | .323 | .311 | .750 | 1.7 | .9 | .7 | .1 | 6.6 |
| 2013–14 | Barako Bull | 29 | 16.8 | .340 | .308 | .857 | 1.6 | .8 | .6 | .1 | 6.1 |
| GlobalPort | |||||||||||
| 2014–15 | Meralco | 24 | 9.8 | .352 | .329 | .804 | .9 | .4 | .5 | .0 | 5.2 |
| Career | 352 | 18.6 | .356 | .333 | .777 | 2.0 | 1.0 | .6 | .1 | 6.8 | |