Mark Anthony Rosales Borboran (Born November 1, 1981 in Albay

Albay

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, Philippines

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)is a Filipino

Philippines

The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...

 professional

Professional

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 basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association

Philippine Basketball Association

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 who currently plays for the Meralco Bolts

Meralco Bolts

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.

He went to college at the University of the East

University of the East

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 where he was a vital cog to his college team. Borboran is 6-4 small forward

Small forward

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 who can shoot, rebound, and pass. He was drafted sixth overall in the 2008 PBA Draft

2008 PBA Draft

The 2008 Philippine Basketball Association Rookie Draft is an event, which will allows teams to draft players from the amateur ranks. The event is set to be held at Market! Market! in Taguig City on August 31, 2008. The Rain or Shine Elasto Painters selected Gabe Norwood of the George Mason...

 by the Air21 Express but was then traded to the Alaska Aces

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 during draft night.

Borboran was part of the UE Red Warriors squad that swept the elimination round (14-0) of the 2007 UAAP season. He won a spot on the mythical team on the same year. He played for Hapee Toothpaste in the amateur league, alongside future top pick Gabe Norwood

Gabe Norwood

Gabriel Daniel Norwood also known as Gabe Norwood is a Filipino-American professional basketball player and a former NCAA basketball player at George Mason University. Norwood is currently playing for the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters in the Philippine Basketball Association...

, which entered the finals twice but lost twice to Harbour Centre.