Mark Magsumbol
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Mark Magsumbol is a basketball
player from the Philippines
who has played in the Philippine Basketball League
, National Basketball Conference
, the Cebu Basketball Federation, and for the American Basketball Association
(ABA) team San Jose Skyrockets. A 6-2 shooting guard from Calauag, Quezon, Magsumbol is now playing for the Quezon Red Oilers of Liga Pilipinas
.
Magsumbol previously played for the San Jose Skyrockets in the 31-team 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.
The former De La Salle-St. Benilde cager was chosen to play for the Skyrockets 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.
Ravi Chulani, a 28-year-old La Salle
graduate who spent his own money to rent the Brent Gym in Pasig in the Philippines Tuesday nights for pros and would-be pros to play pick-up games, organized the tryouts for Hasegawa. Chulani’s cousin, Girish Mirchandani, lived in San Francisco, and suggested to Hasegawa to recruit a Filipino for the Skyrockets to reflect the ethnicity of San Jose as a melting pot in the Bay Area. It was Mirchandani who introduced Chulani to Hasegawa.
Former Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) import Harold Arceneaux
led the Dragones with 42 points. The Skyrockets led, 77-46, at the half. The blowout saw 11 Skyrockets, including Magsumbol, scoring in double digits.
Magsumbol later joined the PBA. He was drafted by the Sta. Lucia Realty. After SLR, he transferred to Air21 Express. He is now with the multi-titled M, Lhuillier Kwarta Padala Cebu Ninos.
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
player from the Philippines
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...
who has played in the Philippine Basketball League
Philippine Basketball League
The Philippine Basketball League is a commercial semi-professional basketball league in the Philippines. The league is composed of several commercial teams with several collegiate and provincial stars.-History:...
, National Basketball Conference
National Basketball Conference
The National Basketball Conference was a regional-based basketball league in the Philippines formed in 2004. The league is sanctioned by the Philippine national sport association for basketball, the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas. Teams are also sponsored by the local government and sponsors.In...
, the Cebu Basketball Federation, and for the American Basketball Association
American Basketball Association
The American Basketball Association was a professional basketball league founded in 1967. The ABA ceased to exist with the ABA–NBA merger in 1976.-League history:...
(ABA) team San Jose Skyrockets. A 6-2 shooting guard from Calauag, Quezon, Magsumbol is now playing for the Quezon Red Oilers of Liga Pilipinas
Liga Pilipinas
Liga Pilipinas is a regional basketball league in the Philippines. It is sanctioned by the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas, the country's national basketball federation, and owned by Pinoy Basketbol, Inc....
.
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 31-team 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.
The former De La Salle-St. Benilde cager was chosen to play for the Skyrockets among 15 Filipino
Filipino people
The Filipino people or Filipinos are an Austronesian ethnic group native to the islands of the Philippines. There are about 92 million Filipinos in the Philippines, and about 11 million living outside the Philippines ....
aspirants in a tryout conducted by coach Marc Joffe at the PhilSports Arena
PhilSports Arena
The Philippine Institute of Sports Arena or PhilSports Arena is an indoor sporting arena located inside the PhilSports Complex in Pasig, Philippines. It was formerly known as the University of Life Training and Recreational Arena or the ULTRA. The arena and its surrounding sports complex are...
in Pasig in October 2009. Joffe arrived with team owner Kazuni Hasegawa from San Jose
San Jose, California
San Jose is the third-largest city in California, the tenth-largest in the U.S., and the county seat of Santa Clara County which is located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay...
to check out Filipino players capable of playing in the ABA.
Ravi Chulani, a 28-year-old La Salle
La Salle
- People :* Antoine Charles Louis de Lasalle , French cavalry general during the French Revolution and Napoleonic Wars* Denise LaSalle , singer* Eriq La Salle , actor...
graduate who spent his own money to rent the Brent Gym in Pasig in the Philippines Tuesday nights for pros and would-be pros to play pick-up games, organized the tryouts for Hasegawa. Chulani’s cousin, Girish Mirchandani, lived in San Francisco, and suggested to Hasegawa to recruit a Filipino for the Skyrockets to reflect the ethnicity of San Jose as a melting pot in the Bay Area. It was Mirchandani who introduced Chulani to Hasegawa.
Former Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) import Harold Arceneaux
Harold Arceneaux
Harold Arceneaux is an American professional basketball player who gained national attention during his collegiate career at Weber State University . His nickname is "The Show". He currently plays for Lechugueros De Leon in Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico.-Early career:Harold Arceneaux grew up in the B.W...
led the Dragones with 42 points. The Skyrockets led, 77-46, at the half. The blowout saw 11 Skyrockets, including Magsumbol, scoring in double digits.
Magsumbol later joined the PBA. He was drafted by the Sta. Lucia Realty. After SLR, he transferred to Air21 Express. He is now with the multi-titled M, Lhuillier Kwarta Padala Cebu Ninos.