Marc Pingris
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Born | Pozorrubio, Pangasinan, Philippines | October 16, 1981||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Filipino | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 215 lb (98 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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College | Philippine School of Business Administration Far Eastern University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
PBA draft | 2004 Round: 1 / Pick: 3rd overall | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Selected by the FedEx Express | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing career | 2002–2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position | Power forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 16, 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2002 | Cebu Gems | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2004–2005 | FedEx Express | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2005–2008 | Purefoods Chunkee Giants / Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2008–2009 | Magnolia Beverage Masters / San Miguel Beermen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2009–2019 | Purefoods / B-Meg / San Mig Coffee / Star / Magnolia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jean Marc Prado Pingris Jr.[1] (born October 16, 1981) is a Filipino former professional basketball player. Known as one of the best defenders and rebounders in PBA history, he was named one of the league's 40 Greatest Players.
He spent 14 seasons with the Purefoods franchise where he established his reputation as perhaps the best defender in the PBA for a long period of time and led them alongside James Yap to four-straight titles and a rare PBA Grand Slam as the San Mig Coffee Mixers in 2013-2014.
Born in Pozorrubio, Pangasinan, Pingris started his career in the PBA being picked third overall at the 2004 PBA draft by the FedEx Express, and was traded to Purefoods after a few games. After spending three years with Purefoods, he was traded to San Miguel and was traded back again after a year.
He represented the Philippine national team and contributed heavily when they bagged the silver medal on the 2013 FIBA Asia Championship that sent them to the 2014 FIBA World Cup.
Early life and amateur career[]
Marc Pingris was born on October 16, 1981 to Jean Marc Pingris, Sr., and Erlinda Prado, a former saleswoman at SM Cubao. When Pingris was three years old, his father left for work in Morocco and separated from the family.[2]
Pingris idolized Michael Jordan. After his classes, he would study his lessons and do his homework then go to their barangay court to practice his "Jordan-like" skills in basketball. When he has no classes he would call up his friends and play basketball in other barangays. In high school, Pingris tried to play in their school try-outs but he was not accepted, but when he was in 2nd year he was finally accepted to their school's varsity team. During his collegiate years, he would go play for the varsity basketball team of the Philippine School of Business Administration. However, he started his career at the Far Eastern University, Manila where he was formally discovered.[citation needed]
Struggling financially, he once told in an interview that he had to practically eat left-overs of his teammates because he couldn't afford a meal and promised himself that he'd be able "to eat a delicious & nice meal someday".[3]
He also played for the Cebu Gems in the Metropolitan Basketball Association and for the Welcoat Paints in the Philippine Basketball League before declaring for the PBA draft.[4]
PBA career[]
FedEx[]
Pingris was selected by the FedEx Express with the 3rd overall pick in the 2004 PBA draft. The draft also featured two of his future teammates, Yap and Artadi from UE.
Pingris played a few games with Air21 prior to the trade that sent him to the Purefoods TJ Hotdogs.
Purefoods[]
He was traded to Purefoods after having played a few games with the Express. He was traded along with Egay Billones. In the 2005–06 PBA season, he was awarded with the Finals MVP in the 2006 PBA Philippine Cup as Purefoods defeated Red Bull, 4-2. In Game 2 of the Finals of the 2006 season, he scored 21 points to lead Purefoods to a 93-82 win. In the 2007–08 PBA Philippine Cup Finals, he grabbed a career-high 21 rebounds, leading to his new nickname, The Rebounding Demon.
Magnolia/San Miguel[]
When Purefoods center Rommel Adducul was diagnosed with nasopharynx cancer, Pingris was shipped to the Magnolia Beverage Masters for center Enrico Villanueva at the start of the 2008 PBA Fiesta Conference.
Pingris played his first game for Magnolia as a starter, going up against his former team, Purefoods.
Pingris-Santos trade[]
Before the 2009–10 PBA season began, Pingris and Magnolia teammate Ken Bono were traded to the Burger King Whoppers for superstar Arwind Santos and San Miguel's (formerly Magnolia) 2010 first round pick.[5]
In a Manila Bulletin interview, Burger King team owner Lito Alvarez further explained the trade: “The reason lang natagalan itong negotiation is we want a draft pick, not a player sa package because we already have 17 players including the three picks we’ll have in this Sunday’s Draft.”
Return to Purefoods[]
Barely 24 hours after being shipped to Burger King, Pingris was released to the Purefoods TJ Giants after Purefoods agreed to surrender its first and second round picks in 2010 to Burger King.[6]
Pingris' return to Purefoods was confirmed by board governor Rene Pardo in an interview with GMANews.TV: "We have agreed to trade our first and second round picks next year to Burger King for Pingris."
Burger King Whoppers' board representative and then-incoming PBA chairman Lito Alvarez said that he felt that the trade was good for both teams, as Purefoods needed Pingris more, while the Whoppers planned to rebuild with their future draftees.
In the Llamados' second game during the 2012 PBA Commissioner's Cup, Pingris grabbed five rebounds, making him the 42nd member of the league's 1,000 Offensive Rebound Club.[7]
For all his hardwork and contributions in B-Meg's 2012 PBA Commissioner's Cup championship run, Pingris was aptly nicknamed "Pinoy Sakuragi".
Star Hotshots[]
On October 14, 2016, Pingris was recognized during the PBA Leo Awards Night as he was named to the PBA All-Defensive Team.[8]
Retirement[]
Pingris was to play for the Magnolia Hotshots in the PBA bubble during the 2020 season which was set up in late 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but was unable to play for the team due to an injury. Pingris contract with the team expired on December 31, 2020, becoming a restricted free agent.[9] He announced his retirement from competitive basketball in May 2021, after 16 years of playing in the PBA.[10]
PBA career statistics[]
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GP | Games played | GS | Games started | 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 |
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2004–05 | FedEx | 55 | 13.6 | .569 | .000 | .548 | 3.1 | .4 | .4 | .4 | 4.6 |
2005–06 | Purefoods | 57 | 27.9 | .515 | .000 | .606 | 8.5 | .9 | .4 | 1.6 | 8.9 |
2006–07 | Purefoods | 24 | 29.0 | .588 | .000 | .509 | 9.2 | 1.1 | .5 | 1.3 | 8.1 |
2007–08 | Purefoods / Magnolia | 60 | 29.0 | .538 | .000 | .603 | 8.1 | 1.2 | .4 | 1.0 | 8.4 |
2008–09 | San Miguel | 40 | 22.4 | .571 | .000 | .621 | 5.9 | 1.5 | .2 | .7 | 6.8 |
2009–10 | Purefoods | 61 | 32.0 | .519 | .000 | .545 | 8.0 | 1.4 | .6 | .7 | 7.3 |
2010–11 | B-Meg | 34 | 32.3 | .564 | .000 | .693 | 9.4 | 1.4 | .7 | .9 | 9.8 |
2011–12 | B-Meg | 59 | 28.4 | .571 | .000 | .596 | 7.2 | 1.9 | .4 | .6 | 7.3 |
2012–13 | San Mig Coffee | 57 | 31.4 | .563 | .000 | .623 | 7.8 | 2.5 | .6 | .9 | 9.2 |
2013–14 | San Mig Super Coffee | 68 | 32.8 | .501 | .000 | .615 | 7.4 | 2.7 | .7 | .8 | 9.8 |
2014–15 | Purefoods / Star | 43 | 31.3 | .538 | .000 | .631 | 7.2 | 2.5 | .5 | .2 | 7.9 |
2015–16 | Star | 35 | 31.0 | .516 | .000 | .607 | 6.8 | 2.1 | .4 | .4 | 9.2 |
2016–17 | Star | 32 | 28.7 | .522 | .000 | .701 | 7.8 | 2.6 | .6 | .9 | 8.1 |
2017–18 | Magnolia | 12 | 31.0 | .485 | .000 | .583 | 9.3 | 3.1 | .7 | 1.1 | 6.7 |
2019 | Magnolia | 21 | 14.7 | .525 | .000 | .429 | 3.7 | .8 | .3 | .5 | 3.4 |
Career | 658 | 28.0 | .537 | .000 | .602 | 7.3 | 1.7 | .5 | .8 | 7.9 |
Personal life[]
Pingris is married to actress Danica Sotto, daughter of Vic Sotto and Dina Bonnevie. They have two children, a son named Jean Michael, and a daughter named Anielle Micaela.[13]
Pingris considers Slam Dunk as his favorite anime and its protagonist Hanamichi Sakuragi his favorite cartoon character, from which he earned the nickname "Sakuragi".[14]
References[]
- ^ Anne, Dolly. "INQUIRER.net | Latest Philippine News for Filipinos". Newsinfo.inquirer.net. Archived from the original on 2010-04-20. Retrieved 2013-11-01.
- ^ Almo, Alder (15 August 2014). "Pingris, French dad finally reunited ahead of game vs France". Philstar.com.
- ^ "Marc Pingris recalls his life before becoming the 'Pinoy Sakuragi'". www.gmanetwork.com/.
- ^ "Marc Pingris announces retirement from PBA". www.dugout.ph. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
- ^ "Burger King gets Pingris, Bono for Santos | Sports | GMA News Online". Gmanews.tv. 2009-07-28. Retrieved 2013-11-01.
- ^ "Pingris back to Giants as PBA teams continue off-season buildup | Sports | GMA News Online". Gmanews.tv. 2009-07-29. Retrieved 2013-11-01.
- ^ Tulfo, Ramon. "INQUIRER.net | Latest Philippine News for Filipinos". Pba.ph. Retrieved 2013-11-01.
- ^ "PBA Leo Awards 2016 Winners & Nominees (Complete List)". PinoyBoxBreak. Retrieved October 18, 2016.
- ^ Reyes, Kate (31 March 2021). "What retirement talks? Marc Pingris hits the weights hard in IG Story thread". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ "After 16 years in PBA, Marc Pingris announces retirement". ABS-CBN News. 2021-05-25. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ [1] PBA-Online.net
- ^ [2] Real GM
- ^ "Danica Sotto and Marc Pingris celebrate 9th wedding anniversary", GMA News, March 3, 2016, retrieved November 22, 2016
- ^ "#KuwentongGilas: Marc Pingris relaxes by watching Hanamichi Sakuragi in 'Slam Dunk'", InterAksyon.com, February 28, 2014, retrieved November 21, 2016
External links[]
- Profile at pba.ph
- Living people
- 1981 births
- Barako Bull Energy players
- Basketball players at the 2014 Asian Games
- Basketball players from Pangasinan
- Far Eastern University alumni
- Filipino people of French descent
- Ilocano people
- Magnolia Hotshots players
- Philippine Basketball Association All-Stars
- Philippines men's national basketball team players
- Filipino men's basketball players
- Power forwards (basketball)
- San Miguel Beermen players
- Sotto family
- FEU Tamaraws men's basketball players
- Southeast Asian Games gold medalists for the Philippines
- Southeast Asian Games medalists in basketball
- 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup players
- Competitors at the 2003 Southeast Asian Games
- Asian Games competitors for the Philippines
- PSBA Jaguars men's basketball players
- Barako Bull Energy draft picks