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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.

Marc Pingris
Pingris in 2014
Philippines men's national basketball team
PositionAssistant coach
Personal information
Born (1981-10-16) October 16, 1981 (age 41)
Pozorrubio, Pangasinan, Philippines
NationalityFilipino
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
CollegePhilippine School of Business Administration
Far Eastern University
PBA draft2004 Round: 1 / Pick: 3rd overall
Selected by the FedEx Express
Playing career2002–2019
PositionPower forward
Number16, 15
Coaching career2022–present
Career history
As player:
2002Cebu Gems
2004–2005FedEx Express
2005–2008Purefoods Chunkee Giants / Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants
2008–2009Magnolia Beverage Masters / San Miguel Beermen
2009–2019Purefoods / B-Meg / San Mig Coffee / Star / Magnolia
As coach:
2022–presentPhilippines (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
  • 9× PBA champion (2006 Philippine, 2009 Fiesta, 2009–10 Philippine, 2012 Commissioner's, 2013 Governors', 2013–14 Philippine, 2014 Commissioner's, 2014 Governor's, 2018 Governors')
  • 2× PBA Finals MVP (2006 Philippine, 2013 Governors')
  • 15× PBA All-Star (2005–2019)
  • PBA All-Star Game MVP (2011)
  • PBA Most Improved Player (2006)
  • 3× PBA Mythical Second Team (2006, 2013, 2014)
  • 3× PBA Defensive Player of the Year (2006, 2013, 2014)
  • 8× PBA All-Defensive Team (2006, 2008, 2010–2014, 2016)
  • PBA 40 Greatest Players
  • No. 15 retired by Magnolia Hotshots
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Philippines
Southeast Asian Games
2003 Ho Chi MinhTeam
FIBA Asia Championship
2013 Manila team
2015 Changsha Team
William Jones Cup
2015 Taipei Team

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 Philippines and contributed heavily when they bagged the silver medal in the 2013 FIBA Asia Championship that sent them to the 2014 FIBA World Cup. He currently serves as an assistant coach for the Philippines national team.


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 had 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]


Professional career



FedEx (2004–2005)


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 (2005–2008)


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 (2008–2009)


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 (2009–2019)


Pingris (left) watches his teammate James Yap drive against Aaron Aban of Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters
Pingris (left) watches his teammate James Yap drive against Aaron Aban of Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters

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


Mark Pingris and Peter June Simon poses with their framed retired jerseys together with the players of Magnolia Hotshots and Barangay Ginebra San Miguel during their jersey retirement ceremony held at halftime between the two teams on December 25, 2021.
Mark Pingris and Peter June Simon poses with their framed retired jerseys together with the players of Magnolia Hotshots and Barangay Ginebra San Miguel during their jersey retirement ceremony held at halftime between the two teams on December 25, 2021.

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]

On November 24, 2021, Pingris returned to basketball from his brief retirement and signed with the Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League.[11] However, on December 3, he deferred himself from playing with Nueva Ecija, stating his unreadiness on coming out from his retirement.[12]


Sports administration


In January 2022, Pingris was appointed as commissioner of a newly established league – the Pilipinas Super League.[13]


PBA career statistics


Legend
  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

[14][15]


Season-by-season averages


Year Team GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2004–05 FedEx 5513.6.569.000.5483.1.4.4.44.6
2005–06 Purefoods 5727.9.515.000.6068.5.9.41.68.9
2006–07 Purefoods 2429.0.588.000.5099.21.1.51.38.1
2007–08 Purefoods/Magnolia 6029.0.538.000.6038.11.2.41.08.4
2008–09 San Miguel 4022.4.571.000.6215.91.5.2.76.8
2009–10 Purefoods/B-Meg 6132.0.519.000.5458.01.4.6.77.3
2010–11 B-Meg 3432.3.564.000.6939.41.4.7.99.8
2011–12 B-Meg 5928.4.571.000.5967.21.9.4.67.3
2012–13 San Mig Coffee 5731.4.563.000.6237.82.5.6.99.2
2013–14 San Mig Super Coffee 6832.8.501.000.6157.42.7.7.89.8
2014–15 Purefoods/Star 4331.3.538.000.6317.22.5.5.27.9
2015–16 Star 3531.0.516.000.6076.82.1.4.49.2
2016–17 Star 3228.7.522.000.7017.82.6.6.98.1
2017–18 Magnolia 1231.0.485.000.5839.33.1.71.16.7
2019 Magnolia 2114.7.525.000.4293.7.8.3.53.4
Career 65828.0.537.000.6027.31.7.5.87.9

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.[16]

Pingris considers Slam Dunk as his favorite anime and its protagonist Hanamichi Sakuragi his favorite cartoon character, from which he earned the nickname "Sakuragi".[17]


References


  1. Anne, Dolly. "INQUIRER.net | Latest Philippine News for Filipinos". Newsinfo.inquirer.net. Archived from the original on 2010-04-20. Retrieved 2013-11-01.
  2. Almo, Alder (15 August 2014). "Pingris, French dad finally reunited ahead of game vs France". Philstar.com.
  3. "Marc Pingris recalls his life before becoming the 'Pinoy Sakuragi'". www.gmanetwork.com/.
  4. "Marc Pingris announces retirement from PBA". www.dugout.ph. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
  5. "Burger King gets Pingris, Bono for Santos | Sports | GMA News Online". Gmanews.tv. 2009-07-28. Retrieved 2013-11-01.
  6. "Pingris back to Giants as PBA teams continue off-season buildup | Sports | GMA News Online". Gmanews.tv. 2009-07-29. Retrieved 2013-11-01.
  7. Tulfo, Ramon. "INQUIRER.net | Latest Philippine News for Filipinos". Pba.ph. Retrieved 2013-11-01.
  8. "PBA Leo Awards 2016 Winners & Nominees (Complete List)". PinoyBoxBreak. Retrieved October 18, 2016.
  9. 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.
  10. "After 16 years in PBA, Marc Pingris announces retirement". ABS-CBN News. 2021-05-25. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  11. Li, Matthew (November 24, 2021). "Pingris unretires, joins Nueva Ecija in MPBL".
  12. Joble, Rey (December 3, 2021). "Pingris decides not to play in MPBL".
  13. Li, Matthew (22 January 2022). "Marc Pingris takes on role of Pilipinas Super League commissioner". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  14. PBA-Online.net
  15. Real GM
  16. "Danica Sotto and Marc Pingris celebrate 9th wedding anniversary", GMA News, March 3, 2016, retrieved November 22, 2016
  17. "#KuwentongGilas: Marc Pingris relaxes by watching Hanamichi Sakuragi in 'Slam Dunk'", InterAksyon.com, February 28, 2014, retrieved November 21, 2016





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