Mac Tallo

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Mac Tallo
Abra Weavers
Position Point guard / Shooting guard
League MPBL
Personal information
Born (1994-01-02) January 2, 1994 (age 30)
Cebu City, Philippines
NationalityFilipino
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight187 lb (85 kg)
Career information
College De La Salle University (2012)
Southwestern University (2013–2017)
PBA draft 2017: 1st round, 10th overall pick
Selected by the TNT KaTropa
Playing career2017–present
Career history
2017 TNT KaTropa
2018–2019 NLEX Road Warriors
2019 Bacolod Master Sardines
2019–2020 Manila Stars
2020Bacolod Master Sardines
2021 Bicol Volcanoes
2023 Converge FiberXers
2024–present Abra Weavers
Career highlights and awards

Mark Jayven "Mac" Tallo (born January 2, 1994) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Abra Weavers of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL).

Contents

Career

First PBA stint

Tallo started his professional career with the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA, having been selected 10th overall by TNT KaTropa in the 2017 PBA draft. [1] but later played for the NLEX Road Warriors. [2]

First MPBL stint

Tallo has played in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) specifically for the Bacolod Master Sardines, Manila Stars, [3] [4] and the Bicol Volcanoes. [5]

Chooks-to-Go 3x3

Tallo is also a 3x3 basketball player and has suited up for Chooks-to-Go's 3x3 pro circuit teams. [6] until 2023. [7]

Second PBA stint

He has played for the Converge FiberXers in a pre-season tournament in a lead up to the 2023–24 PBA season. [8] He later signed a two-year contract with the team. [9] [10]

On February 7, 2024, his contract was terminated by the team after committing several ligang labas infractions. [11]

Second MPBL stint

On February 29, 2024, Tallo would sign with the expansion side Abra Weavers for the 2024 MPBL season.

PBA career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GSGames 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

As of the end of 2019 season [12]

Season-by-season averages

YearTeamGPMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2017–18 TNT 1719.2.352.239.6402.03.1.7.36.1
NLEX
2019 NLEX 1512.8.375.2921.0001.52.5.7.23.9
Career3216.2.360.257.6901.82.8.7.35.1


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