Mark Barroca

For the Portuguese footballer, see Barroca.

Mark Barroca

No. 14–Magnolia Hotshots
Position	Point guard
League	PBA
Personal information
Born	(1986-04-25) April 25, 1986 (age 37) Zamboanga City, Philippines
Nationality	Filipino
Listed height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Listed weight	170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
College	Far Eastern University
PBA draft	2011: 1st round, 5th overall pick
Selected by the Shopinas.com Clickers
Playing career	2011–present
Career history
2011–present	Magnolia Hotshots
Career highlights and awards
6× PBA champion (2012 Commissioner's, 2013 Governors', 2013–14 Philippine, 2014 Commissioner's, 2014 Governors', 2018 Governors') 2× PBA Finals Most Valuable Player (2013–14 Philippine, 2018 Governors') 9× PBA All-Star (2012, 2014–2019, 2023, 2024) PBA Mythical First Team (2014) PBA Mythical Second Team (2018) 2× PBA All-Defensive Team (2014, 2020) PBA Order of Merit (2014) PBA Obstacle Challenge Champion (2014) PBL champion (2008-09 PG Flex Linoleum) PBL Finals MVP (2008-09 PG Flex Linoleum)

Andy Mark C. Barroca (born April 25, 1986) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Magnolia Hotshots of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He currently wears the number 14 to imply the birthdate of his wife. ^[1]

Professional career

Barroca, along with 33 other rookies led by Smart Gilas teammates JVee Casio, Chris Lutz, Marcio Lassiter, Mac Baracael, Jason Ballesteros, and Dylan Ababou applied for the 2011 PBA draft. On draft day, he was taken 5th overall by the Shopinas.com Clickers, who immediately dealt him to the B-Meg Llamados in a three-team trade that also involved the Llamados' Don Allado and fellow rookie draftee Brian Ilad, and the Barako Bull's Elmer Espiritu.

During his rookie season, he did not spend a lot of time on the floor with guards like Roger Yap, Josh Urbiztondo, and Jonas Villanueva all leading the Llamados. Averaging just 17 minutes per game, he was learning from the likes of Johnny Abarrientos and Olsen Racela, now serving as Tim Cone's assistant coaches who are both considered among the greatest backcourt generals in the PBA. He claimed his first PBA championship with the Denzel Bowles-powered B-Meg during the 2012 PBA Commissioner's Cup.

Tides would change however, those three veteran point guards exited. Yap was released, then Urbiztondo and Villanueva were dealt to Barako Bull. That paved the way for Barroca to earn the starting point guard spot in his sophomore season. As the main playmaker of the team, he led the Llamados (now playing as San Mig Coffee Mixers) to win the 2013 PBA Governor's Cup at the expense of the Petron Blaze Boosters.

Barroca played close to 34 minutes of average per game in the 2013–14 PBA Philippine Cup and evolved into a clutch player down the stretch. He led the Mixers to their 11th championship by winning the 2013–14 PBA Philippine Cup, at the expense of Rain or Shine Elasto Painters. Because of his efforts, he was awarded as the PBA Press Corps-Papa John's Pizza Finals MVP. ^[2]

During the 2014 PBA All-Star Weekend, he added another highlight to his breakout year by winning the Obstacle Challenge, dethroning fellow FEU alumnus and Air21 point guard Jonas Villanueva. ^[3]

In the 2018 Governors' Cup Finals, Barroca averaged 11.0 points per game, 3.2 rebounds per game, 3.2 assists per game and 1.8 steals per game as the Magnolia Hotshots won the finals series against the Alaska Aces. ^[4]

On July 24, 2022, in a 98–89 victory over the NLEX Road Warriors, Barroca scored 24 points as he became the 94th player (90th local player) in PBA History to record 5,000 career points. ^[5]

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

As of the end of 2022–23 season ^{[6] [7]}

Season-by-season averages

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2011–12	B-Meg	62	17.4	.402	.277	.744	2.3	1.1	.7	.2	5.4
2012–13	San Mig Coffee	64	29.2	.404	.302	.729	3.7	3.5	1.4	.1	8.7
2013–14	San Mig Super Coffee	71	30.6	.396	.233	.746	3.8	3.3	1.6	.4	10.7
2014–15	Purefoods / Star	45	28.5	.420	.343	.766	4.2	2.6	1.2	.1	10.4
2015–16	Star	36	31.0	.401	.356	.782	4.5	3.9	1.2	.2	10.2
2016–17	Star	52	27.2	.382	.258	.646	3.1	3.4	1.6	.2	9.1
2017–18	Magnolia	57	30.9	.403	.327	.737	3.5	3.9	1.9	.2	11.8
2019	Magnolia	53	31.6	.382	.347	.714	3.5	3.6	1.4	.2	11.7
2020	Magnolia	12	29.4	.398	.256	.714	3.5	4.8	2.3	.1	11.1
2021	Magnolia	41	30.8	.442	.319	.797	3.6	5.0	1.2	.1	11.2
2022–23	Magnolia	49	29.7	.422	.276	.796	3.0	4.6	1.6	.0	12.0
Career		542	28.5	.404	.305	.745	3.5	3.4	1.4	.2	10.0

International career

Barroca went on to become part of Rajko Toroman's Smart Gilas Pilipinas national basketball team in 2009, together with his other teammates from FEU, Mac Baracael and Aldrech Ramos. He immediately showcased what he was capable of doing of, scoring 36 points in an exhibition game against PBA's Burger King. When Smart Gilas participated in the 2011 PBA Commissioner's Cup where the team finished in second place after the elimination round, he averaged 8.2 points and 2.7 assists in 17.2 minutes of play.

Along with the best amateur athletes, he went all over the globe, training in several camps in Serbia, Australia, United States, and Dubai while playing in prestigious tournaments like the Asian Games, FIBA Asia Champions Cup, FIBA Asia Stankovic Cup, Dubai International Basketball Tournament, and the 2011 FIBA Asia Championship in Wuhan, China that culminated his 3-year stay with Smart Gilas.

Personal life

Barroca is married to former Ruselle Ann Alinea, and has one daughter, named Natalie Faith. ^[8] Their love story was featured in an episode of Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho. ^[9]

He idolizes Manny Pacquiao and even played with him in a friendly basketball game during his visit to Pacquiao's mansion in General Santos. ^[10]

References

1. Badua, Snow (April 18, 2014). "There's a story behind every jersey number. Find out what No. 14 meant to San Mig guard Mark Barroca". Spin.ph. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
2. "Indomitable Barroca stands tall as San Mig wins title with emotional Game Six win". Richard Dy, Spin.ph. February 26, 2014. Retrieved May 13, 2015.
3. "Mark Barroca adds another highlight to breakout year by winning Obstacle Challenge". Richard Dy, Spin.ph. April 4, 2014. Retrieved May 13, 2015.
4. Ansis, JC (December 19, 2018). "Mark Barroca bags Governors' Cup Finals MVP plum". ESPN5. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
5. "Barroca records career milestone as Magnolia trips NLEX to gain headstart in best-of-three duel". PBA.ph. July 24, 2022. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
6. PBA-Online.net
7. Real GM
8. "As San Mig stands on brink of title, Barroca's wife admits furor over 2012 dugout scene a traumatic experience". Snow Badua, Spin.ph. October 22, 2013. Retrieved May 13, 2015.
9. Video on YouTube
10. "Manny Pacquiao, nakatapat si Mark Barroca sa isang friendly basketball match". GMA News. March 5, 2014. Retrieved May 13, 2015.

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