{{short description|Filipino basketball player}} {{Infobox basketball biography | image = | name = Mark Yee | number = 83 | position = [[Power forward (basketball)|Power forward]] / [[Center (basketball)|center]] | league = [[Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League|MPBL]] | team = Rizal Golden Coolers | nationality = Filipino | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1982|1|4}} | birth_place = [[Sagay City, Negros Occidental]], Philippines | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 3 | weight_lbs = 170 | high_school = | college = [[San Sebastian College – Recoletos de Cavite|San Sebastian College (Cavite)]] | draft_year_pba = 2008 | draft_pba = Undrafted | career_start = 2008 | years1 = 2008–2009 | team1 = [[Barako Bull Energy|Burger King Whoppers]] | years2 = 2009–2011 | team2 = [[Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters]] | years3 = 2011–2012 | team3 = [[Meralco Bolts]] | years4 = 2012–2014 | team4 = [[GlobalPort Batang Pier]] | years5 = 2015–2018 | team5 = [[Columbian Dyip|Kia Carnival / Mahindra Enforcer / Mahindra Floodbuster / Kia Picanto / Columbian Dyip]] | years6 = 2018–2021 | team6 = [[Davao Occidental Tigers]] | years7 = 2021 | team7 = [[Bicol Volcanoes]] | years8 = 2022 | team8 = [[Bacolod Bingo Plus|All-Star Bacolod Ballers / Bacolod Bingo Plus]] | years9 = 2022–2023 | team9 = Sta. Rosa Laguna Lions | years10 = 2023 | team10 = [[Bacoor City Strikers]] | years11 = 2024 | team11 = [[Parañaque Patriots]] | years12 = 2024–2025 | team12 = [[Abra Solid North Weavers]] | years13 = 2026–present | team13 = [[Rizal Golden Coolers]] | highlights = * 2× [[List of Philippine Basketball Association champions|PBA champion]] ([[2010–11 PBA Philippine Cup|2010–11 Philippine]], [[2011 PBA Commissioner's Cup|2011 Commissioner's]]) * 2× [[List of MPBL champions|MPBL champion]] ([[2021 MPBL finals|2020]], [[2025 MPBL finals|2025]]) * [[MPBL Finals Most Valuable Player award|MPBL Finals MVP]] ([[2021 MPBL finals|2020]]) * 2× [[MPBL Defensive Player of the Year award|MPBL Defensive Player of the Year]] ([[2019–20 MPBL season|2020]], [[2022 MPBL season|2022]]) * 2× [[All-MPBL Team|All-MPBL First Team]] ([[2018–19 MPBL season|2019]], [[2019–20 MPBL season|2020]]) * 3× MPBL All-Star ([[2019 MPBL All-Star Game|2019]], [[2020 MPBL All-Star Game|2020]], [[2022 MPBL All-Star Game|2022]]) }}
'''Mark Yee''' (born January 4, 1982) is a Filipino professional [[basketball]] player for the [[Rizal Golden Coolers]] of the [[Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League]] (MPBL).<ref>{{cite web |last =Villalva |first =Henry |title =Mark Yee suits up for Powerade Team Pilipinas vs AIA |publisher =SunStar.com |date =July 3, 2009 |url =http://archives.sunstar.com.ph/bacolod/mark-yee-suits-powerade-team-pilipinas-vs-aia |accessdate =September 25, 2010}}{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes}}</ref><ref name=":0" />
A two-time [[Philippine Basketball Association]] champion, Yee has seen much success after joining the MPBL in 2018, where he won [[MPBL Finals Most Valuable Player award|Finals MVP]] with the [[Davao Occidental Tigers]] in [[2021 MPBL finals|2021]].<ref name="Terrado">{{Cite news |last=Terrado |first=Reuben |url=https://www.spin.ph/basketball/still-going-strong-at-39-game-4-hero-mark-yee-named-finals-mvp-a795-20210321 |title=Still going strong at 39, Game 4 hero Mark Yee named Finals MVP |date=March 21, 2021 |website=Sports Interactive Network |access-date=March 21, 2021}}</ref> He is also the only player in MPBL history to notch two [[MPBL Defensive Player of the Year award|Defensive Player of the Year]] awards. He also has three all-star selections on top of his two appearances in the [[All-MPBL Team|All-MPBL First Team]].
==PBA career== Mark Yee declared for the [[Philippine Basketball Association draft|PBA draft]] in 2008, but wasn't picked. He would still take part in PBA action after joining the [[Burger King Whoppers]]. He would continue to play in the PBA until 2018 where he last played with the [[Columbian Dyip]].
==Post-PBA career==
===Davao Occidental Tigers (2018–2021)=== In 2018, Yee joining the [[Davao Occidental Tigers]] of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL), and immediately became a key player for the team in the [[2018–19 MPBL season|2018–19 season]], earning an all-star appearance and an All-MPBL First Team selection. He led the team to a national finals appearance in [[2019 MPBL finals|2019]] where they lost to the [[San Juan Knights]] in 2019. In the [[2019–20 MPBL season|following season]], Yee continued to lead the way for Davao Occidental. That season, Yee earned his second all-star selection, second All-MPBL First Team selection, and also won the [[MPBL Defensive Player of the Year award]] as he led the team back to the national finals.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-03-21 |title=John Wilson crowned MPBL MVP |url=https://www.rappler.com/sports/john-wilson-crowned-mpbl-mvp/ |access-date=2023-12-04 |website=RAPPLER |language=en-US}}</ref> Once again facing the [[Davao Occidental Tigers–San Juan Knights rivalry|rival]] San Juan, Davao Occidental led the series 2–1 after the first three games. In game 4, with the Tigers trailing by two points, Yee scored a three-pointer from the left wing that would clinch the title for Davao Occidental.<ref name="Terrado"/>
===All-Star Bacolod Ballers / Bacolod Bingo Plus (2022)=== After a brief stint with the [[Bicol Volcanoes]] in the [[2021 MPBL Invitational]], Yee then joined the [[All-Star Bacolod Ballers]], who at the time, are set to take part in [[FilBasket]]'s [[2022 FilBasket Summer Championship|Summer Championship]]. He stayed with the team in time for their entry in the [[2022 MPBL season]]. In August that year, Yee would become the first player in MPBL history to record 1,000 rebounds.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-08-02 |title=Mark Yee becomes first MPBL player to reach 1,000 rebounds in Bacolod romp |url=https://www.spin.ph/basketball/mark-yee-reaches-1-000-rebounds-in-bacolod-win-over-mindoro-a1373-20220802 |access-date=2024-07-20 |website=Spin.ph |language=en}}</ref> He also claimed his third all-star selection and also became the first player to earn two Defensive Player of the Year awards after leading Bacolod to their playoff series win against the [[GenSan Warriors]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Times |first=Tiebreaker |date=2022-12-05 |title=Kyt Jimenez hailed MPBL's top rookie, Jaycee Marcelino leads Mythical Five |url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/kyt-jimenez-hailed-mpbls-top-rookie-jaycee-marcelino-leads-mythical-five/257394 |access-date=2024-02-24 |website=Tiebreaker Times |language=en-US}}</ref>
===Bacoor City Strikers (2023)=== After yet another short stint with the Santa Rosa Laguna Lions of [[Pilipinas Super League]]'s (PSL) [[2022–23 Pilipinas Super League DUMPER Cup|DUMPER Cup]], Yee made another move in the MPBL by joining the [[Bacoor City Strikers]]. Despite the lack of an all-star selection, he still played a role in Bacoor's run to the [[2023 MPBL finals]] against the [[Pampanga Giant Lanterns]], the same team Yee lost to whilst with Santa Rosa in the PSL. The Strikers would end up getting swept by PGL in three games.
===Parañaque Patriots and Abra Weavers (2024)=== As the Strikers departed from the MPBL, Yee joined the [[Parañaque Patriots]] for the [[2024 MPBL season]]. In June 2024, Yee was released by the team and later signed with the [[Abra Weavers]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Terrado |first=Reuben |date=2024-06-14 |title=Mark Yee signs with Abra, John Wilson joins Nueva Ecija |url=https://www.spin.ph/basketball/mark-yee-signs-with-abra-john-wilson-joins-nueva-ecija-a795-20240614 |access-date=2024-07-20 |website=Spin.ph |language=en}}</ref>
==PBA career statistics== {{PBA player statistics legend}} ''Correct as of September 24, 2016''<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20111017093205/http://www.pba-online.net/profile/Mark-Yee/210/ Player]}} at PBA-Online!</ref>
===Season-by-season averages=== {{PBA player statistics start}} |- | align=left | {{pbay|2008}} | align=left | [[Burger King Whoopers|Burger King]] | 15 || '''19.5''' || .483 || '''.387''' || .800 || 3.9 || '''1.4''' || .1 || .4 || '''8.8''' |- | align=left | {{pbay|2009}} | align=left | Burger King / [[Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters|Talk 'N Text]] | '''42''' || 14.1 || .392 || .343 || .627 || 2.5 || .7 || .3 || .4 || 5.2 |- | align=left | {{pbay|2010}} | align=left | Talk 'N Text | 23 || 5.0 || .469 || .273 || .750 || .7 || .4 || .0 || .0 || 2.7 |- | align=left | {{pbay|2011}} | align=left | [[Meralco Bolts|Meralco]] | 18 || 11.4 || .377 || .231 || .875 || 1.4 || .7 || .1 || .2 || 3.3 |- | align=left | {{pbay|2012}} | align=left | [[GlobalPort Batang Pier|GlobalPort]] | 31 || 14.7 || .420 || .250 || .727 || 3.1 || .5 || .2 || .1 || 4.2 |- | align=left | {{pbay|2013}} | align=left | GlobalPort | 19 || 13.6 || .397 || .333 || '''.909''' || 2.5 || .6 || .2 || .2 || 3.2 |- | align=left | {{pbay|2014}} | align=left | [[Kia Carnival (PBA team)|Kia]] | 20 || 16.9 || '''.500''' || .286 || .684 || 4.3 || .6 || .2 || .1 || 5.0 |- | align=left | {{pbay|2015}} | align=left | Mahindra | 35 || 16.1 || .442 || .231 || .831 || '''4.9''' || .7 || '''.7''' || '''.6''' || 6.7 |-class="sortbottom" | align=center colspan=2 | Career | 203 || 13.9 || .432 || .301 || .759 || 3.0 || .7 || .3 || .3 || 4.9 {{end}}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[http://www.pba.ph/playerprofile?&playerid=249&playername=Mark Yee PBA.ph profile]
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