# Mark Yee

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Filipino basketball player

Mark Yee No. 83 – Rizal Golden Coolers Position Power forward / center League MPBL Personal information Born (1982-01-04) January 4, 1982 (age 44) Sagay City, Negros Occidental, Philippines Listed height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Listed weight 170 lb (77 kg) Career information College San Sebastian College (Cavite) PBA draft 2008: Undrafted Playing career 2008–present Career history 2008–2009 Burger King Whoppers 2009–2011 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 2011–2012 Meralco Bolts 2012–2014 GlobalPort Batang Pier 2015–2018 Kia Carnival / Mahindra Enforcer / Mahindra Floodbuster / Kia Picanto / Columbian Dyip 2018–2021 Davao Occidental Tigers 2021 Bicol Volcanoes 2022 All-Star Bacolod Ballers / Bacolod Bingo Plus 2022–2023 Sta. Rosa Laguna Lions 2023 Bacoor City Strikers 2024 Parañaque Patriots 2024–2025 Abra Solid North Weavers 2026–present Rizal Golden Coolers Career highlights 2× PBA champion (2010–11 Philippine, 2011 Commissioner's) 2× MPBL champion (2020, 2025) MPBL Finals MVP (2020) 2× MPBL Defensive Player of the Year (2020, 2022) 2× All-MPBL First Team (2019, 2020) 3× MPBL All-Star (2019, 2020, 2022)

**Mark Yee** (born January 4, 1982) is a Filipino professional [basketball](/source/Basketball) player for the [Rizal Golden Coolers](/source/Rizal_Golden_Coolers) of the [Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League](/source/Maharlika_Pilipinas_Basketball_League) (MPBL).[1][2]

A two-time [Philippine Basketball Association](/source/Philippine_Basketball_Association) champion, Yee has seen much success after joining the MPBL in 2018, where he won [Finals MVP](/source/MPBL_Finals_Most_Valuable_Player_award) with the [Davao Occidental Tigers](/source/Davao_Occidental_Tigers) in [2021](/source/2021_MPBL_finals).[3] He is also the only player in MPBL history to notch two [Defensive Player of the Year](/source/MPBL_Defensive_Player_of_the_Year_award) awards. He also has three all-star selections on top of his two appearances in the [All-MPBL First Team](/source/All-MPBL_Team).

## PBA career

Mark Yee declared for the [PBA draft](/source/Philippine_Basketball_Association_draft) in 2008, but wasn't picked. He would still take part in PBA action after joining the [Burger King Whoppers](/source/Burger_King_Whoppers). He would continue to play in the PBA until 2018 where he last played with the [Columbian Dyip](/source/Columbian_Dyip).

## Post-PBA career

### Davao Occidental Tigers (2018–2021)

In 2018, Yee joining the [Davao Occidental Tigers](/source/Davao_Occidental_Tigers) of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL), and immediately became a key player for the team in the [2018–19 season](/source/2018%E2%80%9319_MPBL_season), earning an all-star appearance and an All-MPBL First Team selection. He led the team to a national finals appearance in [2019](/source/2019_MPBL_finals) where they lost to the [San Juan Knights](/source/San_Juan_Knights) in 2019. In the [following season](/source/2019%E2%80%9320_MPBL_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](/source/MPBL_Defensive_Player_of_the_Year_award) as he led the team back to the national finals.[4] Once again facing the [rival](/source/Davao_Occidental_Tigers%E2%80%93San_Juan_Knights_rivalry) 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.[3]

### All-Star Bacolod Ballers / Bacolod Bingo Plus (2022)

After a brief stint with the [Bicol Volcanoes](/source/Bicol_Volcanoes) in the [2021 MPBL Invitational](/source/2021_MPBL_Invitational), Yee then joined the [All-Star Bacolod Ballers](/source/All-Star_Bacolod_Ballers), who at the time, are set to take part in [FilBasket](/source/FilBasket)'s [Summer Championship](/source/2022_FilBasket_Summer_Championship). He stayed with the team in time for their entry in the [2022 MPBL season](/source/2022_MPBL_season). In August that year, Yee would become the first player in MPBL history to record 1,000 rebounds.[5] 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](/source/GenSan_Warriors).[6]

### Bacoor City Strikers (2023)

After yet another short stint with the Santa Rosa Laguna Lions of [Pilipinas Super League](/source/Pilipinas_Super_League)'s (PSL) [DUMPER Cup](/source/2022%E2%80%9323_Pilipinas_Super_League_DUMPER_Cup), Yee made another move in the MPBL by joining the [Bacoor City Strikers](/source/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](/source/2023_MPBL_finals) against the [Pampanga Giant Lanterns](/source/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](/source/Para%C3%B1aque_Patriots) for the [2024 MPBL season](/source/2024_MPBL_season). In June 2024, Yee was released by the team and later signed with the [Abra Weavers](/source/Abra_Weavers).[2]

## PBA career statistics

Legend GP Games played 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

*Correct as of September 24, 2016*[7]

### Season-by-season averages

Year Team GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG 2008–09 Burger King 15 19.5 .483 .387 .800 3.9 1.4 .1 .4 8.8 2009–10 Burger King / Talk 'N Text 42 14.1 .392 .343 .627 2.5 .7 .3 .4 5.2 2010–11 Talk 'N Text 23 5.0 .469 .273 .750 .7 .4 .0 .0 2.7 2011–12 Meralco 18 11.4 .377 .231 .875 1.4 .7 .1 .2 3.3 2012–13 GlobalPort 31 14.7 .420 .250 .727 3.1 .5 .2 .1 4.2 2013–14 GlobalPort 19 13.6 .397 .333 .909 2.5 .6 .2 .2 3.2 2014–15 Kia 20 16.9 .500 .286 .684 4.3 .6 .2 .1 5.0 2015–16 Mahindra 35 16.1 .442 .231 .831 4.9 .7 .7 .6 6.7 Career 203 13.9 .432 .301 .759 3.0 .7 .3 .3 4.9

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Villalva, Henry (July 3, 2009). ["Mark Yee suits up for Powerade Team Pilipinas vs AIA"](http://archives.sunstar.com.ph/bacolod/mark-yee-suits-powerade-team-pilipinas-vs-aia). SunStar.com. Retrieved September 25, 2010.[*[permanent dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*]

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_2-1) Terrado, Reuben (2024-06-14). ["Mark Yee signs with Abra, John Wilson joins Nueva Ecija"](https://www.spin.ph/basketball/mark-yee-signs-with-abra-john-wilson-joins-nueva-ecija-a795-20240614). *Spin.ph*. Retrieved 2024-07-20.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Terrado_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Terrado_3-1) Terrado, Reuben (March 21, 2021). ["Still going strong at 39, Game 4 hero Mark Yee named Finals MVP"](https://www.spin.ph/basketball/still-going-strong-at-39-game-4-hero-mark-yee-named-finals-mvp-a795-20210321). *Sports Interactive Network*. Retrieved March 21, 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["John Wilson crowned MPBL MVP"](https://www.rappler.com/sports/john-wilson-crowned-mpbl-mvp/). *RAPPLER*. 2021-03-21. Retrieved 2023-12-04.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Mark Yee becomes first MPBL player to reach 1,000 rebounds in Bacolod romp"](https://www.spin.ph/basketball/mark-yee-reaches-1-000-rebounds-in-bacolod-win-over-mindoro-a1373-20220802). *Spin.ph*. 2022-08-02. Retrieved 2024-07-20.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Times, Tiebreaker (2022-12-05). ["Kyt Jimenez hailed MPBL's top rookie, Jaycee Marcelino leads Mythical Five"](https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/kyt-jimenez-hailed-mpbls-top-rookie-jaycee-marcelino-leads-mythical-five/257394). *Tiebreaker Times*. Retrieved 2024-02-24.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** [Player](https://web.archive.org/web/20111017093205/http://www.pba-online.net/profile/Mark-Yee/210/) at PBA-Online!

## External links

- [Yee PBA.ph profile](http://www.pba.ph/playerprofile?&playerid=249&playername=Mark)

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