Mark Anthony Z. "Macky" Escalona (born September 27, 1984) is a Filipino former professional
basketball
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player. He last played for the
Barangay Ginebra Kings
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of the
Philippine Basketball Association
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(PBA). He was drafted 10th overall by the Kings in the
2007 PBA draft.
Player profile
Escalona played college basketball for the
Ateneo Blue Eagles
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. He also played for Cebuana Lhuiller-Kwarta Padala Moneymen in the
Philippine Basketball League
The Philippine Basketball League (PBL) was a commercial semi-professional basketball league in the Philippines. The league was composed of several commercial teams with several collegiate and provincial stars.
History
The PBL was formed on Ma ...
before moving to the
Barangay Ginebra Kings
A barangay (; abbreviated as Brgy. or Bgy.), historically referred to as barrio (abbreviated as Bo.), is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district, or ward. In metropolitan ...
in the
Philippine Basketball Association
The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) is a men's professional basketball league in the Philippines composed of twelve company-branded franchised teams. Founded in 1975, it is the first professional basketball league in Asia and is the se ...
.
Appearances in media
Escalona was one of the finalists in the ''
Myx VJ Search 2008'', but failed to win.
External links
Macky Escalonaa
PBA.ph
1984 births
Living people
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel players
Filipino men's basketball players
Participants in Philippine reality television series
Point guards
Basketball players from Quezon City
Ateneo Blue Eagles men's basketball players
VJs (media personalities)
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel draft picks
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