1. Mark Reynan Mikesell Cardona was born on November 13,1981 and is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Binan Tatak Gel of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League and Pilipinas Super League.
16 Facts About Mark Cardona
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From a successful college career with the De La Salle University Green Archers, Cardona was taken fifth overall by Air21 Express in the 2005 PBA draft.
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Mark Cardona was born on November 13,1981, at Mandaluyong, Metro Manila to Reynaldo Mark Cardona and Griselda.
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The youngest of five children, Mark Cardona got his elementary education from various schools, which include NAMEI Polytechnic Institute, Jose Rizal College, Isaac Lopez Elementary School, and a public school in Mark Cardona, Rizal.
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Mark Cardona spent most of high school at Carson High School in the United States where he finished Level 10, which did not qualify him for a diploma.
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Mark Cardona eventually came back home to the Philippines and took the DECS Philippine Educational Placement Test to be eligible for admission to college.
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Mark Cardona played for La Salle's UAAP championship team of 2001.
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Mark Cardona was part of the UAAP 67th season Mythical Five and was named the Finals MVP for the same season.
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Mark Cardona played for ICTSI-La Salle in the Philippine Basketball League from 2002 to 2005, where he was awarded top rookie honors as PBL Top Newcomer.
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In November 2008, Mark Cardona reset his career statistics by tallying 42 points together with 6 rebounds to propel Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters over the Red Bull Barako.
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Mark Cardona claimed that the feat sent a clear message that he deserved to be part of the Philippine National Team.
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Mark Cardona played his first game for the Bolts on October 3,2010, against the Baranggay Ginebra Kings.
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Mark Cardona recorded 12 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists in 33 minutes of play, including the game-winning teardrop.
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Mark Cardona was confined at the intensive care unit of the University of Perpetual Help Hospital in Las Pinas after his vital signs stabilized.
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Mark Cardona was placed in the injured reserved list by the team after injuring himself in an accident while riding an all-terrain vehicle a few months prior the incident.
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On May 5,2018, Mark Cardona was arrested for allegedly injuring his live-in partner, Bianca Nicole Jackes, with a bladed weapon.