Menk had played for the Barangay Ginebra franchise for twelve seasons before being waived and signed by the San Miguel Beermen of the ASEAN Basketball League.

[1] His mother, Lucia Padua, was born in Lawa-an, Eastern Samar and met Al, his father, in Angeles City while he served in the United States Air Force.

In his junior year, he scored 45 points in a win over Battle Creek Lakeview, missing only two shots from the field.

[4] As a senior, he was named First Team All-State in Class A by the Associated Press and an Honorable Mention All-American by USA Today and McDonald's.

[5] He scored 28 points and grabbed 14 rebounds in a marquee matchup against the #1-ranked high-school player in the country, Chris Webber.

[6] In 2018, he was honored as a part of Charlotte's inaugural Hall of Fame class, along with Wayne Terwilliger, Brock Gutierrez, and many other alumni.

[2] He was an import for HIC (Horsens Idraets Club), in the Danish Elite Division in 1996–97, averaging 19 points per game.

During his final PBL conference, Menk and Blu Detergent's Asi Taulava was considered one of the best rivalries at the time.

[9] After Tanduay made its return to the PBA, the Rhum Masters were allowed to nab six players from their PBL squad.

However, Menk made a strong showing in the 1999 All-Filipino Conference, leading Tanduay to a finals appearance in their maiden season.

Menk continued his strong performance in the Commissioner and Governors Cup tournaments, leading him to numerous awards.

Menk's citizenship came in question as well during the Commissioner's Cup, after the league scrutinized most of the Filipino-foreign cagers' documents.

During this time, he was courted by the Negros Slashers and the Cebu Gems to transfer to the Metropolitan Basketball Association (MBA).

[20] He played five games for Tanduay in the 2001 Governor's Cup, as the Rhum Masters bowed out of the tournament early and he suffered a strained calf injury.

[21] After the 2001 PBA season, Tanduay was finalizing its sale to FedEx when Menk was traded to the crowd-favorite Barangay Ginebra Kings for Elmer Lago and a draft pick.

In 2003, Menk had strong performances during the season, however, Barangay Ginebra failed to enter the semi-finals of the All-Filipino Cup.

He led the Ginebra Kings to two consecutive PBA titles, winning the transition Fiesta Conference and the Philippine Cup.

During the 2005 Fiesta Conference, he was suspended indefinitely by the league for failure to show additional documents of his citizenship on time.

[37] While he led the Kings to the semifinals of the tournament, they were eliminated by eventual champion Red Bull Barako in seven grueling games.

[44] Going into the 2006–07 season, most pegged Ginebra as the team to beat, as they had acquired more frontcourt firepower with Billy Mamaril, Rafi Reavis, and Rudy Hatfield.

[47] Later in the 2006–07 Philippine Cup, Menk suffered calf and toe injuries in a bar fight, causing him to miss the rest of the tournament.

[48][49] Ginebra, led by Coach Jong Uichico and Jayjay Helterbrand, was able to win that conference's title in a finals series against the Beermen.

[75] Menk then played for the San Miguel Beermen in the ABL along with former national teammate and rival Asi Taulava in 2013.

[76] In the first game of the season, Menk and Taulava combined for 22 points and 10 rebounds in a road loss to the Saigon Heat.

[77] The team bounced back the following game, a rematch against Saigon, where this time he had nine points, three rebounds, an assist and they got the win.

[83] However, he hurt his hamstring during practice, causing him to miss the entire conference as the Batang Pier finished with a league-worst 1–8 record.

After missing Alaska's first four games due to a groin injury, Menk made his season debut with six rebounds in a win over the Kia Sorento.

[94] No surgery was needed and he played the next game without a face mask, contributing nine points and six rebounds in a win over NLEX.

[96] In the Commissioner's Cup playoffs, he stepped up in the absence of starting power forward Vic Manuel, and contributed 10 points and five rebounds to send Alaska to the semifinals.

But unlike fellow Filipino-foreign cager Asi Taulava, Menk had fewer problems regarding his citizenship.