Mark Anthony Gozar Andaya (born March 22, 1981), also known as "Big Mac" or "Big Mak" is a Filipino professional basketball player and actor who last played for Pasig Pirates of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL).
After playing for the Philippine Patriots in the ASEAN Basketball League, he was acquired by the Barako Bull Energy Boosters.
[1] After transferring from MLQU, Andaya played for the Letran Knights, who had just won the Season 79 title.
[5] In the first game of the Final Four against the Dolphins, he scored 14 points before Jonathan Aldave nailed a three-pointer with 3.2 seconds left to seize the win.
[10] Before the start of the 2006–07 Philippine Cup playoffs, Andaya and Abe Santos were traded to the Air21 Express for Leo Avenido and Yancy de Ocampo.
[20][21] On January 20, 2011, the management of the Energy Boosters announced that they would take a leave of absence for the 2011 Commissioner's Cup to make way for the Smart Gilas Philippine national team.
[23] He and Jason Misolas were not picked, making them free agents (although Barako held their rights until another team signed them).
[21] Andaya resumed playing in ligang labas games and also did stints as an import in low-level Southeast Asian leagues.
[20] Andaya then focused on running for city councilor and his acting career and retired from professional basketball.
[31][32] In 2018, Andaya got a call to play for the Valenzuela Classic of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL).
[33] During his stint with Valenzuela, Andaya also played in the PBA D-League for the AMA Online Education Titans while still doing acting roles.
[35] After playing for Valenzuela, Andaya stayed in the MPBL and joined the Mandaluyong El Tigre.
[38] In 2013, Andaya played a prison inmate named Simeon who fights hitman Daniel Benitez (Gerald Anderson) in the critically-acclaimed film On the Job.
[41] He also played "Tanos", one of Tanggol's (Coco Martin) childhood friends in the action series FPJ's Batang Quiapo.