Kelly Nabong
Kelly Berry Nabong (born November 17, 1988) is a Filipino-American basketball player for the NorthPort Batang Pier of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He was selected 17th overall in the 2012 PBA draft by the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters.[1] He would be later traded to the Meralco Bolts on draft night.
| No. 33 – NorthPort Batang Pier | |
|---|---|
| Position | Power forward / Center |
| League | PBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | November 17, 1988 Sacramento, California |
| Nationality | Filipino / American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Listed weight | 227 lb (103 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | Santa Rosa JC |
| PBA draft | 2012 Round: 2 / Pick: 17th overall |
| Selected by the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | |
| Playing career | 2012–present |
| Career history | |
| 2012–2013 | Meralco Bolts |
| 2013–2015 | GlobalPort Batang Pier |
| 2015–2017 | Meralco Bolts |
| 2017–2018 | GlobalPort Batang Pier |
| 2018–2019 | San Miguel Beermen |
| 2020–present | NorthPort Batang Pier |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Professional career
He was traded to GlobalPort as part of the Sol Mercado deal between Meralco and the GlobalPort.[2]
On September 4, 2013, he was involved in a brawl in a game against San Mig Coffee Mixers. The scuffle ensued after teammate Marvin Hayes and San Mig import Marqus Blakely got tangled up. Blakely's teammate Joe Devance shoved Hayes down on the floor, then he pushed Blakely. Marc Pingris came into the scene and exchanged blows with him.[3] He and Pingris were both suspended for two games and fined P60,000 each.[4]
On May 2015, Nabong was traded by GlobalPort back to Meralco for John Wilson. The latter was later traded to NLEX Road Warriors for a 2016 second-round pick.[5]
On June 21, 2018, Nabong was traded to the San Miguel Beermen for Gabby Espinas and SMB's 2020 second-round draft pick.[6]
PBA career statistics
| Legend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | 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 |
As of the end of 2020 season[7]
Season-by-season averages
| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012–13 | Meralco / GlobalPort | 20 | 14.0 | .507 | .600 | .690 | 4.2 | .3 | .5 | .2 | 4.6 |
| 2013–14 | GlobalPort | 21 | 18.2 | .394 | .000 | .824 | 5.5 | .8 | .6 | .2 | 5.4 |
| 2014–15 | GlobalPort / Meralco | 23 | 15.6 | .476 | .000 | .842 | 4.2 | .7 | .4 | .2 | 4.2 |
| 2015–16 | Meralco | 40 | 14.1 | .493 | .250 | .767 | 3.9 | .5 | .3 | .2 | 4.6 |
| 2016–17 | Meralco | 36 | 14.8 | .481 | .286 | .833 | 3.9 | .5 | .3 | .3 | 4.4 |
| 2017–18 | GlobalPort / San Miguel | 43 | 21.5 | .428 | .317 | .719 | 5.5 | 1.2 | .6 | .7 | 8.3 |
| 2019 | San Miguel | 40 | 10.9 | .385 | .318 | .576 | 2.4 | .6 | .4 | .3 | 3.3 |
| 2020 | NorthPort | 11 | 24.6 | .404 | .283 | .750 | 5.2 | 1.5 | .4 | .4 | 11.5 |
| Career | 234 | 16.0 | .442 | .313 | .746 | 4.2 | .8 | .4 | .3 | 5.4 | |
References
- Fajardo, Abueva top 2012 PBA draft Rappler
- PBA approves Sol Mercado to GlobalPort, Japeth Aguilar for Rabeh Al-Hussaini trades Archived 2013-02-02 at the Wayback Machine InterAKTV
- http://sports.inquirer.net/117697/benches-clear-for-globalport-san-mig-coffee-as-fight-erupts
- http://sports.inquirer.net/117951/pingris-devance-nabong-suspended-hayes-fined
- Joble, Rey (May 20, 2015). "Three-team trade sending Kelly Nabong to Meralco, John Wilson to NLEX awaiting PBA approval". InterAksyon. Archived from the original on September 2, 2015. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
- "GlobalPort sends Kelly Nabong to San Miguel in trade for Gabby Espinas, future draft pick". Spin.ph.
- Real GM