Rey Nambatac
No. 6 – TNT Tropang Giga | |||||||||||||||
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Position | Shooting guard / point guard / assistant coach | ||||||||||||||
League | PBA | ||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||
Born | Cagayan de Oro, Philippines | January 27, 1994||||||||||||||
Nationality | Filipino | ||||||||||||||
Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||||
High school | Letran (Manila) | ||||||||||||||
College | Letran | ||||||||||||||
PBA draft | 2017: 1st round, 7th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
Selected by the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | |||||||||||||||
Playing career | 2017–present | ||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||
As player: | |||||||||||||||
2017–2024 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | ||||||||||||||
2024 | Blackwater Bossing | ||||||||||||||
2024–present | TNT Tropang Giga | ||||||||||||||
As coach: | |||||||||||||||
2024–present | Letran Knights (assistant) | ||||||||||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||
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Rey Benedict Chan Nambatac (born January 27, 1994) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the TNT Tropang Giga of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He's also the current assistant coach of his alma mater, the Letran Knights. He played for the Letran in the NCAA during his college days. He was selected seventh overall pick in the 2017 PBA draft by Rain or Shine Elasto Painters.[1]
Professional career
[edit]In his PBA debut back on December 22, 2017, Nambatac recorded 5 points and 5 rebounds in almost 13 minutes of playing time on an 82–79 win over the TNT Katropa.[2]
On November 3, 2021, Nambatac signed a new three-year maximum contract with the Elasto Painters.[3] On June 27, 2023, one year before his contract expires, Nambatac signed a two-year contract extension with the team that would take effect in 2024.[4]
On February 14, 2024, he was traded to the Blackwater Bossing for two future draft picks.[5]
On July 2, 2024, he was traded to the TNT Tropang Giga for Kib Montalbo, Jewel Ponferada, and a future draft pick.[6]
PBA career statistics
[edit]Legend | |||||
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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 2023–24 season[7]
Season-by-season averages
[edit]Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2017–18 | Rain or Shine | 34 | 15.1 | .376 | .403 | .600 | 2.6 | 1.3 | .6 | .1 | 5.0 |
2019 | Rain or Shine | 47 | 24.6 | .445 | .402 | .701 | 3.9 | 2.1 | .9 | .1 | 10.5 |
2020 | Rain or Shine | 12 | 24.9 | .312 | .250 | .729 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 1.3 | .2 | 8.7 |
2021 | Rain or Shine | 22 | 30.7 | .360 | .302 | .769 | 3.8 | 2.5 | .9 | .0 | 13.5 |
2022–23 | Rain or Shine | 34 | 28.3 | .387 | .307 | .755 | 4.0 | 3.4 | .9 | .1 | 13.3 |
2023–24 | Rain or Shine | 23 | 20.8 | .385 | .243 | .864 | 2.7 | 3.3 | .6 | — | 10.0 |
Blackwater | |||||||||||
Career | 172 | 23.7 | .391 | .334 | .747 | 3.4 | 2.3 | .8 | .1 | 10.2 |
References
[edit]- ^ "2017 PBA Draft: San Miguel picks Standhardinger 1st; NLEX selects Ravena at 2nd". Spin.ph. 29 October 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
- ^ "Talk N Text Tropang Texters 79 at Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 82". December 22, 2017. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
- ^ Terrado, Reuben (November 3, 2021). "Rey Nambatac signs three-year, max deal with Rain or Shine". Sports Interactive Network. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
- ^ Terrado, Reuben (June 27, 2023). "Rain or Shine gives Rey Nambatac two-year contract extension". Spin.ph. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
- ^ "Rain or Shine ships disgruntled Nambatac to Blackwater". Tiebreaker Times. February 14, 2024. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
- ^ Gerry, Ramos (July 2, 2024). "Rey Nambatac finally at TNT as revised trade gets PBA approval". Spin.ph. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
- ^ "Rey Nambatac Player Profile, Blackwater Bossing - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com.
- 1994 births
- Living people
- Basketball players from Misamis Oriental
- Blackwater Bossing players
- Filipino men's basketball players
- Letran Knights basketball players
- Philippines men's national basketball team players
- Rain or Shine Elasto Painters draft picks
- Rain or Shine Elasto Painters players
- Shooting guards
- Sportspeople from Cagayan de Oro
- TNT Tropang Giga players
- 21st-century Filipino sportsmen
- Filipino basketball biography stubs