Kelly Nabong

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Kelly Nabong
No. 33Davao Occidental Tigers
Position Power forward / center
League MPBL
Personal information
Born (1988-11-17) November 17, 1988 (age 35)
Solano County, California
NationalityFilipino / American
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight227 lb (103 kg)
Career information
College Santa Rosa JC
PBA draft 2012: 2nd round, 17th overall pick
Selected by the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters
Playing career2012–present
Career history
2012–2013 Meralco Bolts
2013–2015 GlobalPort Batang Pier
2015–2017Meralco Bolts
2017–2018GlobalPort Batang Pier
2018–2019 San Miguel Beermen
2020NorthPort Batang Pier
2021–2022 Blackwater Bossing
2023–present Davao Occidental Tigers
Career highlights and awards

Kelly Sean Nabong Berry (born November 17, 1988) [1] is a Filipino-American basketball player for the Davao Occidental Tigers of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL). He was selected 17th overall in the 2012 PBA draft by the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters. [2] He would be later traded to the Meralco Bolts on draft night.

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Professional career

He was traded to GlobalPort as part of the Sol Mercado deal between Meralco and the GlobalPort. [3]

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. [4] He and Pingris were both suspended for two games and fined P60,000 each. [5]

In 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. [6]

On June 21, 2018, Nabong was traded to the San Miguel Beermen for Gabby Espinas and SMB's 2020 second-round draft pick. [7]

In January 2020, Nabong was traded back to NorthPort Batang Pier for Russel Escoto. [8]

PBA career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GSGames 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 2021 season [9]

Season-by-season averages

YearTeamGPMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2012–13 Meralco 2014.0.507.600.6904.2.3.5.24.6
GlobalPort
2013–14 GlobalPort 2118.2.394.000.8245.5.8.6.25.4
2014–15 GlobalPort 2315.6.476.000.8424.2.7.4.24.2
Meralco
2015–16 Meralco 4014.1.493.250.7673.9.5.3.24.6
2016–17 Meralco 3614.8.481.286.8333.9.5.3.34.4
2017–18 GlobalPort 4321.5.428.317.7195.51.2.6.78.3
San Miguel
2019 San Miguel 4010.9.385.318.5762.4.6.4.33.3
2020 NorthPort 1124.6.404.283.7505.21.5.4.411.5
2021 Blackwater 829.3.361.212.6138.31.31.0.910.8
Career24216.5.436.302.7334.3.8.4.35.6

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References

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  2. Fajardo, Abueva top 2012 PBA draft Rappler
  3. "PBA approves Sol Mercado to GlobalPort, Japeth Aguilar for Rabeh Al-Hussaini trades". Archived from the original on 2013-02-02. Retrieved 2013-10-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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  5. "Pingris, Devance, Nabong suspended; Hayes fined". 6 September 2013.
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