Kelly Nabong

Kelly Nabong
No. 23 GlobalPort Batang Pier
Position Power forward / Center
League PBA
Personal information
Born November 17, 1988
Hanford, California, United States
Nationality Filipino
Listed height 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight 230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
College Santa Rosa JC
PBA draft 2012 / Pick: 17th overall
Selected by the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters
Pro career 2012–present
Career history
2012–2013 Meralco Bolts
2013–present GlobalPort Batang Pier

Kelly Berry Nabong (born November 17, 1988) is a Filipino basketball player who plays for the GlobalPort Batang Pier in the Philippine Basketball Association. 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.

He was traded to the Batang Pier 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 Cofee 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]

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

Correct as of March 15, 2014[5]

Season-by-Season Averages

Year Team GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2012–13 Meralco/GlobalPort 20 14.0 .507 .000 .690 4.15 .25 .5 .2 4.6
2013–14 GlobalPort 17 17.0 .384 .000 .839 5.35 .76 .47 .29 5.41
Career 37 15.32 .439 .000 .767 4.70 .49 .49 .24 4.97

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