Kelly Nabong

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Nabong and the surname or paternal family name is Berry.
Kelly Nabong
No. 33 – Chichi Albayanos Wild Catz
PositionPower forward / center
LeaguePSL
Personal information
Born (1988-11-17) November 17, 1988 (age 36)
Solano County, California
NationalityFilipino / American
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight227 lb (103 kg)
Career information
CollegeSanta Rosa JC
PBA draft2012: 2nd round, 17th overall pick
Selected by the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters
Playing career2012–present
Career history
2012–2013Meralco Bolts
2013–2015GlobalPort Batang Pier
2015–2017Meralco Bolts
2017–2018GlobalPort Batang Pier
2018–2019San Miguel Beermen
2020NorthPort Batang Pier
2021–2022Blackwater Bossing
2023–2024Davao Occidental Tigers
2024–presentChichi Albayanos Wild Catz
Career highlights and awards

Kelly Sean Nabong Berry (born November 17, 1988)[1] is a Filipino-American basketball player for the Chichi Albayanos Wild Cats of the Pilipinas Super League (PSL). 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.

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
  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 2021 season[9]

Season-by-season averages

Year Team GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2012–13 Meralco 20 14.0 .507 .600 .690 4.2 .3 .5 .2 4.6
GlobalPort
2013–14 GlobalPort 21 18.2 .394 .000 .824 5.5 .8 .6 .2 5.4
2014–15 GlobalPort 23 15.6 .476 .000 .842 4.2 .7 .4 .2 4.2
Meralco
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 43 21.5 .428 .317 .719 5.5 1.2 .6 .7 8.3
San Miguel
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
2021 Blackwater 8 29.3 .361 .212 .613 8.3 1.3 1.0 .9 10.8
Career 242 16.5 .436 .302 .733 4.3 .8 .4 .3 5.6

References

  1. ^ "Kelly Sean Berry, Born 11/17/1988 in California | CaliforniaBirthIndex.org". www.californiabirthindex.org. Retrieved October 14, 2023.
  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)
  4. ^ "GlobalPort, San Mig Coffee brawl erupts in PBA Governors' Cup". 4 September 2013.
  5. ^ "Pingris, Devance, Nabong suspended; Hayes fined". 6 September 2013.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ Ramos, Gerry (June 21, 2018). "GlobalPort sends Kelly Nabong to San Miguel in trade for Gabby Espinas, future draft pick". Sports Interactive Network.
  8. ^ "Kelly Nabong headed back to NorthPort for Russel Escoto". ESPN5.ph. January 9, 2020. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
  9. ^ [1] Real GM