Rey Benedict Chan Nambatac (born January 27, 1994) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the TNT Tropang 5G of the

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(PBA). He's also the current assistant coach of his alma mater, the Letran Knights. He played for the Letran in the

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during his college days. He was selected seventh overall pick in the

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Professional career

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 The TNT Tropang 5G is a professional basketball team currently owned by Smart Communications, a subsidiary of the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT), playing in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) since 1990. The fran ...

. On November 3, 2021, Nambatac signed a new three-year maximum contract with the Elasto Painters. 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. On February 14, 2024, he was traded to the Blackwater Bossing for two future draft picks. On July 2, 2024, he was traded to the

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for Kib Montalbo,

Jewel Ponferada Jewel Ponferada (born July 8, 1988) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Blackwater Bossing of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He was selected 13th overall in the 2012 PBA draft by the San Mig Coffee Mixers. Col ...

, and a future draft pick.

PBA career statistics

''As of the end of 2023–24 season''

Season-by-season averages

, - , align=left , , align=left , Rain or Shine , 34 , , 15.1 , , .376 , , .403 , , .600 , , 2.6 , , 1.3 , , .6 , , .1 , , 5.0 , - , align=left , , align=left , Rain or Shine , 47 , , 24.6 , , .445 , , .402 , , .701 , , 3.9 , , 2.1 , , .9 , , .1 , , 10.5 , - , align=left , , align=left , Rain or Shine , 12 , , 24.9 , , .312 , , .250 , , .729 , , 2.9 , , 3.2 , , 1.3 , , .2 , , 8.7 , - , align=left , , align=left , Rain or Shine , 22 , , 30.7 , , .360 , , .302 , , .769 , , 3.8 , , 2.5 , , .9 , , .0 , , 13.5 , - , align=left , , align=left , Rain or Shine , 34 , , 28.3 , , .387 , , .307 , , .755 , , 4.0 , , 3.4 , , .9 , , .1 , , 13.3 , - , align=left rowspan=2, , align=left , Rain or Shine , rowspan=2, 23 , , rowspan=2, 20.8 , , rowspan=2, .385 , , rowspan=2, .243 , , rowspan=2, .864 , , rowspan=2, 2.7 , , rowspan=2, 3.3 , , rowspan=2, .6 , , rowspan=2, , , rowspan=2, 10.0 , - , align=left , Blackwater , -class=sortbottom , align="center" colspan=2 , Career , 172 , , 23.7 , , .391 , , .334 , , .747 , , 3.4 , , 2.3 , , .8 , , .1 , , 10.2

References

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