In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Mamuyac and the surname or paternal family name is Abando.
Rhenz Abando
No. 12 – Anyang Jung Kwan Jang Red Boosters
Position
Shooting guard / small forward
League
Korean Basketball League
Personal information
Born
(1998-03-11) March 11, 1998 (age 26) Santo Tomas, La Union, Philippines
Nationality
Filipino
Listed height
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight
157 lb (71 kg)
Career information
High school
Bactad East National High School
College
Philippine College of Science and Technology (2016–2018) University of Santo Tomas (2018–2020) Colegio de San Juan de Letran (2020–2022)
Playing career
2021–present
Career history
2021
San Juan Knights
2022–present
Anyang Jung Kwan Jang Red Boosters
Career highlights and awards
KBL champion (2023)
KBL regular season champion (2023)
KBL Slam Dunk Contest champion (2023)
KBL 3x3 All-Star Game champion (2023)
NCAA Philippines champion (2021)
NCAA Philippines Most Valuable Player (2021)
NCAA Philippines Mythical Five (2021)
NCAA Philippines Rookie of the Year (2021)
Rhenz Joseph Mamuyac Abando (born March 11, 1998) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Anyang Jung Kwan Jang Red Boosters of the Korean Basketball League (KBL).
In the collegiate level, he played for the UST Growling Tigers, reaching the finals of UAAP Season 82 (2019). After UST held a controversial training camp amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, he transferred to the Letran Knights with whom he won the NCAA Season 97 championship (2022); he was also named NCAA Most Valuable Player (MVP) and Rookie of the Year. In June 2022, he decided to forgo his final year of college eligibility and signed with Anyang KGC of the KBL. In his rookie season in South Korea, he won the KBL championship, Slam Dunk Contest, and 3x3 All-Star Game.
Abando represented the Philippines national team in the 2022 FIBA Asia Cup and 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup.
Rhenz Joseph Mamuyac Abando (born March 11, 1998) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Anyang Jung Kwan Jang Red Boosters of the Korean...
time against fellow Filipino import RhenzAbando, he had 12 points, seven rebounds, and five assists, but Abando had 20 points, three rebounds and six...
season features 26 squads". Philstar.com. Retrieved January 31, 2023. "RhenzAbando to play for San Juan Knights in Filbasket". Spin.ph. Retrieved December...
last May 15, 2022 in the Philippine Basketball Association. Meanwhile RhenzAbando, the Season 97 MVP, has decided to forego his final year of eligibility...
MVP dream". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved September 16, 2023. "Letran's RhenzAbando named MVP, ROY of NCAA Season 97; Arana, Ambohot, Calma, Gozum in Mythical...
were represented by Renzo Subido, Soulémane Chabi Yo, Dave Ando and RhenzAbando. The women's team of Sai Larosa, Tantoy Ferrer, Lon Rivera and Carol...
Valuable Player, Mythical Five member, and All-Defensive team member, while RhenzAbando bagged Season Most Valuable Player, Rookie of the Year, and was also...
in second straight NCAA title". Inquirer. Retrieved March 24, 2024. "RhenzAbando, Mycah Go, Gayle Pascual among top athletes to be recognized in Collegiate...
Ababou was the MVP, while Jeric Teng was the Rookie of the Year in 2009. RhenzAbando, a transferee from Pangasinan's Philippine College of Science and Technology...
Philip Newton Michael Otto Rafi Reavis Omanzie Rodriguez Chito Victolero RhenzAbando (2021) Justin Gutang (2021–2022) "Slashers conceded fifth game; Knights...
led an FEU scoring run in the third quarter that cut the lead to 10. RhenzAbando and Renzo Subido scored back-to-back three-pointers to end the third...
(1993-11-17)17 November 1993 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) San Miguel Beermen G/F 23 RhenzAbando 25 – (1998-03-11)11 March 1998 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Anyang KGC G 24 Dwight...
Yang Hee-jong (C) 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 39 – (1984-05-11)11 May 1984 G 12 RhenzAbando (AQ) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 26 – (1998-03-11)11 March 1998 F 13 Han Seung-hui...
Association (PRISAA) champions in Region I. Calaguio also got to coach RhenzAbando, and was instrumental in bringing him to UST. In 2001, Calaguio was part...
commercial model February 24 – Mariel Pamintuan, actress March 11 – RhenzAbando, basketball player March 14 – Elaine Duran, singer March 27 – BJ Forbes...
basketball tournament ended, he played in the UAAP's 3x3 tournament alongside RhenzAbando. Subido announced that he would play his final season with UST before...
transferred to other schools, with Cansino going to UP, the trio of RhenzAbando, Brent Paraiso and Ira Bataller to Letran, and Mark Nonoy and Deo Cuajao...
winning all nine elimination round games, and all three playoff games. RhenzAbando, one of the transferees from UST, was named the NCAA's Rookie of the...
to the departure of some of the players from UST namely CJ Cansino, RhenzAbando, Brent Paraiso, Ira Bataller, and Jun Asuncion. As a result of this,...
seedings in parentheses. All times are in UTC+08:00. Sherwin Concepcion, Soulémane Chabi Yo, RhenzAbando, and Brent Paraiso are all in the Team B roster...
University of Santo Tomas Transferred to De La Salle University SG 10 Rhenz Joseph Abando 6' 2" 4th Bactad East National High School Transferred to Colegio...