Rhenz Joseph Mamuyac Abando was born on March 11,1998 and is a Filipino professional basketball player who last played for the Anyang Jung Kwan Jang Red Boosters of the Korean Basketball League.
36 Facts About Rhenz Abando
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Rhenz Abando played two years at Philippine College of Science and Technology in Pangasinan.
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Rhenz Abando was coached by former Letran Knight Chris Calaguio.
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Rhenz Abando was then recruited by Coach Aldin Ayo to play for the UST Growling Tigers in Metro Manila's UAAP.
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Rhenz Abando played in the PBA D-League in 2019 with UST and represented the team in the UAAP 3x3 basketball championship for Season 81.
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Rhenz Abando had 15 of those attempts, and made five of them for a 22-point debut.
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Rhenz Abando almost tied the game for UST, but he had his foot on the line when he made a jumper that could have been the game-tying three.
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Rhenz Abando finished that season with averages of 11.9 points, 5.2 rebounds, and a team-high 1.3 blocks in 18 games played, while averaging just over 23 minutes off the bench.
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Rhenz Abando was among the complainants regarding their poor conditions in the Tigers' "bubble" training.
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Rhenz Abando shared that no one from the staff was tending to the players who had become sick during their stay there.
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Rhenz Abando chose Letran because of the talent level of the NCAA, he didn't want to face UST in the UAAP, and because he was assured by Coach Bonnie Tan that he wouldn't regret his decision.
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Rhenz Abando made his winning debut for Letran with 19 points, eight rebounds, four blocks, and a team-high three assists against the CSB Blazers.
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Rhenz Abando then led the team with his 18 points and nine rebounds in a win against the San Sebastian Stags as the Knights secured the twice-to-beat advantage.
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The Knights beat the Altas again in the Final Four to get into the Finals, with Rhenz Abando leading them with 24 points.
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Rhenz Abando won Rookie of the Year, becoming the 4th player to win both Rookie of the Year and Most Valuable Player of the Year, the first since Mapua's Allwell Oraeme in 2015.
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Rhenz Abando finished that season by playing in the NCAA All-Star Game.
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Rhenz Abando received a Resolution of Congratulations and Commendation from the La Union Provincial Board for his accomplishments that season.
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On June 28,2022, Rhenz Abando signed with Anyang KGC in the Korean Basketball League.
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Rhenz Abando had originally planned to stay with Letran for his final year there, but his showing against the Korean national team made him change his mind.
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Rhenz Abando had the blessing of Coach Tan, but the coach rued that Anyang had not coordinated with the college before signing him.
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On October 3,2022, Rhenz Abando scored just two points off a highlight dunk before missing his next six shots in his KBL Cup debut.
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Rhenz Abando then made up for his lackluster debut with 19 points in a win that sent them to the semifinal.
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Rhenz Abando missed Anyang's season opener due to a reported hip soreness.
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Rhenz Abando made his debut on October 30,2022, in a win over Suwon KT SonicBoom with six points and four rebounds in 10 minutes.
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Rhenz Abando then had a breakout KBL game with 20 points, six blocks and three rebounds in a win over Wonju DB Promy.
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Rhenz Abando broke out of the slump by scoring 15 points in a win over the Knights.
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Rhenz Abando then dropped 20 points on seven of ten shooting and two blocks in a matchup against fellow Filipino import RJ Abarrientos and the Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus, which he won.
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Rhenz Abando returned with 17 points, four rebounds, and three assists in 28 minutes and led Anyang to the win.
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Rhenz Abando then announced that he would not be returning to the team.
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Rhenz Abando skipped Season 49 draft for the Philippine Basketball Association and insistent of joining a team outside the Philippines.
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Rhenz Abando received offers to play in South Korea, Japan, Dominican Republic and the ABA League but none of them were finalized.
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Rhenz Abando joined the SGA again for the 34th Dubai International Basketball Championship in January 2025.
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In 2022, Rhenz Abando got to play for the Philippine national team in a pair of friendlies against Korea.
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Rhenz Abando was in the lineup for the third window of the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualifiers.
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Rhenz Abando originally was a reserve for the 2022 FIBA Asia Cup, but after Dwight Ramos suffered from shin splints that forced him to drop out, he was included into the roster.
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Rhenz Abando was included in the 21-man pool for the 2023 FIBA World Cup, where he was eventually included in the final 12-man lineup.