Even after a successful first year as a professional player that saw him win titles in the East Asia Super League and Korean Basketball League, the Gilas Pilipinas call-up actually came as a surprise for Rhenz Abando. *The Gilas Pilipinas call-up came as a surprise for high-flying forward Rhenz...
Rhenz Abando’s collegiate stint may have been short-lived, but it was exactly what helped forge a path to his successful overseas career. After winning the rookie-MVP award in the NCAA and leading the Letran Knights to a championship title, the 25-year-old guard decided to take his act to the pro...
Three of the best collegiate players in recent history will be celebrated by the Collegiate Press Corps when it holds its awards night on Monday, May 29 at The Hummingbird Rooftop Bar in Quezon City. The recognition of Ateneo's Thirdy Ravena and Ange Kouame and Letran's Rhenz Abando as the...
Rhenz Abando and the Anyang KGC survived the Seoul SK Knights with a 100-97 overtime win to claim the 2022-23 Korean Basketball League in their winner-take-all Game 7 duel at the Anyang Indoor Stadium on Sunday, May 7. The Filipino import went on a scoreless outing and tallied only three rebounds...
Rhenz Abando and Anyang KGC bounced back in a dramatic way against the defending champion Seoul SK Knights, climbing from a double-digit hole en route to a 86-77 win in Game 6 to extend their best-of-seven finals series into a winner-take-all in the 2022-23 Korean Basketball League on Friday, May...
Rhenz Abando tallied his best game but Anyang KGC fell short against defending champion Seoul SK Knights, 100-91, in Game 4 of their best-of-seven finals series in the 2022-23 Korean Basketball League on Monday night, May 1, at the Jamsil Student Gymnasium. The Filipino import fired a team-high 22...
Rhenz Abando delivered as Anyang KGC slipped past the Seoul SK Knights, 81-70, in Game 3 of their best-of-seven finals affair in the 2022-23 Korean Basketball League on Saturday, April 29, at the Jamsil Student Gymnasium. *Rhenz Abando provides reinforcement for Anyang KGC in Game 3 of their finals...
Rhenz Abando and the Anyang KGC suffered an 89-75 beating at the hands of the Goyang Carrot Jumpers in Game 2 of their best-of-five semifinals series in the Korean Basketball League Saturday, April 15, at the Anyang Indoor Gymnasium. *Anyang import Rhenz Abando is held scoreless in Game 2 of their...
There will be no dream semifinals clash between Filipino imports RJ Abarrientos and Rhenz Abando. Abarrientos suffered a dismal outing as Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus fell at the hands of the Goyang Carrot Jumpers, 77-71, in the do-or-die Game Five of their quarterfinals series in the Korean...
RJ Abarrientos and the Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus got dragged into a sudden death after suffering an 87-80 drubbing at the hands of the Goyang Carrot Jumpers in Game Four of their best-of-five quarterfinals series in the Korean Basketball League on Saturday, April 8, at the Goyang Gymnasium. The...
RJ Abarrientos and the Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus moved a win away from a semifinals bid after an 84-69 rout of the Goyang Carrot Jumpers in Game Three of their best-of-five quarterfinals in the Korean Basketball League Thursday, April 6, at the Goyang Stadium. The Mobis Phoebus bucked a slow first...
Rhenz Abando wows the crowd in the slam-dunk competition. (Anyang KGC) By NIKOLE JAVIER Rhenz Abando made sure to stamp his class with his leaping ability after ruling the slam dunk competition of the Korean Basketball League All-Star weekend on Sunday, Jan. 15, at the Suwon KT Arena. Abando,...
