Rey Benedict Chan Nambatac (born January 27, 1994) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the

Rain or Shine Elasto Painters The Rain or Shine Elasto Painters are a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association owned by Asian Coatings Philippines, Inc. It debuted in the league in the 2006–07 PBA season after acquiring the franchise righ ...

of the

Philippine Basketball Association The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) is a men's professional basketball league in the Philippines composed of twelve company-branded franchised teams. Founded in 1975, it is the first professional basketball league in Asia and is the se ...

(PBA). He played for the

Letran Knights The Letran Knights are the collegiate varsity teams representing Colegio de San Juan de Letran in the National Collegiate Athletic Association. The collegiate women's varsity teams are called the ''Lady Knights'', while the high school varsity t ...

in the

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during his college days. He was selected seventh overall pick in the 2017 PBA draft by

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

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. 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.

PBA career statistics

''As of the end of 2022–23 season''
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Season-by-season averages

, - , align=left , , align=left , 2017–18 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters season, 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 , -class=sortbottom , align="center" colspan=2 , Career , 149 , , 24.2 , , .392 , , .347 , , .729 , , 3.5 , , 2.3 , , .9 , , .1 , , 10.2

References

1994 births Living people Filipino men's basketball players Sportspeople from Cagayan de Oro Basketball players from Misamis Oriental Philippines men's national basketball team players Rain or Shine Elasto Painters players Shooting guards Letran Knights basketball players Rain or Shine Elasto Painters draft picks {{Philippines-basketball-bio-stub