Rhenz Abando

Rhenz Abando
Free agent
PositionShooting guard / small forward
Personal information
Born (1998-03-11) March 11, 1998 (age 26)
Santo Tomas, La Union, Philippines
NationalityFilipino
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight157 lb (71 kg)
Career information
High schoolBactad East National High School (Urdaneta, Pangasinan)
CollegePhilippine College of Science and Technology (2016–2018)
UST (2018–2020)
Letran (2020–2022)
Playing career2021–present
Career history
2021San Juan Knights
2022–2024Anyang 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 who last played 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.