Emmerson Oreta Explained

Emmerson Oreta
Nationality:Filipino
Birth Date:March 28, 1980
Birth Place:Manila, Philippines
Height Ft:6
Height In:2
Weight Lbs:180
College:University of Santo Tomas
Draft Year Pba:2005
Draft Pba:Undrafted
Career Start:2010
Career End:2015
Career Position:Point guard / shooting guard
Years1:2010–2013
Team1:Talk N' Text Tropang Texters
Years2:2015
Team2:Pilipinas MX3 Kings
Awards:

Emmerson Serrano Oreta (born March 28, 1980) is a Filipino former professional basketball player. Oreta currently serves as the Head of Operations for the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL). He was undrafted in the 2005 PBA draft.

Collegiate career

Oreta played for the UST Growling Tigers in the UAAP. In his final season with the team, he averaged 11.4 points and 4.3 rebounds per game.[1] In addition, he was also the team captain of the team.

Professional career

In 2003, Oreta played for the John-O basketball team in the semi-professional Philippine Basketball League (PBL), but a couple of months later joined the Sunkist–UST Tigers team, the PBL affiliate of his collegiate team, the UST Growling Tigers.

In 2008, Oreta joined the Smart-Pampanga Buddies of the semi-professional Liga Pilipinas and stayed there until 2009 when the team folded.

In 2010, Oreta finally got his first taste of action in the PBA after the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters signed him from free agency.He won 4 PBA titles with the team.

In 2015, Oreta joined the tryouts held by a new team, the Pilipinas Aguilas along with many other hopeful veterans unable to make it to the PBA.[2] A couple of weeks later, it was confirmed that Oreta will be a part of the final lineup of the Aguilas. However, in December 2015, Oreta, along with Sunday Salvacion, Charles Mammie, Chad Alonzo, Jondan Salvador, and Adrian Celada were released by the Pilipinas MX3 Kings after a roster overhaul.

In 2018, Oreta played for the Department of Agriculture Food Masters in the UNTV Cup. He was hailed the Best Player of the Game one time.[3]

International career

He was part of the Philippine squad that won the 2003 Southeast Asian Games basketball tournament and the 2003 SEABA Championship.[4]

PBA career statistics

Correct as of September 1, 2015[5]

Season-by-season averages

|-| align=left | | align=left | Talk 'N Text| 18 || 2.7 || .381 || .429 || .625 || .5 || .4 || .0 || .0 || 1.3|-| align=left | | align=left | Talk 'N Text| 5 || 7.0 || .357 || .333 || .500 || 1.2 || .4 || .0 || .0 || 3.8|-| align=left | Career| align=left || 23 || 3.7 || .371 || .375 || .550 || .7 || .4 || .0 || .0 || 1.9

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Notes and References

  1. News: Oreta, Espiritu to see action . . Billy Joe I. Allardo . May 26, 2003 . November 16, 2008.
  2. News: With PBA jobs scarce, Willie Miller, fellow pros try luck with ABL side Pilipinas Aguilas . Spin.ph . September 8, 2015 . September 8, 2015 .
  3. News: Best Player's Highlights: Emerson Oreta (September 9, 2018). UNTVweb.com. September 12, 2018. September 13, 2018.
  4. News: RP captures third SEABA crown . . August 23, 2003 . October 31, 2015 .
  5. http://www.pba-online.net/profile/Emmerson-Oreta/402/ Player Profile