Ogie Menor Explained

Rogemar Menor
Height Ft:6
Height In:2
Weight Lbs:185
Birth Date:4 December 1986
Birth Place:Roxas, Isabela, Philippines
High School:San Beda (Manila)
College:San Beda
Nationality:Filipino
Draft Year Pba:2009
Draft Round Pba:1
Draft Pick Pba:6
Draft Team Pba:Barako Bull Energy Boosters
Career Start:2009–2014, 2018
Career End:2020
Career Position:Shooting guard / small forward
Team1:Barako Bull Energy Boosters
Years1:2009–2010
Team2:Sta. Lucia Realtors
Years2:2010
Team3:Meralco Bolts
Years3:2010–2011
Team4:Shopinas.com Clickers / Air21 Express
Years4:2011–2014
Team5:Blackwater Elite
Years5:2014
Team6:Bulacan Kuyas
Years6:2018–2020
Awards:

Rogemar "Ogie" A. Menor (born December 4, 1986) is a Filipino former professional basketball player. He last played for the Bulacan Kuyas of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL).

High school

Menor spent high school at San Beda College in Mendiola, Manila where he was a vital cog for the Red Cubs in the NCAA Juniors Division. They swept the eliminations of the 79th season of the NCAA paving the way for a duel with the Mapua Robins for the 2003 Juniors basketball championship. The Red Cubs won and Menor was named the Finals MVP. During the 80th season which was his last in the NCAA Juniors, Menor was named the Season MVP and Finals MVP while beating the Letran Squires for the championship.

College

Menor figured in a controversy even before his first college game. He stayed at La Salle for a week before he had a change in heart and opted to return to San Beda College. There, he boldly promised to give the Red Lions the championship. In his first year, though, he struggled to adapt to the college game. Still, he was a threat to other teams. He lost the Rookie of the Year honors to Kelvin dela Peña. San Beda had high hopes of winning the championship after a 28-year drought during his second year. With Menor contributing consistently with averages of 8.6 points, 6 rebounds, and 1.9 assists in 14 games, he finally delivered on his promise as they won the NCAA championship against the PCU Dolphins. In his third year, the Red Lions faced the Letran Knights for the championship and Menor was named the Finals MVP. Menor scored a career high 35 points against the St. Benilde Blazers during his senior year. That was his last year in the Red Lion uniform as he opted to enter his name in the PBA after the season ended.

Career

Menor was drafted 7th overall by the Barako Bull Energy Boosters in the 2009 PBA draft. He was then traded to the now-defunct Sta. Lucia Realtors and later played for the Meralco Bolts. He was waived by the team during the 2011 PBA Commissioner's Cup. Due to injuries to key players Mark Cardona and Chris Ross, Menor was re-signed by the Bolts. He was later traded to the Powerade Tigers during the off-season along with Chris Timberlake. However, he was not signed. He was then signed by the Clickers before the start of the season. In 2014, Menor played for expansion team Blackwater Elite for the 2014–15 season. Menor gained widespread attention on his 'butiki' (lizard in English) haircut that it even reached global attention from several sports websites around the world like ESPN and Bleacher Report.[1] [2] [3]

PBA career statistics

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Season-by-season averages

|-| align=left rowspan=2| | align=left| Barako Bull / Barako Energy Coffee| rowspan=2|35 || rowspan=2|19.3 || rowspan=2|.353 || rowspan=2|.290 || rowspan=2|.553 || rowspan=2|2.6 || rowspan=2|1.2 || rowspan=2|.4 || rowspan=2|.1 || rowspan=2|6.9|-| align=left| Sta. Lucia|-| align=left| | align=left| Meralco| 15 || 11.7 || .386 || .200 || .333 || 1.1 || .2 || .1 || .1 || 2.5|-| align=left| | align=left| Shopinas.com / Air21| 22 || 15.2 || .408 || .217 || .513 || 3.0 || 1.1 || .5 || .0 || 5.0|-| align=left| | align=left| Air21| 21 || 14.2 || .366 || .083 || .579 || 1.6 || .7 || .4 || .0 || 3.1|-| align=left| | align=left| Air21| 13 || 4.7 || .417 || .500 || .429 || .3 || .1 || .2 || .0 || 1.1|-| align=left| | align=left| Blackwater| 10 || 15.8 || .287 || .158 || .591 || 1.7 || 1.1 || .3 || .3 || 6.2|-class=sortbottom| align=center colspan=2 | Career| 116 || 14.7 || .359 || .237 || .538 || 2.0 || .8 || .4 || .1 || 4.6

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ogie Menor's lizard haircut reaches Bleacher Report, SB Nation - SLAMonline Philippines . www.slamonlineph.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141123162700/http://www.slamonlineph.com/ogie-menors-lizard-haircut-reaches-bleacher-report-sb-nation . 2014-11-23.
  2. Web site: Filipino Basketball Player's 'Lizard' Haircut is as Crazy as It Gets. Bleacher Report.
  3. Web site: Filipino basketball player Ogie Menor has haircut that looks like a lizard. Really.. 19 November 2014.
  4. Web site: Rogemar Menor Player Profile - PBA-Online.net . PBA-Online.net. https://web.archive.org/web/20170214044231/http://www.pba-online.net/profile/Rogemar-Menor/220/ . February 14, 2017 .