Emmerson Oreta
{{short description|Filipino basketball player}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Emmerson Oreta
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| nationality = Filipino
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1980|3|28|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Manila, Philippines
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 2
| weight_lbs = 180
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| college = UST
| draft_year_pba = 2005
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| draft_pba = Undrafted
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| 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
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{{MedalSport|Men's basketball}}
{{MedalCountry|{{PHL}} }}
{{MedalCompetition|Southeast Asian Games}}
{{MedalGold|2003 Vietnam|Team}}
{{MedalCompetition|SEABA Championship}}
{{MedalGold|2003 Kuala Lumpur|Team}}
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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.{{cite news |title=Oreta, Espiritu to see action |url=https://varsitarian.net/sports/sports/20081116/oreta_espiritu_to_see_action |work=The Varsitarian |author=Billy Joe I. Allardo |date=May 26, 2003 |access-date=November 16, 2008}} 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.{{ cite news |title=With PBA jobs scarce, Willie Miller, fellow pros try luck with ABL side Pilipinas Aguilas |url=http://www.spin.ph/basketball/abl/news/willie-miller-on-abl-pacman-powervit-aguilas |work=Spin.ph |date=September 8, 2015 |accessdate=September 8, 2015 }} 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.{{cite news|url=https://www.untvweb.com/untvcup/?p=15263|title=Best Player's Highlights: Emerson Oreta (September 9, 2018)|publisher=UNTVweb.com|date=September 12, 2018|accessdate=September 13, 2018}}
International career
He was part of the Philippine squad that won the 2003 Southeast Asian Games basketball tournament and the 2003 SEABA Championship.{{ cite news |title=RP captures third SEABA crown |url=http://www.philstar.com/sports/218217/rp-captures-third-seaba-crown |work=The Philippine Star |date=August 23, 2003 |accessdate=October 31, 2015 }}
PBA career statistics
{{PBA player statistics legend}}
Correct as of September 1, 2015[http://www.pba-online.net/profile/Emmerson-Oreta/402/ Player Profile] at PBA-Online!
=Season-by-season averages=
{{PBA player statistics start}}
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| align=left | {{pbay|2010}}
| align=left | Talk 'N Text
| 18 || 2.7 || .381 || .429 || .625 || .5 || .4 || .0 || .0 || 1.3
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| align=left | {{pbay|2011}}
| align=left | Talk 'N Text
| 5 || 7.0 || .357 || .333 || .500 || 1.2 || .4 || .0 || .0 || 3.8
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| align=left | Career
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| 23 || 3.7 || .371 || .375 || .550 || .7 || .4 || .0 || .0 || 1.9
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References
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External links
- [http://basketball.asia-basket.com/player/Emmerson_Oreta/Talk_N_Text_Tropang_Texters/63652 Player Profile] at Asia-Basket
- [http://www.pba-online.net/profile/Emmerson-Oreta/402/ Player Profile] at PBA-Online!
{{Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 2010-11 PBA Philippine Cup Champions}}
{{Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 2011 PBA Commissioner's Cup Champions}}
{{Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 2011-12 PBA Philippine Cup Champions}}
{{Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 2012-13 PBA Philippine Cup Champions}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Oreta, Emmerson}}
Category:ASEAN Basketball League players
Category:Philippines men's national basketball team players
Category:Filipino men's basketball players
Category:Basketball players from Manila
Category:TNT Tropang 5G players
Category:UST Growling Tigers basketball players
Category:SEA Games medalists in basketball
Category:SEA Games gold medalists for the Philippines