Emmerson Oreta


Emmerson Serrano Oreta is a Filipino professional basketball player who last played for the Pilipinas MX3 Kings of the ASEAN Basketball League. He was undrafted in the 2005 PBA draft. He is currently playing for the Department of Agriculture Food Masters in the UNTV Cup.

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. 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, 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.
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. 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 plays for the Department of Agriculture Food Masters in the UNTV Cup. He was hailed the Best Player of the Game one time.

International career

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

PBA career statistics

Correct as of September 1, 2015

Season-by-season averages