Elmer Espiritu

Elmer Espiritu

Free agent
Position	Small forward / Power forward
Personal information
Born	November 23, 1985 Manila
Nationality	Filipino
Listed height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight	185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school	José Rizal University
College	University of the East
PBA draft	2010 Round: 1 / Pick: 4th overall
Selected by the Alaska Aces
Playing career	2009–present
Career history
2009–2010	Philippine Patriots (ABL)
2010–2011	Alaska Aces
2011	Air21 Express (first era)
2011–2012	Shopinas.com Clickers
2012–2013	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel
2013–2014	Air21 Express (second era)
2014–2015	Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters
Career highlights and awards
1× PBA champion (2015 Commissioner's) 1× UAAP Mythical First Team (UAAP Season 722009) 1× UAAPDefensive Player (2009) 1× ABL champion (2010)

Elmer Torres Espiritu (born November 23, 1985) is a Filipino professional basketball player who last played for Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters in the Philippine Basketball Association. He played five seasons for the University of the East Red Warriors in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines from 2005 to 2009. He captained the Warriors team that finished runner-up to the Ateneo de Manila Blue Eagles in the 2009 season, where he averaged 13.9 points, 7.5 rebounds and 2.6 blocks per game while winning two with the Highlight Player of the Year and the Defensive Player trophies.^[1]

Professional career

Alaska Aces

He was selected by the Alaska Aces as 4th pick overall in the 2010 PBA draft. However, Espiritu played limited minutes in the stacked Alaska squad, averaging only 4.2 minutes per game, 0.6 points per game, and 0.3 assists in his only 9 games in the Alaska Aces.

Air21 Express (first era)

On May 15, 2011, Espiritu was traded to the Air21 Express for Wesley Gonzales for the 2011 Governor’s Cup after the Express and the Alaska Aces formally agreed in a trade.

Shopinas.com Clickers

On September 6, 2011, Espiritu, along with Brian Ilad, was traded from Barako Bull to the Shopinas.com Clickers in a trade that also involved Mark Barroca and Don Allado.^[2]

Barangay Ginebra San Miguel

On August 23, 2012, Espiritu was traded by Air21 to the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel along with a 2013 draft first round selection (who turned out to be Greg Slaughter) through a three-team trade.^[3]

Air21 Express (second era)

Espiritu was acquired by the second era Air21 Express (formerly Shopinas.com Clickers) from Ginebra in exchange for a 2013 first round pick that originally belonged to Talk 'N Text.

Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters

On March 2014, Espiritu was signed by the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters.

PBA Career Statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	MPG	Minutes per game	FG%	Field-goal percentage
3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage	RPG	Rebounds per game
APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game	BPG	Blocks per game
PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

Correct as of August 2, 2015^[4]

Season-by-season averages

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2010–11	Alaska / Air 21	17	8.6	.342	.000	.444	1.9	.2	.1	.3	1.9
2011–12	Shopinas.com	27	24.0	.361	.312	.600	5.2	1.1	.2	.7	7.0
2012–13	Barangay Ginebra	25	9.4	.333	.217	.714	1.7	.4	.1	.0	2.4
2013–14	Air21	16	8.0	.375	.500	.500	1.0	.4	.1	.1	2.4
2014–15	Talk 'N Text	16	3.8	.478	.600	.000	.5	.1	.0	.2	1.8
Career		101	12.1	.362	.350	.592	2.4	.5	.1	.3	3.5

References

1. Ateneo, UE aces lead special awardees, gmanews.tv. Retrieved September 6, 2011.
2. Belen, Reynaldo (September 6, 2011). "3-way PBA deal: Barroca, Allado, Espiritu change places". InterAksyon.com. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
3. "PBA: Air21 loads up via three-team trade with Petron, Ginebra". GMA News and Public Affairs. August 23, 2012. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
4. Player Profile at PBA-Online!