Elmer Espiritu

Elmer Torres Espiritu (born November 23, 1985) is a Filipino professional basketball player who last played for Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). 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]

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Torres and the surname or paternal family name is Espiritu.
Elmer Espiritu
Free agent
PositionSmall forward / Power forward
Personal information
Born (1985-11-23) November 23, 1985
Manila, Philippines
NationalityFilipino
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High schoolJosé Rizal University
CollegeJosé Rizal University(2003) University of the East(2005-2009)
PBA draft2010 Round: 1 / Pick: 4th overall
Selected by the Alaska Aces
Playing career2009–present
Career history
2009–2010Philippine Patriots
2010–2011Alaska Aces
2011Air21 Express
2011–2012Shopinas.com Clickers
2012–2013Barangay Ginebra San Miguel
2013–2014Air21 Express
2014–2015Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters
Career highlights and awards

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   GS Games started  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 21 178.6.342.000.4441.9.2.1.31.9
2011–12 Shopinas.com 2724.0.361.312.6005.21.1.2.77.0
2012–13 Barangay Ginebra 259.4.333.217.7141.7.4.1.02.4
2013–14 Air21 168.0.375.500.5001.0.4.1.12.4
2014–15 Talk 'N Text 163.8.478.600.000.5.1.0.21.8
Career 10112.1.362.350.5922.4.5.1.33.5

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. Archived from the original on November 2, 2011. 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!
Preceded by
Jay-R Reyes		 NCAA Juniors' Basketball Rookie of the Year
2001		 Succeeded by
Jay-R Taganas
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