Fernando San Emeterio

Fernando San Emeterio Lara (born January 1, 1984) is a Spanish professional basketball player for Valencia Basket of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. He was an All-EuroLeague First Team selection in 2011, as well as the ACB MVP the same year.

Fernando San Emeterio
San Emeterio in 2017, with the Valencia Basket.
No. 19 – Valencia Basket
PositionSmall forward / Shooting guard
LeagueLiga ACB
EuroLeague
Personal information
Born (1984-01-01) January 1, 1984
Santander, Spain
NationalitySpanish
Listed height6 ft 6.5 in (1.99 m)
Listed weight232 lb (105 kg)
Career information
NBA draft2006 / Undrafted
Playing career2001–present
Career history
2001–2006Valladolid
2006–2008Girona
2008–2015Baskonia
2015–presentValencia Basket
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Spain
Olympic Games
2012 LondonTeam
EuroBasket
2011 Lithuania
2015 France
2013 Slovenia
2017 Turkey
Mediterranean Games
2005 AlmeríaTeam
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is San Emeterio and the second or maternal family name is Lara.

Professional career

San Emeterio began his professional career with Valladolid, during the 2001–02 season. In 2006, he joined Girona. In 2008, he moved to Baskonia. He was named the ACB MVP in 2011.[1] In 2011, he signed a new four-year contract extension with Baskonia. On 30 June 2015, he parted ways with Baskonia.[2] On 8 July 2015, he signed a two-year contract with Valencia Basket.[3] San Emeterio signed a contract extension on 13 July 2020.[4]

Spain national team

San Emeterio was a part of the Spain national team that won the bronze medal at the 2005 Mediterranean Games. He also was a member of the senior men's Spain national team that participated at the 2010 FIBA World Championship, and won the gold medal at the EuroBasket 2011. He also won the silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics,[5] the bronze medal at the EuroBasket 2013, and the gold medal at the EuroBasket 2015.

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  PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold  Career high

Note: The EuroLeague is not the only competition in which the player participated for the team during the season. He also played in domestic competition, and regional competition if applicable.

Led the league

EuroLeague
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2008–09 Baskonia 20411.0.403.286.8821.8.6.3.13.53.0
2009–10 Baskonia 201827.9.484.426.8003.82.3.8.011.814.1
2010–11 Baskonia 202033.8.569.500.7715.52.4.8.113.719.1
2011–12 Baskonia 10528.1.472.343.9604.62.1.8.012.013.4
2012–13 Baskonia 28924.3.464.338.7723.32.1.5.09.010.1
2013–14 Baskonia 212126.7.496.435.7932.82.0.3.09.39.2
2014–15 Baskonia 24723.2.421.319.7973.01.8.5.010.310.3
Career 1438424.7.481.384.8053.41.9.5.09.811.0

Awards and accomplishments

Professional career

Individual awards

Spain national team

References
  1. ACB.com Fernando San Emeterio, MVP Orange 2010–11 (in Spanish).
  2. Fernando San Emeterio, Baskonia part ways.
  3. Valencia officially lands Fernando San Emeterio until 2017.
  4. "Fernando San Emeterio will return for his sixth season at Valencia Basket". Sportando. 13 July 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  5. "Fernando San Emeterio Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2015-07-21. Retrieved 2015-07-16.
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