Fernando San Emeterio Lara (born 1 January 1984) is a Spanish professional basketball coach and former player. He is currently working as an assistant coach for Valencia of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague.
.jpg) San Emeterio in 2017, with the Valencia Basket. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Assistant coach | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | Liga ACB EuroLeague | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 1 January 1984 Santander, Spain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 6.5 in (1.99 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 232 lb (105 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| NBA draft | 2006: undrafted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2001–2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Small forward / shooting guard | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career history | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| As player: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2006 | Valladolid | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2008 | Girona | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2015 | Baskonia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2021 | Valencia Basket | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| As coach: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–present | Valencia Basket (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He was an All-EuroLeague First Team selection in 2011, as well as the ACB MVP the same year.
Professional career
editSan 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]
Retirement
editOn 1 July 2021 San Emeterio announced his retirement from professional basketball.
Coaching career
editFollowing retirement, he has started his coaching career by becoming assistant coach for Valencia Basket of the Spanish Liga ACB.[5]
Spain national team
editSan 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,[6] the bronze medal at the EuroBasket 2013, and the gold medal at the EuroBasket 2015.
Career statistics
edit| 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 |
EuroLeague
edit| * | Led the league |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
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| 2008–09 | Baskonia | 20 | 4 | 11.0 | .403 | .286 | .882 | 1.8 | .6 | .3 | .1 | 3.5 | 3.0 |
| 2009–10 | 20 | 18 | 27.9 | .484 | .426 | .800 | 3.8 | 2.3 | .8 | — | 11.8 | 14.1 | |
| 2010–11 | 20 | 20 | 33.8 | .569 | .500* | .771 | 5.5 | 2.4 | .8 | .1 | 13.7 | 19.1* | |
| 2011–12 | 10 | 5 | 28.1 | .472 | .343 | .960 | 4.6 | 2.1 | .8 | — | 12.0 | 13.4 | |
| 2012–13 | 28 | 9 | 24.3 | .464 | .338 | .772 | 3.3 | 2.1 | .5 | — | 9.0 | 10.1 | |
| 2013–14 | 21 | 21 | 26.7 | .496 | .435 | .793 | 2.8 | 2.0 | .3 | — | 9.3 | 9.2 | |
| 2014–15 | 24 | 7 | 23.2 | .421 | .319 | .797 | 3.0 | 1.8 | .5 | — | 10.3 | 10.3 | |
| 2017–18 | Valencia | 20 | 10 | 22.2 | .450 | .403 | .793 | 2.8 | 2.3 | .3 | — | 9.4 | 8.9 |
| 2019–20 | 24 | 15 | 17.8 | .479 | .468 | .750 | 1.8 | 1.6 | .4 | — | 7.3 | 8.5 | |
| 2020-21 | 24 | 5 | 13.3 | .414 | .362 | .950 | 1.3 | 1.3 | .3 | — | 4.9 | 5.0 | |
| Career | 211 | 114 | 22.4 | .473 | .393 | .806 | 2.9 | 1.8 | .5 | .0 | 8.9 | 9.8 | |
Awards and accomplishments
editProfessional career
edit- FIBA EuroCup: 2006–07, 2018–19
- Spanish King's Cup: 2009
- Spanish Super Cup: 2008, 2018
- 2× Spanish ACB League: 2009–10, 2016–17
Individual awards
edit- All-EuroLeague First Team: 2010–11
- All-Liga ACB Team: 2010–11
- ACB MVP: 2010–11
- All-EuroCup Second Team: 2016–17
Spain national team
edit- 2005 Mediterranean Games:
Bronze - EuroBasket 2011:
Gold - 2012 Summer Olympics:
Silver - EuroBasket 2013: Bronze
- EuroBasket 2015: Gold
- EuroBasket 2017: Bronze
References
edit- ^ "ACB.com Fernando San Emeterio, MVP Orange 2010–11 " (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2013-01-18. Retrieved 2011-05-17.
- ^ Fernando San Emeterio, Baskonia part ways.
- ^ Valencia officially lands Fernando San Emeterio until 2017.
- ^ Maggi, Alessandro (13 July 2020). "Fernando San Emeterio will return for his sixth season at Valencia Basket". Sportando. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- ^ Carchia, Emiliano (July 3, 2021). "Fernando San Emeterio retires, remains in Valencia in Joan Peñarroya coaching staff". Sportando. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
- ^ "Fernando San Emeterio Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2015-07-21. Retrieved 2015-07-16.
External links
edit- Fernando San Emeterio at acb.com (in Spanish)
- Fernando San Emeterio at eurobasket.com
- Fernando San Emeterio at euroleague.net
- Fernando San Emeterio at fiba.com (archive)
- Fernando San Emeterio at fibaeurope.com
- Fernando San Emeterio on Twitter
