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Spanish basketball player

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Oriola and the second or maternal family name is Garriga.

Pierre Oriola

Oriola playing for Barcelona in 2018
No. 29 – Força Lleida
Position Power forward / center
League Liga ACB
Personal information
Born (1992-09-25) September 25, 1992 (age 31)Tàrrega, Spain
Listed height 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight 235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
NBA draft 2014: undrafted
Playing career 2009–present
Career history
2009–2013 Manresa
2010–2011 → Sant Nicolau
2012–2013 → Força Lleida
2013–2014 Huesca
2014–2016 Sevilla
2016–2017 Valencia
2017–2022 FC Barcelona
2022–2023 Girona
2023 AEK Athens
2023–2024 Manresa
2024– Força Lleida
Career highlights and awards
2× Spanish League champion (2017, 2021) 4× Spanish Cup winner (2018, 2019, 2021, 2022)
Medals Representing Spain World Cup Gold medal – first place 2019 China Team EuroBasket Bronze medal – third place 2017 Turkey European U-20 Championship Bronze medal – third place 2012 Slovenia Team

Pierre David Oriola Garriga[1] (alternate spelling: Pere Oriola;[2] born 25 September 1992)[3] is a Spanish professional basketball player for Força Lleida of the Liga ACB. He can play at both the power forward and center positions.

Professional career

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Oriola started playing basketball in his hometown team, Club Natació Tàrrega.[4] In 2009 he began his pro career with the Spanish First Division senior team of Manresa.[5] He then played on loan in the Spanish amateur level Liga EBA, with CE Saint Nicolau, during the 2010–11 season. He then joined the Spanish 2nd Division club, Força Lleida, for the 2012–13 season.[6]

He then moved to the Spanish 2nd Division club, Peñas Huesca, for the 2013–14 season.[7] His next team was the first division Spanish club CB Sevilla.[8] With Sevilla, he played in the 2nd-tier level European-wide league, the EuroCup, for the first time during the 2014–15 season.

He then moved to the first division Spanish club Valencia Basket.[9] With Valencia, he won the Spanish League 2016–17 season championship.

On July 14, 2017, FC Barcelona Lassa paid a €1,000,000 contract buyout amount to Valencia Basket, in order to secure Oriola's player rights.[10] Oriola subsequently signed a four-year deal with Barcelona.[11] On July 7, 2020, Oriola renewed his contract with the club through 2024.

On October 15, 2022, he signed with Bàsquet Girona of Liga ACB.[12]

On February 18, 2023, he signed a contract with AEK Athens of the Greek Basket League.[13] In 8 domestic league games, he averaged 5.7 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.2 assists, playing around 20 minutes per contest.

Spain national team

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Oriola was a member of the Spain junior national teams. With Spain's junior national teams, he played at the 2010 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, and at the 2012 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, where he won a bronze medal.[14]

He has also been a member of the senior Spain national team. With Spain's senior team he played at the EuroBasket 2017.

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
  1. ^ "nombre completo: Pierre David Oriola Garriga lugar y fecha de nac: Tárrega, 25/09/1992 {{in lang|es}}". Archived from the original on 2016-04-17. Retrieved 2017-03-20.
  2. ^ PERE ORIOLA Spain Born 25.09.1992 Place of birth Tarrega (ESP).
  3. ^ "Tàrrega homenatjarà dissabte el jugador de bàsquet Pierre Oriola i el tècnic Jaume Ponsarnau pel seu títol de campions de la Lliga ACB". Tàrrega Televisió (in Catalan). 2017-07-04. Retrieved 2018-10-31.
  4. ^ "ACB.COM - El vodevil de Pierre". www.acb.com. Retrieved 2018-10-31.
  5. ^ "Pierre Oriola moves to Manresa". Sportando.basketball. July 30, 2009. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  6. ^ "Pierre Oriola, cedido al Força Lleida". Solobasket.com. August 26, 2012. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  7. ^ "Oriola jugará en el Peñas Huesca; Antonio Peña primer fichaje de Ford Burgos". Solobasket.com. August 5, 2013. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  8. ^ "Pierre Oriola signs with Sevilla". Sportando.basketball. August 18, 2014. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  9. ^ "Valencia signs Pierre Oriola to a two-year contract". Sportando.basketball. July 26, 2016. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  10. ^ "Barcelona reportedly acquires Pierre Oriola". Eurohoops. July 9, 2017. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  11. ^ "Pierre Oriola, intensitat i lluita per al Barça Lassa | FC Barcelona". FC Barcelona (in Catalan). 14 July 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  12. ^ "Pierre Oriola és nou jugador del Bàsquet Girona 2022-23". basquetgirona.com (in Spanish). October 15, 2022. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
  13. ^ "Έκπληξη από την ΑΕΚ: Συμφώνησε με τον Πιέρ Οριόλα!". enwsi.gr (in Greek). Online. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  14. ^ Pere David ORIOLA GARRIGA (ESP).