PBA career
Fedex Express
De Ocampo was the first overall pick during the 2002 PBA draft and was the first-ever draft pick of FedEx as a PBA team.[6] He was signed to a P10.8 million contract that lasted three years.[7]
Talk 'N Text Phone Pals
Fedex dealt him to the Talk 'N Text Phone Pals in a series of moves that made Talk 'N Text one of the teams to beat that season.[8] In both conferences, they made it to the Finals, where they lost.
Return to Talk 'N Text
In the 06–07 season, De Ocampo was reacquired by Talk 'N Text in a trade.[10] He scored a season-high of 26 points.[11] He would also go on to be named to the Mythical Second Team that season.[1]
In the following seasons, he was able to win titles alongside his brother.[12] He also had a career-high 33 points in a loss to Air21 during the 07–08 season.[13]