 It wasn't until he joined the Melbourne Tigers junior squad at age 16 that Corletto's career really started to blossom.Corletto was a member of the Victorian Championship State Team in 1996 and 1998, and was selected to join the all-Australian youth team in 1998 and 2000.After playing in the Big V State Championship division for the Werribee Devils in 2001, Corletto joined the Melbourne Tigers of the National Basketball League (NBL) for the 2001/02 season.