Óscar Torres (basketball)

Óscar Torres (born December 18, 1976) is a Venezuelan former professional basketball player who last played with Marinos de Anzoategui of the Venezuelan League. A 6'6" native of Caracas, Torres played at the shooting guard and small forward positions.

Óscar Torres
Blocked shot by Oscar Torres
Personal information
Born (1976-12-18) December 18, 1976
Caracas, Venezuela
NationalityVenezuelan
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
NBA draft1998: undrafted
Playing career1997–2017
PositionSmall forward / shooting guard
Number14
Career history
1997–1998Marinos de Oriente
1999–2000Trotamundos de Carabobo
2000Billings RimRockers
2001–2002Houston Rockets
2002Marinos de Oriente
2002–2003Golden State Warriors
2003Marinos de Oriente
2003–2004SS Basket Napoli
2004–2007Khimki Moscow
2007CSKA Moscow
2007–2008Fortitudo Bologna
2008Marinos de Anzoategui
2008–2009Snaidero Udine
2009Türk Telekom
2009–2011Marinos de Anzoategui
2011–2012Tarragona
2012–2017Marinos de Anzoategui
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Men’s basketball
Representing  Venezuela
FIBA AmeriCup
Bronze medal – third place2005 Santo Domingo
FIBA South American Championship
Bronze medal – third place2001 Valdivia
Bronze medal – third place2004 Rio de Janeiro
Bronze medal – third place2008 Puerto Montt

Professional career

Torres became the first Venezuelan-born player in National Basketball Association (NBA) history, when he signed with the Houston Rockets, for the 2001–02 NBA season. Torres averaged 6.0 points over the course of the season, and scored an NBA career-high 28 points against the Cleveland Cavaliers, on December 11, 2001. He spent the next season with the Golden State Warriors, and averaged 3.1 points per game.

Torres led the Russian team Khimki Moscow Region to the 2006 EuroCup finals, before losing to DKV Joventut. Torres was transferred CSKA Moscow, from Khimki, in February 2007, and with them, he won the Russian Championship and the Russian Cup.

He was released from CSKA in June that year. On August 21, 2007, he signed with the Italian League team Climamio Bologna.[1]

National team career

Torres also played with the senior Venezuelan national basketball team at the 2002 and 2006 editions of the FIBA World Cups.

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

Regular season
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2001–02 Houston 651316.5.396.294.7811.9.6.4.16.0
2002–03 Golden State 1706.4.444.538.700.7.2.2.13.1
Career 821314.4.401.317.7861.6.5.4.15.4

EuroLeague
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2006–07 CSKA Moscow 10923.1.500.483.6114.6.91.1.18.710.6
Career 10923.1.500.483.6114.6.91.1.18.710.6

References
  1. Torres signs with Fortitudo.
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