Óscar Torres
 Blocked shot by Oscar Torres | |
| No. 14 – Marinos de Anzoategui | |
|---|---|
| Position | Small forward / Shooting guard |
| League | Venezuelan League |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
December 18, 1976 Caracas, Venezuela |
| Nationality | Venezuelan |
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 1998 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 1997–present |
| Career history | |
| 1997–1998 | Marinos de Oriente |
| 1999–2000 | Trotamundos de Carabobo |
| 2000 | Billings RimRockers |
| 2001–2002 | Houston Rockets |
| 2002 | Marinos de Oriente |
| 2002–2003 | Golden State Warriors |
| 2003 | Marinos de Oriente |
| 2003–2004 | SS Basket Napoli |
| 2004–2007 | Khimki Moscow |
| 2007 | CSKA Moscow |
| 2007–2008 | Fortitudo Bologna |
| 2008 | Marinos de Anzoategui |
| 2008–2009 | Snaidero Udine |
| 2009 | Türk Telekom |
| 2009–2011 | Marinos de Anzoategui |
| 2011–2012 | Tarragona |
| 2012–present | Marinos de Anzoategui |
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Óscar Torres (born December 18, 1976) is a Venezuelan professional basketball player who currently plays for the Marinos de Anzoategui of the Venezuelan League.
A 6'5" native of Caracas, Torres became the first Venezuelan-born player in National Basketball Association 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 BC Khimki to the 2006 EuroCup finals before losing to DKV Joventut. He also played for the Venezuela national basketball team in the 2002 and 2006 FIBA World Championship.
Torres was traded to CSKA Moscow from Khimki on February 2007, with whom he won the Russian double. He was released from CSKA In June that year. On August 21, 2007 he signed with the Italian team Climamio Bologna.[1]
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 | ||||||
Note: The Euroleague is not the only competition in which the player participated for the team during the season, he also played in domestic competition.
NBA
Regular season
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001–02 | Houston | 65 | 13 | 16.5 | .396 | .294 | .781 | 1.9 | .6 | .4 | .1 | 6.0 |
| 2002–03 | Golden State | 17 | 0 | 6.4 | .444 | .538 | .700 | .7 | .2 | .2 | .1 | 3.1 |
| Career | 82 | 13 | 14.4 | .401 | .317 | .786 | 1.6 | .5 | .4 | .1 | 5.4 |
Euroleague
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–07 | CSKA Moscow | 10 | 9 | 23.1 | .500 | .483 | .611 | 4.6 | .9 | 1.1 | .1 | 8.7 | 10.6 |
| Career | 10 | 9 | 23.1 | .500 | .483 | .611 | 4.6 | .9 | 1.1 | .1 | 8.7 | 10.6 |
References
External links
- NBA.com profile
- Torres Buzzer Beater Puts Khimki In Final, from FIBA.com
- Player Profile at Euroleague.net