Óscar Torres (basketball)

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Óscar Torres

| image = Blocked shots by Oscar Torres.JPG

| image_size =

| caption = Blocked shot by Oscar Torres

| position =

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 6

| weight_lbs = 210

| league =

| team =

| number = 18

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1976|12|18}}

| birth_place = Caracas, Venezuela

| high_school =

| college =

| draft_year = 1998

| career_start = 1997

| career_end = 2017

| career_number =

| career_position = Small forward / shooting guard

| coach_start =

| coach_end =

| years1 = 1997–1998

| team1 = Marinos de Oriente

| years2 = 1999–2000

| team2 = Trotamundos de Carabobo

| years3 = 2000

| team3 = Billings RimRockers

| years4 = {{nbay|2001|full=y}}

| team4 = Houston Rockets

| years5 = 2002

| team5 = Marinos de Oriente

| years6 = {{nbay|2002|full=y}}

| team6 = Golden State Warriors

| years7 = 2003

| team7 = Marinos de Oriente

| years8 = 2003–2004

| team8 = SS Basket Napoli

| years9 = 2004–2007

| team9 = Khimki Moscow

| years10 = 2007

| team10 = CSKA Moscow

| years11 = 2007–2008

| team11 = Fortitudo Bologna

| years12 = 2008

| team12 = Marinos de Anzoategui

| years13 = 2008–2009

| team13 = Snaidero Udine

| years14 = 2009

| team14 = Türk Telekom

| years15 = 2009–2011

| team15 = Marinos de Anzoategui

| years16 = 2011–2012

| team16 = Tarragona

| years17 = 2012–2017

| team17 = Marinos de Anzoategui

| highlights =

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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.

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.[http://195.56.77.208/news/?id=83786&redi= Torres signs with Fortitudo.]

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

=NBA=

==Regular season==

| align="left" | 2001–02

| align="left" | Houston

| 65 || 13 || 16.5 || .396 || .294 || .781 || 1.9 || .6 || .4 || .1 || 6.0

| align="left" | 2002–03

| align="left" | Golden State

| 17 || 0 || 6.4 || .444 || .538 || .700 || .7 || .2 || .2 || .1 || 3.1

|- class="sortbottom"

| align="left" | Career

| align="left" |

| 82 || 13 || 14.4 || .401 || .317 || .786 || 1.6 || .5 || .4 || .1 || 5.4

=EuroLeague=

| style="text-align:left;"| 2006–07

| style="text-align:left;"| CSKA Moscow

| 10 || 9 || 23.1 || .500 || .483 || .611 || 4.6 || .9 || 1.1 || .1 || 8.7 || 10.6

|- class="sortbottom"

| style="text-align:left;"| Career

| style="text-align:left;"|

| 10 || 9 || 23.1 || .500 || .483 || .611 || 4.6 || .9 || 1.1 || .1 || 8.7 || 10.6

References

External links

{{Basketballstats |nba= 2351 |bbr= t/torreos01 }}
[http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_f43ulKJBGLcVnbH-aqLVu2.teamID_5822.compID_BYg5Rb55Jw-G5I3MZ6JB01.season_2006.roundID_4602.coid_d7VMp3NVHDY6MpC30t9nu2.articleMode_on.html Torres Buzzer Beater Puts Khimki In Final], from FIBA.com
[http://www.euroleague.net/competition/players/showplayer?clubcode=csk&pcode=LLL Player Profile] at Euroleague.net
[https://basketball.latinbasket.com/player/Oscar_Torres/Marinos_de_Anzoategui/24914?AmNotSure=1 Latinbasket.com Profile]

Category:1976 births

Category:Living people

Category:BC Khimki players

Category:CB Tarragona players

Category:Fortitudo Pallacanestro Bologna players

Category:Golden State Warriors players

Category:Houston Rockets players

Category:Marinos B.B.C. players

Category:NBA players from Venezuela

Category:PBC CSKA Moscow players

Category:Shooting guards

Category:Small forwards