Torin Francis

{{short description|American professional basketball player|bot=PearBOT 5}}

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Torin Francis

| image = Torin francis.jpg

| caption = Francis at the free throw line while with AEK.

| position = Center

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 10.75

| weight_lb = 260

| league = Liga Nacional de Básquet

| team = Club La Unión

| number = 4

| nationality = American

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1983|6|26}}

| birth_place = Roslindale, Massachusetts

| high_school = Boston Latin (Boston, Massachusetts)
Tabor Academy (Marion, Massachusetts)

| college = Notre Dame (2002–2006)

| draft_year = 2006

| career_start = 2006

| career_end =

| years1 = 2006–2007

| team1 = Orlandina Basket

| years2 = 2007–2008

| team2 = Cantù

| years3 = 2008–2009

| team3 = AEL 1964

| years4 = 2009

| team4 = Hapoel Jerusalem

| years5 = 2009–2010

| team5 = AEK Athens

| years6 = 2010–2011

| team6 = Bornova Belediye

| years7 = 2011

| team7 = Panellinios

| years8 = 2011–2012

| team8 = Alba Berlin

| years9 = 2012–2013

| team9 = Aliağa Petkim

| years10 = 2013–2014

| team10 = Olin Edirne

| years11 = 2014–2015

| team11 = Spirou Charleroi

| years12 = 2015–present

| team12 = La Union de Formosa

| highlights =

All-Greek League Defensive Team (2009)
Second-team Parade All-American (2002)

}}

Torin Jamal Francis (born June 26, 1983) is an American professional basketball player for La Union de Formosa of the Argentine Basketball League. He is {{convert|6|ft|10+3/4|in|m|abbr=on}} tall and he plays at the center position. He has played professionally in Greece, Israel, Germany, Turkey, Belgium, and Italy.

College career

Francis played college basketball in the United States at the University of Notre Dame with the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.

Pro career

During his professional career, Francis has played with the Italian League clubs Orlandina Basket and Cantù. He has also played with the Greek League clubs AEL 1964, AEK Athens, and Panellinios Basket. He has also played with the Israeli League club Hapoel Jerusalem and the Turkish League club Bornova Belediye.

He was signed by Panellinios in January 2011.[http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/ulebcup/home/on-court/transactions/eurocup-2010-11/i/81107/4674/panellinios-tabs-francis-at-center PANELLINIOS tabs Francis at center.] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120729104104/http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/ulebcup/home/on-court/transactions/eurocup-2010-11/i/81107/4674/panellinios-tabs-francis-at-center |date=2012-07-29 }}

In July 2011 he signed a two-year contract with Alba Berlin in Germany.[http://www.euroleague.net/news/i/86718/180 Alba Berlin tabs Torin Francis]

In the summer of 2012, he signed a contract with Aliağa Petkim.[http://www.sportando.net/eng/europe/turkey/39537/torin-francis-on-his-way-to-aliaga-petkim.html Francis signs with Aliağa Petkim]

On November 26, 2014, he signed with Belgian team Spirou Charleroi.[http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/belgium/142557/torin-francis-signs-with-spirou-charleroi.html Torin Francis signs with Spirou Charleroi]

In November 2015, he signed with Argentinian team La Union de Formosa.{{Cite web|url=http://www.laliganacional.com.ar/laliga/page/noticias/id/5551/title/La-Uni%C3%B3n-de-Formosa-sum%C3%B3-a-Torin-Francis|title = La Unión de Formosa sumó a Torin Francis}}

The Basketball Tournament (TBT)

In the summer of 2017, Francis, for the fourth year in a row, competed in The Basketball Tournament on ESPN for D.C. on Point. Competing for the $2 million grand prize, Ramón scored 15 points and grabbed nine rebounds in 30 minutes of play as D.C. on Point fell 80–75 to Team FOE, a Philadelphia based team coached by NBA forwards Markieff and Marcus Morris. Prior to 2017, Francis competed for Southern Hospitality in 2016 and for the Notre Dame Fighting Alumni in 2014 and 2015.{{cite web| url = https://www.mystatsonline.com/basket/visitor/league/card/card_basket.aspx?IDLeague=43627&IDPlayer=310175| title = Player card of Torin Francis on MyStatsOnline.com}}

References

External links

[http://www.nba.com/draft2006/profiles/TorinFrancis.html NBA.com Draft Profile]
[https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/?gamecode=103&pcode=003230&clubcode=PLL Eurocup Profile]
[http://www.eurobasket.com/player.asp?Cntry=TUR&PlayerID=36129 Eurobasket.com Profile]
[https://www.tblstat.net/player/1672 Turkish League Profile]
[http://195.56.77.208/player/?id=FRA-TOR-83 Italian League Profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110704061606/http://195.56.77.208/player/?id=FRA-TOR-83 |date=2011-07-04 }} {{in lang|it}}
[https://web.archive.org/web/20110719102739/http://www.esake.gr/player/1722 Greek League Profile] {{in lang|el}}
[http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Torin-Francis-35/ Draftexpress.com Profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090322065308/http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Torin-Francis-35 |date=2009-03-22 }}
[http://www.aek.com/basketball/roster/torin_francis.htm AEK.com Profile]
[http://www.und.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/francis_torin00.html Notre Dame College Bio]