Óscar Torres (basketball)

Óscar Torres

Blocked shot by Oscar Torres
Personal information
Born	(1976-12-18) December 18, 1976 Caracas, Venezuela
Listed height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight	210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
NBA draft	1998: undrafted
Playing career	1997–2017
Position	Small forward / shooting guard
Number	14
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
2012–2017	Marinos de Anzoategui
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference
Medals Men's basketball Representing Venezuela FIBA AmeriCup 2005 Santo Domingo FIBA South American Championship 2001 Valdivia 2004 Rio de Janeiro 2008 Puerto Montt

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.

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

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

External links

• NBA.com profile
• Torres Buzzer Beater Puts Khimki In Final, from FIBA.com
• Player Profile at Euroleague.net
• Latinbasket.com Profile