Caio Aparecido Da Silveira Torres (born 3 June 1987) is a Brazilian professional
basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's h ...
player.
Professional career
Torres declared himself eligible for the
2005 NBA Draft
The 2005 NBA draft took place on June 28, 2005, in the Theatre at Madison Square Garden in New York City. In this draft, NBA teams took turns selecting amateur college basketball players and other first-time eligible players, such as players fr ...
and
2007 NBA Draft, but withdrew prior to both.
Torres has played with
São José Basketball
São José dos Campos Basketball, or simply Sao José Basketball, is a Brazilian professional basketball club that is based in São José dos Campos, São Paulo State. The club's full name is Associação Esportiva São José dos Campos Basketball ...
and several other clubs in the
Brazilian League.
Profile
DraftExpress.com
National team career
A member of the senior men's Brazilian national basketball team
The Brazil national basketball team is governed by the Brazilian Basketball Confederation ( pt, Confederação Brasileira de Basketball), abbreviated as CBB. They have been a member of the International Federation of Basketball (FIBA), since 19 ...
, Torres played with the squad at the 2006 FIBA World Championship
The 2006 FIBA World Championship was the 15th FIBA World Championship, the international basketball world championship for men's national teams. The tournament was hosted by Japan and held from 19 August to 3 September 2006. It was co-organised by ...
, where Brazil finished in 19th place. He also played at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
References
External links
FIBA ProfileLatinBasket.com ProfileSpanish League Profile
1987 births
Living people
2006 FIBA World Championship players
Basketball players at the 2007 Pan American Games
Basketball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Brazilian expatriate basketball people in Spain
Brazilian men's basketball players
CB Estudiantes players
CB Guadalajara players
Centers (basketball)
Ciclista Olímpico players
Club Athletico Paulistano basketball players
CR Vasco da Gama basketball players
Esporte Clube Pinheiros basketball players
Flamengo basketball players
Liga ACB players
Melilla Baloncesto players
Menorca Bàsquet players
Mogi das Cruzes Basquete players
Novo Basquete Brasil players
Olympic basketball players of Brazil
Pan American Games gold medalists for Brazil
Pan American Games medalists in basketball
São José Basketball players
Basketball players from São Paulo
Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games
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