Torin Jamal Francis (born June 26, 1983) is an American professional
basketball player
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for
La Union de Formosa of the
Argentine Basketball League
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. He is 6'10" (2.10 m) tall and he plays at the
center
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position. He has played professionally in Greece, Israel, Germany, Turkey, Belgium, and Italy.
College career
Francis played
college basketball
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in the United States at the
University of Notre Dame
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with the
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
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.
Pro career
During his professional career, Francis has played with the
Italian League
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clubs
Orlandina Basket
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Founded in 1978, it was one of the youn ...
and
Cantù
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History
The name could stem from that of the Canturigi, a population of I ...
. He has also played with the
Greek League clubs
AEL 1964
Athlitiki Enosi Larissas ( el, Αθλητική Ένωση Λάρισας,e-ael.gr
''Athletic Union of Larissa''), foun ...
,
AEK Athens
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, and
Panellinios Basket
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. He has also played with the
Israeli League club
Hapoel Jerusalem
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and the
Turkish League
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club
Bornova Belediye
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.
He was signed by
Panellinios
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in January 2011.
In July 2011 he signed a two-year contract with
Alba Berlin
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in
Germany
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.
In the summer of 2012, he signed a contract with
Aliağa Petkim
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.
On November 26, 2014, he signed with Belgian team
Spirou Charleroi
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.
In November 2015, he signed with Argentinian team
La Union de Formosa.
The Basketball Tournament (TBT)
In the summer of 2017, Francis, for the fourth year in a row, competed in
The Basketball Tournament
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on
ESPN
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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
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based team coached by
NBA
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forwards
Markieff and
Marcus Morris
Marcus Thomas Morris Sr. (born September 2, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The forward played college basketball at Kansas before being drafted 14th ...
. Prior to 2017, Francis competed for Southern Hospitality in 2016 and for the
Notre Dame Fighting Alumni in 2014 and 2015.
References
External links
NBA.com Draft ProfileEurocup ProfileEurobasket.com ProfileTurkish League ProfileItalian League ProfileGreek League ProfileDraftexpress.com Profile
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1983 births
Living people
A.E.L. 1964 B.C. players
AEK B.C. players
Alba Berlin players
Aliağa Petkim basketball players
American expatriate basketball people in Argentina
American expatriate basketball people in Belgium
American expatriate basketball people in Germany
American expatriate basketball people in Greece
American expatriate basketball people in Israel
American expatriate basketball people in Italy
American expatriate basketball people in Turkey
American men's basketball players
Basketball players from Boston
Bornova Belediye players
Boston Latin School alumni
Centers (basketball)
Eskişehir Basket players
Greek Basket League players
Hapoel Jerusalem B.C. players
Israeli Basketball Premier League players
La Unión basketball players
McDonald's High School All-Americans
Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball players
Orlandina Basket players
Pallacanestro Cantù players
Panellinios B.C. players
Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball)
People from Roslindale
Power forwards (basketball)
Spirou Charleroi players
Tabor Academy (Massachusetts) alumni