Óscar Torres (born December 18, 1976) is a Venezuelan former professional

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player who last played with Marinos de Anzoategui of the Venezuelan League. A 6'6" native of

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, Torres played at the

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and

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positions.

Professional career

Torres became the first Venezuelan-born player in

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(NBA) history, when he signed with the

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, for the

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. Torres averaged 6.0 points over the course of the season, and scored an NBA career-high 28 points against the

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, on December 11, 2001. He spent the next season with the

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, and averaged 3.1 points per game. Torres led the

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n team Khimki Moscow Region to the 2006 EuroCup finals, before losing to DKV Joventut. Torres was transferred

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, 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.Torres signs with Fortitudo.
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National team career

Torres also played with the senior Venezuelan national basketball team at the

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and

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editions of the

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Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

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EuroLeague

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, 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

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Torres Buzzer Beater Puts Khimki In Final
from FIBA.com
Player Profile
at Euroleague.net
Latinbasket.com Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Torres, Oscar 1976 births Living people BC Khimki players CB Tarragona players Fortitudo Pallacanestro Bologna players Golden State Warriors players Houston Rockets players Marinos B.B.C. players NBA players from Venezuela PBC CSKA Moscow players Shooting guards Small forwards Basketball players from Caracas Trotamundos de Carabobo players Türk Telekom B.K. players Undrafted NBA players Venezuelan expatriate basketball people in Italy Venezuelan expatriate basketball people in Russia Venezuelan expatriate basketball people in Spain Venezuelan expatriate basketball people in Turkey Venezuelan expatriate basketball people in the United States Venezuelan men's basketball players 2006 FIBA World Championship players 2002 FIBA World Championship players