League Venezuelan League Listed height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Playing career Height 1.98 m NBA draft 1998 Pro career 1997 | Nationality Venezuelan Listed weight 210 lb (95 kg) 1997–1998 Marinos de Oriente Weight 95 kg Number 14 | |
Born December 18, 1976 (age 40)
Caracas, Venezuela ( 1976-12-18 ) Position Small forward, Shooting guard | ||
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Óscar Torres (born December 18, 1976) is a Venezuelan professional basketball player who currently plays for the Marinos de Anzoategui of the Venezuelan League.
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A 6'5" native of Caracas, Torres became the first Venezuelan-born player in National Basketball Association 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 BC Khimki to the 2006 EuroCup finals before losing to DKV Joventut. He also played for the Venezuela national basketball team in the 2002 and 2006 FIBA World Championship.
Torres was traded to CSKA Moscow from Khimki on February 2007, with whom he won the Russian double. He was released from CSKA In June that year. On August 21, 2007 he signed with the Italian team Climamio Bologna.
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Note: The EuroLeague is not the only competition in which the player participated for the team during the season. He also played in domestic competition, and regional competition if applicable.