Óscar Torres
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Óscar Torres (born December 18, 1976) is a Venezuelan professional basketball player.
A 6'6" 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 is currently affiliated with the Russian team BC Khimki, whom he led to the 2006 EuroCup finals before losing to DKV Joventut. He also played for the Venezuela national basketball team 2006 FIBA World Championship. Torres was recently traded to CSKA Moscow from BC Khimki.
[edit] External links
- NBA.com profile
- Torres Buzzer Beater Puts Khimki In Final, from FIBA.com