Georgie Torres

Georgie Torres

Personal information
Born	(1957-10-15) October 15, 1957 Brooklyn, New York
Nationality	Puerto Rico
Listed height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight	200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
College	Southern Nazarene (1980–1981)
NBA draft	1981: 4th round, 73rd overall pick
Selected by the Utah Jazz
Playing career	1975–2001
Position	Shooting guard
Career history
1975–1989	Cariduros de Fajardo
1981–1982	Billings Volcanos
1981–1982	Rochester Zeniths
1990–1992	Mets de Guaynabo
1993–1997	Vaqueros de Bayamon
1998–1999	Gallitos de Isabela
1999–2000	Cangrejeros de Santurce
2000–2001	Gigantes de Carolina
Career statistics
Points	15,863 (23.4 ppg)
Rebounds	3,381 (5.0 rpg)
Assists	2,203 (3.2 apg)
Stats at Basketball Reference

Georgie Torres (born October 15, 1957) is a Puerto Rican former basketball player. He is a well known former BSN basketball player. Torres broke the record for the most points scored in a career at that league, with over 15,800 points scored. He was the first player to reach that number of points. The Puerto Rican professional basketball league only holds 30 to 34 games each year; players who score over 5,000 career points there are usually considered to be among the great Puerto Rican basketball players.

Torres debuted in the BSN in 1975, with the "Cariduros de Fajardo". Torres became a household name in Puerto Rico while with that team. He led the league in points scored from 1984 to 1987. Despite helping the Cariduros to the playoffs multiple times during his era there, the Cariduros failed to win a championship.

Later on, Torres went on to play with the "Guaynabo Mets". alongside Mario Morales. After his stay with the Mets, Torres played for the Bayamon Cowboys with which he won his first two championships in 1995 and 1996, the "Guayama Warlocks", and the "Isabela Bantams", before landing with the "Santurce Crabbers". With the Crabbers, Torres teamed up along with players such as José Ortiz, Carlos Arroyo, Rolando Hourruitiner and Sharif Fajardo to win the league's championship in 1999.

Also in 1999, he reached the milestone of 15,500 points.

Torres was a longtime member of the Puerto Rican national basketball team. Due to different reasons, however, the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia were the only Olympic Games he was able to attend.

See also

• List of Puerto Ricans