Mike Torres
| No. 3 – CB Ciudad de Valladolid | |
|---|---|
| Position | Point guard |
| League | LEB Oro |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 24 November 1994 Spain |
| Nationality | Spain / Dominican Republic |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Listed weight | 176 lb (80 kg) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 2016: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2014–present |
| Career history | |
| 2014–2015 | CB Castelldefels |
| 2015–2016 | CB Villarrobledo |
| 2016–2017 | Albacete Basket |
| 2018–2020 | CB Ciudad de Valladolid |
| 2020–2021 | Coosur Real Betis |
| 2021 | →Indios de San Francisco |
| 2021 | Mons-Hainaut |
| 2021 | Capitanes de Ciudad de México |
| 2022 | Coosur Real Betis |
| 2022–present | CB Ciudad de Valladolid |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Michael Torres Cuevas (born 24 November 1994) is a Spanish-Dominican professional basketball player for CB Ciudad de Valladolid of the Spanish LEB Oro.
Club career[edit]
As a Late bloomer, Mike Torres worked his way up all the way from the Spanish fourth division (Liga EBA) to the internationally highly recognized Liga ACB within only a few years.
Mike Torres started out his club career with CB Castelldefels in the 2014–15 Liga EBA season. For the next season, he joined the competitor CB Villarrobledo.[1]
In 2016, he joined Albacete Basket, which just got promoted to the LEB Plata.[1]
In 2019, he made his debut in the silver category of Spanish basketball. With CB Ciudad de Valladolid, during the 2019–20 LEB Oro season, Mike Torres averaged 19 minutes in which he recorded 9 points and 2.7 assists per game.[1]
Torres later signed with Coosur Real Betis of the Liga ACB for three seasons.[1]
On July 30, 2021, he was loaned to Indios de San Francisco of the Dominican Republic League.[2]
On September 10, 2021, he has signed with Belfius Mons-Hainaut of the Belgian Pro Basketball League.[3]
On November 1, 2021, Torres signed with Capitanes for the team's first G League season.[4]
On January 12, 2022, Torres returned to Coosur Real Betis.[5]
National team[edit]
Torres has been a member of the Dominican Republic men's national basketball team.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e El Coosur Betis ficha a Mike Torres por tres años Mundo Deportivo, 1 August 2020. Accessed 25 February 2021.(in Spanish)
- ^ "El Coosur Real Betis y el Indios de San Francisco acuerdan la cesión de Mike Torres". realbetisbalompie.es (in Spanish). July 30, 2021. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
- ^ "Equipe 2021-22: Le Renfort Michael Torres Cuevas Arrive À Mons". monshainaut.be (in French). September 10, 2021. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
- ^ "Mexico City Capitanes announce opening night roster for 2021-22 season". NBA.com. November 5, 2021. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
- ^ "Mike Torres regresa al Coosur Betis tras su cesión en la NBA G-League estadounidense". DiarioDeSevilla.es (in Spanish). January 12, 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
- ^ Eugenio Miranda (13 February 2021). "Mike Torres, Antonio Peña y Ángel Núñez se estrenan con la Selección en Puerto Rico". ESPN (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 March 2021.
External links[edit]
- FIBA profile
- Profile at Eurobasket.com
- Profile at RealGM