Mike Torres

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Mike Torres
No. 3CB Ciudad de Valladolid
Position Point guard
League LEB Oro
Personal information
Born (1994-11-24) 24 November 1994 (age 29)
Spain
NationalitySpain / Dominican Republic
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight176 lb (80 kg)
Career information
NBA draft 2016: undrafted
Playing career2014–present
Career history
2014–2015CB Castelldefels
2015–2016 CB Villarrobledo
2016–2017 Albacete Basket
2018–2020 CB Ciudad de Valladolid
2020–2021 Coosur Real Betis
2021Indios de San Francisco
2021 Mons-Hainaut
2021 Capitanes de Ciudad de México
2022Coosur Real Betis
2022–presentCB 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.

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Club career

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

Torres has been a member of the Dominican Republic men's national basketball team. [6]

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References

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  2. "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.
  3. "Equipe 2021-22: Le Renfort Michael Torres Cuevas Arrive À Mons". monshainaut.be (in French). September 10, 2021. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
  4. "Mexico City Capitanes announce opening night roster for 2021-22 season". NBA.com. November 5, 2021. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  5. "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.
  6. 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.