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| Born | (1957-11-21)November 21, 1957 (age 68) | ||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||
| Drafted by | Utah Jazz | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1975–2001 | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Shooting guard /small forward | ||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||
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| Career statistics | |||||||||||||||
| Points | 15,863 (23.4 ppg) | ||||||||||||||
| Rebounds | 3,381 (5.0 rpg) | ||||||||||||||
| Assists | 2,203 (3.2 apg) | ||||||||||||||
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Georgie Torres Dougherty (born September 21, 1957) is a Puerto Rican former professional basketball player. He is a well-known formerBSNbasketball player. Torres broke the record for themost points scored in a career in 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 inPuerto 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 "Mets de Guaynabo" alongsideMario Morales. After his stay with the Mets, Torres played for theVaqueros de Bayamon with whom he won his first two championships in 1995 and 1996 and the "Gallitos de Isabela", before landing with the "Cangrejeros de Santurce". With the Crabbers, Torres teamed up along with players such asJosé Ortiz,Carlos Arroyo,Rolando Hourruitiner andSharif Fajardo to win the league's championship in 1999.
Also in 1999, he reached the milestone of 15,500 points.[1]
Torres was a longtime member of thePuerto Rican national basketball team. Due to different reasons, however, the1996 Summer Olympics inAtlanta, Georgia were the onlyOlympic Games he was able to attend.[2]
