Georgie Torres Dougherty (born September 21, 1957) is a Puerto Rican former professional basketball player. He is a well-known former BSN

basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appro ...

player. Torres broke the record for the most 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 Cariduros de Fajardo were a professional basketball team of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN), founded in 1973. Based in Fajardo, Puerto Rico, the team played at the Tomás Dones Coliseum, and contested the BSN, the top division of basketba ...

". Torres became a household name in

Puerto Rico ; abbreviated PR), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, is a Government of Puerto Rico, self-governing Caribbean Geography of Puerto Rico, archipelago and island organized as an Territories of the United States, unincorporated territo ...

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" alongside

Mario Morales Mario Morales Micheo (born November 13, 1957) is a Puerto Rican former professional basketball player, widely regarded as one of the greatest talents in the history of Puerto Rico's Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN). Nicknamed "Quijote" for hi ...

. After his stay with the Mets, Torres played for the Vaqueros de Bayamon with whom he won his first two championships in 1995 and 1996 and the "

Gallitos de Isabela Gallitos de Isabela is a professional basketball team based in Isabela, Puerto Rico. They play their home games at the José Abreu Coliseum, refurnished in 2023 in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria. History In 1984, the Gallitos reached the BSN ...

", before landing with the " Cangrejeros de Santurce". With the Crabbers, Torres teamed up along with players such as José Ortiz,

Carlos Arroyo Carlos Alberto Arroyo Bermúdez (born July 30, 1979) is a Puerto Rican former professional basketball player. He played in the National Basketball Association with the Toronto Raptors, Denver Nuggets, Utah Jazz, Detroit Pistons, Orlando Magic, ...

, Rolando Hourruitiner and

Sharif Fajardo Sharif Karim Fajardo Blanding (born June 9, 1976) is a Puerto Rican former professional basketball player. Fajardo has played in the Continental Basketball Association, CBA, NCAA, and the National Superior Basketball League of Puerto Rico (Balo ...

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 The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta ( ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of municipalities in Georgia (U.S. state), most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. It is the county seat, seat of Fulton County, Georg ...

were the only

Olympic Games The modern Olympic Games (Olympics; ) are the world's preeminent international Olympic sports, sporting events. They feature summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a Multi-s ...

he was able to attend.

References

External links

Statistics
in BSN {{DEFAULTSORT:Torres, Georgie 1957 births Living people Baloncesto Superior Nacional players Basketball players at the 1979 Pan American Games Basketball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Billings Volcanos players Olympic basketball players for Puerto Rico Pan American Games silver medalists for Puerto Rico Puerto Rican men's basketball players 1978 FIBA World Championship players 1990 FIBA World Championship players Puerto Rico men's national basketball team players Rochester Zeniths players Southern Nazarene Crimson Storm men's basketball players Basketball players from Brooklyn Utah Jazz draft picks Pan American Games silver medalists in basketball Small forwards Shooting guards Medalists at the 1979 Pan American Games Cariduros de Fajardo players Mets de Guaynabo basketball players Vaqueros de Bayamón basketball players Gigantes de Carolina (men's basketball) players 20th-century American sportsmen

See also

References

External links