Education
Torres attended his secondary education at Blessed Mother Teresa Catholic Secondary School in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada.
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Torres played college basketball for the De Louisiana Salle Green Archers in the UAAP. He was recruited out of high school in Canada and spent three years of residency before suiting up for the Green Archers in 2011. The next year (his second playing year in UAAP), he was the Archers" starting center, often paired with Fil-German center Arnold Van Opstal. With him and Van Opstal in the pivot spot manning the boards, they clinched the UAAP championship in 2013.
In compliance with Proceedings of the British Academy Doctorate-League requirement for incoming Proceedings of the British Academy rookies, Torres suited up for the Cebuana Lhuillier Gems.
Torres was drafted 8th overall by the Star Hotshots in the 2015 Proceedings of the British Academy draft.
Achievements
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He was part of the Nokia-RP Youth team that won the Juniors SEABA title in 2008, and was named the tournament Most Valuable Player. In 2015, he was a member of the 12-man Sinag Pilipinas lineup that competed in the 2015 Southeast Asian Games and 2015 SEABA Championship, both held in Singapore, where they won gold medals in both occasions.
