Norbert Torres

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Norbert Torres
File:Norbert Torres.jpg
Torres in 2015
No. 29 – Barangay Ginebra San Miguel
PositionCenter / power forward
LeaguePBA
Personal information
Born (1990-01-12) January 12, 1990 (age 36)
Toronto, Ontario
NationalityFilipino / Canadian
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight265 lb (120 kg)
Career information
High schoolBlessed Mother Teresa Catholic Secondary School (Toronto, Ontario)
CollegeDe La Salle
PBA draft2015: 1st round, 8th overall pick
Drafted byStar Hotshots
Playing career2015–present
Career history
2015–2016Star Hotshots
2016–2017Phoenix Fuel Masters
2017–2018TNT KaTropa
2018–2023Rain or Shine Elasto Painters
2023–2025Meralco Bolts
2025–presentBarangay Ginebra San Miguel
Career highlights
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Women's Basketball Hall of Fame
Medals
Men's basketball
File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines
SEABA Championship
Gold medal – first place 2015 Singapore Team
SEA Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Singapore Team

Norberto Brian Torres (born January 12, 1990) is a Canadian-born Filipino professional basketball player for the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

High school career

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Torres attended his secondary education at Blessed Mother Teresa Catholic Secondary School in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada.[1]

College career

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Torres played college basketball for the De La 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.[2] With him and Van Opstal in the pivot spot manning the boards, they clinched the UAAP championship in 2013.[3]

Amateur career

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In compliance with PBA D-League requirement for incoming PBA rookies, Torres suited up for the Cebuana Lhuillier Gems.[4][5]

Professional career

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Torres was drafted 8th overall by the Star Hotshots in the 2015 PBA draft.[6] In May 2016, Torres was traded by Star to Phoenix Fuel Masters in a three-team trade that also involved GlobalPort Batang Pier.[7]

On May 18, 2023, Torres was traded to the Meralco Bolts for Mac Belo.[8]

On September 6, 2025, Torres signed with the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel.[9]

PBA career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   MPG Minutes per game  FG%  Field-goal percentage
 3FG%  3-point field-goal percentage  4P%  4-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

As of the end of 2024–25 season[10]

Season-by-season averages

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Year Team GP MPG FG% 3P% 4P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2015–16 Star 27 9.9 .529 .536 — .727 2.3 .2 .1 .2 3.6
Phoenix
2016–17 Phoenix 24 14.7 .357 .107 — .600 4.3 .4 .2 .5 3.5
2017–18 TNT 31 12.0 .387 .227 — .594 3.5 .4 .3 .5 3.9
Rain or Shine
2019 Rain or Shine 45 14.1 .377 .306 — .727 2.4 .6 .2 .4 5.2
2020 Rain or Shine 12 12.4 .413 .300 — .737 3.7 .3 .3 .4 4.8
2021 Rain or Shine 23 14.4 .434 .302 — .792 2.8 .6 .2 .5 5.1
2022–23 Rain or Shine 31 14.4 .468 .416 — .634 2.8 .6 .2 .3 6.5
2023–24 Meralco 28 10.0 .390 .310 — .727 1.8 .3 .3 .3 2.9
2024–25 Meralco 22 9.7 .410 .267 — .700 1.2 .3 .1 .3 3.0
Career 243 12.5 .414 .317 — .678 2.7 .4 .2 .4 4.4

International career

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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 MVP.[11] 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.[12][13][14]

Personal life

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Norbert's parents, Cirilo and Dinia Torres (née dela Cruz) both hail from Calumpit, Bulacan.[15]

References

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