Torrance to Compete in Portsmouth Invitational this Weekend
4/8/2010 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
April 9, 2010
PORTSMOUTH, Va. - Mikhail Torrance, a senior on the 2009-10 University of Alabama men's basketball team, is set to participate in this weekend's Portsmouth Invitational Tournament in Portsmouth, Va. The tournament, in its 58th year, is one of the top professional showcases in the nation featuring 64 seniors from various NCAA programs and scouts from every NBA franchise and numerous professional leagues.
Torrance, a 6-5, 210-pound guard, will compete as a member of the Portsmouth Partnership squad and is the only point guard on the eight-man roster. His team will open up play Thursday evening with games following on Friday and Saturday.
The Eight Mile, Ala., native averaged 15.6 points for the Crimson Tide this past season while shooting 47 percent from the field with 5.1 assists per game. He wrapped up his four-year career with 940 points and was the program's second most accurate free throw shooter, converting on 86.2 percent of his career attempts.
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In his first game at the Portsmouth Invitational, Torrance led his squad to a 104-85 victory over Cherry, Bekaert & Holland. Torrance scored 14 points with 10 assists in 29 minutes of action. He also converted on six of his nine attempts from the floor.
His performance drew rave reviews from those on hand, leading Dave Moreau, Director of Basketball for IMG Academy to write, "[Torrance] put in the most impressive, pro-style lead guard performance so far, scoring 14 points and handing out 10 assists, dishing off the pick-and-roll like a veteran, and showing an ability to finish in the lane and defend multiple perimeter positions. With Rodney Stuckey size, he was in total control of his team, and had every player in the gym wanting to play on his team by the end of the night. His body, smarts, competitiveness and defensive ability should have every team meeting with him in his hotel over the next two days. He's the big, versatile guard that good teams at the highest level are seeking."
