#1 Austin Torres 2016-17 Men's Basketball Roster

HONORS AND AWARDS

• 2018 Notre Dame Monogram Club Team MVP (2018 Senior Class)
• 2018 Team Irish Award
• 2017 Notre Dame Knute Rockne Scholar-Athlete
• 2016 ACC Academic Honor Roll

GRADUATE SEASON (2017-18)

• Earned the Team Irish Award, given to the Notre Dame player who exemplifies the traits, dedication, leadership and work ethic of an Irish basketball player.
• Converted all four free throw attempts and scored six points in the NIT first-round victory over Hampton.
• Played a crucial 13 minutes in the come-from-behind victory over Virginia Tech in the second round of the ACC tournament, pulling down a career-high matching six rebounds.
• Turned in a solid performance in his final home game at Notre Dame against Pittsburgh, scoring six points off the bench with two rebound and an assist.
• Provided a huge spark off the bench against Miami (FL), scoring six straight points in 1:08 of game time, including drawing a charge.
• Returned to the starting lineup against Boston College, playing 11 minutes with four points and three rebounds.
• Posted the best performance of his career since 2014, playing a career-high 27 minutes with nine points and six rebounds at NC State.
• Active on the glass against Louisville, helping the Irish set a school record for offensive rebounds in a game (26) by grabbing four offensive boards.
• Made first start of the season – and second of his career – in place of the injured Matt Farrell in the victory at Syracuse on Jan. 6, 2018.
• Stepped up with his best performance of the season after the loss of Bonzie Colson to injury against NC State, playing a season-high 16 minutes with five points, four rebounds and drew two charges.
• Made his season debut against Chicago State on Nov. 11, playing eight minutes and pulling down three rebounds.
• Missed the first two exhibition games of the season recovering from a stress fracture in his right leg. A full participant in practice as of Nov. 6.

SENIOR SEASON (2016-17)

• Made his first career start at North Carolina (game played in Greensboro, N.C.).
• Announced on Jan. 19, 2017, at the Mike Brey Radio Show, his intention to return for a fifth year of eligibility in 2017-18 and pursue an MBA in the Mendoza College of Business.
• Focuses on playing short minutes at his highest effort on the defensive end.
• Provided huge minutes off the bench in the quick turnaround at Virginia Tech, playing nine minutes with four points and three rebounds.
• Played perhaps his best game in a Notre Dame uniform at Miami, scoring a season-high eight points on 4-of-5 shooting with two offensive rebounds
• Made a huge impact in four minutes against No. 9/9 Louisville, stealing a pass on the first possession on which he entered the game, eventually scoring six points with two blocks.
• Dished out a career-best three assists in the victory over North Carolina A&T.
• Scored a season high five points in the Legends Classic title game with Northwestern.
• Matched his career high in rebounds by pulling down six in the Legends Classic semifinal with Colorado.
• Played 12 minutes vs. Loyola Maryland with two points, two assists and two rebounds.
• Member of the East Coast All-Stars during the summer of 2017, touring Spain with head coach Larry Brown.

JUNIOR SEASON (2015-16)

• Played a season-high 14 minutes at Virginia (1/2/16).
• Scored a season-high five points in eight minutes of action vs. Youngstown State (12/21/16).
• Saw action in 15 of Notre Dame’s 18 ACC games.

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2014-15)

• Played in 27 games in his first season of collegiate competition.
• Appeared in 14 ACC games.
• Came off the bench against Purdue (12/20/14) in the Crossroads Classic to score a career-high 11 points on four of six shooting.
• Helped the Irish to an overtime victory over Michigan State (12/3/14) playing 19 minutes with two points and four rebounds.

FRESHMAN SEASON (2013-14)

• Did not play.

HIGH SCHOOL

• Averaged 18.0 points, 10.0 rebounds, 3.0 blocks in his senior year (2012-13) at Penn High School.
• Led Penn to Northern Indiana Conference (NIC) crown in 2012-13.
• Played on same MBA Select AAU Team as former Irish teammate and current Houston Rockets guard Demetrius Jackson.

PERSONAL

• Full name is Austin Michael Torres.
• Born in South Bend, Indiana.
• Son of Rick and Brenda Torres with younger brother, Anthony and younger sister, Alyssa.
• Mother Brenda is a Notre Dame graduate and played soccer for the Fighting Irish women’s soccer team (1990-93).
• Grandfather Bernie Gorski attended Notre Dame.
• Represents men’s basketball team on Notre Dame Student-Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC).
• Graduated in May of 2017 with a degree from the Mendoza College of Business as a management consulting major.

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