P.J. Torres - 2013-14 Men's Basketball - LIU Post


#11 P.J. Torres

Position: Guard
Height: 6-3
Class: Junior
Hometown: New Rochelle, N.Y.
Previous School: New Rochelle (Duquesne)

2013-14: All-ECC Second-Team ... All-Met Second-Team ... started 27 of 28 games played ... tied for the team lead with 16.6 points per game average on 41% shooting from the field ... pulled down 6.1 rebounds per contest ... began his LIU Post career with a double-double (27 points, 11 rebounds) in 84-82 win over Pace on Nov. 9 ... set career-highs with 33 points and 10 assists in 92-85 victory over Bloomfield on Nov. 23 ... scored double-digits in 18 consecutive games from Nov. 23 through Feb. 6 ... pulled down 12 rebounds to go along with 24 points to lead team to an 88-84 victory over NYIT on Jan. 28 ... poured in 19 points and pulled down 6 boards in ECC Quarterfinal loss to St. Thomas Aquinas (Mar. 5).

Prior to LIU Post: Two-year transfer from Duquesne University … Played varsity basketball at New Rochelle High School … Averaged 21.2 points, 9.3 rebounds and 7.9 assists per game in his senior season … Named Second-Team All-State … Competed in the Nike Spring High School Classic in May of 2011.
 
Personal: Has four older sisters (Noelia, Jerica, Alicia, Maria) and two younger siblings, Wildalyse and Junior De La Cruz  … Son of Teresa Torres and Clarence Gaddis … The person he admires most is his mother … His godfather, James Warren, is his mentor ... Hopes to be a professional basketball player … Majoring in Criminal Justice.

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