dpFormer Alabama basketball guard Mikhail Torrance has passed away, the University announced on Thursday. His cause of death is unknown at this time.
Torrance played for the Crimson Tide for four seasons between 2006-10. After his college years, he played professional basketball in Turkey, Canada, Finland, the Dominican Republic, and Mexico from 2011-15.
His best season at Alabama was his last, as in 2009-10, Torrance averaged 15.6 points, 5.7 rebounds, 5.1 assists, 0.8 steals and 0.3 blocks en route to a spot on the All-SEC Second Team. This was the first year under head coach Anthony Grant, as Torrance’s prior three seasons were led by Mark Gottfried.
Torrance wasn’t selected in the 2010 NBA Draft, as a heart condition played a role in the league’s teams passing on him. Later that same year, he collapsed during a workout and his brain was deprived of oxygen for over 10 minutes, per The Birmingham News. As previously stated it is not known if his heart played a role in his death.
Mikhail Torrance at Alabama
- 2006-07: 21 games (no starts), 11.7 minutes, 3.0 points (.390/.200/.857 splits), 1.0 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 0.3 steals, 0.1 blocks
- 2007-08: 30 games (three starts), 12.2 minutes, 3.3 points (.457/.174/.778), 0.9 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 0.4 rebounds, 0.0 blocks
- 2008-09: 28 games (15 starts), 21.5 minutes, 10.0 points (.441/.319/.884), 2.3 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 0.5 steals, 0.1 blocks
- 2009-10: 32 games (28 starts), 32.6 minutes, 15.6 points (.470/.358/.865 – best free-throw percentage in the SEC), 3.7 rebounds, 5.1 assists, 0.8 steals, 0.4 blocks
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