Jimwell Torion Explained

Jimwell Torion
Position:Point guard
Career Number:3
Nationality:Filipino
Birth Date:March 13, 1973
Birth Place:Argao, Cebu, Philippines
Height Ft:5
Height In:9
Weight Lbs:149
College:Salazar Tech
Draft Year Pba:2000
Draft Pba:Elevated
Draft Team Pba:Batang Red Bull Energizers
Career Start:2000
Career End:2007
Years1:2000–2006
Team1:Red Bull Barako
Years2:2006
Team2:Sta. Lucia Realtors
Years3:2006–2007
Team3:Air21 Express

Jimwell Torion (born March 13, 1973) is a former Filipino professional basketball player in the PBA from 2000 to 2007.[1]

Career

After his college career with Salazar Institute of Technology in Cebu City, Torion was brought in by Photokina Marketing when it joined the amateur Philippine Basketball League (PBL) as Agfa Color (and later Red Bull). When Red Bull joined the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) in the 2000 season, the team brought Torion in to PBA directly from the amateur PBL, along with Kerby Raymundo, Lordy Tugade, Junthy Valenzuela, Davonn Harp, and Bernard Tanpua. He became the starting point guard for the team, until Willie Miller came along.

His career was notable for the numerous fines and suspensions he had because of various violations, and in 2003, he was suspended indefinitely (later reduced to eight months) by then PBA Commissioner Noli Eala after he was tested positive for an illegal substance in a random test.[2] The suspension was later lifted after he completed the rehab program.[3]

PBA career statistics

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Season-by-season averages

|-| align=left| | align=left| Red Bull| 34 || 26.2 || .440 || .299 || .755 || 3.7 || 3.0 || .8 || .3 || 12.9|-| align=left| | align=left| Red Bull| 37 || 11.9 || .430 || .400 || .827 || 2.8 || 3.1 || .7 || .0 || 9.0|-| align=left| | align=left| Red Bull| 37 || 18.7 || .359 || .244 || .815 || 2.6 || 3.4 || .6 || .1 || 5.4|-| align=left| | align=left| Red Bull| 33 || 24.1 || .442 || .211 || .709 || 4.2 || 3.6 || .8 || .1 || 8.4|-| align=left| | align=left| Red Bull| 60 || 19.4 || .393 || .295 || .696 || 3.4 || 3.3 || .7 || .1 || 7.0|-| align=left rowspan=2| | align=left| Red Bull| 19 || 12.6 || .370 || .250 || .833 || 1.7 || 1.6 || .5 || .1 || 3.6|-| align=left| Sta. Lucia| 12 || 21.9 || .412 || .150 || .550 || 3.8 || 3.5 || 1.0 || .0 || 7.0|-| align=left| | align=left| Air21| 22 || 16.5 || .367 || .286 || .643 || 1.8 || 2.4 || .5 || .0 || 4.1|-class=sortbottom| align=center colspan=2 | Career| 254 || 19.1 || .411 || .291 || .741 || 3.1 || 3.1 || .7 || .1 || 7.5

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Archived copy . November 29, 2014 . December 19, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141219123814/http://www.pba-online.net/profile/Jimwell-Torion/260/#sthash.rn9qMkxy.dpuf . dead .
  2. Web site: Torion Given Green Light to Play Again in PBA Arab News. July 25, 2003. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304000136/http://www.arabnews.com/node/234766 . March 4, 2016.
  3. Web site: Torion cleared, appeals PBA ban. .
  4. Web site: Jimwell Torion Player Profile - PBA-Online.net . PBA-Online.net. https://web.archive.org/web/20160324132350/http://www.pba-online.net/profile/Jimwell-Torion/260/ . March 24, 2016 .