Mikhail Torrance Class: Junior Hometown: Eight Mile, Ala. High School: Mary Montgomery Height / Weight: 6-5 / 210 Position: Guard Birthdate: 09/30/1988 Experience: 2L

CAREER: Veteran contributor who could be ready for a larger role in the Crimson Tide's fortunes this season...could be looked to for more scoring punch this season...ambidextrous athlete who is difficult to defend away from the basket...has played an average of 12 minutes per game through his first two seasons at Alabama...is an 80.5 percent free-throw shooter in his Crimson Tide career...has 101 career assists and has averaged 3.2 points per game for his career.

2007-08 (SOPHOMORE): Averaged 3.3 points and 2.4 assists...played in 30 of 33 games, starting in three games (Troy, Mercer and Belmont)...shot 77.8 percent (21 of 27) from the free-throw line...made his first collegiate start in the Mercer game...scored in double figures in four games (Missouri State on Dec. 22, Tennessee on Jan. 20, at Mississippi State on Feb. 6, Mississippi on Feb. 13)...had a career-high five rebounds against Mercer...averaged 12 minutes of action per game, matching his career-high with 27 minutes of play at South Carolina on Feb. 16...dished out a career-high 10 assists against George Washington on Dec. 29.

2006-07 (FRESHMAN): Averaged 3.0 points and 1.0 rebounds on the season...played in 21 of Alabama's 32 games...shot 85.7 percent (12 of 14) at the free-throw line...led the team with 14 points against Auburn in Tuscaloosa on Feb. 24, making 5 of 10 shots from the field, 2 of 3 from three-point range and 2 of 2 at the free throw line (played a season-high 27 minutes against Auburn...had a season-best five assists against Texas Southern on Nov. 25...spent 10 days in China during the summer of 2007, playing eight games, while playing for Reach USA Basketball, an eight-man team that included six SEC players, including UA teammate Demetrius Jemison.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Graduated from Mary G. Montgomery High School...averaged 22 points, eight assists and seven rebounds as a senior...averaged 18.5 points, four rebounds and eight assists as a junior...A First Team All-State selection in 2005 and 2006...The 2006 Mobile Optimist Club Class 6A Player of the Year...member of the First Team of the Mobile Press-Register Sweet 16 in 2005 and 2006...an All-County selection in 2005 and 2006...scored 37 points in a game against Biloxi...made 14 assists in a game against LeFlore...played AAU ball for the Alabama Challenge (based in Birmingham)...coached by John Davis at Mary G. Montgomery High School...led the school to back-to-back 20-win seasons in 2003-04 and 2004-05...born on September 30, 1988...son of Michael and Leola Torrance...has a brother, Michael, Jr., and a sister, Michele...his mother graduated from the University of South Alabama...his father is a graduate of Wiley College...majoring in General Human Environmental Sciences.