[3] In his three-year college career, he played in 66 games, scored 904 total points, and made 806 rebounds.

[3][5] Luyk joined Real Madrid in 1962, and became a naturalized Spanish citizen three years later.

He retired in 1978, having won six EuroLeague titles with Madrid's legendary club (1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1974 and 1978, despite not playing in the 1978 final).

Coached by Luyk, Real Madrid lost to Limoges CSP in the 1993 EuroLeague Final Four.

He again served as Real Madrid's head coach during the 1998–99 season, and has been a technical adviser to the club since 2009.

[8] Luyk and Torres had three children, one of whom, Sergio Luyk, played college basketball for St. John's University's Red Storm, and later played professionally for Real Madrid and other Spanish top level teams.