For much of Torgalski's childhood, his father, Bob, was a coach and athletic director at Saint Francis High School in Athol Springs, New York.
Torgalski graduated as the leading scorer in Nichols history (with 1,783 points) and was later inducted into the school's athletics hall of fame.
[9] Torgalski went on to play both baseball and basketball in NCAA Division III at Hamilton College in Clinton, New York.
[7] After college, Torgalski played professional basketball in Sweden for two seasons with the Monstreas Club, averaging 22 points and 9 assists per game.
[10] After the 1993–94 season, Torgalski left Hamilton to join Tim Cohane's staff as an assistant at the Division I level with the University at Buffalo.
That year, Torgalski left the basketball program and joined the staff as an assistant baseball coach.
He served simultaneously as the head softball and men's basketball coach at Elmira College.