Tafari Toney

Tafari Toney

Player Profile

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Brooklyn, N.Y.

High School:
Erasmus Hall

Last College:
San Jacinto College

Height / Weight:
6-8 / 241

Position:
Forward-Center

Birthdate:
11/15/1986

Experience:
JC

Major:
Sociology

JUNIOR COLLEGE
• Ranked among the Top 100 junior college players in the nation.
• Listed as one of the Top Five power forwards in Texas by JucoJunction.com.
• Was an Honorable-Mention, All-Region XIV selection as a sophomore after averaging 8.2 points and 8.8 rebounds per game.
• Ranked seventh among the Region's rebounding leaders and 10th among the league's field goal percentage leaders with 52.5 percent.
• Tallied 12 points and 16 rebounds against Panola.
• Registered 13 points and 11 boards in a 90-89 win over Blinn.
• Recorded 13 points and 12 rebounds versus Midland.
• Had 16 points and 10 rebounds in a second game against Panola.
• Averaged 3.6 points and 5.2 rebounds per game as a freshman.

HIGH SCHOOL
• Led Erasmus Hall to a second-place finish in the Brooklyn II-A league standings with an 11-3 record.
• Averaged 12.7 points and 5.4 rebounds per game as a senior.
• Named to the All-Tournament team at River Bank Classic.

PERSONAL
• Major is sociology at Houston.
• Born November 15, 1986 in Brooklyn, N.Y.
• Son of Joan Wright and Hugh Toney of Brooklyn.
• Hobbies include making music.
• Signed with Houston after being recruited by UNLV, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and Wyoming.