Juan Ronel Toscano-Anderson (born April 10, 1993) is a Mexican-American professional

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player for the Utah Jazz of the

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(NBA). He played

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for the

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. He won an

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with the

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Early life and career

Born in

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, California, Toscano-Anderson's father is African-American, and his mother is Mexican-American; his maternal grandfather immigrated to the U.S. from

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in the 1960s. Toscano-Anderson grew up speaking Spanish and celebrating Mexican holidays as well as American holidays since he was born and raised in the United States. His current jersey number of 95 is a tribute to his boyhood home on Oakland's 95th Avenue. During his high school and college years, Toscano-Anderson self identified as Juan Anderson for simplicity reasons. As a senior, he led Castro Valley High School to a record-setting campaign in the 2010-11 season, posting the program's most wins in a season with a record of 30-2 and claimed its first league and North Coast Section titles. The team also advanced to the Northern California Division I title game. Toscano-Anderson averaged 16.6 points, 7.0 rebounds, and 5.0 assists per game during the season and was subsequently named first team all-league, all-metro, and third team all-state. Toscano-Anderson was ranked 61st in the country by Rivals.com among all 2011 basketball recruits.

College career

Freshman year

Toscano-Anderson began playing for Marquette in the 2011-12 NCAA season. He was inactive for Marquette's first three games of the regular season due to an NCAA suspension, and he made his collegiate debut against

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on November 20, 2011. During a game versus

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, Toscano-Anderson made his first collegiate field goal during seven minutes off the bench, and added five rebounds and an assist in a win. Toscano-Anderson missed a game against Green Bay scheduled on December 10 due to a shoulder injury. Toscano-Anderson picked up his first collegiate steal and scored two points versus St. John's on January 11, 2012. Toscano-Anderson played a then career-high 10 minutes versus Rutgers on February 22, contributing two points, two rebounds, two steals and his first collegiate blocked shot. Against

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on February 24, Toscano-Anderson picked up three defensive rebounds in just 11 minutes of playing time.

Sophomore year

Toscano-Anderson played 21 minutes in the season-opener versus Colgate on November 11, 2012 and contributed nine points and nine rebounds, which were career-highs. He made his first collegiate start versus

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on November 19 during the

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, pitching in five points and six rebounds in a then career-high 22 minutes. Toscano-Anderson blocked a career-high two blocks and added three rebounds against Green Bay on December 19, 2012. Toscano-Anderson scored a season-high nine points versus North Carolina Central on December 29, scoring three field goals and three free throws, which both were career-highs. During a game versus

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on January 26, 2013, Toscano-Anderson shot 75% from the field, including a career-best two 3-pointers to score nine points while collecting a game-high three steals. While playing a game versus DePaul on February 9, Toscano-Anderson grabbed four rebounds and collected one block. Toscano-Anderson started the game versus

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during the second round of the 2013 NCAA tournament, seeing 16 minutes of action, grabbing a pair of rebounds in Marquette's 59-58 over Davidson on March 23. Toscano-Anderson subsequently received the Darius Johnson-Odom "Sacrifice For The String" Award during team's postseason banquet.

Junior year

Toscano-Anderson shot 4-of-6 from the field and had a career-high 11 points and five assists in just 16 minutes of action versus

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on November 12, 2013. During the game versus

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on November 21, Toscano-Anderson got 5 rebounds, with four of his five rebounds coming on the offensive glass while simultaneously adding three steals and three assists. Toscano-Anderson played a career-high 26 minutes at Wisconsin on December 7, 2013, matching his career-high with four field goals, finishing with eight points, six rebounds and a steal. Toscano-Anderson scored 10 points while matching a career-high with a team-best nine rebounds versus

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on December 29.

Senior year

Toscano-Anderson scored 16 points and also led the team with seven rebounds and a game-high four steals versus UT Martin on November 14, 2014. He scored a career-high 23 points on 11-of-15 shooting from the field versus

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on November 22, leading the team in rebounds (8), blocks (2), and steals (3), while adding four assists. Toscano-Anderson matched a career-high 9 rebounds while registering a game-high 20 points, including a career-best 8-of-13 free throws versus

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on November 24. During the Orlando Classic, playing against Georgia Tech on November 27, Toscano-Anderson posted 12 points, 6 rebounds, and 2 steals in the win. He also set a career-high 7 assists in a win over Arizona State on December 16 and a career-high 13 rebounds against

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on December 22. Toscano-Anderson recorded 12 points and seven boards, four of which were offensive, in 38 minutes versus Butler on January 31, 2015. Toscano-Anderson was inactive for the first time all year versus Villanova on February 21, but returned to play limited minutes in the next three games, culminating with a return to the starting lineup on senior day to help the Golden Eagles win over DePaul on March 7. Toscano-Anderson went 3-of-3 for regular field goals, grabbing five boards, and passing for two assists as Marquette won against Seton Hall, 78-56 during the first round action of the 2015 Big East tournament on March 11. Toscano-Anderson subsequently concluded the 2014-15 NCAA season as the team's leading rebounder at 5.7 per game, second leading amount of blocks with 12, and ranked third in the team for steals at 35. His overall field goal percentage of 49 percent placed him second on the team, but the most of any Marquette player that attempted a 3-pointer throughout the season.

Professional career

Soles de Mexicali (2015–2016)

After going undrafted in the 2015 NBA draft, on September 2, 2015, Toscano-Anderson was reported to have joined Soles de Mexicali of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional (LNBP).

Bucaneros de La Guaira (2016)

Toscano-Anderson appeared on the Venezuelan basketball team Bucaneros de La Guaira of the Liga Profesional de Baloncesto (LPB). In his first game with Bucaneros, he recorded 15 points, 3 rebounds, and 3 assists in a 68–91 losing effort to the

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Fuerza Regia de Monterrey (2016–2018)

Toscano-Anderson was reported to be playing for

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in his second professional basketball season.

Santa Cruz Warriors (2018–2020)

On October 22, 2018, Toscano-Anderson was included in the training camp roster of the

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via local tryout. On November 1, 2018, he was included in the opening night roster of the

. He re-joined the

for the 2019–20 season.

Golden State Warriors (2020–2022)

On February 6, 2020, Toscano-Anderson signed a three year deal with the

. On February 23, 2020, Toscano-Anderson recorded an NBA career high 16 points against the Pelicans. On December 19, 2020, the Warriors released Toscano-Anderson. However, they re-signed him to a two-way contract on December 22. On February 9, 2021, Toscano-Anderson was awarded the 2019–20 NBA G League’s Community Assist Award for his continued commitment to positively impacting the lives of children and families throughout the 2019–20 season. On May 13, 2021, Toscano-Anderson's two-way contract was converted to a standard NBA contract. On February 19, 2022, Toscano-Anderson participated in the Slam Dunk Contest; he was the first NBA player of Mexican descent to do so. On June 16, 2022, Toscano-Anderson won the

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with the Warriors. He became the second basketball player of Mexican descent to win an

ring as a member of the Warriors in 2022. (He was preceded by Mark Aguirre, who won with the Detroit Pistons in 1989.)

Los Angeles Lakers (2022–2023)

On July 1, 2022, Toscano-Anderson signed with the

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. Upon his return to Golden State as an opponent on October 18, 2022, Toscano-Anderson received a standing ovation from the Bay Area crowd.

Utah Jazz (2023–present)

On February 9, 2023, Toscano-Anderson was traded to the Utah Jazz in a three-team trade involving the Minnesota Timberwolves. He made his Jazz debut on February 15, recording seven points and ten rebounds in a 117–111 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies.

National team career

Toscano-Anderson was a member of the Mexico national basketball team at the 2016 FIBA World Olympic qualifying tournament in

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.2016 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament (Italy)
FIBA.basketball, accessed August 2, 2017. On the Mexico national team, he played as Juan Toscano because that was the name on his Mexican passport and jersey.

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

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, 30 , , 7 , , 12.2 , , .500 , , .200 , , .733 , , 2.0 , , .8 , , .3 , , .2 , , 2.7 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 169 , , 35 , , 16.2 , , .520 , , .347 , , .628 , , 3.1 , , 1.9 , , .7 , , .3 , , 4.4

Playoffs

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Domestic leagues

College

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, style="text=align:left;", Marquette , 35 , , 31 , , 13.0 , , .330 , , .286 , , .567 , , 2.9 , , .9 , , .6 , , .3 , , 2.7 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2013–14 , style="text-align:left;", Marquette , 31 , , 19 , , 13.5 , , .378 , , .192 , , .731 , , 3.3 , , 1.0 , , 1.0 , , .2 , , 3.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2014–15 , style="text-align:left;", Marquette , 31 , , 27 , , 28.5 , , .490 , , .348 , , .553 , , 5.7 , , 1.7 , , 1.1 , , .4 , , 8.3 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 121 , , 77 , , 15.4 , , .421 , , .289 , , .593 , , 3.3 , , 1.0 , , .8 , , .3 , , 3.8

References

External links

Profile at 2016 FIBA OQT

Latinbasket.com profile

Real GM profile
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