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Andrew Toney
Andrew Toney (born November 23, 1957) is an American former professional basketball player. Toney played for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1980 to 1988. A two-time NBA All-Star, he won an NBA championship with the 76ers in 1983. Contemporary basketball greats Larry Bird and Sidney Moncrief put Toney on par with Michael Jordan offensively. Bob Ryan of the Boston Globe called Toney, “‘the most forgotten great player in NBA history.’”
Toney was born on November 23, 1957, in Birmingham, Alabama, where his father Earnest James Toney, from whom Toney learned dedication, was a steelworker. His parents always preached academics over athletics to him.
Toney attended Birmingham’s Glenn High School. On the basketball team, he averaged 31 points per game as a junior and 37 points per game as a senior. He once scored 68 points in a regional tournament game. He was named Alabama's “Mr. Basketball” as a senior, and was named to All-America teams as a junior and a senior. He was also All-Southern, All-State, All-City and All-District as a junior and senior. The team was 80–14 with Toney. He also played baseball and participated in track. As a youth, he idolized future teammate Julius "Dr. J." Erving.
As a senior, Toney was team captain, playing guard. Another teammate, who would sometimes start at guard with Toney, was Sandra Murray. It was extremely unusual to have a girl playing on the boys' team, and before coach Hansell Gunn would agree to her joining the team, he told Murray she would have to obtain approval of the other players. Murray went to Toney as team captain, and they worked out Murray's playing on the team; Toney telling Murray that if he agreed to it the other players would as well.
He attended the University of Southwestern Louisiana (now the University of Louisiana at Lafayette), graduating ahead of time in 3½ years and starting graduate school in his final semester. He played basketball under coaches Jim Hatfield and Bobby Paschal; Paschal observing Toney's extraordinary self-discipline and ability to focus in setting and achieving goals.
On the basketball team, Toney averaged 21 points per game as a freshman, leading the team in scoring as a freshman and sophomore. He averaged 26.1 points as a senior, and 23.6 over his college career. In 1977, he led the team to the Southland Conference title. As a senior, he led the team to a 21–9 record, going as far as the National Invitation Tournament quarterfinals. He was First Team All-Southland Conference in 1978, 1979, and 1980. He set nine school records, and scored 46 points in a game three times, including a game against Auburn to win the Bayou Class Championship.
He finished his college career with 2,526 points, 13th highest in NCAA history at the time. Foreshadowing his reputation in the NBA, after winning a game during his junior year against University of Nevada-Reno, 73–71, by making two free throws with only seconds left, Toney said "'I like pressure situations. ... They build up my blood.'"
Toney was drafted by the 76ers out of Southwestern Louisiana with the eighth pick of the 1980 NBA draft. On arriving in Philadelphia, future Hall of Famer Julius Erving took Toney under his wing. As a rookie, he averaged 12.9 points per game, had a .495 field goal percentage and was seventh in rookie of the year voting. He was the team's third guard, but joined the starting lineup after guard Lionel Hollins was injured in a fight with Wayne "Tree" Rollins.
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Andrew Toney
Andrew Toney (born November 23, 1957) is an American former professional basketball player. Toney played for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1980 to 1988. A two-time NBA All-Star, he won an NBA championship with the 76ers in 1983. Contemporary basketball greats Larry Bird and Sidney Moncrief put Toney on par with Michael Jordan offensively. Bob Ryan of the Boston Globe called Toney, “‘the most forgotten great player in NBA history.’”
Toney was born on November 23, 1957, in Birmingham, Alabama, where his father Earnest James Toney, from whom Toney learned dedication, was a steelworker. His parents always preached academics over athletics to him.
Toney attended Birmingham’s Glenn High School. On the basketball team, he averaged 31 points per game as a junior and 37 points per game as a senior. He once scored 68 points in a regional tournament game. He was named Alabama's “Mr. Basketball” as a senior, and was named to All-America teams as a junior and a senior. He was also All-Southern, All-State, All-City and All-District as a junior and senior. The team was 80–14 with Toney. He also played baseball and participated in track. As a youth, he idolized future teammate Julius "Dr. J." Erving.
As a senior, Toney was team captain, playing guard. Another teammate, who would sometimes start at guard with Toney, was Sandra Murray. It was extremely unusual to have a girl playing on the boys' team, and before coach Hansell Gunn would agree to her joining the team, he told Murray she would have to obtain approval of the other players. Murray went to Toney as team captain, and they worked out Murray's playing on the team; Toney telling Murray that if he agreed to it the other players would as well.
He attended the University of Southwestern Louisiana (now the University of Louisiana at Lafayette), graduating ahead of time in 3½ years and starting graduate school in his final semester. He played basketball under coaches Jim Hatfield and Bobby Paschal; Paschal observing Toney's extraordinary self-discipline and ability to focus in setting and achieving goals.
On the basketball team, Toney averaged 21 points per game as a freshman, leading the team in scoring as a freshman and sophomore. He averaged 26.1 points as a senior, and 23.6 over his college career. In 1977, he led the team to the Southland Conference title. As a senior, he led the team to a 21–9 record, going as far as the National Invitation Tournament quarterfinals. He was First Team All-Southland Conference in 1978, 1979, and 1980. He set nine school records, and scored 46 points in a game three times, including a game against Auburn to win the Bayou Class Championship.
He finished his college career with 2,526 points, 13th highest in NCAA history at the time. Foreshadowing his reputation in the NBA, after winning a game during his junior year against University of Nevada-Reno, 73–71, by making two free throws with only seconds left, Toney said "'I like pressure situations. ... They build up my blood.'"
Toney was drafted by the 76ers out of Southwestern Louisiana with the eighth pick of the 1980 NBA draft. On arriving in Philadelphia, future Hall of Famer Julius Erving took Toney under his wing. As a rookie, he averaged 12.9 points per game, had a .495 field goal percentage and was seventh in rookie of the year voting. He was the team's third guard, but joined the starting lineup after guard Lionel Hollins was injured in a fight with Wayne "Tree" Rollins.
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