Au’diese Toney (pronounced Awe-Deece) played three seasons with the Pitt Panthers ... Scored 763 points (9.78 avg.) in his three years at Pitt and averaged 5.42 rebounds (423 total)
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2021-22 (Sr. at Arkansas):
• Played in 36 games with 33 starts ... His "lock-down" defensive play over the final 22 games held the Razorbacks go 18-4 over the span while reaching the NCAA Elite 8.
• Averaged 10.5 points ... His 5.2 rebounds and 118 free throws made were both second-best on the team .. Ranked sixth in the SEC in minutes (32:23/gm), seventh in free throws made (18) and eight in offensive rebounds (2.28 avg.).
• Had three double-doubles (vs. Mercer, vs #1 Auburn and vs LSU in the SEC Tourney
• At one points, made 23-straight at the charity stripe during the season (snapped vs LSU in SEC quarterfinal)
• Mercer: Registered a double-double in the season opener with 18 pts and 11 rebs ... Made 7-of-9 shots ... Added two assists ... Had five offensive boards ... Coach Muss "he really saved us with his unselfish play"
• UNI: Scored eight of his 13 points during a 5:44 stretch in the second half.
• HOF Classic: Named Tournament MVP ... Scored 13 vs K-State and a game-high 19 vs Cincy ... Had nine rebounds in both games, including six offensive in both contests ... His final offensive board came with Arkansas clinging to a 1-point lead with 43 seconds left ... Also held Cincy's top scorer to zero points (0-of-4 shooting) ... Was 12-of-15 at the FT line (7-of-8 vs Cincy).
• UCA: Led Arkansas' second-half explosion, going 6-of-6 FG and scoring a game-best 14 (of his 16 points) in the period.
• LR: Led Arkansas in both points (tied with 18) and rebounds (8) ... Was 6-of-7 from the field ... Scored 16 of his 18 in the first half.
• Vandy: Scored 20 points, his first 20-point game as a Razorback ... Drained 7-of-9 at the free throw line and had three assists, all season highs ... Scored 16 of his 20 in the second half (5-of-5 FG)... Tied for the team lead with a Plus-Minus of +10 ... Tallied 500th career rebound and 100th career assist.
• @ LSU: Had 12 points in a season-high 38:40 played ... Didn't get credit for a rebound, but his effort kept the ball alive on a missed JD Notae free throw that led to a Stanley Umude layup and five-point lead with 22 seconds left.
• South Carolina: Scored 13 points with an SEC-best eight rebounds (five on the offensive end) ... Added a season-best three steals.
• @ Ole Miss: Offensive numbers were OK (7 pts, 5 rebs), but led the team with +12 (only player in double digits) as he was singled out for his excellent defense of Matthew Murrell.
• West Virginia: Led the team with 19 points (6-of-8 FG and 7-of-8 FT) and tied for the team lead with three assists ... Added seven rebounds ... Had his second-straight strong defensive performance, holding Taz Sherman to 4-of-11 shooting ... After WVU cut a 19-point lead to five, Toney had a a 5-0 run of his own as part of an 8-0 run.
• @ Georgia: Scored 10 points, all in the first half, including his 1,000th career point at the 8:32 mark in the first half with a fast-break layup.
• @ Miss State: Named the team's Defensive Player of the Game and was singled out by MSU head coach Ben Howland for Toney's defense on Iverson Molinar.
• Auburn: Recorded his second double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds ... Had five offensive boards (all in the second half).
• Tennessee: Was just 1-of-6 shooting from the field, but was 6-of-6 at the line ... Added 10 rebounds (four offensive) and was +11 ... Held UT's leading scorer Santiago Vescovi to 2-of-13 FG, 1-of-9 3PT.
• @ Florida: Scored 12 points on the strength on making 6-of-6 at the line .. Up 2 with 3:18 left, cut to the basket for a layup to put the Hogs up four.
• Kentucky: Only scored four points with two rebounds, but was praised for his defensive effort, including two blocked shots ... Held hot-shooting Kellen Grady to just 1-of-3 shooting with the lone FG (a 3-pointer) coming with 2:21 left in the game ... Blocked a Grady 3-pointer with five seconds left to seal the win.
• LSU: Had his second-game game vs SEC opposition with 18 points (6-of-9 FG) thanks to going 6-of-6 at the line ... Added four rebounds ...Scored four straight points late —2 FT at 1:35 and a layup at 1:13 to tie the game at 74.
• vs LSU (SEC): Led the Hogs with a season-high 22 points (6-of-11 FG; 8-of-10 FT) while adding his third double-double of the season with 10 rebounds (season-high 7 defensive).
• vs Texas A&M (SEC): Had 18 points thanks to his fourth 6-of-6 outing at the line in the last six games ... Tied a career high with two blocked shots.
• vs Vermont (NCAA): Was impressive in his NCAA Tournament debut ... Scored six points and had five rebounds .. Played 39:53 without a turnover.
• vs New Mexico State (NCAA): Coach Muss said Toney's individual defensive effort on Aggie leading scorer Teddy Allen was as good as he has seen ... Held Allen to 12 points (scored five inside the last minute including a dunk with nine seconds left) on 5-of-16 shooting ... Capped a 9-0 run with 6:06 left on a highlight-reel dunk.
• vs Gonzaga (NCAA): Locked down Zags' point guard Andrew Nembhard (2-of-11 shooting with five turnovers) ... Sealed the win with the defensive play of the game ... Up five with 15 seconds left, Toney blocked a Nembhard layup and grabbed the rebound ... Had nine points and seven rebounds (four offensive) ... Had a dunk as time expired.
2020-21 (Jr. at Pitt):
Played and started in 16 games while averaging 14.4 points and 5.9 rebounds – both second-best on the team … In ACC play, averaged 13.5 points and 6.4 rebounds – also second-best on the team … In his final game with the Panthers, posted 17 points, five rebounds and three assists versus NC State … Recorded 15 points, nine rebounds and two steals at Georgia Tech … Tallied a double-double with 22 points and 11 rebounds in a home win over Duke … Also in that game, set career highs in free throws made (13) and free throw attempts (17) … Scored 18 points and added five rebounds and two steals in a home win over Syracuse … Recorded his first double-double of the season with 12 points and a career-high 14 rebounds in a road win at Syracuse. … His putback with 8.2 seconds remaining gave the Panthers their first lead of the game (61-60) and Pitt went on to win 63-60 … Delivered 15 points, five rebounds, three assists and two steals in a win at Miami … Finished with 18 points and eight rebounds (five offensive boards) in a road win over Northwestern … Knocked down a pair of 3-point field goals and finished with 15 points and five assists against Northern Illinois … Topped the 20-point mark in each of the first two games of the season, becoming the first Panther to accomplish that feat since the 2011-12 season … Went 7-of-11 from the field and got to the free throw line 11 times en route to a 20-point, four-rebound, six-assist effort in a win over Drexel … Opened the season with 20 points, seven rebounds and three steals against Saint Francis … Was 8-of-11 from the field, including a career-best 4-of-6 from 3-point range.
2019-20 (So. at Pitt):
Averaged 9.5 points and 4.9 rebounds while starting 25 of 31 games played ... Shot 46.1 percent (107-of-232) from the field, including 32.8 percent (22-of-67) from three-point range … Scored in double figures 14 times, including a pair of games with 20 or more points scored … Led the team in scoring four times and in rebounds on six occasions … Averaged 11.7 points and 4.9 rebounds per game, while shooting 48.9 percent (87-of-178) from the field over the final 22 games of the season ... Recorded 11 of his 14 double-figure scoring games in that span … Had 10 points, four rebounds, four assists and four steals in an ACC Tournament win over Wake Forest (3/10) … Scored a game-high 24 points on 9-of-13 shooting from the field at NC State (2/29) ... Added six rebounds and two steals versus the Wolfpack … Went 6-of-8 from the field and finished with 13 points and four rebounds against Virginia (2/22) … Posted 15 points and seven rebounds at No. 8 Florida State (2/18) … Recorded his first career double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds in a win over Miami (2/2) ... Went 5-of-7 from the field and scored 13 points in the opening half of play … Posted a career-high 27 points on 11-of-19 shooting from the field at No. 9 Duke (1/28) ... Also established career bests in field goals, field goal attempts, three-point field goals (three) and minutes played (40) … Scored 16 points on 7-of-9 shooting from the field in the win over Boston College (1/22) … Registered nine points, seven rebounds and two steals in a home win over North Carolina (1/18).
2018-19 (Fr. at Pitt):
Started in 28 of the 32 games he appeared in ... Averaged 7.5 points and 5.6 rebounds per game ... Led the team in total rebounds (179), offensive rebounds (61) and rebounds per game (5.6) ... Ranked in the top 25 in the ACC in rebounds … Had five or more rebounds in 18 contests … Scored in double figures nine times with one 20-point game … Scored 12 points as well as grabbing seven rebounds at No. 2 Virginia (3/2) ... Went 5-of-7 from the field … Grabbed a season-high 11 rebounds at Georgia Tech (2/20) … Recorded nine rebounds along with seven points and two steals at Syracuse (1/19) … Went 7-of-10 from the field and finished with 17 points along with six rebounds at No. 15 NC State (1/12) … Posted nine points and eight rebounds in a win over No. 11 Florida State (1/14) … Finished with 14 points and three rebounds in a win over Colgate (12/29) … Recorded his first 20-point game of his college career, finishing with 20 points and eight rebounds against New Orleans (12/20) ... Went 5-of-10 from the field and 8-of-8 from the foul line in the win.
High School:
Played his final two years at Trinity Christian [Fayetteville, N.C.] under head coach Heath Vandevender … Helped lead Trinity Christian to a 25-6 record and the North Carolina 1A state championship in 2018 ... Named National Athletic Association of Private Schools Division 4 All-American ... also received Division 4 NAAPS Player of the Year honors … Averaged 14.1 points, 7.5 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.2 steals per game … NCISAA 1A first team all-state selection … Scored a team-high 17 points to pace the Crusaders to a 70-62 state title game win over Greenfield (2/25) … Played his sophomore season at Northwood Temple (N.C.) ... led the team to a 21-14 record and a trip to the state final four … Named to state all-tournament first team in 2017 … Helped Columbia High School (Huntsville, Ala.) to an 18-11 record as a freshman ... Received second team all-tournament honors after leading the team to regional conference finals.
Personal:
Born Au’Diese Mavaire Toney Nov. 12, 1999 … Son of Abdul Teague and Tartesha Toney Teague ... Has an older brother, Jaeshon, and a younger sister, Aunya … Cousins Trevor Lacy (Alabama and NC State), John Petty (Alabama), Keyontae Johnson (Florida), Kobe Brown (Missouri) and Kaleb Brown (Missouri) play or played college basketball ... God-brother, Khwan Fore, played basketball at Louisville … Moved up to the 114th spot in the 247Sports 2018 class rankings after reclassifying.