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.
