Player Bio

Toscano-Anderson was born April 10, 1993 in Oakland. He is the son of Patricia Toscano, has two brothers (Avery and Andrew) and one sister (Ariana). Toscano-Anderson attended Castro Valley High School, where he averaged 16.6 points, 7.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game in his senior season and took the team to the state title game. He continued his basketball career at Marquette, where he majored in criminology and law studies. After college he went on to play in the top professional basketball league in Mexico for several seasons. Toscano-Anderson has also appeared for the Mexican national team, seeing action in the 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament. Anderson played four seasons of college ball at Marquette, appearing in 121 games (77 starts). He was used sparingly as a freshman in 2011-12, but moved into the starting lineup as a sophomore despite logging 13.0 minutes per contest. That year saw the most team success during Anderson's time with the program, as Marquette made it to the Elite Eight before losing to Syracuse. Anderson's best statistical year came as a senior, when he averaged 8.3 points and 5.7 rebounds on a career-best 49.0 percent shooting. He had a career-high 23 points on Nov. 22 of that season against Omaha. Anderson was not drafted out of college but spent the next four years in the top professional league in Mexico.