Obi Toppin
American basketball player (born 1998) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Obadiah Richard Toppin Jr. (/ˈoʊbi ˈtɒpɪn/ OH-bee TOP-in;[1] born March 4, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for the Indiana Pacers of National Basketball Association (NBA). A power forward, he played college basketball for the Dayton Flyers.
No. 1 – Indiana Pacers | |
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Position | Power forward |
League | NBA |
Personal information | |
Born | (1998-03-04) March 4, 1998 (age 26) Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | |
College | Dayton (2018–2020) |
NBA draft | 2020: 1st round, 8th overall pick |
Selected by the New York Knicks | |
Playing career | 2020–present |
Career history | |
2020–2023 | New York Knicks |
2023–present | Indiana Pacers |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
A native of New York City, Toppin was born in the borough of Brooklyn, and graduated from Ossining High School in New York. After receiving no NCAA Division I offers, he played a postgraduate season at Mt. Zion Preparatory School in Maryland. As a freshman with the Dayton Flyers, Toppin was named Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year after leading his team in scoring. He had breakout success in his sophomore season, earning Atlantic 10 Player of the Year and National College Player of the Year honors.
After his sophomore college season, Toppin declared for the 2020 NBA draft where he was selected with the eighth overall pick by the New York Knicks. Toppin was the winner of the 2022 NBA Slam Dunk Contest after being runner-up in the year prior.