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2022-23 Men's Basketball Roster
Evbuomwan, Tosan
Jersey Number 20
Tosan Evbuomwan
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-8
- Weight:
- 219
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Newcastle, England
- High School:
- Royal Grammar School Newcastle
Bio
Honors
NBA Draft Combine Invitee (2023)
NCAA South Region All-Tournament Team (2023)
Ivy League Tournament Most Outstanding Player (2023)
2x Ivy League All-Tournament Team (2023, 2022)
Ivy League Player of the Year (2022)
2x NABC District 13 First Team (2023, 2022)
2x First Team All-Ivy League (2023, 2022)
First Team All-ECAC (2023)
MVP, London Basketball Classic (2022)
Asheville Championship All-Tournament Team (2021)
Academic All-Ivy League (2023)
CSC Academic All-District (2023)
2x NABC Honors Court (2023, 2022)
Selected to England 3x3 Training Camp Squad (2021)
Ivy League Rookie of the Week (Jan. 13, 2020)
In The Record Book
#1, Most Assists in a Season, 161 (2022-23)
#3, Most Assists in a Season, 142 (2021-22)
#6, Career Assists, 323
#8, Most Field Goals Made in a Season, 187 (2022-23)
#10, Most Field Goals Made in a Season, 184 (2021-22)
#34, Career Points (1,033)
Featured
NBA Draft: Princeton Star Tosan Evbuomwan Impresses at NBA Combine After Getting Call-Up - Adam Zagoria, NJ.com
A Princeton Passer's Skills Recall a Departed Coach's Legacy - Scott Miller, New York Times
The British Big Man Who Led Princeton's Shocking NCAA Tournament Upset - Joshua Robinson & Andrew Beaton, Wall Street Journal
How British Big Man Tosan Evbuomwan Left Soccer and Helped Lead Princeton to the Sweet 16 - Tom Schad, USA Today
How Princeton Found Tosan Evbuomwan From an Email And Followed Him to The Sweet 16 - Eamonn Brennan, The Athletic
A Toast To Princeton Men's Basketball's Tosan Evbuomwan, An All-Time Great Tiger - Kyle Franko, The Trentonian
Princeton Basketball: Tosan Evbuomwan is Spreading March Madness to England - Jerry Cairno, Asbury Park Press
10 Reasons For New Jerseyans to Watch College Basketball in 2022-23 - Jerry Carino, Asbury Park Press
The Most Interesting Man in March Madness is Drawing NBA Scouts to N.J. - Kevin Armstrong, NJ.com/Star Ledger
Men's Basketball: The Star Forward From Newcastle - Princeton Alumni Weekly
Princeton Men's Basketball Coach Mitch Henderson Believes Tosan Evbuomwan's Best is Yet to Come - Kyle Franko, the Trentonian
Journey to Jadwin - Tosan Evbuomwan '23
2022-23: Named to the NCAA South Regional All-Tournament Team after averaging 16.0 points-per-game, 7.3 rebounds and 6.0 assists, while also blocking two shots and recording two steals in three NCAA Tournament games … started all 32 games … led the Tigers in points (482, third in the Ivy League) and points-per-game (15.1, fourth in the Ivy League) … led the Ivy League in assists (158) and assists-per-game (4.9) … his 1.7 assist/turnover ratio ranked fourth in the Ivy League … ranked fourth in the Ivy League in rebounds (201) and sixth in rebounds-per-game (7.2) … ranked ninth in the Ivy League in field goal percentage (51.5%) … scored a season-high 26 points on 9-for-13 shooting in the Tigers’ win over Penn on Jan. 16 … grabbed a season-high 13 rebounds in Princeton’s win over Drexel on Dec. 3 … handed out a season-best nine assists twice, including in the Sweet Sixteen against Creighton on Mar. 24 and in the Tigers’ win at Cornell on Jan. 7 … recorded a season-high three steals in Princeton’s win over the Quakers on Mar. 4 … blocked a season-high two shots in Princeton’s win over Cornell on Feb. 3 … scored at least 20 points in eight games … had 19 games with at least five assists … led Princeton in scoring 11 times and rebounding 10 times.
2021-22: Led the Ivy League in assists (142), assists per game (5.1), and assist/turnover ratio (2.0) ... also ranked 33rd nationally in assists per game ... his 54.1% field goal percentage ranked second in the Ivy League and No. 43 in the nation ... finished fourth in the Ivy League in scoring with 16.0 points per game ... ranked fourth in the conference in rebounding (6.7) and fourth in steals (1.4) ... scored a season-high 27 points on 11-for-20 shooting in the Tigers' 81-79 win over Drexel on Dec. 4 ... tied his season-high 27 points at Cornell on Feb. 4, on 10-for-17 shooting ... recorded a double-double of 26 points and 11 rebounds in the Tigers' win at Yale on Feb. 19 ... handed out a career-high eight assists on Dec. 11 in Princeton's 84-73 win at Lafayette ... grabbed a career-high 12 rebounds in in the Tigers' first round NIT matchup with VCU on Mar. 15 ... had a season-high five steals at Cornell on Feb. 4 ... had 19 games with five assists or more ... exceeded the 20-point mark on nine occasions recorded three double-doubles (Feb. 19 at Yale, Mar. 13 vs. Yale, Mar. 15 vs. VCU)... averaged 21.5 points on 61.0% shooting, 9.3 rebounds, and 6.25 assists over the last four games of the season ... made game-winning layups against Drexel on Dec. 4, and Harvard on Feb. 25.
2020-21: Season canceled due to COVID-19.
2019-20: Appeared in 26 games and made 10 starts … had four double figure scoring games, including on Feb. 14 against Yale when he had a career-high 11 points … went 41-for-78 from the field for a percentage of 52.6% … had a season-high eight rebounds at Bucknell on Nov. 30 … handed out a season-best three assists at FDU on Dec. 14 … blocked a season-high two shots at Harvard on Feb. 1…recorded a season-high three steals at Drexel on Dec. 4.
Before Princeton: Represented the Great Britain U18 team at the FIBA European Championships in 2019 & 2018 … helped the Great Britain U18 team finish seventh in 2018 & eighth in 2019 at the FIBA European Championships, the two highest finishes in history for Great Britain in Division A … represented England as a member of its U18 team at the Harris Memorial Tournament in 2017
also played soccer in high school.
Personal: Son of Isaac and brother of Toju Evbuomwan...his father Isaac is a doctor.
NBA Draft Combine Invitee (2023)
NCAA South Region All-Tournament Team (2023)
Ivy League Tournament Most Outstanding Player (2023)
2x Ivy League All-Tournament Team (2023, 2022)
Ivy League Player of the Year (2022)
2x NABC District 13 First Team (2023, 2022)
2x First Team All-Ivy League (2023, 2022)
First Team All-ECAC (2023)
MVP, London Basketball Classic (2022)
Asheville Championship All-Tournament Team (2021)
Academic All-Ivy League (2023)
CSC Academic All-District (2023)
2x NABC Honors Court (2023, 2022)
Selected to England 3x3 Training Camp Squad (2021)
Ivy League Rookie of the Week (Jan. 13, 2020)
In The Record Book
#1, Most Assists in a Season, 161 (2022-23)
#3, Most Assists in a Season, 142 (2021-22)
#6, Career Assists, 323
#8, Most Field Goals Made in a Season, 187 (2022-23)
#10, Most Field Goals Made in a Season, 184 (2021-22)
#34, Career Points (1,033)
Featured
NBA Draft: Princeton Star Tosan Evbuomwan Impresses at NBA Combine After Getting Call-Up - Adam Zagoria, NJ.com
A Princeton Passer's Skills Recall a Departed Coach's Legacy - Scott Miller, New York Times
The British Big Man Who Led Princeton's Shocking NCAA Tournament Upset - Joshua Robinson & Andrew Beaton, Wall Street Journal
How British Big Man Tosan Evbuomwan Left Soccer and Helped Lead Princeton to the Sweet 16 - Tom Schad, USA Today
How Princeton Found Tosan Evbuomwan From an Email And Followed Him to The Sweet 16 - Eamonn Brennan, The Athletic
A Toast To Princeton Men's Basketball's Tosan Evbuomwan, An All-Time Great Tiger - Kyle Franko, The Trentonian
Princeton Basketball: Tosan Evbuomwan is Spreading March Madness to England - Jerry Cairno, Asbury Park Press
10 Reasons For New Jerseyans to Watch College Basketball in 2022-23 - Jerry Carino, Asbury Park Press
The Most Interesting Man in March Madness is Drawing NBA Scouts to N.J. - Kevin Armstrong, NJ.com/Star Ledger
Men's Basketball: The Star Forward From Newcastle - Princeton Alumni Weekly
Princeton Men's Basketball Coach Mitch Henderson Believes Tosan Evbuomwan's Best is Yet to Come - Kyle Franko, the Trentonian
Journey to Jadwin - Tosan Evbuomwan '23
2022-23: Named to the NCAA South Regional All-Tournament Team after averaging 16.0 points-per-game, 7.3 rebounds and 6.0 assists, while also blocking two shots and recording two steals in three NCAA Tournament games … started all 32 games … led the Tigers in points (482, third in the Ivy League) and points-per-game (15.1, fourth in the Ivy League) … led the Ivy League in assists (158) and assists-per-game (4.9) … his 1.7 assist/turnover ratio ranked fourth in the Ivy League … ranked fourth in the Ivy League in rebounds (201) and sixth in rebounds-per-game (7.2) … ranked ninth in the Ivy League in field goal percentage (51.5%) … scored a season-high 26 points on 9-for-13 shooting in the Tigers’ win over Penn on Jan. 16 … grabbed a season-high 13 rebounds in Princeton’s win over Drexel on Dec. 3 … handed out a season-best nine assists twice, including in the Sweet Sixteen against Creighton on Mar. 24 and in the Tigers’ win at Cornell on Jan. 7 … recorded a season-high three steals in Princeton’s win over the Quakers on Mar. 4 … blocked a season-high two shots in Princeton’s win over Cornell on Feb. 3 … scored at least 20 points in eight games … had 19 games with at least five assists … led Princeton in scoring 11 times and rebounding 10 times.
2021-22: Led the Ivy League in assists (142), assists per game (5.1), and assist/turnover ratio (2.0) ... also ranked 33rd nationally in assists per game ... his 54.1% field goal percentage ranked second in the Ivy League and No. 43 in the nation ... finished fourth in the Ivy League in scoring with 16.0 points per game ... ranked fourth in the conference in rebounding (6.7) and fourth in steals (1.4) ... scored a season-high 27 points on 11-for-20 shooting in the Tigers' 81-79 win over Drexel on Dec. 4 ... tied his season-high 27 points at Cornell on Feb. 4, on 10-for-17 shooting ... recorded a double-double of 26 points and 11 rebounds in the Tigers' win at Yale on Feb. 19 ... handed out a career-high eight assists on Dec. 11 in Princeton's 84-73 win at Lafayette ... grabbed a career-high 12 rebounds in in the Tigers' first round NIT matchup with VCU on Mar. 15 ... had a season-high five steals at Cornell on Feb. 4 ... had 19 games with five assists or more ... exceeded the 20-point mark on nine occasions recorded three double-doubles (Feb. 19 at Yale, Mar. 13 vs. Yale, Mar. 15 vs. VCU)... averaged 21.5 points on 61.0% shooting, 9.3 rebounds, and 6.25 assists over the last four games of the season ... made game-winning layups against Drexel on Dec. 4, and Harvard on Feb. 25.
2020-21: Season canceled due to COVID-19.
2019-20: Appeared in 26 games and made 10 starts … had four double figure scoring games, including on Feb. 14 against Yale when he had a career-high 11 points … went 41-for-78 from the field for a percentage of 52.6% … had a season-high eight rebounds at Bucknell on Nov. 30 … handed out a season-best three assists at FDU on Dec. 14 … blocked a season-high two shots at Harvard on Feb. 1…recorded a season-high three steals at Drexel on Dec. 4.
Before Princeton: Represented the Great Britain U18 team at the FIBA European Championships in 2019 & 2018 … helped the Great Britain U18 team finish seventh in 2018 & eighth in 2019 at the FIBA European Championships, the two highest finishes in history for Great Britain in Division A … represented England as a member of its U18 team at the Harris Memorial Tournament in 2017
also played soccer in high school.
Personal: Son of Isaac and brother of Toju Evbuomwan...his father Isaac is a doctor.
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