Juan Toscano-Anderson


Juan Ronel Toscano–Anderson is Mexican-American professional basketball player for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association. He played college basketball for the Marquette Golden Eagles.

Early life and high school

Toscano, as a senior, led Castro Valley High School to a record-setting campaign in the 2010-11 season, posting the programs' most wins in a season with a record of 30-2 and claimed its first league and North Coast Section titles. The team also advanced to the Northern California Division I title game. Toscano averaged 16.6 points, 7.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game during the season and was subsequently named first team all-league, all-metro, and third team all-state. Toscano was ranked 61st in the country by Rivals.com among all 2011 basketball recruits.

College career

Freshman year

Toscano was inactive for Marquette's first three games of the regular season due to a NCAA suspension he made his collegiate debut vs. Mississippi on Nov 20 2012. During a game vs Wisconsin Toscano made his first collegiate field goal during seven minutes off the bench while adding five rebounds and an assist in a win. Toscano missed game a game against Green Bay scheduled on Dec 10 due to a shoulder injury. Toscano picked up his first collegiate steal and scored two points vs St. John's on Jan 11 2013. Toscano play a then career-high 10 minutes vs. Rutgers on Feb. 22, contributing two points, two rebounds, two steals and his first collegiate blocked shot. Against West Virginia, Toscano picked up three defensive rebounds in just 11 minutes of playing time on February 24.

Sophomore year

Toscano played 21 minutes in the season-opener vs. Colgate on Nov 11 2013 and contributed nine points and nine rebounds, which were career-highs. Made his first collegiate start vs. Butler on Nov 19 2013 during the Maui Invitational, pitching in five points and six rebounds in a then career-high 22 minutes. Toscano blocked a career-high two blocks and added three rebounds against Green Bay on December 19, 2013. Toscano scored a season-high nine points vs. North Carolina Central on December 29, 2013, scoring three field goals and three free throws which both were career-highs. During a game vs Providence on January 26, 2014, Toscano shot 75% from the field, including a career-best two 3-pointers to score nine points while collecting a game-high three steals. While playing a game vs DePaul on February 9, 2014, Toscano grabbed four rebounds and collected one block. Toscano started the game vs Davidson during the second round of the NCAA Tournament, seeing 16 minutes of action, grabbing a pair of rebounds in Marquette's 59-58 over Davidson during March 23, 2014. Toscano subsequently received the Darius Johnson-Odom "Sacrifice For The String" Award during team's postseason banquet.

Junior year

Toscano shot 4-of-6 from the field and had a career-high 11 points and five assists in just 16 minutes of action vs Grambling State on Nov. 12 2014. During the game vs New Hampshire on November 21, 2014, Toscano got 5 rebounds, with four of his five rebounds came on the offensive glass while simultaneously adding three steals and three assists. Toscano played a career-high 26 minutes at Wisconsin on December 7, 2014, matching career-high with four field goals, finishing with eight points, six rebounds and a steal. Toscano scored 10 points while matching a career-high with a team-best nine rebounds vs George Washington on December 29, 2014.

Senior year

He scored 16 points and also led the team with seven rebounds and a game-high four steals vs. UT Martin on Nov 14 2014. He scored a career-high 23 points on 11-of-15 shooting from the field vs. Omaha on November 22, 2014, leading the team in rebounds - 8, blocks - 2, steals - 3 while adding four assists. Toscano got 9 rebounds, which matched a career-high, while registering a game-high 20 points, including a career-best eight free throws out of 13 vs NJIT on November 24, 2014. During the Orlando Classic, playing against Georgia Tech on November 27, 2014, Toscano posted 12 points, 6 rebounds and 2 steals in the win. Toscano grabbed a career-high 13 rebounds against North Dakota on December 22, 2014. He also set a career-high 7 assists in a win over Arizona State on December 16, 2014. Toscano recorded 12 points and seven boards, four of which being offensive in 38 minutes vs. Butler on January 31, 2015. Toscano was inactive for the first time all year vs. the February 21, 2015 game against Villanova, but returned to play limited minutes in the next three games, culminating with a return to the starting lineup on senior day to help the Golden Eagles win over DePaul on March 7, 2015. Toscano went 3-of-3 for regular field goals, grabbing five boards, and passing for two assists as Marquette won against Seton Hall, 78-56 during the first round action of the Big East tournament on March 11, 2015 Toscano subsequently concluded the 2014-15 season as the team's leading rebounder at 5.7 per game, second leading amount of blocks with 12 and ranked third in the team for steals at 35. His overall field goal percentage of 49 percent placed him second on the team, but the most of any Marquette player that attempted a 3-pointer throughout the season.

Professional career

Soles de Mexicali (2015–2016)

After going undrafted in the 2015 NBA Draft, on September 2, 2015, Toscano-Anderson was reported to have joined Soles de Mexicali of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional.

Bucaneros de La Guaira (2016)

Toscano-Anderson appeared in the Venezuelan basketball team, Bucaneros de La Guaira of the Liga Profesional de Baloncesto. In his first game with Bucaneros, he recorded 15 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists in a 68-91 losing effort to the Marinos.

Fuerza Regia de Monterrey (2016–2018)

Toscano-Anderson was reported to be playing for Fuerza Regia de Monterrey in his second professional basketball season.

Santa Cruz Warriors (2018–2020)

On October 22, 2018, Toscano-Anderson was included in the training camp roster of the Santa Cruz Warriors via local tryout. On November 1, 2018, was included in the opening night roster of the Santa Cruz Warriors. He earned $2000 dollars per week. He re-joined the Santa Cruz Warriors for the 2019–20 season.

Golden State Warriors (2020–present)

On February 6, 2020, Toscano-Anderson signed a three year deal with the Golden State Warriors.
On February 23, 2020, Toscano-Anderson recorded an NBA career high 16 points against the Pelicans.

National team career

He was a member of the Mexico's national basketball team at the 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament – Turin, Italy.

Career statistics