Bronx native Joe Toussaint is a basketball player associated with Iowa Hawkeyes, where he plays in a position, Guard.
The junior class Iowa Hawkeyes basketball player Joe Toussaint have scored in double figures nine times in his junior season and changed the uniform number from No. 1 to No. 2 before the junior season.
The 2021-22 Season statistics show that the player has an average of 4.6 points, 1.9 rebounds, 3.5 assists, and 44.% field goal percentage. Iowa Hawkeyes is playing against Northwestern on March 3, 2022. Iowa’s recent match was on February 26, 2022, against Nebraska Cornhuskers, and Iowa Hawkeyes won by 88-78.
Where Is Joe Toussaint Originally From?
The Iowa men’s basketball player Joe Toussaint is originally from the Highbridge section of The Bronx, where he lived with his family.
Joe Toussaint traveled halfway across the nation from his hometown in the Bronx to Iowa City with the hopes of starting at point guard for the Hawkeyes. On September 8, 2019, he pledged to attend the University of Iowa.
He replaced Jordan Bohannon, former point guarder of Iowa’s team. Bohannon switched from point guard to shooting to create a spot in the starting lineup for the lightning-quick Toussaint.
The 6-foot Joe Toussaint has shown flashes of brilliance during his match as the point guard, and he is undoubtedly the quickest player on the team. His quickness helps him get to the basket on offense and pressurize the ball on defense. Iowa coach Fran McCaffery believes that Toussaint is always a star of the show.
Explore Joe Toussaint Parents & Family
The basketball player Joe Toussaint was born in the Bronx to Satuyee Toussaint, and he seems to be in his twenties. He has three siblings, Christopher, Brian, and Ashley.
He attended Cardinal Hayes High School and was the all-time leading scorer during his high school days. His average 22.5 points, 5.3 assists, 4.7 rebounds, and 1.7 steals helped Cardinal Hayes high School lead to a 21-8 record and a berth in the 2018 Catholic High School Athletic Association (CHSAA) semifinals.
Joe Toussaint’s incredible performance skills led Cardinal Hayes HS to its first CHSAA city championship on the ‘AA’ level in 2017 since 1990, and he earned MVP honors as a sophomore.
While entering senior year, he has 1,059 points, 279 assists, 202 rebounds, and 112 steals, and he was ranked NO. 5 players in the New York State, according to 247Sports.
The player got selected to participate in the Pangos All-American Camp. Along with Iowa classmate Patrick McCaffery, he participated in the NBPA Top 100 Camp. He also competed on the PSA Cardinals AAU team.
Meet Joe Toussaint On Social Media
The college basketball player Joe Toussaint is on social media. He joined Twitter in May 2016 as @jtoussaint_2, where he has 836 tweets and 6,324 followers. He is also available on Instagram as @joeyy.toussaint, where he has 1,028 followers but has no post.
At the age of 11, Tony Wright, Joe Toussaint’s mentor, introduced him to basketball, which Joe credits with teaching him everything he knows about the game. He played with the Latino Pastoral Action Center, known as LPAC, a basketball program in his neighborhood.
As a freshman in 2019-20, Joe competed in all 31 contests, starting the last 20 from Iowa Hawkeyes, where his average was 6.5 points,2.9 assists, 2.0 rebounds, and a team’s best 1.2 steals that he made 83% from the free-throw line.