Toohey was born in Canberra, the capital of Australia.[1] Growing up, he played both basketball and cricket, the latter of which his father had played.[2] He decided to focus solely on basketball after receiving a call-up to the Australian national under-15 team for the Oceania Games.[2] He attended Marist College Canberra and played for their team as well as with the Weston Creek Woden Dodgers.[3]
In 2020, Toohey joined the NBA Academy and the BA Centre of Excellence.[3] He played for the Academy for three seasons and received attention for his performance at the 2022 NBA Academy Games, where he was his team's leading scorer, placed second in steals and fifth in rebounds.[4] In 2021, he played five games for the Centre of Excellence in the Waratah League. He went on to play nine games for the Centre of Excellence in the NBL1 in the 2022 season.[5] In the 2023 NBL1 season, he led the team to the regular season championship in the NBL1 East and averaged 17.9 points, 5.8 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game.[1]
Instead of playing college basketball, Toohey joined the National Basketball League's Next Stars Program and signed with the Sydney Kings on 24 June 2023.[3][9] In his first season, he played in 29 games and averaged eight points and four rebounds.[1] He opted to return to the Kings for the 2024–25 NBL season instead of entering the 2024 NBA draft.[10] In 30 games, he averaged 10.5 points, 3.9 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 1.5 steals, and 0.8 blocks per game, on 45.2% from the field and 30.2% on three-pointers.[11] He was named the recipient of the NBL Next Generation Award for the 2024–25 season.[12]
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