John Tofi

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John Tofi
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Tofi playing with Okapi in 2017
Personal information
Born (1984-06-01) June 1, 1984 (age 40)
San Francisco, California
NationalityAmerican / Samoan
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
High school Archbishop Riordan
(San Francisco, California)
College UTEP (2002–2006)
NBA draft 2006: undrafted
Playing career2010–2018
Position Center
Number6
Career history
20102012 Leuven Bears
20122018 Okapi Aalstar
Career highlights and awards

Ioana "John" Tofi (born June 1, 1984) is an American-Samoan retired basketball player. [1] [2] He played as center. After playing college basketball with UTEP, he played professionally in Belgium for Leuven Bears and Okapi Aalstar.

Professional career

On May 6, 2016, Tofi was named the Basketball League Belgium Division I MVP, after averaging 15.9 points and 6.9 rebounds in 27.8 minutes over the season. [3] Tofi led Okapi Aalstar to the Finals afterwards, but there the team lost to Telenet Oostende.

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