Toby Fournier

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Toby Fournier
UNC vs Duke (Jan 2025) 22 (Fournier).jpg
Fournier with Duke in 2025
No. 35Duke Blue Devils
Position Forward
League Atlantic Coast Conference
Personal information
Born (2005-10-03) October 3, 2005 (age 19)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Career information
High school Crestwood Prep
(Toronto, Ontario)
College Duke (2024–present)
Career highlights
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
FIBA Under-19 World Cup
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Spain Team

Toby Lee Fournier (born October 3, 2005) is a Canadian college basketball player for the Duke Blue Devils of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).

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Early life and high school career

Fournier competed in the long jump, ballet, soccer, and gymnastics before focusing on basketball, which she began playing at age 12. [1] In eighth grade, she drew attention on Instagram for her dunking ability. Fournier played for Crestwood Preparatory College in Toronto. [2] She competed in the Nike Hoop Summit, where she recorded 18 points and 9 rebounds for the World Select team. [3] Rated a five-star recruit by ESPN, she committed to play college basketball for Duke. [4]

National team career

Fournier led Canada to fourth place in the 2022 FIBA Under-17 Women's Basketball World Cup in Hungary, where she averaged 13.3 points, 11.4 rebounds, and 2.1 blocks per game. [5] She helped her team win the bronze medal at the 2023 FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup in Spain. Fournier averaged 16.1 points, a tournament-high 13.7 rebounds, and 2.1 blocks per game, earning All-Star Five honors. [6]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game
 TO  Turnovers per game FG%  Field-goal percentage 3P%  3-point field-goal percentage FT%  Free-throw percentage
 Bold Career best°League leader

College

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2024–25 Duke 35020.252.642.965.15.30.40.81.11.813.2
Career35020.252.642.965.15.30.40.81.11.813.2
Statistics retrieved from Sports-Reference. [7]

Personal life

Fournier's mother, Anais Granofsky, is an actress and screenwriter known for the Degrassi television franchise. [2] Her great-grandfather, Phil Granovsky, was one of the original members of the Toronto Raptors ownership group. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 Richer, Shawna (November 6, 2019). "At 14, Toby Fournier is a viral dunking sensation – and one of Canada's most exciting young basketball players". The Globe and Mail . Retrieved October 24, 2024.
  2. 1 2 Ngabo, Gilbert (January 27, 2023). "The girl can dunk. For Toronto's Toby Fournier, the sky's the limit". Toronto Star . Retrieved October 24, 2024.
  3. Mackenzie, Holly (May 21, 2023). "From Late Bloomer to Dunking Sensation, Toby Fournier Commits to Duke". Canada Basketball . Retrieved October 24, 2024.
  4. "Toby Fournier 2024 High School Girls' Basketball Profile". ESPN . Retrieved October 31, 2024.
  5. "Who wins the dunk contest: Toby Fournier or Dominique Malonga?". FIBA. November 13, 2022. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
  6. Ibrahim, Abdulhamid (July 28, 2023). "Bronze medal at U19 World Cup shows bright future for Canadian women's basketball". CBC.ca . Retrieved October 31, 2024.
  7. "Toby Fournier College Stats". Sports-Reference . Retrieved April 1, 2025.