Tosan Evbuomwan

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Tosan Evbuomwan
Tosan Evbuomwan Princeton basketball.jpg
Evbuomwan with the Princeton Tigers in 2023
No. 18–Detroit Pistons
Position Small forward
League NBA
Personal information
Born (2001-02-16) 16 February 2001 (age 23)
Newcastle, England
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight217 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school Royal Grammar School
(Newcastle, England)
College Princeton (2019–2023)
NBA draft 2023: undrafted
Playing career2023–present
Career history
2023–2024 Motor City Cruise
2024 Memphis Grizzlies
2024–present Detroit Pistons
2024–present→Motor City Cruise
Career highlights and awards
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at NBA.com
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at Basketball-Reference.com

Torisesan "Tosan" Evbuomwan (eh-WHOA-ma; born 16 February 2001) [1] is a British professional basketball player for the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Motor City Cruise of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Princeton Tigers.

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Early life

Evbuomwan was born and raised in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. [1] His father, Isaac, is a gynecologist who played college basketball at the University of Lagos in his native Nigeria. [1] His mother, Michelle, who was born to a Nigerian father and English mother, moved to Lagos when she was 21-years-old. [1] Using her commercial pilot's license she earned in the UK, she became the first female captain to pilot a plane in Nigeria. [2] Michelle met Isaac when she went in for a physical and they began dating. [2] Isaac moved to England for work one year later and Michelle followed him there; they decided to settle in Newcastle after starting a family. [2]

Evbuomwan's mother died of breast cancer on 16 November 2012. [2] Evbuomwan grew up playing football, rugby, cricket and track & field, and was a standout football star, being selected to Newcastle United's Youth Academy. [1] He had a basketball hoop at his house because his father had played in Nigeria, but he did not begin playing basketball competitively until age 14. [1] Evbuomwan attended Royal Grammar School, Newcastle upon Tyne and helped start the basketball team there with a friend. [1] He subsequently played for the Newcastle Eagles U18 team and took part in the Deng Camp run by Luol Deng, in which his play began receiving more attention. [3] Eagles head coach Ian MacLeod sent highlight clips of the star player to American universities, and Princeton assistant coach Brett MacConnell was impressed, and suggested to head coach Mitch Henderson to recruit him. [4] Evbuomwan signed with Princeton in April 2019. [5]

College career

Evbuomwan averaged 3.9 points, 1.8 rebounds, and 0.9 assists per game as a freshman at Princeton, making 19 starts. The 2020–21 season was cancelled in the Ivy League due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [6] He practiced against the Newcastle Eagles during the pandemic and joined Great Britain's 3x3 team in Tel Aviv. [2]

On 4 December 2021, Evbuomwan scored a career-high 27 points in an 81–79 overtime win against Drexel. [7] He matched his career-high of 27 points as well as seven rebounds and five steals on 4 February 2022, in an 88–83 loss to Cornell. [8] As a junior, Evbuomwan was named unanimous Ivy League Player of the Year. [9]

In 2023, Evbuomwan was named All-Ivy League, [10] and First Team All-District. [11] On 30 March 30, 2023, he declared for the 2023 NBA draft.

Professional career

Motor City Cruise / Memphis Grizzlies / Detroit Pistons (2023–present)

After going undrafted in the 2023 NBA draft, Evbuomwan joined the Detroit Pistons for the 2023 NBA Summer League [12] and on 2 October 2023, he signed with them. [13] However, he was waived on 21 October [14] and nine days later, he joined the Motor City Cruise. [15]

On 30 January 2024, Evbuomwan signed a 10-day contract with the Memphis Grizzlies after averaging 15.1 points, 8.4 rebounds and 3.9 assists in 34.5 minutes for the Cruise. [16] He was active for his first NBA game on 1 February against the Cleveland Cavaliers, [17] though he did not make his NBA debut until the following day against the Golden State Warriors. [18] On 4 February he put up a career-high 12 rebounds (including 7 offensive rebounds) in a 131–91 blowout loss to the Boston Celtics. [19] On 9 February he returned to Motor City. [20]

On 13 February 2024, Evbuomwan signed a 10-day contract with the Detroit Pistons [21] and on 23 February, he signed a two-way contract with the Pistons. [22]

National team career

Evbuomwan has represented Great Britain at several international competitions. He participated in the 2018 FIBA U18 European Championship. At the 2019 FIBA U18 European Championship, he averaged 10.4 points, 7.9 rebounds, and 2.6 assists per game. [23]

Career statistics

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

NBA

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2023–24 Memphis 4018.5.267.250—3.51.5.0.32.5
2023–24 Detroit 13822.5.571.417.6803.5.8.5.37.0
Career17821.6.507.375.6803.5.9.4.35.9

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  5. ↑ King, Jeff (24 December 2019). "THE TOSAN REPORT: PART 1". Newcastle Eagles . Retrieved 16 March 2022.
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  8. ↑ "Manon scores 22 to lift Cornell past Princeton 88-83". ESPN . 4 February 2022. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
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  11. ↑ "NABC Names Tosan Evbuomwan First Team All-District". Princeton University Athletics. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  12. ↑ "DETROIT PISTONS 2023 NBA 2K24 SUMMER LEAGUE ROSTER". NBA.com. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  13. ↑ Pistons PR [@Pistons_PR] (2 October 2023). "The @DetroitPistons announced today the team's 2023-24 training camp roster including the signing of Buddy Boeheim, Tosan Evbuomwan, Jontay Porter, Zavier Simpson and Stanley Umude to Exhibit 10 contracts" (Tweet). Retrieved 8 October 2023– via Twitter.
  14. ↑ Pistons PR [@Pistons_PR] (21 October 2023). "The Detroit Pistons announced today that the team has requested waivers on Buddy Boeheim, Tosan Evbuomwan, Jontay Porter and Zavier Simpson" (Tweet). Retrieved 30 October 2023– via Twitter.
  15. ↑ Motor City Cruise [@MotorCityCruise] (30 October 2023). "The engine is revving, and we're ready to roll! Check out the Motor City Cruise training camp roster - we're ready to work! #HustleAndDrive" (Tweet). Retrieved 8 November 2023– via Twitter.
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