University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Louisiana Athletics Hall of Fame
Andrew Toney
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- 1980
Andrew Toney of Birmingham, Ala., turned out to be exactly what the doctor ordered.
The 6-3, 190-pound product of Birmingham’s Glenn High School picked up where Dwight “Bo” Lamar left off, averaging 21 points per game as a freshman and 26.1 in his senior season.
His 107-game career was 2,526 points, an average of 23.6 per game. The point total was good enough for second place on the school list behind Lamar’s 3,493.
In his senior year, Toney led Coach Bobby Paschal’s Cajuns to a 21-9 record and the quarterfinals of the National Invitation Tournament.
How valuable was Toney? He missed four games in 1979-80 because of injuries and one more because he had to leave the team on the West Coast for his graduation – a feat accomplished in 3 1/2 years. The Ragin’ Cajuns were 21-4 with Toney in the lineup and 0-5 without him.
The Philadelphia 76ers chose Toney in the first round of the 1980 National Basketball Association draft – making him the eighth player selected overall.
In his third NBA season, he averaged 19.7 points per game in helping the 76ers win their first NBA title in 16 years.
Toney was selected to play in the NBA All-Star game in both 1983 and 1984. In the 1983-83 season, he had a career high scoring average of 20.4 points per
game.
In eight seasons with the 76ers, Toney scored a total of 7,458 points in regular-season play and 1,254 more in the playoffs. His career average in the regular season was 15.9 points per game, and he hit 50 percent of his field goal attempts – a remarkable figure for a guard who did most of his shooting from outside.
In the playoffs, however, he was able to life his game to a higher level. In 72 playoffs games spread over six seasons, he averaged 17.4 points per game.
In the championship season, the 76ers scored a four-game sweep in the final series with Pat Riley’s Los Angeles Lakers.
The 6-3, 190-pound product of Birmingham’s Glenn High School picked up where Dwight “Bo” Lamar left off, averaging 21 points per game as a freshman and 26.1 in his senior season.
His 107-game career was 2,526 points, an average of 23.6 per game. The point total was good enough for second place on the school list behind Lamar’s 3,493.
In his senior year, Toney led Coach Bobby Paschal’s Cajuns to a 21-9 record and the quarterfinals of the National Invitation Tournament.
How valuable was Toney? He missed four games in 1979-80 because of injuries and one more because he had to leave the team on the West Coast for his graduation – a feat accomplished in 3 1/2 years. The Ragin’ Cajuns were 21-4 with Toney in the lineup and 0-5 without him.
The Philadelphia 76ers chose Toney in the first round of the 1980 National Basketball Association draft – making him the eighth player selected overall.
In his third NBA season, he averaged 19.7 points per game in helping the 76ers win their first NBA title in 16 years.
Toney was selected to play in the NBA All-Star game in both 1983 and 1984. In the 1983-83 season, he had a career high scoring average of 20.4 points per
game.
In eight seasons with the 76ers, Toney scored a total of 7,458 points in regular-season play and 1,254 more in the playoffs. His career average in the regular season was 15.9 points per game, and he hit 50 percent of his field goal attempts – a remarkable figure for a guard who did most of his shooting from outside.
In the playoffs, however, he was able to life his game to a higher level. In 72 playoffs games spread over six seasons, he averaged 17.4 points per game.
In the championship season, the 76ers scored a four-game sweep in the final series with Pat Riley’s Los Angeles Lakers.
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