Obadiah Richard Toppin Jr. is an American professional basketball player for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association. He played college basketball for the Dayton Flyers. He was selected with the eighth pick by the Knicks in the 2020 NBA Draft.
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Obadiah Richard Toppin Jr. is an American professional basketball player for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association. He played college basketball for the Dayton Flyers. As a freshman he was named Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year and to the first team All-Atlantic 10. He had breakout success in his sophomore season, earning Atlantic 10 Player of the year and National College Player of Year honors. He was selected with the eighth pick by the Knicks in the 2020 NBA Draft. He is a native of Brooklyn, New York and graduated from Ossining High School in New York. He also attended Mt.
Zion Preparatory School in Baltimore, Maryland for a postgraduate year. He has two brothers, one of whom is a junior at the University of Dayton and the other is a senior at the same school. He won the Karl Malone Award as the nation’s top power forward and was named Associated Press National Player of. the Year after being named the Associated Press Basketball Player of The Year, Naismith Award, Oscar Robertson Trophy and John R. R. Robertson Award winner. He scored his 1,000th career point on February 22, 2020 during a 28-point performance in a 70–70 win over Duquesne.
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