Hall of Fame
OBI TOPPIN – Basketball 2017-2020
The 2020 consensus National Player of the Year in men's basketball, Obi Toppin was Dayton's first consensus All-American. He led UD to a 29-2 record and a final No. 3 national ranking in the Covid-shortened 2019-20 season.
Toppin was the only player in the country who averaged 20.0 points, 7.0 rebounds and shot over 60% from the field that season, with final numbers of 20.0 points, 7.5 rebounds a game, and.633 (245-387) from the field, along with .390 (32-82) from 3-pt. range and .702 (99-141) from the line. He was fifth nationally in field goal percentage, even though he took more than double the number of three-pointers the rest of the top 10 combined.
He led the nation in dunks in 2019-20, with a school-record 107. His 190 career dunks are also a Dayton record. While on the subject of dunks, the last five field goals of his college career were dunks (after the first two FG's of his career were also dunks)
Toppin is the Dayton record holder for career field goal percentage by a scant .0004. His .6473 (446-689) edged Sean Finn's previous record of .6469 (414-640).
The native of the Big Apple was a lottery pick by the New York Knicks in the 2020 NBA draft. Toppin now plays for the Indiana Pacers.
