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Jacob Toppin ( TOP-in; born May 8, 2000) is an American professional basketball player for Hapoel Tel Aviv of the Israeli Premier League and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball for the Rhode Island Rams and the Kentucky Wildcats.
Toppin attended Ossining High School where he played basketball, football and volleyball. As a senior, he averaged 15.6 points and 8.8 rebounds per game, earning All-Selection honors. Toppin was not highly recruited but committed to play college basketball at Rhode Island.
Toppin averaged 5.1 points and 3.9 rebounds in bench role as a freshman at Rhode Island. He transferred to Kentucky after the season. As a sophomore, he averaged 5.2 points and 3.5 rebounds per game. Toppin averaged 6.2 points and 3.2 rebounds per game as a junior. As a senior, he averaged 12.4 points, 6.8 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game. Toppin declared for the 2023 NBA draft following the season, forgoing an additional year of eligibility.
After going undrafted in the 2023 NBA draft, Toppin signed an Exhibit 10 contract with the New York Knicks on July 6, 2023…
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