Tosan Evbuomwan

About

Torisesan “Tosan” Evbuomwan (eh-WOH-mah; born 16 February 2001) is a British professional basketball player for FC Barcelona of the Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball for the Princeton Tigers.

Evbuomwan was born and raised in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. His father, Isaac, is a gynecologist who played college basketball at the University of Lagos in his native Nigeria. His mother, Michelle, who was born to a Nigerian father and Irish mother, moved to Lagos when she was 21 years old. Using her commercial pilot’s license she earned in the UK, she became the first female captain to pilot a plane in Nigeria. Michelle met Isaac when she went in for a physical and they began dating. Isaac moved to England for work one year later and Michelle followed him there; they decided to settle in Newcastle after starting a family.
Evbuomwan’s mother died of breast cancer on 16 November 2012. Evbuomwan grew up playing football, rugby, cricket and track & field, and was a standout football star, being selected to Newcastle United’s Youth Academy. He had a basketball hoop at his house because his father had played in Nigeria, but he did not begin playing basketball…