Jake Toolson
{{short description|American basketball player}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Jake Toolson
| image = Jake Toolson 122119 Postgame.jpg
| caption =
| number =
| position = Shooting guard
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 5
| weight_lbs = 205
| league =
| team = Free Agent
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|3|6}}
| birth_place =
| nationality = American
| high_school = Highland
(Gilbert, Arizona)
| college =
- BYU (2014–2016)
- Utah Valley (2017–2019)
- BYU (2019–2020)
| draft_year = 2020
| career_start = 2021
| years1 = 2021
| team1 = Salt Lake City Stars
| years2 = 2021–2022
| team2 = BG Göttingen
| highlights =
- AP Honorable Mention All-American (2019)
- WAC Player of the Year (2019)
- WCC Newcomer of the Year (2020)
- First-team All-WAC (2019)
- First-team All-WCC (2020)
}}
Jake Toolson (born March 6, 1996) is an American basketball player who last played for BG Göttingen of the easyCredit BBL. He played college basketball for the Utah Valley Wolverines and the BYU Cougars. He was named the 2019 Western Athletic Conference Player of the Year.
Toolson's father Troy is the cousin of former Jazz wing Andy Toolson.{{cite web |last1=Walker |first1=Sean |title=Former BYU standout Jake Toolson explains why he signed with the Utah Jazz |url=https://www.ksl.com/article/50057788/former-byu-standout-jake-toolson-explains-why-he-signed-with-the-utah-jazz |website=ksl.com |access-date=13 December 2020}}
College career
Toolson, a shooting guard from Highland High School in Gilbert, Arizona, committed to play college basketball for Brigham Young University (BYU).{{cite web|first=Jay|last=Drew|url=https://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=55868804&itype=CMSID|title=Arizona sharpshooter Jake Toolson, Danny Ainge's nephew, commits to BYU basketball|work=The Salt Lake Tribune|date=February 20, 2013|accessdate=April 6, 2019}}{{cite web|first=|last=|url=https://usatodayhss.com/2014/byu-bound-jake-toolson-has-focus-on-highlands-foe|title=BYU-bound Jake Toolson has focus on Highland's foe|work=USA Today|date=February 21, 2014|accessdate=April 6, 2019}} In his sophomore season for the Cougars, Toolson appeared in 10 games and averaged 3.9 points per game before taking a medical leave and ending his season.{{cite web|first=Sean|last=Walker|url=https://www.ksl.com/article/37860306/byu-guard-toolson-out-for-medical-leave|title=BYU guard Toolson out for medical leave|work=ksl.com|date=December 21, 2015|accessdate=April 6, 2019}} Following his shortened sophomore season, Toolson decided to transfer to Utah Valley to play for former BYU assistant Mark Pope.{{cite web|first=Brandon|last=Judd|url=https://www.deseretnews.com/article/865652659/Report-Former-BYU-guard-Jake-Toolson-transferring-to-play-at-UVU.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160421130250/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865652659/Report-Former-BYU-guard-Jake-Toolson-transferring-to-play-at-UVU.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 21, 2016|title=Former BYU guard Jake Toolson transferring to play at UVU|work=Deseret News|date=April 20, 2016|accessdate=April 6, 2019}}
After sitting out the 2016–17 season as a transfer, Toolson found immediate playing time for the Wolverines. He started every game and averaged 10.9 points per game, shooting 45% from the floor in his redshirt sophomore season.{{cite web|first=Austin|last=Facer|url=https://kslsports.com/405799/uvus-jake-toolson-may-be-top-player-in-state/?|title=UVU's Jake Toolson May Be Top Player In State|work=kslsports.com|date=February 27, 2019|accessdate=April 6, 2019}} As a senior, he averaged 15.8 points per game. At the close of the season, Toolson was named first-team All-Western Athletic Conference and the WAC Player of the Year. He was the first UVU player to receive this award.{{cite web|first=Jason|last=Erickson|url=https://www.deseret.com/2019/3/12/20668134/uvu-basketball-utah-valley-s-jake-toolson-named-wac-player-of-the-year-wyatt-lowell-tabbed-freshman/|title=Utah Valley's Jake Toolson named WAC Player of the Year, Wyatt Lowell tabbed Freshman of the Year|work=Deseret News|date=March 12, 2019|access-date=April 6, 2019}}
On May 24, 2019, Toolson announced he would transfer back to BYU as a graduate transfer for his senior year, reuniting with his UVU coach who had been hired to coach the Cougars.{{cite news |last1=Dickson |first1=Darnell |title=Jake Toolson returning to BYU, Wyatt Lowell to follow |url=https://www.heraldextra.com/sports/college/byu/basketball/men/jake-toolson-returning-to-byu-wyatt-lowell-to-follow/article_99f7300d-8aee-5a27-b7b5-d05515534f30.html |accessdate=February 6, 2020 |work=Daily Herald |date=April 24, 2019 |archive-date=February 7, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200207003349/https://www.heraldextra.com/sports/college/byu/basketball/men/jake-toolson-returning-to-byu-wyatt-lowell-to-follow/article_99f7300d-8aee-5a27-b7b5-d05515534f30.html |url-status=dead }} Toolson scored a career-high 28 points and had six three-pointers on January 24, 2020, in a 74–60 win over Pacific.{{cite news |title=Toolson, Childs lead BYU past Pacific 74–60 |url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401175180 |accessdate=February 23, 2020 |work=ESPN |agency=Associated Press |date=January 24, 2020}} On February 22, 2020, Toolson scored 17 points in a 91–78 upset of second-ranked Gonzaga.{{cite news |title=No. 23 BYU upsets No. 2 Gonzaga 91–78 |url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401175189 |accessdate=February 23, 2020 |work=ESPN |agency=Associated Press |date=February 22, 2020}} At the conclusion of the regular season, Toolson was named to the First Team All-West Coast Conference as well as Newcomer of the Year.{{cite press release|url=https://wccsports.com/news/2020/3/3/wcc-announces-2019-20-mens-basketball-all-conference-team-mbb.aspx |title=WCC Announces 2019-20 Men's Basketball All-Conference Team |publisher=West Coast Conference |date=March 3, 2020 |accessdate=March 3, 2020}} Toolson averaged 15.2 points and 4.8 rebounds per game while shooting 47% from the floor as a senior.{{cite news |last1=Call |first1=Jeff |title='We knew we were going to make a run': BYU's Jake Toolson reflects on a senior season that ended sooner than expected |url=https://www.deseret.com/sports/2020/4/6/21205906/byu-basketball-jake-toolson-mark-pope-senior-season |accessdate=April 8, 2020 |work=Deseret News |date=April 6, 2020}}
Professional career
After going undrafted in the 2020 NBA draft, Toolson signed an Exhibit 10 deal with the Utah Jazz.{{cite news|first=Jeff|last=Call|title=Yoeli Childs signing with Wizards, Jake Toolson inking Exhibit 10 contract with Jazz|url=https://www.deseret.com/sports/2020/11/21/21588742/byu-basketball-yoeli-childs-washington-wizards-jake-toolson-utah-jazz-nba|date=November 21, 2020|work=Deseret News|accessdate=November 22, 2020}} He was waived at the conclusion of training camp{{cite web|title=Jazz Sign Yogi Ferrell and Malcolm Miller|url=https://www.nba.com/jazz/news/jazz-sign-yogi-ferrell-and-malcolm-miller|date=December 18, 2020|work=NBA.com|accessdate=June 6, 2021}} and then assigned to the Jazz's NBA G League affiliate, the Salt Lake City Stars.{{cite web|first=Kraig|last=Williams|title=Stars Announce 2021 Roster|url=https://saltlakecity.gleague.nba.com/news/stars-announce-2021-roster/|date=January 26, 2021|work=NBA.com|accessdate=June 6, 2021|archive-date=November 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211102025101/https://saltlakecity.gleague.nba.com/news/stars-announce-2021-roster/|url-status=dead}} On February 14, 2021, he suffered a season-ending injury and was subsequently waived after one game.{{cite web|first=Kraig|last=Williams|title=Stars Acquire Dakarai Allen; Waive Toolson|url=https://saltlakecity.gleague.nba.com/news/stars-acquire-dakarai-allen-waive-toolson/|date=February 14, 2021|work=NBA.com|accessdate=June 6, 2021|archive-date=June 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210607002709/https://saltlakecity.gleague.nba.com/news/stars-acquire-dakarai-allen-waive-toolson/|url-status=dead}}
On June 4, 2021, Toolson signed with BG Göttingen of the German easyCredit BBL.{{cite web|title=Veilchen Verpflichten Toolson |url=https://www.bggoettingen.de/veilchen-verpflichten-tooslon/|date=June 4, 2021|work=BGGoettingen.de|accessdate=June 6, 2021|language=German}}
Career statistics
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=College=
{{NBA player statistics start}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2014–15
| style="text-align:left;"| BYU
| 26 || 0 || 7.8 || .420 || .400 || 1.000 || 1.4 || .5 || .3 || .0 || 2.3
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2015–16
| style="text-align:left;"| BYU
| 10 || 5 || 13.8 || .455 || .368 || 1.000 || 1.6 || 1.2 || .3 || .0 || 3.9
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2016–17
| style="text-align:left;"| Utah Valley
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="11"| File:Redshirt.svg Redshirt
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2017–18
| style="text-align:left;"| Utah Valley
| 33 || 33 || 27.9 || .496 || .357 || .846 || 4.7 || 2.9 || .8 || .2 || 10.9
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2018–19
| style="text-align:left;"| Utah Valley
| 35 || 35 || 33.3 || .537 || .448 || .851 || 4.5 || 2.3 || .5 || .2 || 15.7
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2019–20
| style="text-align:left;"| BYU
| 32 || 32 || 33.6 || .472 || .470 || .797 || 4.8 || 3.9 || 1.1 || .4 || 15.2
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career
| 136 || 105 || 25.7 || .497 || .433 || .838 || 3.8 || 2.4 || .6 || .2 || 11.0
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Personal life
Toolson is the nephew of former NBA player and Brigham Young All-American Danny Ainge. His father is the cousin of former NBA player Andy Toolson.
References
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External links
- [https://gouvu.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/jake-toolson/5359 Utah Valley Wolverines bio]
- [https://byucougars.com/athlete/m-basketball/107761/Jake-Toolson BYU Cougars bio]
- [https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/jake-toolson-1.html College stats @ sports-reference.com]
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