Joe Toussaint

Photo by: WVU Athletic Communications

Position:
Guard
Height:
6-0
Weight:
190
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Bronx, N.Y.
High School:
Cardinal Hays HS
Prev School:
Iowa

West Virginia (2022-23)

For his career, he has scored 792 points, grabbed 256 rebounds and handed out 368 assists
Has played in 132 career games with 42 starts
Played in all 34 games, starting one
Averaged 21.7 minutes per game
Averaged 9.4 points and 2.8 rebounds per game
Finished with 89 assists and 29 steals
Scored 11 points against Kansas in Big 12 Championship
Finished with 19 points and seven rebounds at Iowa State
Had nine points against Oklahoma
Scored 12 points with five rebounds at TCU
Finished with nine points and three steals vs. Auburn
Had a career-high 22 points at Texas Tech
Scored 14 points at Oklahoma
Finished with a then career high 20 points against Baylor
Made his first WVU start against Kansas
Scored 12 points against Stony Brook
Had 14 points against UAB
Scored 12 points with seven assists and five boards vs. Navy
Finished with 11 points against Portland State
Had 16 points and four assists against Purdue
Scored 11 points with five assists against Penn
Team-high 18 points and five assists at Pitt
Scored eight points in his WVU debut vs. Mount St. Mary’s

Prior to West Virginia

Played three seasons at Iowa
As a junior at Iowa, he competed in all 36 contests, including starting the first 21 games
Ranked first on the team in assists (3.2) and steals (1.4) and eighth in scoring (4.3)
His 2.33 assist-to-turnover ratio ranked sixth in the Big Ten and 36th in the country
Posted his first career double-double with 11 points and 11 assists against Alabama State
Had a single-season best 114 assists, which ranked 10^th in Iowa history as a junior
His 51 steals ranked second in the conference and were the seventh most by a Hawkeye junior
Only missed five free throws (26-of-31, .839)
Credited with multiple steals in 15 games, including a season-high four in three contests
Competed in all 31 contests in 2020-21 and ranked third on the team in steals (24)
Recorded a game and career-high six steals at Maryland
Scored 12 of his season-high 14 points in the first half against No. 1 Gonzaga
Dished out a season-best seven assists against Iowa State with no turnovers
As a freshman, he competed in all 31 contests, starting the last 20
Averaged 6.5 points, 2.9 assists, 2.0 rebounds and a team-best 1.2 steals
Shot 83 percent (54-of-65) from the free throw line
Scored in double figures seven teams, led the team in assists nine times and steals eight times
Dished out a personal-best eight assists against Penn State
His 2.9 assists per game tied for the 16^th most in the conference and second most by a Big Ten Freshman
Named Big Ten Freshman of the Week (Jan. 6) after recording a personal-best 18 points against Penn State
Snagged a personal-best eight rebounds in the win over Cal Poly
In three seasons at Iowa, he played in all 98 games, including 41 starts
Enters WVU with 471 points, 160 rebounds, 279 assists and 111 steals, while shooting 40.4 percent from the field and 76.6 percent from the free throw line
Attended Cardinal Hays High where he became the all-time leading scorer
Was a finalist for 2019 Mr. Basketball in the state of New York
Averaged 22.5 points, 5.3 assists, 4.7 rebounds and 1.7 steals
Helped lead Cardinal Hayes High to its first CHSAA city championship on the “AA” level since 1990 in 2017
Played AAU basketball for the PSA Cardinals