Jacob Toppin, a forward for the Kentucky Wildcats, has been making waves in the 2022-23 college basketball season. He’s had some impressive performances, including season highs in points, minutes, and field goals made. Let’s take a closer look at Toppin’s stats so far this season.
On December 31st, 2022, Toppin scored a career-high 24 points in a game against Louisville. He made 10 field goals, out of 18 attempts, including two three-pointers. Toppin also made five free throws out of eight attempts in that game.
Toppin’s season high for minutes played came on January 17th, 2023, in a game against Georgia. He played for 38 minutes and scored 13 points, including five rebounds and five assists.
In terms of field goals, Toppin’s season high came in the game against Louisville, where he made 10 out of 18 attempts. His season high for three-pointers came on February 11th, 2023, in a game against Georgia, where he made two out of four attempts.
Toppin’s season high for free throws made came on January 17th, 2023, in a game against Georgia. He made five out of six attempts in that game. His season high for free throw attempts came on February 7th, 2023, in a game against Arkansas, where he attempted eight free throws.
Toppin’s season high for rebounds came on January 17th, 2023, in a game against Georgia, where he grabbed 11 rebounds. His season high for assists also came in the game against Georgia, where he made five assists. Toppin’s season high for blocks came on January 24th, 2023, in a game against Vanderbilt, where he made two blocks. His season high for steals came on February 15th, 2023, in a game against Mississippi State, where he made two steals.
Looking at Toppin’s career statistics, we can see that he’s been steadily improving since his freshman year at Rhode Island. In his current season, Toppin has played in 26 games and started in 24 of them. He’s scored an average of 11.8 points per game, with a total of 308 points so far. He’s made 123 out of 268 field goal attempts, giving him a field goal percentage of 46%. Toppin has also made 11 out of 38 three-point attempts this season, with a three-point percentage of 29%. He’s made 51 out of 82 free throw attempts, with a free throw percentage of 62%. In addition to his scoring, Toppin has also contributed 166 rebounds, 57 assists, 34 steals, and 13 blocks so far this season.
Overall, Toppin’s career statistics show that he’s a valuable player who has been improving with each season. His season highs in points, minutes, and field goals made this year demonstrate that he’s a player to watch in college basketball. With several games left in the season, it will be exciting to see how Toppin continues to perform on the court.
The Back Story:
Kentucky Wildcats’ small forward Jacob Toppin, the younger brother of current New York Knicks forward Obi Toppin, has been making steady progress in college basketball. Let’s take a look at his career so far from his freshman season at Rhode Island to his current junior season at Kentucky.
In his freshman year at Rhode Island, Toppin appeared in all 30 games and made three starts. He immediately became a key contributor to the team, averaging 5.1 points and 3.9 rebounds per game. He showed his ability to stretch the floor with 13 3-pointers and scored in double figures five times. His standout game came against Richmond when he recorded a career-high 12 points with eight rebounds. Toppin also had solid performances against LSU and Alabama, scoring 10 and 11 points respectively.
As a sophomore, Toppin joined the Kentucky Wildcats and appeared in 24 of the team’s 25 games with two starts. Initially slated to redshirt, he became a key player off the bench and impacted the game both in scoring and on the boards. He averaged 5.2 points and 3.5 rebounds on the season and scored in double figures in four games. His performances improved as the season progressed, and he averaged 7.7 points and 4.4 rebounds in 23.0 minutes over the final seven regular-season games. Toppin’s standout game came against Vanderbilt when he recorded a career-high 16 points on 5-of-9 shooting in 23 minutes.
Moving on to his junior season, Toppin was named to the Southeastern Conference Winter Academic Honor Roll. He played in 29 games and made four starts, averaging 6.2 points and 3.2 rebounds per game in 17.7 minutes. He scored in double figures in seven games and had career highs in scoring, blocks, assists, field-goal percentage, and 3-point field-goal percentage. Toppin had a strong finish to the regular season, averaging 7.6 points and 4.1 rebounds per game over the final seven games. His standout game came against Alabama, where he had 13 points, six rebounds, and three assists in a career-high 40 minutes. Toppin also logged 10 points and three blocks in the SEC Tournament quarterfinals against Vanderbilt and had nine points, six rebounds, two assists, a block, and a steal in the come-from-behind win at Texas A&M.
Toppin has had a solid college career so far. The unranked prospect out of high school, who received his first offer six months before signing a national letter of intent, has shown that he has what it takes to compete at the highest level of college basketball.
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