JT Toppin

Jadyn "JT" Toppin (born June 14, 2005) is an American college basketball player for the Texas Tech Red Raiders of the Big 12 Conference. He previously played for the New Mexico Lobos.

Early life and high school career Toppin was born in Lancaster, California and attended Faith Family Academy of Oak Cliff. In his junior and senior years, he led Faith Family Academy to Texas state championship victories.

Recruiting Toppin was a consensus four-star recruit and considered to be top-20 player in Texas, according to major recruiting services. On September 19, 2022, Toppin committed to the New Mexico Lobos over offers from Arizona State and Tulsa.

College career New Mexico As a freshman at New Mexico, Toppin averaged 12.4 points, 9.1 rebounds and 1.9 blocks per game, and was named the Mountain West Freshman of the Year. Following his freshman season, he entered the transfer portal and declared for the 2024 NBA draft. Toppin received an invite and participated in the 2024 NBA draft combine. Ultimately, he would withdraw from the draft and announce his decision to transfer to Texas Tech University to play for the Texas Tech Red Raiders.

Texas Tech In his Red Raider debut, Toppin scored 19 points and grabbed eight rebounds in a 94–61 victory against the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats. On February 12, Toppin scored a season-high 41 points and grabbed 15 rebounds in a 111–106 double-overtime win against Arizona State.

In his first season with the Red Raiders, Toppin led the Red Raiders with 18.2 points, 9.4 rebounds, 1.5 blocks while snagging 19 double-doubles. Toppin was a consensus second-team All-American and earned the Big 12 Player of the Year, while also winning Big 12 Newcomer of the Year and All-Big 12 First Team honors.

Prior to the start of the 2025–26 season, Toppin was named to the watch list for the Naismith Trophy, an award given to the best men's college basketball player annually.

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