Juan Toscano-Anderson

Juan Ronel Toscano-Anderson (born April 10, 1993) is a Mexican-American professional basketball player for Pallacanestro Trieste of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). He played college basketball for the Marquette Golden Eagles. He won an NBA championship with the Golden State Warriors in 2022. He has also played in the NBA for the Los Angeles Lakers, Utah Jazz, and Sacramento Kings.

Early life and career Toscano was born in East Oakland, California to an African-American father and Mexican-American mother; his maternal grandfather immigrated to the U.S. from Michoacán in the 1960s. Toscano-Anderson grew up speaking Spanish and celebrating both Mexican and American holidays. His current jersey number of 95 is a tribute to his boyhood home on Oakland's 95th Avenue. As a senior, he led Castro Valley High School to a record-setting campaign in the 2010-11 season, posting the program's most wins in a season with a record of 30-2 and claimed its first league and North Coast Section titles. The team also advanced to the Northern California Division I title game. Toscano-Anderson averaged 16.6 points, 7.0 rebounds, and 5.0 assists per game during the season and was subsequently named first team all-league, all-metro, and third team all-state. Toscano-Anderson was ranked 61st in the country by Rivals.com among all 2011 basketball recruits.

College career Freshman year Toscano-Anderson began playing for Marquette in the 2011-12 NCAA season. He was inactive for Marquette's first three games of the regular season due to an NCAA suspension, and he made his collegiate debut against Mississippi on November 20, 2011. During a game versus Wisconsin, Toscano-Anderson made his first collegiate field goal during seven minutes off the bench, and added five rebounds and an assist in a win. Toscano-Anderson missed a game against Green Bay scheduled on December 10 due to a shoulder injury. Toscano-Anderson picked up his first collegiate steal and scored two points versus St. John's on January 11, 2012. Toscano-Anderson played a then career-high 10 minutes versus Rutgers on February 22, contributing two points, two rebounds, two steals and his first collegiate blocked shot. Against West Virginia on February 24, Toscano-Anderson picked up three defensive rebounds in just 11 minutes of playing time.

Bucaneros de La Guaira (2016) Toscano-Anderson appeared on the Venezuelan basketball team Bucaneros de La Guaira of the Liga Profesional de Baloncesto (LPB). In his first game with Bucaneros, he recorded 15 points, 3 rebounds, and 3 assists in a 68–91 losing effort to the Marinos B.B.C.

Fuerza Regia de Monterrey (2016–2018) Toscano-Anderson was reported to be playing for Fuerza Regia de Monterrey in his second professional basketball season.

Santa Cruz Warriors (2018–2020) On October 22, 2018, Toscano-Anderson was included in the training camp roster of the Santa Cruz Warriors via local tryout. On November 1, 2018, he was included in the opening night roster of the Santa Cruz Warriors. He re-joined the Santa Cruz Warriors for the 2019–20 season.

Golden State Warriors (2020–2022) On February 6, 2020, Toscano-Anderson signed a three-year deal with the Golden State Warriors. On February 23, 2020, Toscano-Anderson recorded an NBA career high 16 points against the Pelicans.

On December 19, 2020, the Warriors released Toscano-Anderson. However, they re-signed him to a two-way contract on December 22. On February 9, 2021, Toscano-Anderson was awarded the 2019–20 NBA G League’s Community Assist Award for his continued commitment to positively impacting the lives of children and families throughout the 2019–20 season.

On May 13, 2021, Toscano-Anderson's two-way contract was converted to a standard NBA contract.

On February 19, 2022, Toscano-Anderson participated in the Slam Dunk Contest; he was the first NBA player of Mexican descent to do so.

On June 16, 2022, Toscano-Anderson won the 2022 NBA Finals with the Warriors. As a member of the Warriors, he became the second basketball player of Mexican descent to win an NBA championship ring. (He was preceded by Mark Aguirre, who won with the Detroit Pistons in 1989.)

Los Angeles Lakers (2022–2023) On July 1, 2022, Toscano-Anderson signed with the Los Angeles Lakers. Upon his return to Golden State as an opponent on October 18, 2022, Toscano-Anderson received a standing ovation from the Bay Area crowd.

Utah Jazz (2023) On February 9, 2023, Toscano-Anderson was traded to the Utah Jazz in a three-team trade involving the Minnesota Timberwolves. He made his Jazz debut on February 15, recording seven points and ten rebounds in a 117–111 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies.

On August 8, 2023, the Golden State Warriors held a free agent workout with Toscano-Anderson.

Mexico City Capitanes / Sacramento Kings (2023–2025) On September 30, 2023, Toscano-Anderson signed with the Mexico City Capitanes of the NBA G League.

On December 15, 2023, Toscano-Anderson signed with the Sacramento Kings, but was waived on January 7, 2024. Two days later, he signed a 10-day contract with the Kings. On February 21, he re-joined the Capitanes.

On October 17, 2024, Toscano-Anderson returned to the Capitanes.

Pallacanestro Trieste (2025–present) On August 16, 2025, Toscano-Anderson signed with Pallacanestro Trieste of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).

National team career Toscano-Anderson was a member of the Mexico national basketball team at the 2016 FIBA World Olympic qualifying tournament in Turin, Italy. On the Mexico national team, he played as Juan Toscano because that was the name on his Mexican passport and jersey.

Career statistics

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Domestic leagues Season Team League 2015-16 Soles de Mexicali Mexico LNBP 54 28.7 .535 .309 .712 6.4 3.4 1.4 .6 11.1 2016-17 Bucaneros Venezuela LPB 4 27.8 .463 .429 .900 4.0 .8 .8 .0 14.8 2016-17 Fuerza Regia Mexico LNBP 45 26.9 .500 .379 .644 5.0 3.2 1.4 .3 11.1 2016-17 Fuerza Regia Liga Americas 8 28.3 .523 .250 .440 5.6 2.9 1.0 .4 10.5 2017-18 Fuerza Regia Mexico LNBP 46 29.5 .484 .280 .667 5.9 4.3 1.5 .9 13.9 2017-18 Fuerza Regia Liga Americas 6 27.3 .446 .308 .529 4.7 3.5 1.2 .8 10.5 2018-19 Fuerza Regia Mexico LNBP 8 22.6 .560 .250 .625 4.6 2.5 .6 .0 9.4

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