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Forever Toppin
  • Height:
    5-8
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    Paterson, NJ
  • High School:
    Sinai Christian Academy
  • Position:
    Guard
  • gp
    18
  • pts/g
    12.1
  • fg %
    36.3
  • 3pt %
    31.3
  • ft %
    62.1
  • reb/g
    2.9
  • a/g
    2.5

Bio

2020-21: Started in all 18 games as a junior...Averaged a career high 12.1 points per game, which was good for 12th in the conference...Named the Northeast Conference Most Improved Player...Averaged 27.7 minutes per game...Totaled 217 points, 53 rebounds, 45 assists and 25 steals...Scored a career-high 26 points at Wagner...Scored in double figures ten times and 20 or more points twice.

2019-20: Saw action in 28 games making seven starts a sophomore...Averaged 17.1 minutes per game...Totaled 130 points, 76 rebounds, 51 assists and 38 steals...Scored a career-high 18 points against LIU and grabbed a career-high eight rebounds at Merrimack.

2018-19: Saw action in 19 games for the Blue Devils as a rookie...Averaged 6.2 minutes per game, 1.6 points, and 0.7 rebounds...Scored a season-high seven points and played a season-high 12 minutes against LIU Brooklyn...Had a season-high two steals against Wagner.

Before Central: Played for head coach Jio Fontan at Sinai Christain Academy… Helped the team to a state championship.

Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Feb 18 LIU L, 73-63
Feb 19 LIU L, 63-50
Feb 28 at Wagner L, 68-58
Mar 1 at Wagner L, 65-57
Mar 4 Saint Francis U. L, 80-67
Mar 5 Saint Francis U. L, 69-62
  Total Conference
Games 18 18
Games started 18 18
Minutes 499 499
Minutes per game 27.7 27.7
FG 73-201 73-201
FG Pct 36.3 36.3
3PT 30-96 30-96
3PT Pct 31.3 31.3
FT 41-66 41-66
FT Pct 62.1 62.1
Off rebounds 10 10
Def rebounds 43 43
Total rebounds 53 53
Rebounds per game 2.9 2.9
Personal fouls 34 34
Disqualifications 1 1
Assists 45 45
Turnovers 79 79
Assist to turnover ratio 0.6 0.6
Steals 25 25
Blocks 5 5
Points 217 217
Points per game 12.1 12.1
Points per 40 min 17.4 17.4

Game Log - Shooting

Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Dec 14 at St. Francis Brooklyn W, 87-72 1 26 3-14 21.4 1-7 14.3 0-0 - 7
Dec 15 at St. Francis Brooklyn L, 80-77 1 28 1-5 20.0 1-5 20.0 0-2 0.0 3
Dec 19 FDU L, 55-54 1 25 2-6 33.3 1-2 50.0 1-2 50.0 6
Dec 20 FDU W, 77-56 1 31 5-13 38.5 3-7 42.9 3-3 100.0 16
Jan 23 at Mount St. Mary's L, 81-52 1 26 2-11 18.2 0-2 0.0 4-5 80.0 8
Jan 24 at Mount St. Mary's L, 95-61 1 29 5-13 38.5 3-6 50.0 3-7 42.9 16
Jan 28 at Sacred Heart L, 68-42 1 18 1-5 20.0 1-4 25.0 0-0 - 3
Jan 30 Sacred Heart L, 70-56 1 19 6-11 54.5 2-5 40.0 3-6 50.0 17
Feb 9 Bryant W, 61-53 1 28 5-11 45.5 2-7 28.6 2-3 66.7 14
Feb 10 Bryant L, 56-53 1 35 4-15 26.7 0-6 0.0 1-2 50.0 9
Feb 13 at Merrimack L, 81-62 1 35 4-12 33.3 3-8 37.5 2-2 100.0 13
Feb 14 at Merrimack W, 73-67 1 36 5-13 38.5 3-7 42.9 2-2 100.0 15
Feb 18 LIU L, 73-63 1 27 5-10 50.0 1-3 33.3 3-4 75.0 14
Feb 19 LIU L, 63-50 1 32 6-10 60.0 3-4 75.0 2-2 100.0 17
Feb 28 at Wagner L, 68-58 1 21 2-7 28.6 1-4 25.0 2-5 40.0 7
Mar 1 at Wagner L, 65-57 1 33 9-20 45.0 2-5 40.0 6-13 46.2 26
Mar 4 Saint Francis U. L, 80-67 1 12 1-3 33.3 0-2 0.0 3-3 100.0 5
Mar 5 Saint Francis U. L, 69-62 1 38 7-22 31.8 3-12 25.0 4-5 80.0 21

Game Log - Ball control

Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Dec 14 at St. Francis Brooklyn W, 87-72 1 26 0 1 1 5 5 1 0
Dec 15 at St. Francis Brooklyn L, 80-77 1 28 0 1 1 1 4 0 1
Dec 19 FDU L, 55-54 1 25 0 1 1 2 3 1 0
Dec 20 FDU W, 77-56 1 31 1 2 3 5 1 1 1
Jan 23 at Mount St. Mary's L, 81-52 1 26 1 4 5 4 5 1 0
Jan 24 at Mount St. Mary's L, 95-61 1 29 0 5 5 4 4 3 0
Jan 28 at Sacred Heart L, 68-42 1 18 1 2 3 2 4 1 0
Jan 30 Sacred Heart L, 70-56 1 19 0 0 0 1 2 0 1
Feb 9 Bryant W, 61-53 1 28 1 6 7 2 3 1 1
Feb 10 Bryant L, 56-53 1 35 0 2 2 3 11 2 0
Feb 13 at Merrimack L, 81-62 1 35 0 2 2 1 5 0 0
Feb 14 at Merrimack W, 73-67 1 36 0 3 3 0 7 3 0
Feb 18 LIU L, 73-63 1 27 0 3 3 2 5 2 0
Feb 19 LIU L, 63-50 1 32 2 3 5 2 5 1 0
Feb 28 at Wagner L, 68-58 1 21 0 0 0 2 5 1 1
Mar 1 at Wagner L, 65-57 1 33 1 4 5 2 3 4 0
Mar 4 Saint Francis U. L, 80-67 1 12 0 0 0 2 0 1 0
Mar 5 Saint Francis U. L, 69-62 1 38 3 4 7 5 7 2 0

Game Log - BC extended

Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Dec 14 at St. Francis Brooklyn W, 87-72 1 1 0 1.0
Dec 15 at St. Francis Brooklyn L, 80-77 1 1 0 0.3
Dec 19 FDU L, 55-54 1 2 0 0.7
Dec 20 FDU W, 77-56 1 1 0 5.0
Jan 23 at Mount St. Mary's L, 81-52 1 2 0 0.8
Jan 24 at Mount St. Mary's L, 95-61 1 1 0 1.0
Jan 28 at Sacred Heart L, 68-42 1 4 0 0.5
Jan 30 Sacred Heart L, 70-56 1 3 0 0.5
Feb 9 Bryant W, 61-53 1 0 0 0.7
Feb 10 Bryant L, 56-53 1 1 0 0.3
Feb 13 at Merrimack L, 81-62 1 2 0 0.2
Feb 14 at Merrimack W, 73-67 1 1 0 0.0
Feb 18 LIU L, 73-63 1 5 1 0.4
Feb 19 LIU L, 63-50 1 3 0 0.4
Feb 28 at Wagner L, 68-58 1 3 0 0.4
Mar 1 at Wagner L, 65-57 1 3 0 0.7
Mar 4 Saint Francis U. L, 80-67 1 0 0 -
Mar 5 Saint Francis U. L, 69-62 1 1 0 0.7

Career Stats - Shooting per game

  gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
2018-19 19 6.2 0.6-1.4 0.2-0.3 0.3-0.9 1.6
2019-20 28 17.1 1.4-5.0 0.5-2.0 1.3-2.2 4.6
2020-21 18 27.7 4.1-11.2 1.7-5.3 2.3-3.7 12.1
2021-22 24 29.0 2.9-9.3 0.7-3.0 1.4-2.2 7.8
2022-23 27 28.7 2.8-8.7 0.7-2.6 2.0-3.3 8.3
Total 116 22.1 2.3-7.1 0.7-2.6 1.5-2.5 6.8

Career Stats - Shooting totals

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2018-19 19 0 117 11-26 42.3 3-6 50.0 5-17 29.4 30
2019-20 28 7 479 39-140 27.9 15-57 26.3 37-62 59.7 130
2020-21 18 18 499 73-201 36.3 30-96 31.3 41-66 62.1 217
2021-22 24 24 695 69-224 30.8 16-72 22.2 34-54 63.0 188
2022-23 27 26 775 75-236 31.8 19-70 27.1 54-88 61.4 223
Total 116 75 2565 267-827 32.3 83-301 27.6 171-287 59.6 788

Career Stats - Shooting per 40 min

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
2018-19 19 117 6.2 3.8-8.9 1.0-2.1 50.0 1.7-5.8 10.3
2019-20 28 479 17.1 3.3-11.7 1.3-4.8 26.3 3.1-5.2 10.9
2020-21 18 499 27.7 5.9-16.1 2.4-7.7 31.3 3.3-5.3 17.4
2021-22 24 695 29.0 4.0-12.9 0.9-4.1 22.2 2.0-3.1 10.8
2022-23 27 775 28.7 3.9-12.2 1.0-3.6 27.1 2.8-4.5 11.5
Total 116 2565 22.1 4.2-12.9 1.3-4.7 27.6 2.7-4.5 12.3

Career Stats - Ball control per game

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
2018-19 19 0.1 0.7 0.7 0.4 1.1 0.2 0.0
2019-20 28 0.4 1.8 2.2 1.6 2.5 1.2 0.3
2020-21 18 0.6 2.4 2.9 2.5 4.4 1.4 0.3
2021-22 24 1.0 2.6 3.7 3.3 4.0 1.9 0.5
2022-23 27 0.3 2.7 2.9 2.3 3.3 2.3 0.5
Total 116 0.5 2.1 2.6 2.1 3.1 1.5 0.3

Career Stats - Ball control totals

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
2018-19 19 0 1 13 14 7 21 4 0
2019-20 28 7 12 50 62 44 69 34 7
2020-21 18 18 10 43 53 45 79 25 5
2021-22 24 24 25 63 88 79 97 46 11
2022-23 27 26 7 72 79 63 90 63 13
Total 116 75 55 241 296 238 356 172 36

Career Stats - Ball control per 40 min

  gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
2018-19 19 0.3 4.4 4.8 2.4 7.2 1.4 0.0
2019-20 28 1.0 4.2 5.2 3.7 5.8 2.8 0.6
2020-21 18 0.8 3.4 4.2 3.6 6.3 2.0 0.4
2021-22 24 1.4 3.6 5.1 4.5 5.6 2.6 0.6
2022-23 27 0.4 3.7 4.1 3.3 4.6 3.3 0.7
Total 116 0.9 3.8 4.6 3.7 5.6 2.7 0.6

Splits Stats - Shooting per game

  gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event            
Total 18 27.7 4.1-11.2 1.7-5.3 2.3-3.7 12.1
Conference 18 27.7 4.1-11.2 1.7-5.3 2.3-3.7 12.1
Exhibition - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Location            
Home 9 27.4 4.6-11.2 1.7-5.3 2.4-3.3 13.2
Away 9 28.0 3.6-11.1 1.7-5.3 2.1-4.0 10.9
Neutral - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Result            
Wins 4 30.3 4.5-12.8 2.2-7.0 1.8-2.0 13.0
Losses 14 27.0 3.9-10.7 1.5-4.9 2.4-4.1 11.8
Month            
December 4 27.5 2.8-9.5 1.5-5.2 1.0-1.8 8.0
January 4 23.0 3.5-10.0 1.5-4.2 2.5-4.5 11.0
February 7 30.6 4.4-11.1 1.9-5.6 2.0-2.9 12.7
March 3 27.7 5.7-15.0 1.7-6.3 4.3-7.0 17.3

Splits Stats - Shooting totals

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event                    
Total 18 18 499 73-201 36.3 30-96 31.3 41-66 62.1 217
Conference 18 18 499 73-201 36.3 30-96 31.3 41-66 62.1 217
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location                    
Home 9 9 247 41-101 40.6 15-48 31.3 22-30 73.3 119
Away 9 9 252 32-100 32.0 15-48 31.3 19-36 52.8 98
Neutral - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Result                    
Wins 4 4 121 18-51 35.3 9-28 32.1 7-8 87.5 52
Losses 14 14 378 55-150 36.7 21-68 30.9 34-58 58.6 165
Month                    
December 4 4 110 11-38 28.9 6-21 28.6 4-7 57.1 32
January 4 4 92 14-40 35.0 6-17 35.3 10-18 55.6 44
February 7 7 214 31-78 39.7 13-39 33.3 14-20 70.0 89
March 3 3 83 17-45 37.8 5-19 26.3 13-21 61.9 52

Splits Stats - Shooting per 40 min

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event                
Total 18 499 27.7 5.9-16.1 2.4-7.7 31.3 3.3-5.3 17.4
Conference 18 499 27.7 5.9-16.1 2.4-7.7 31.3 3.3-5.3 17.4
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Location                
Home 9 247 27.4 6.6-16.4 2.4-7.8 31.3 3.6-4.9 19.3
Away 9 252 28.0 5.1-15.9 2.4-7.6 31.3 3.0-5.7 15.6
Neutral - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Result                
Wins 4 121 30.3 6.0-16.9 3.0-9.3 32.1 2.3-2.6 17.2
Losses 14 378 27.0 5.8-15.9 2.2-7.2 30.9 3.6-6.1 17.5
Month                
December 4 110 27.5 4.0-13.8 2.2-7.6 28.6 1.5-2.5 11.6
January 4 92 23.0 6.1-17.4 2.6-7.4 35.3 4.3-7.8 19.1
February 7 214 30.6 5.8-14.6 2.4-7.3 33.3 2.6-3.7 16.6
March 3 83 27.7 8.2-21.7 2.4-9.2 26.3 6.3-10.1 25.1

Splits Stats - Ball control per game

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event                
Total 18 0.6 2.4 2.9 2.5 4.4 1.4 0.3
Conference 18 0.6 2.4 2.9 2.5 4.4 1.4 0.3
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 9 0.8 2.3 3.1 2.7 4.1 1.2 0.3
Away 9 0.3 2.4 2.8 2.3 4.7 1.6 0.2
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result                
Wins 4 0.5 3.0 3.5 3.0 4.0 1.5 0.5
Losses 14 0.6 2.2 2.8 2.4 4.5 1.4 0.2
Month                
December 4 0.3 1.3 1.5 3.3 3.3 0.8 0.5
January 4 0.5 2.8 3.3 2.8 3.8 1.3 0.3
February 7 0.4 2.7 3.1 1.7 5.9 1.4 0.3
March 3 1.3 2.7 4.0 3.0 3.3 2.3 0.0

Splits Stats - Ball control totals

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event                  
Total 18 18 10 43 53 45 79 25 5
Conference 18 18 10 43 53 45 79 25 5
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 9 9 7 21 28 24 37 11 3
Away 9 9 3 22 25 21 42 14 2
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins 4 4 2 12 14 12 16 6 2
Losses 14 14 8 31 39 33 63 19 3
Month                  
December 4 4 1 5 6 13 13 3 2
January 4 4 2 11 13 11 15 5 1
February 7 7 3 19 22 12 41 10 2
March 3 3 4 8 12 9 10 7 0

Splits Stats - Ball control per 40 min

  gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event                
Total 18 0.8 3.4 4.2 3.6 6.3 2.0 0.4
Conference 18 0.8 3.4 4.2 3.6 6.3 2.0 0.4
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 9 1.1 3.4 4.5 3.9 6.0 1.8 0.5
Away 9 0.5 3.5 4.0 3.3 6.7 2.2 0.3
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result                
Wins 4 0.7 4.0 4.6 4.0 5.3 2.0 0.7
Losses 14 0.8 3.3 4.1 3.5 6.7 2.0 0.3
Month                
December 4 0.4 1.8 2.2 4.7 4.7 1.1 0.7
January 4 0.9 4.8 5.7 4.8 6.5 2.2 0.4
February 7 0.6 3.6 4.1 2.2 7.7 1.9 0.4
March 3 1.9 3.9 5.8 4.3 4.8 3.4 0.0

News Mentions

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Forever Toppin Named 2020-21 Most Improved Player

The junior guard was selected as the Northeast Conference Most Improved Player on Monday.

March 8, 2021

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Women's Basketball Ends Season With 69-62 Loss

The Blue Devils fall to Saint Francis U on senior day.

March 5, 2021

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Blue Devils Fall at Home on Thursday

Central loses its fifth straight in a double digit loss to Saint Francis U.

March 4, 2021

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Blue Devils Host Saint Francis For Last Games of the Season

Central looks to snap losing streak at home versus SFU.

March 3, 2021

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A Rough Second Half Leads to a Blue Devil Loss

Women's basketball was bested by Wagner on Monday night.

March 1, 2021

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Blue Devils Drop First Meeting with Wagner

Central turned the ball over a season high 26 times in the loss.

February 28, 2021

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Blue Devils Hit the Road for the Final Time of the 2020-21 Season

Central will take on Wagner on Sunday and Monday.

February 27, 2021

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Central Loses Second Straight to LIU

The Blue Devils were outscored by 10 in the second half and were swept by the Sharks.

February 19, 2021

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Women's Basketball Drop First Game With LIU

The Blue Devils could not hold on to a second half lead and fall to the Sharks.

February 18, 2021

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The Blue Devils Host Series with LIU

Central looks to win its second game in a row as the Sharks visit New Britain.

February 17, 2021

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A Team Effort Pushes Central Past Merrimack

The Blue Devils bounced back to defeat Merrimack 73-67 on Sunday.

February 14, 2021

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Central Falls to Merrimack on Saturday

The Blue Devils fell behind early and couldn't catch up to the Warriors.

February 13, 2021

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Women's Basketball Heads North to Face Merrimack

The Blue Devils look to earn its first win against the Warriors.

February 12, 2021

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Central Comes Up Short in a Close Loss to Bryant

The Blue Devils had a chance to win the game late, but couldn't complete the season sweep over Bryant.

February 10, 2021

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Central Hangs on to Defeat Bryant

The Blue Devils snap a four game losing streak with a win on Tuesday night.

February 9, 2021

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Blue Devils Host a Pair of Games Against Bryant

The Blue Devils look to get back in the winning column.

February 8, 2021

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Blue Devils Drop Home Game to Sacred Heart

Sacred Heart completed the season sweep over CCSU on Saturday afternoon.

January 30, 2021

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CCSU Women's Basketball Takes on In-State Rivals

The Blue Devils will play at Sacred Heart on Thursday night and back at home on Saturday afternoon.

January 27, 2021

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Blue Devils Lose Their Second In a Row

CCSU fell by a score of 95-61 on Sunday afternoon.

January 24, 2021

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Women's Basketball Falls 81-52 at the Mount.

Turnovers and a tough shooting night leads to a 29 point loss for the Blue Devils.

January 23, 2021

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Blue Devils take down Fairleigh Dickinson 77-56

CCSU moves to 2-2 in conference play, as they cruise past the Knights.

December 20, 2020

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CCSU Suffers a Tough Defeat at St. Francis Brooklyn by a score of 80-77.

The Blue Devils were unable to hang on to a late lead and fall to 1-1 on the season.

December 15, 2020