Obi Toppin

Obi Toppin

Toppin during the 2022 NBA Slam Dunk Contest
No. 1 – Indiana Pacers
Position	Power forward
League	NBA
Personal information
Born	(1998-03-04) March 4, 1998 (age 26) Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	236 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school	Heritage (Palm Bay, Florida) Melbourne Central Catholic (Melbourne, Florida) Ossining (Ossining, New York) Mt. Zion Prep (Baltimore, Maryland)
College	Dayton (2018–2020)
NBA draft	2020: 1st round, 8th overall pick
Selected by the New York Knicks
Playing career	2020–present
Career history
2020–2023	New York Knicks
2023–present	Indiana Pacers
Career highlights and awards
NBA Slam Dunk Contest champion (2022) National college player of the year (2020) Consensus first-team All-American (2020) Karl Malone Award (2020) Atlantic 10 Player of the Year (2020) 2× First-team All-Atlantic 10 (2019, 2020) Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year (2019)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Obadiah Richard Toppin Jr. (/ˈoʊbi ˈtɒpɪn/ OH-bee TOP-in;^[1] born March 4, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for the Indiana Pacers of National Basketball Association (NBA). A power forward, he played college basketball for the Dayton Flyers.

A native of New York City, Toppin was born in the borough of Brooklyn, and graduated from Ossining High School in New York. After receiving no NCAA Division I offers, he played a postgraduate season at Mt. Zion Preparatory School in Maryland. As a freshman with the Dayton Flyers, Toppin was named Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year after leading his team in scoring. He had breakout success in his sophomore season, earning Atlantic 10 Player of the Year and National College Player of the Year honors.

After his sophomore college season, Toppin declared for the 2020 NBA draft where he was selected with the eighth overall pick by the New York Knicks. Toppin was the winner of the 2022 NBA Slam Dunk Contest after being runner-up in the year prior.