2023-24 (VCU)
• Averaged 7.7 points and 6.0 rebounds per game as a sophomore in 2023-24, while shooting 66.7% from the hardwood
• Career-high 16 points came against Memphis on Dec. 6 behind 8 of 11 shooting
• Exceptional athlete with superior leaping ability; recorded a 49.5-inch vertical leap in 2023 preseason combine testing
2022-23 (VCU)
• Saw action in 25 games, including one start
• Averaged 1.3 points and 1.1 rebounds and 5.5 minutes per game, while shooting .519 (14-of-27) from the field
• Blocked seven shots
• Made first career start on Dec. 7 versus Jacksonville and provided season highs of 10 points, five rebounds and three blocks in 24 minutes
• Connected on both of his field goal attempts and finished with four points and two boards in a victory over Vanderbilt (Nov. 30)
Prep
• Averaged 14.5 points, 11.4 rebounds, 3.0 blocks and 2.0 steals, while shooting 67 percent from the floor in 2021-22 for Lee Academy
• Also starred for the City of London Academy prior to arriving in the United States
Personal
• Toibu "Tobi" Lawal
• Born in London, England
• Son of Tola Ogunbajo
• Has four brothers and one sister
• Majoring in sociology with a minor in international studies
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Tobi Lawal Season 2024-25
PositionF
Weight200 lbs
Height6-8
ClassJunior
HometownLondon, England
High SchoolLee Academy
Previous SchoolVCU
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Hokies play host to SEC/ACC Challenge matchup
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Burnham surpasses 1,000 career points in 70-60 loss to South Carolina
Four Hokies finish in double figures
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Michigan stifles Tech in second half
Hokies shoot 28.6% in second stanza, commit 19 turnovers in 75-63 defeat
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Jacksonville uses second-half surge to upend Virginia Tech
Hokies outscored by 20 in second stanza
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Hokies clamp down on defense in 58-52 victory over Winthrop
Tech wins battle of the boards by 11 to improve to 3-0
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Rechsteiner, Poteat pace six Hokies in double figures in 93-74 victory over USC Upstate
Career-high nights across the board surge Tech to 2-0 start
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Tobi Lawal powers Tech in season-opening win over Delaware State
Junior records career-high 23 points in 83-60 victory
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Tobi Lawal heads to Great Britain senior men's national team training camp
Tech junior to represent country at Subway Summer Slam
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