2001 BYU Hall of Fame

One would be hard-pressed to find a person who better represents basketball, the university and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints than Andy Toolson.

After coming to Provo in 1984 as a top high school recruit out of Twin Falls, Idaho, Andy went on to distinguish himself as one of the best basketball players ever to compete as a Cougar. At the time of induction he held BYU records for career 3-pointers made (141), most threes in a season (74), and single-game free-throw percentage (14-14, 1.000). He ranks second for consecutive games with a 3-pointer (16), third in career 3-point percentage (.437), and 11th in career points scored (1,388).

Toolson played on two Western Athletic Conference championship teams that advanced to the NCAA Tournament, including the 1988 team that won 17-consecutive games and achieved a No. 2 national ranking. 

Andy excelled academically as well as athletically. His senior season he averaged 18.3 points to help lead BYU to the 1990 WAC title and earned All-WAC Second Team honors; at the same time he earned a 3.31 GPA and was named GTE Academic All-American. That year he shot 51 percent from the floor, including 49 percent on 3-point attempts, and was named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches All-District Team.

Andy began his professional career as a rookie with the Utah Jazz in 1990­-91 and played parts of two other seasons with the Jazz. He also played in the CBA and overseas, with stints in Italy, Greece, and Spain. Twice he was named to the ULEB All-Star team in Europe and in 1999 he won the three-point contest in Athens, Greece. In May, after an 11-year career, he retired as a player and returned to BYU to join Steve Cleveland's staff as an assistant basketball coach from 2001-05.

Toolson served an LDS mission in Concepcion, Chile, from 1985-87. He has worked with Special Olympics and spoken for American Indian Services at reservations in Utah and Arizona. A popular youth speaker, he spoke to more than 40 youth groups during his junior season alone.

He earned a bachelor's degree in international relations from BYU in 1990 and a master¹s degree in social science from Syracuse in 1999. Andy married the former Holly Hill, and they are parents to Taryn, Dallin, Conner, and Trevor.

• Third-leading scorer on the team with an 8.5 average
• Had high game of 23 points and nine rebounds at UTEP in triple overtime loss
• That UTEP game was the first of seven consecutive double figure scoring games to end the season
• High rebounding game was 10 against Utah
• Started the last few games of season because of knee injury to Scott Sinek
• Tied game at Utah State, 83-83, with last second 24-foot shot to force an overtime

• Had 19 points vs. Montana State and nine rebounds against Hawaii in the WAC tournament
• Started 22-of-32 games
• Sixth leading scorer for BYU
• Scored in double figures eight times
• Averaged 18.8 points in BYUs five European games during the summer

• Selected to the All-Cougar Classic team
• Was Academic All-WAC
• Named WAC Player of the Week for his performance against Cal-Berkeley, New Mexico and UTEP in Provo
• Missed three games due to a broken thumb on his left hand, suffered in the WAC opener at New Mexico
• Returned to action with a rubberized cast for the next several games
• Started in 26 games
• Led team in rebounding in six games and in scoring for three games
• Best combined performance was 25 points and 13 rebounds against Texas-Arlington in the opening round of the Cougar Classic
• Third leading free throw shooter in the WAC
• Second leading scorer for BYU
• High game was 32 points against Cal.

• Averaged 18.3 points
• Shot .510 from the field and .490 from three-point range
• Scored season high 32 against Eastern Washington
• Grabbed career high 13 rebounds against Hawaii
• Named first team Academic All-America
• Finished career with 1388 points, 13th on the all-time scoring list
• Also finished with 141 three pointers which is 5th all time.