Toby Fournier

Toby Fournier
	Fournier with Duke in 2025
No. 35 – Duke Blue Devils
Position	Forward
League	Atlantic Coast Conference
Personal information
Born	October 3, 2005 (age 20); Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Career information
High school	Crestwood Prep; (Toronto, Ontario)
College	Duke (2024–present)
Career highlights
	Third-team All-American – AP, USBWA (2026); ACC Rookie of the Year (2025); 2× First-team All-ACC (2025, 2026); ACC All-Defensive Team (2026); ACC All-Freshman Team (2025); 2× Nike Hoop Summit (2023, 2024);
Women's basketball
Representing Canada
FIBA Under-19 World Cup

Toby Lee Fournier (born October 3, 2005) is a Canadian college basketball player for the Duke Blue Devils of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).

Early life and high school career

Fournier competed in the long jump, ballet, soccer, and gymnastics before focusing on basketball, which she began playing at age 12.^[1] In eighth grade, she drew attention on Instagram for her dunking ability. Fournier played for Crestwood Preparatory College in Toronto.^[2] She competed in the Nike Hoop Summit, where she recorded 18 points and 9 rebounds for the World Select team.^[3] Rated a five-star recruit by ESPN, she committed to play college basketball for Duke.^[4]

National team career

Fournier led Canada to fourth place in the 2022 FIBA Under-17 Women's Basketball World Cup in Hungary, where she averaged 13.3 points, 11.4 rebounds, and 2.1 blocks per game.^[5] She helped her team win the bronze medal at the 2023 FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup in Spain. Fournier averaged 16.1 points, a tournament-high 13.7 rebounds, and 2.1 blocks per game, earning All-Star Five honors.^[6]

Career statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game	RPG	Rebounds per game
APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game	BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game
TO	Turnovers per game	FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
Bold	Career best	°	League leader

College


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2024–25	Duke	35	0	20.2	52.6	42.9	65.1	5.3	0.4	0.8	1.1	1.8	30.2
Career		35	0	20.2	52.6	42.9	65.1	5.3	0.4	0.8	1.1	1.8	30.2
Statistics retrieved from Sports-Reference.^[7]

Personal life

Fournier's mother, Anais Granofsky, is an actress and screenwriter known for the Degrassi television franchise.^[2] Fournier is of one-quarter African-American descent through her maternal grandmother, Jean. Her maternal great-grandfather, Phil Granovsky, was one of the original members of the Toronto Raptors ownership group.^[1]

References

1 2 Richer, Shawna (November 6, 2019). "At 14, Toby Fournier is a viral dunking sensation – and one of Canada's most exciting young basketball players". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
1 2 Ngabo, Gilbert (January 27, 2023). "The girl can dunk. For Toronto's Toby Fournier, the sky's the limit". Toronto Star. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
↑ Mackenzie, Holly (May 21, 2023). "From Late Bloomer to Dunking Sensation, Toby Fournier Commits to Duke". Canada Basketball. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
↑ "Toby Fournier 2024 High School Girls' Basketball Profile". ESPN. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
↑ "Who wins the dunk contest: Toby Fournier or Dominique Malonga?". FIBA. November 13, 2022. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
↑ Ibrahim, Abdulhamid (July 28, 2023). "Bronze medal at U19 World Cup shows bright future for Canadian women's basketball". CBC.ca. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
↑ "Toby Fournier College Stats". Sports-Reference. Retrieved April 1, 2025.

External links

Duke Blue Devils bio

[richer-1] 1 2 Richer, Shawna (November 6, 2019). "At 14, Toby Fournier is a viral dunking sensation – and one of Canada's most exciting young basketball players". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved October 24, 2024.

[ngabo-2] 1 2 Ngabo, Gilbert (January 27, 2023). "The girl can dunk. For Toronto's Toby Fournier, the sky's the limit". Toronto Star. Retrieved October 24, 2024.

[mackenzie-3] Mackenzie, Holly (May 21, 2023). "From Late Bloomer to Dunking Sensation, Toby Fournier Commits to Duke". Canada Basketball. Retrieved October 24, 2024.

[4] "Toby Fournier 2024 High School Girls' Basketball Profile". ESPN. Retrieved October 31, 2024.

[5] "Who wins the dunk contest: Toby Fournier or Dominique Malonga?". FIBA. November 13, 2022. Retrieved October 31, 2024.

[6] Ibrahim, Abdulhamid (July 28, 2023). "Bronze medal at U19 World Cup shows bright future for Canadian women's basketball". CBC.ca. Retrieved October 31, 2024.

[7] "Toby Fournier College Stats". Sports-Reference. Retrieved April 1, 2025.

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