UC SANTA BARBARA
2016-17
HONORABLE MENTION ALL-BIG WEST
Played in all 32 games while making three starts in debut season for UCSB…Finished second on the team in scoring at 10.2 points per game while averaging a team-high 4.6 assists…Earned Honorable Mention All-Big West honors after upping her average to 10.9 points and 4.8 assists per game in conference play…Tied for the team lead with 52 steals…Scored double-figures in 18 games…Set a career-high with 23 points (10-for-17) to lead UCSB past top-seeded UC Davis in the Big West Tournament Semifinals on Mar. 10…Followed up her performance with 16 points in the Big West Championship game against Long Beach State on Mar. 11…Hit a game-winning buzzer-beater to defeat Fresno State, 50-49, on the road on Dec. 17…Dished out a career-high nine assists against UC Riverside on Feb. 16…Recorded four steals in a game on three separate occasions…Ranked first in the Big West in assists per 40 minutes (8.3) and finished second in steals per 40 minutes (3.1) during conference…scored double figures in 13 of her final 16 games.
2015-16
Will redshirt 2015-16 season due to NCAA transfer rules.
OREGON
Played her first two seasons of college basketball at Oregon under coach Paul Westhead (freshman year) and Kelly Graves (sophomore year)…As a sophomore, she played in 29 games, starting in 12 of the final 13…Averaged 4.4 points and 2.9 assists that season and shot 39.7 percent from the floor…Her best game was against Washington State (1/18/15) when she hit career-highs of 16 points and eight rebounds along with seven assists and four steals…As a freshman, averaged 3.4 points, 1.3 rebounds, and 1.8 assists…That year, she scored a season high 12 points in 15 minutes at USC (1/19/14)...She went 4-6 in that game and shot a perfect 4-4 at the line…Played a season-best 22 minutes versus Utah (2/8/14), scoring six points, four rebounds, five assists, and five steals.
HIGH SCHOOL
Played her prep career as a point guard at Junipero Serra High School (2011-13) under coach McKenzie Hadley and at Morningside High School (2009-11)…As a senior, she led her team to the CIF Div. IV crown, as she put up 20 points, eight rebounds, and five steals in the championship game over Salesian (3/23/13)…During her senior year, she averaged 14 points, 4.2 rebounds, 3.7 assists, and 5.3 steals per game…With her 126 assists, she held a 2.2-1 assist/turnover ratio…As a junior, she finished with averages of 9.4 points, 4.9 rebounds, 4.5 assists, and 3.3 steals per contest…In her final year at Morningside High School, she averaged 23.6 points, 6.5 rebounds, 3.6 assists, and 4.7 steals per game…In her freshman campaign, she put up 14.7 points, 6.8 rebounds, 4.4 assists, and 5.0 steals per game.
PERSONAL
DeAndre’a Destiny Toler was born on August 4, 1995 in Los Angeles to parents Gwendolyn Robinson and Deandre Toler…Has two older siblings named Donte and DJ, while she has four younger siblings named Kalen, Deandre Jr., Jalen, and Kaylee…Goes by Drea…Most memorable sports moments include sweeping UCLA and USC at home and beating Stanford while at Oregon…She roots for the San Antonio Spurs and the Oregon men’s basketball and football teams…Her favorite athletes are Chris Paul, Kyrie Irving, and Allen Iverson…Lists Friday After Next, The Wash, Norbit, Hot Pursuit, and The Heat as her favorite movies…Enjoys watching Being Mary Jane, Scandal, How to Get Away with Murder, Prison Break, and Orange is the New Black…More than Just a Race by William Julius Wilson is her favorite book…Listens to Beyoncé, Musiq Soulchild, Jhené Aiko, Future, and Dej Loaf…In her free time, she likes to shop…Was also recruited by Ole Miss, New Mexico State, and Middle Tennessee State…Majoring in sociology.
