Born in East Oakland, California, Toscano-Anderson's father is African-American, and his mother is Mexican-American; his maternal grandfather immigrated to the U.S. from Michoacán in the 1960s.
Toscano-Anderson grew up speaking Spanish and celebrating Mexican holidays as well as American holidays since he was born and raised in the United States.
1993
Juan Ronel Toscano-Anderson (born April 10, 1993) is a Mexican-American professional basketball player for the Capitanes de Ciudad de México of the NBA G League.
He played college basketball for the Marquette Golden Eagles.
He won an NBA championship with the Golden State Warriors in 2022.
1995
His current jersey number of 95 is a tribute to his boyhood home on Oakland's 95th Avenue.
During his high school and college years, Toscano-Anderson self identified as Juan Anderson for simplicity reasons.
2010
As a senior, he led Castro Valley High School to a record-setting campaign in the 2010-11 season, posting the program's most wins in a season with a record of 30-2 and claimed its first league and North Coast Section titles.
The team also advanced to the Northern California Division I title game.
Toscano-Anderson averaged 16.6 points, 7.0 rebounds, and 5.0 assists per game during the season and was subsequently named first team all-league, all-metro, and third team all-state.
2011
Toscano-Anderson was ranked 61st in the country by Rivals.com among all 2011 basketball recruits.
Toscano-Anderson began playing for Marquette in the 2011-12 NCAA season.
He was inactive for Marquette's first three games of the regular season due to an NCAA suspension, and he made his collegiate debut against Mississippi on November 20, 2011.
During a game versus Wisconsin, Toscano-Anderson made his first collegiate field goal during seven minutes off the bench, and added five rebounds and an assist in a win.
Toscano-Anderson missed a game against Green Bay scheduled on December 10 due to a shoulder injury.
2012
Toscano-Anderson picked up his first collegiate steal and scored two points versus St. John's on January 11, 2012.
Toscano-Anderson played a then career-high 10 minutes versus Rutgers on February 22, contributing two points, two rebounds, two steals and his first collegiate blocked shot.
Against West Virginia on February 24, Toscano-Anderson picked up three defensive rebounds in just 11 minutes of playing time.
Toscano-Anderson played 21 minutes in the season-opener versus Colgate on November 11, 2012 and contributed nine points and nine rebounds, which were career-highs.
He made his first collegiate start versus Butler on November 19 during the 2012 Maui Invitational Tournament, pitching in five points and six rebounds in a then career-high 22 minutes.
Toscano-Anderson blocked a career-high two blocks and added three rebounds against Green Bay on December 19, 2012.
Toscano-Anderson scored a season-high nine points versus North Carolina Central on December 29, scoring three field goals and three free throws, which both were career-highs.
2013
During a game versus Providence on January 26, 2013, Toscano-Anderson shot 75% from the field, including a career-best two 3-pointers to score nine points while collecting a game-high three steals.
While playing a game versus DePaul on February 9, Toscano-Anderson grabbed four rebounds and collected one block.
Toscano-Anderson started the game versus Davidson during the second round of the 2013 NCAA tournament, seeing 16 minutes of action, grabbing a pair of rebounds in Marquette's 59-58 over Davidson on March 23.
Toscano-Anderson subsequently received the Darius Johnson-Odom "Sacrifice For The String" Award during team's postseason banquet.
Toscano-Anderson shot 4-of-6 from the field and had a career-high 11 points and five assists in just 16 minutes of action versus Grambling State on November 12, 2013.
During the game versus New Hampshire on November 21, Toscano-Anderson got 5 rebounds, with four of his five rebounds coming on the offensive glass while simultaneously adding three steals and three assists.
Toscano-Anderson played a career-high 26 minutes at Wisconsin on December 7, 2013, matching his career-high with four field goals, finishing with eight points, six rebounds and a steal.
Toscano-Anderson scored 10 points while matching a career-high with a team-best nine rebounds versus George Washington on December 29.
2014
Toscano-Anderson scored 16 points and also led the team with seven rebounds and a game-high four steals versus UT Martin on November 14, 2014.
He scored a career-high 23 points on 11-of-15 shooting from the field versus Omaha on November 22, leading the team in rebounds (8), blocks (2), and steals (3), while adding four assists.
Toscano-Anderson matched a career-high 9 rebounds while registering a game-high 20 points, including a career-best 8-of-13 free throws versus NJIT on November 24.
During the Orlando Classic, playing against Georgia Tech on November 27, Toscano-Anderson posted 12 points, 6 rebounds, and 2 steals in the win.
He also set a career-high 7 assists in a win over Arizona State on December 16 and a career-high 13 rebounds against North Dakota on December 22.
Toscano-Anderson subsequently concluded the 2014-15 NCAA season as the team's leading rebounder at 5.7 per game, placed second in total blocks with 12, and ranked third on the team in total steals at 35.
His overall field goal percentage of 49 percent placed him second on the team, but the most of any Marquette player that attempted a 3-pointer throughout the season.
2015
Toscano-Anderson recorded 12 points and seven boards, four of which were offensive, in 38 minutes versus Butler on January 31, 2015.
Toscano-Anderson was inactive for the first time all year versus Villanova on February 21, but returned to play limited minutes in the next three games, culminating with a return to the starting lineup on senior day to help the Golden Eagles win over DePaul on March 7.
Toscano-Anderson went 3-of-3 for regular field goals, grabbing five boards, and passing for two assists as Marquette won against Seton Hall, 78-56 during the first round action of the 2015 Big East tournament on March 11.
