Mike Tobey

Mike Tobey
Tobey warming up before a 2013 game
Free agent
PositionCenter
Personal information
Born (1994-10-10) October 10, 1994 (age 29)
Monroe, New York, U.S.
NationalityAmerican / Slovenian
Listed height7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
Listed weight253 lb (115 kg)
Career information
High schoolBlair Academy
(Blairstown, New Jersey)
CollegeVirginia (2012–2016)
NBA draft2016: undrafted
Playing career2016–present
Career history
2016–2017Greensboro Swarm
2017Charlotte Hornets
2017Valencia
2017–2018Tenerife
2018–2022Valencia
2022–2023FC Barcelona
2023–2024Crvena zvezda
Career highlights and awards
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing the  United States
FIBA World U19 Cup
Gold medal – first place 2013 Czech Republic National team

Michael Edward Tobey (born October 10, 1994) is an American–born naturalized Slovenian professional basketball player who last played for KK Crvena Zvezda of the Serbian KLS, the Adriatic League and the Euroleague.

High school career

After attending Monroe-Woodbury Middle School, Tobey attended Blair Academy where he averaged 21 points and nine rebounds. He was a Top 100 Recruit by ESPN and Rivals.com.[1]

College career

Tobey committed to UVA over schools such as Maryland, Pittsburgh, and Xavier. During his time at Virginia, he split time between being a starter and being one of the first substitutes off the bench. His play off the bench earned him the ACC Sixth Man of the Year award in 2015.[2] Tobey was on the United States national under-19 basketball team that won the 2013 FIBA Under-19 World Championship.[3] Tobey ended his collegiate career as Virginia's all-time leader in games played, appearing in 138 games over his four years.[1]

Professional career

Charlotte Hornets and Greensboro Swarm (2016–2017)

After going undrafted in the 2016 NBA draft, Tobey joined the Charlotte Hornets for the Orlando Summer League and the Utah Jazz for the Las Vegas Summer League. On July 25, 2016, he signed with the Hornets,[4] but was waived on October 22, 2016, after appearing in two preseason games.[5] On October 31, 2016, he was acquired by the Greensboro Swarm of the NBA Development League as an affiliate player of the Hornets.[6] On February 3, 2017, he returned to the Hornets on a 10-day contract.[7] On February 13, 2017, he signed a second 10-day contract with Charlotte, despite having not appeared in a game during his first 10-day contract.[8] He made his NBA debut two days later, recording two points and three rebounds in 11 minutes off the bench in a 90–85 loss to the Toronto Raptors.[9] On February 24, 2017, after the second 10-day contract expired, Tobey returned to the Swarm.[10]

Valencia Basket (2017)

On March 16, 2017, Tobey signed with Spanish club Valencia for the rest of the 2016–17 ACB season.[11] He won the Liga ACB that year, albeit being injured for some time before the playoffs, which hindered his performance and limited his minutes during the playoffs. On June 30, 2017, Valencia announced that they did not renew their contract with Tobey.[12] In his first season at Valencia, he averaged 5.3 points, 4.7 rebounds and 0.3 assists in the 2016–17 ACB season.[13]

Iberostar Tenerife (2017–2018)

On July 24, 2017, Tobey signed with Iberostar Tenerife for the 2017–18 ACB season.[14]

On September 24, 2017, Tobey won the FIBA Intercontinental Cup with Tenerife after beating Guaros de Lara 76–71. Tobey was named Most Valuable Player of the game after recording 21 points and 9 rebounds.[15]

On December 23, 2017, Tobey scored a career-high of 24 points in one game against Urbas Fuenlabrada in the Liga ACB.[16] He posted three double-doubles in the 2017–18 ACB season, on October 1, 2017, against San Pablo Burgos, on March 11, 2018, against Zaragoza, and on April 15, 2018, against Baskonia.[17][18][19] He also posted a double-double of 18 points and 16 rebounds against Real Madrid, in the 2018 ACB Playoffs.[20] Tobey recorded two double-doubles in the 2017–18 Basketball Champions League, on January 10, 2018, against Gaziantep and on March 14, 2018, against UCAM Murcia.[21][22] He averaged 10.6 points, 6.3 rebounds, and 0.6 assists in the 2017–18 ACB season.[13]

Return to Valencia (2018–2022)

On July 9, 2018, Tobey signed a two-year deal with Valencia Basket after Iberostar Tenerife did not match the Valencian offer for the restricted free agent.[23][24] On October 1, it was announced that Tobey would miss three weeks of action due to a sprained right shoulder.[25]

Tobey posted one double-double of 16 points and 10 rebounds in the 2018–19 ACB season. He recorded it against Zaragoza on December 29, 2018.[26] In the 2018–19 ACB he averaged 8.7 points, 5.1 rebounds, and 0.5 assists,[13] while he averaged 7.9 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist in the 2018–19 EuroCup.[13]

He recorded four double-doubles in the 2019–20 season, all in the 2020 ACB Playoffs, against Andorra, Zaragoza, San Pablo Burgos, and Gran Canaria.[27][28][29][30] On May 12, 2019, Tobey matched his career-high of 24 points in one game against Movistar Estudiantes in a Liga ACB game.[31] Tobey averaged 6.3 points, 5 rebounds and 0.4 assists in the 2019–20 ACB season.[13] He averaged 8.1 points, 4.3 rebounds and 0.6 assists in EuroLeague the same season.[13] He posted his first double-double in EuroLeague on November 21, 2019, against Khimki, in an eventual 89–84 win.[32] With his 10 rebounds, Tobey was also Valencia's rebounding leader in that game. He was also the rebounding leader in Valencia's 59–66 win over Bayern Munich.[33] That season Tobey was also among the top performers in Valencia's EuroLeague wins over Alba Berlin, Fenerbahçe, and Zenit Saint Petersburg.[33]

On July 12, 2020, Valencia Basket announced that Tobey renewed his contract with them for two more years.[34]

Tobey recorded two double-doubles in the 2020–21 ACB season, on October 27, 2020, against Monbus Obradoiro, and on January 24, 2021, against Baskonia.[35][36] He averaged 9.8 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 0.9 assists in the 2020–21 Liga Endesa, and 9.6 points, 5 rebounds and 0.8 assists in the 2020–21 EuroLeague.[13]

In the 2020–21 EuroLeague he led Valencia to a 83–76 win over Bayern Munich, scoring 18 points.[37] He also dished out 2 assists and grabbed 4 rebounds, and with a 22 PIR was Valencia's top performer of the game.[38] He scored the go-ahead two-pointer, bringing the score to 70–68. After Bayern tied at 70 and Sam Van Rossom again pulled Valencia ahead by making 2/2 free-throws, Tobey helped to extend the lead with 4 rebounds, 1 assist and a two-pointer.[38] He was the top performer in Valencia's win over eventual 2020–21 EuroLeague champion Anadolu Efes, grabbing 8 rebounds and scoring 21 points for a 27 PIR. With a 18 PIR was among the top performers against Khimki, which Valencia defeated 88–82. He was also the rebounding leader of the game with 8 rebounds[39]

He was among the top performers against Zenit Saint Petersburg, in a 62–91 win for Valencia. He grabbed 4 rebounds, dished out 3 assists and by making 5/5 field goals and 2/2 free throws scored 12 points, for a 23 PIR. He was Valencia's rebounding leader in their 91–71 win over Crvena Zvezda, and with a 18 PIR he was among the top performers for Valencia in that game. With a PIR of 19, he was Vaencia's top performer in their 68–77 win over Khimki, being also the game's rebounding leader and approaching double-double with 9 rebounds and 12 points.[39] On January 7, 2021, he posted his second EuroLeague double-double against Barcelona.[40]

FC Barcelona (2022–2023)

On July 26, 2022, FC Barcelona announced that they had signed Tobey to a one-year contract.[41] In 31 EuroLeague matches, he averaged 5.9 points and 2.9 rebounds, playing around 14 minutes per contest.

KK Crvena zvezda (2023—2024)

On 14 July 2023, Tobey signed a one-year contract with Crvena zvezda of the Serbian KLS, the Adriatic League and the EuroLeague. On June 10, 2024, he parted ways with the Serbian club.

National team career

In 2021, Tobey secured his Slovenian passport in preparation for the 2020 Olympic Qualifying Tournaments.[42] He made his debut for the Slovenia national team on June 18, 2021, during a pre-Qualifying friendly win against Croatia. In this game he posted a double-double of 26 points and 11 rebounds. He was also Slovenia's second scoring leader and the rebounds leader.[43]

2020 Summer Olympics

Tobey grabbed 10 rebounds in Slovenia's 112–77 win over Poland at the 2020 FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Kaunas. In the Final round he posted a double-double against Venezuela, being also the scoring and rebounding leader with 27 points and 12 rebounds. Tobey helped Slovenia to defeat Lithuania 85–96 in the tournament's final in Kaunas, scoring 13 points. With this win Slovenia achieved their historic qualification to the men's basketball tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics, while Lithuania missed their first Olympics since the independence in 1990.[44][45][46]

Tobey posted a double-double in Slovenia's debut against Argentina, a game they won 100–118.[47][48] He scored 11 points and grabbed 14 rebounds in this game.[48] Next, Slovenia faced host Japan. They defeated them 116–81, and Tobey chimed in with 11 rebounds, 6 points, and 3 assists.[49] In the third and final game of the group stage, Slovenia faced reigning world champion Spain. With a minute and a half left to play, Tobey caught an alley-oop from Prepelič, making the dunk that closed the game.[50][51] Slovenia eventually won the game 87–95.[51] Tobey was Slovenia's most efficient player in that game[52] and was named player of the day by FIBA.[53] In this game he recorded his second double-double in the tournament, scoring 16 points and grabbing 14 rebounds. The win gave them the group's top seed, and they were set to face Germany in the quarter-finals.[54]

He was among Slovenia's players who were especially praised for their performances against Germany in the tournament's first quarter-final.[55] He scored 13 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, recording his third double-double in the tournament.[56][57] Slovenia lost a dramatic semi-final against France by one point, 89–90. Tobey was among Slovenia's top performers with Dončić and Prepelič.[58] He scored 23 points and was just two rebounds away from his fourth double-double in the tournament.[59] With three double-doubles, he tied with Dončić for the tournament's double-double leader.[60] Slovenia eventually faced Australia in the bronze medal game, which they lost 93–107.[61]

Tobey played a key role in Slovenia's run to the semi-finals.[62] He and Valencia teammate Klemen Prepelič were credited as Slovenia's best players at the Tokyo Olympics after Luka Dončić.[63]

Personal life

Mike is the son of Ken and Kathleen Tobey. He has an older brother named Kenneth and a younger sister named Elizabeth. Tobey majored in history while at the University of Virginia.[1] He wore number 10 in high school and college because he was born on October 10 at 10 a.m. and weighed 10 pounds at birth.[64] Ken Sr. played basketball at St. Thomas Aquinas College, while Elizabeth received a full scholarship to Delaware for volleyball.[65]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold  Career high

NBA

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2016–17 Charlotte 2 0 12.6 .250 .0 .0 1.5 0.5 .0 .0 1.0
Career 2 0 12.6 .250 .0 .0 1.5 0.5 .0 .0 1.0

EuroLeague

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2019–20 Valencia 21 2 15.2 .516 .308 .711 4.3 .6 .5 .5 8.1 8.7
2020–21 33 9 18.7 .606 .396 .814 5.0 .8 .4 .4 9.6 11.7
2022–23 Barcelona 31 12 13.9 .562 .412 1.000 2.9 .5 .2 .2 5.9 6.0
2023–24 Crvena zvezda 30 2 10.9 .402 .267 .615 2.3 .3 .2 .4 3.7 2.8
Career 115 25 14.8 .538 .356 .765 3.6 .6 .3 .4 6.8 7.3

EuroCup

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2018–19 Valencia 22 10 16.3 .574 .333 .486 5.0 1.0 .3 .8 7.9 9.1
2021-22 Valencia 16 16 18.8 .553 .400 .625 5.7 .5 .3 .6 10.3 11.6
Career 38 26 17.3 .564 .373 .541 5.3 .8 .3 .7 8.9 10.2

Domestic leagues

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game  PPG  Points per game
 2P%  Two-point field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  BPG  Blocks per game
 SPG  Steals per game  TOPG  Turnovers per game  Bold  Career high
Regular season
Year Team GP GS MPG PPG 2P% 3P% FT% RPG APG BPG SPG TOPG
2016–17 Valencia 3 0 10 5.3 .727 .000 4.7 .3 .3 .3 0
2017–18 Tenerife 33 20.9 10.6 .584 .320 .610 6.3 .6 .7 .3 1.1
2018–19 Valencia 30 15.7 8.7 .600 .333 .769 5.1 .5 .5 .3 1
2019–20 17 15.5 6.3 .557 .313 .667 5 .4 .7 .2 .6
2020–21 35 18.6 9.8 .713 .406 .727 4.5 .9 .4 .4 1

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