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Jersey Number 32
Toby Hegner
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-10
- Weight:
- 225
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Berlin, Wis.
- High School:
- Berlin
Bio
2017-18: Senior at Creighton
• Fifth-year big man who is in graduate school.
• Can play the “4” or “5”, and has shown the ability to shoot the ball from three-point range.
• Scored 11 points and blocked 2 shots in season-opening win vs. Yale (11/10).
• Missed three games after injuring his left ankle early in Creighton’s road win at #20 Northwestern (11/15), leaving the arena on crutches.
• Returned to the line-up at No. 15 Gonzaga, scoring 10 points in 16 minutes (12/1).
• Scored 15 points in 17 minutes vs. North Dakota (12/5).
• Scored in double-figures in consecutive games on Dec. 1 & 5 for the first time since December of 2014.
• Returned to starting lineup in win over Nebraska (12/9), scoring 8 points.
• Recorded 13 points in 16 minutes of 116-62 win over USC Upstate (12/20).
• Finished with 15 points in win vs. Providence (12/31).
• Scored a season-high 19 points in road win at Georgetown (1/6), tying career-high with five three-pointers.
• Finished with 12 points and four rebounds in win over No. 19 Seton Hall (1/17).
• Scored 16 points in career-high 38 minutes of road win at St. John’s (1/23).
• Had 16 points in win over Georgetown (1/27).
• Had career-long stretch of five straight games of 10+ points from Jan. 17-Feb. 1.
• Blocked two shots vs. Bemidji State (2/13), tying his career high.
• Snared a season-best seven rebounds vs. Providence (3/8).
• Scored 12 points and hauled in seven rebounds vs. Kansas State (3/16).
• Mother, Traci, was diagnosed with breast cancer and underwent surgery on February 22nd.
• Ranked 14th in the BIG EAST in field goal percentage.
• In league play, ranked fourth in BIG EAST action with 42.9 percent shooting from three-point range.
2016-17: Junior at Creighton
• Played in all 35 games in a reserve role.
• He averaged 5.0 points and 3.4 rebounds per game.
• Drained 44.4 percent of his attempts from three-point range (32-for-72).
• Had seven rebounds in 12 minutes of exhibition win over Wayne State (Nov. 4).
• Sank a huge second half three-pointer and grabbed four rebounds in win over No. 9 Wisconsin (Nov. 15).
• Made four three-pointers in Paradise Jam title game win over Ole Miss (Nov. 21), finishing with 12 points.
• Finished with seven points and five rebounds vs. Loyola (Md.) (Nov. 26).
• Scored eight points and grabbed a career-high 10 rebounds in win at Nebraska (Dec. 7).
• Entered Nebraska contest with one dunk in first 74 career games, then had two in a span of 38 seconds against the Cornhuskers.
• Contributed 10 points and nine rebounds in 14 minutes off the bench during a win over Longwood (Dec. 9).
• Made 4-of-5 three-point shots and finished with 12 points, nine rebounds and three assists during road win at Arizona State (Dec. 20).
• Claimed a pair of steals in road win at Providence (Jan. 7).
• Finished with six points and five rebounds against No. 12 Butler (Jan. 11).
• Contributed 12 points on his 22nd birthday during a road win at No. 22 Xavier (Jan. 16).
• Scored a season-high 14 points at DePaul (Feb. 11), making 4-of-6 treys and adding two steals.
• Scored seven points and contributed two rebounds and a blocked shot in his NCAA Tournament debut vs. Rhode Island (March 17).
• Went 12-of-23 from three-point range in his last 12 games.
2015-16: Sophomore at Creighton
• Started 12-of-33 appearances, averaging 5.3 points and 3.8 rebounds per game.
• Ranked fourth on the team with 42 treys.
• Made an eye-popping 12-of-18 three-pointers in the final five minutes of games.
• Opened his sophomore season with eight points and six rebounds vs. Texas Southern (Nov. 14).
• Tallied 10 points and seven rebounds vs. UTSA (Nov. 17).
• Finished with 10 points, five rebounds and two assists in 13 minutes of win over Massachusetts (Nov. 25).
• Scored a season-best 12 points, making 4-of-7 three-pointers, vs. Arizona State (Dec. 2).
• Finished with 12 points and seven rebounds in 22 minutes off the bench vs. IUPUI (Dec. 12).
• Missed the Dec. 19 game at No. 3 Oklahoma and Dec. 21 vs. North Texas with an ankle injury before returning vs. Coppin State on Dec. 28.
• Scored team-high 11 points in season-high 30 minutes vs. No. 12 Providence (Jan. 12).
• Made first start of the season in road win at DePaul, tying for team-lead with five rebounds (Jan. 17).
• Scored 10 points and grabbed six rebounds in win over No. 18 Butler (Jan. 23).
• Sank three three-pointers in second half of road win at Marquette (Feb. 13) in return to his home state.
• Came off the bench and had nine points and two rebounds in 13 minutes at No. 5 Xavier (March 5).
Summer 2015: Italy Trip
• Averaged 8.0 points and 4.3 rebounds per game in Italy.
• Finished with 13 points and six rebounds on 5-of-7 shooting in first game at Oleggio (Aug. 7).
2014-15: Redshirt Freshman at Creighton
• Averaged 6.7 points and 3.4 rebounds while playing in all 33 games, including 28 starts.
• Tied for team lead with 45 three-pointers made.
• Tied for second in the BIG EAST among freshmen in three-pointers made.
• Third on the team with 12 blocked shots.
• Became third freshman in the last 22 years to start a season-opener, joining Bluejay legends Ryan Sears (CU’s all-time leader in steals/assists) and Doug McDermott (CU’s all-time leading scorer).
• Had 17 points, seven rebounds and two blocked shots in second career game, a win over Chicago State (Nov. 16).
• In the process, became first Bluejay since March of 2012 (Gregory Echenique) with a 17-7-2 line in the same game.
• Scored 11 points and added six rebounds in win over No. 18 Oklahoma (Nov. 19).
• Had 16 points and six rebounds vs. Texas-Pan American (Dec. 19).
• Made a career-high five three-pointers and led Creighton with 15 points vs. DePaul (Jan. 7).
• Scored a career-high 21 points vs. St. John’s (Jan. 28) in team’s first BIG EAST victory of the year, including 4-of-4 clutch free throws in final 12 seconds of a three-point win. Also made 5-of-6 three-point shots overall.
• Went viral on highlight reels across the nation when he dove into a courtside table and had a beer douse his hair and jersey (Nov. 19 vs. No. 18 Oklahoma).
2013-14: Redshirted at Creighton
• Practiced, but did not play for Creighton’s team that finished 27-8 and reached the third round of the NCAA Tournament, while redshirting.
Berlin High School
• Set school record with 1,213 career points and 500 career rebounds.
• Named First Team All-State as a senior, when he averaged 20 points, 12 rebounds and two blocks per contest.
• Shot 88 percent from the line as a senior and had a single-game high of 33 points.
• Crowned MVP of the Eastern Valley Conference as a senior.
• Averaged 16.9 points, 8.6 rebounds and 1.8 blocked shots per game as a junior, when he was named Honorable Mention All-State by the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association.
• As a sophomore, averaged 16.4 points, 8.9 rebounds and 2.0 swats per contest.
• Had a high scoring game of 32 points as a junior and 30 points during his sophomore season.
• Won four letters in basketball and two in cross country.
• Three-time first team all-conference honoree.
• Played for coach Andy Kasuboski.
• Has played for Wisconsin Playmakers AAU program and coach Jason Jesperson.
Awards & Honors
2013-14 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2014-15 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2014-15 Dean’s List
2015-16 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2015-16 Dean’s List
2016-17 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2016-17 Dean’s List
Personal
• Born Jan. 16, 1995.
• Son of Brian and Traci Hegner.
• Has brothers Jacob (28) and Andrew (27).
• Earned his undergraduate degree as a marketing major in May of 2017 and now enrolled in graduate school studying organizational leadership.
• Favorite professional team is the Green Bay Packers.
• Lists beating Wisconsin last year as his favorite sports memory.
• Favorite TV show is That 70’s Show.
• First trophy as a kid was for being a Pop Warner football champion.
• Favorite book is Kite Runner.
• Celebrity he’d like to meet is Johnny Depp.
• Fifth-year big man who is in graduate school.
• Can play the “4” or “5”, and has shown the ability to shoot the ball from three-point range.
• Scored 11 points and blocked 2 shots in season-opening win vs. Yale (11/10).
• Missed three games after injuring his left ankle early in Creighton’s road win at #20 Northwestern (11/15), leaving the arena on crutches.
• Returned to the line-up at No. 15 Gonzaga, scoring 10 points in 16 minutes (12/1).
• Scored 15 points in 17 minutes vs. North Dakota (12/5).
• Scored in double-figures in consecutive games on Dec. 1 & 5 for the first time since December of 2014.
• Returned to starting lineup in win over Nebraska (12/9), scoring 8 points.
• Recorded 13 points in 16 minutes of 116-62 win over USC Upstate (12/20).
• Finished with 15 points in win vs. Providence (12/31).
• Scored a season-high 19 points in road win at Georgetown (1/6), tying career-high with five three-pointers.
• Finished with 12 points and four rebounds in win over No. 19 Seton Hall (1/17).
• Scored 16 points in career-high 38 minutes of road win at St. John’s (1/23).
• Had 16 points in win over Georgetown (1/27).
• Had career-long stretch of five straight games of 10+ points from Jan. 17-Feb. 1.
• Blocked two shots vs. Bemidji State (2/13), tying his career high.
• Snared a season-best seven rebounds vs. Providence (3/8).
• Scored 12 points and hauled in seven rebounds vs. Kansas State (3/16).
• Mother, Traci, was diagnosed with breast cancer and underwent surgery on February 22nd.
• Ranked 14th in the BIG EAST in field goal percentage.
• In league play, ranked fourth in BIG EAST action with 42.9 percent shooting from three-point range.
2016-17: Junior at Creighton
• Played in all 35 games in a reserve role.
• He averaged 5.0 points and 3.4 rebounds per game.
• Drained 44.4 percent of his attempts from three-point range (32-for-72).
• Had seven rebounds in 12 minutes of exhibition win over Wayne State (Nov. 4).
• Sank a huge second half three-pointer and grabbed four rebounds in win over No. 9 Wisconsin (Nov. 15).
• Made four three-pointers in Paradise Jam title game win over Ole Miss (Nov. 21), finishing with 12 points.
• Finished with seven points and five rebounds vs. Loyola (Md.) (Nov. 26).
• Scored eight points and grabbed a career-high 10 rebounds in win at Nebraska (Dec. 7).
• Entered Nebraska contest with one dunk in first 74 career games, then had two in a span of 38 seconds against the Cornhuskers.
• Contributed 10 points and nine rebounds in 14 minutes off the bench during a win over Longwood (Dec. 9).
• Made 4-of-5 three-point shots and finished with 12 points, nine rebounds and three assists during road win at Arizona State (Dec. 20).
• Claimed a pair of steals in road win at Providence (Jan. 7).
• Finished with six points and five rebounds against No. 12 Butler (Jan. 11).
• Contributed 12 points on his 22nd birthday during a road win at No. 22 Xavier (Jan. 16).
• Scored a season-high 14 points at DePaul (Feb. 11), making 4-of-6 treys and adding two steals.
• Scored seven points and contributed two rebounds and a blocked shot in his NCAA Tournament debut vs. Rhode Island (March 17).
• Went 12-of-23 from three-point range in his last 12 games.
2015-16: Sophomore at Creighton
• Started 12-of-33 appearances, averaging 5.3 points and 3.8 rebounds per game.
• Ranked fourth on the team with 42 treys.
• Made an eye-popping 12-of-18 three-pointers in the final five minutes of games.
• Opened his sophomore season with eight points and six rebounds vs. Texas Southern (Nov. 14).
• Tallied 10 points and seven rebounds vs. UTSA (Nov. 17).
• Finished with 10 points, five rebounds and two assists in 13 minutes of win over Massachusetts (Nov. 25).
• Scored a season-best 12 points, making 4-of-7 three-pointers, vs. Arizona State (Dec. 2).
• Finished with 12 points and seven rebounds in 22 minutes off the bench vs. IUPUI (Dec. 12).
• Missed the Dec. 19 game at No. 3 Oklahoma and Dec. 21 vs. North Texas with an ankle injury before returning vs. Coppin State on Dec. 28.
• Scored team-high 11 points in season-high 30 minutes vs. No. 12 Providence (Jan. 12).
• Made first start of the season in road win at DePaul, tying for team-lead with five rebounds (Jan. 17).
• Scored 10 points and grabbed six rebounds in win over No. 18 Butler (Jan. 23).
• Sank three three-pointers in second half of road win at Marquette (Feb. 13) in return to his home state.
• Came off the bench and had nine points and two rebounds in 13 minutes at No. 5 Xavier (March 5).
Summer 2015: Italy Trip
• Averaged 8.0 points and 4.3 rebounds per game in Italy.
• Finished with 13 points and six rebounds on 5-of-7 shooting in first game at Oleggio (Aug. 7).
2014-15: Redshirt Freshman at Creighton
• Averaged 6.7 points and 3.4 rebounds while playing in all 33 games, including 28 starts.
• Tied for team lead with 45 three-pointers made.
• Tied for second in the BIG EAST among freshmen in three-pointers made.
• Third on the team with 12 blocked shots.
• Became third freshman in the last 22 years to start a season-opener, joining Bluejay legends Ryan Sears (CU’s all-time leader in steals/assists) and Doug McDermott (CU’s all-time leading scorer).
• Had 17 points, seven rebounds and two blocked shots in second career game, a win over Chicago State (Nov. 16).
• In the process, became first Bluejay since March of 2012 (Gregory Echenique) with a 17-7-2 line in the same game.
• Scored 11 points and added six rebounds in win over No. 18 Oklahoma (Nov. 19).
• Had 16 points and six rebounds vs. Texas-Pan American (Dec. 19).
• Made a career-high five three-pointers and led Creighton with 15 points vs. DePaul (Jan. 7).
• Scored a career-high 21 points vs. St. John’s (Jan. 28) in team’s first BIG EAST victory of the year, including 4-of-4 clutch free throws in final 12 seconds of a three-point win. Also made 5-of-6 three-point shots overall.
• Went viral on highlight reels across the nation when he dove into a courtside table and had a beer douse his hair and jersey (Nov. 19 vs. No. 18 Oklahoma).
2013-14: Redshirted at Creighton
• Practiced, but did not play for Creighton’s team that finished 27-8 and reached the third round of the NCAA Tournament, while redshirting.
Berlin High School
• Set school record with 1,213 career points and 500 career rebounds.
• Named First Team All-State as a senior, when he averaged 20 points, 12 rebounds and two blocks per contest.
• Shot 88 percent from the line as a senior and had a single-game high of 33 points.
• Crowned MVP of the Eastern Valley Conference as a senior.
• Averaged 16.9 points, 8.6 rebounds and 1.8 blocked shots per game as a junior, when he was named Honorable Mention All-State by the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association.
• As a sophomore, averaged 16.4 points, 8.9 rebounds and 2.0 swats per contest.
• Had a high scoring game of 32 points as a junior and 30 points during his sophomore season.
• Won four letters in basketball and two in cross country.
• Three-time first team all-conference honoree.
• Played for coach Andy Kasuboski.
• Has played for Wisconsin Playmakers AAU program and coach Jason Jesperson.
Awards & Honors
2013-14 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2014-15 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2014-15 Dean’s List
2015-16 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2015-16 Dean’s List
2016-17 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2016-17 Dean’s List
Personal
• Born Jan. 16, 1995.
• Son of Brian and Traci Hegner.
• Has brothers Jacob (28) and Andrew (27).
• Earned his undergraduate degree as a marketing major in May of 2017 and now enrolled in graduate school studying organizational leadership.
• Favorite professional team is the Green Bay Packers.
• Lists beating Wisconsin last year as his favorite sports memory.
• Favorite TV show is That 70’s Show.
• First trophy as a kid was for being a Pop Warner football champion.
• Favorite book is Kite Runner.
• Celebrity he’d like to meet is Johnny Depp.
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