Mike Tobey was a Top 100 Recruit by ESPN and Rivals.
30 Facts About Mike Tobey
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Mike Tobey committed to UVA over schools such as Maryland, Pittsburgh, and Xavier.
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Mike Tobey was on the United States national under-19 basketball team that won the 2013 FIBA Under-19 World Championship.
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Mike Tobey ended his collegiate career as Virginia's all-time leader in games played, appearing in 138 games over his four years.
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On February 24,2017, after the second 10-day contract expired, Mike Tobey returned to the Swarm.
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Mike Tobey 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.
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Mike Tobey was named Most Valuable Player of the game after recording 21 points and 9 rebounds.
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On December 23,2017, Mike Tobey scored a career-high of 24 points in one game against Urbas Fuenlabrada in the Liga ACB.
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Mike Tobey posted a double-double of 18 points and 16 rebounds against Real Madrid, in the 2018 ACB Playoffs.
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On July 9,2018, Mike Tobey signed a two-year deal with Valencia Basket after Iberostar Tenerife did not match the Valencian offer for the restricted free agent.
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Mike Tobey recorded it against Zaragoza on December 29,2018.
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On May 12,2019, Mike Tobey matched his career-high of 24 points in one game against Movistar Estudiantes in a Liga ACB game.
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Mike Tobey averaged 8.1 points, 4.3 rebounds and 0.6 assists in EuroLeague the same season.
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That season Mike Tobey was among the top performers in Valencia's EuroLeague wins over Alba Berlin, Fenerbahce, and Zenit Saint Petersburg.
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On July 12,2020, Valencia Basket announced that Mike Tobey renewed his contract with them for two more years.
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Mike Tobey dished out 2 assists and grabbed 4 rebounds, and with a 22 PIR was Valencia's top performer of the game.
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Mike Tobey was the rebounding leader of the game with 8 rebounds.
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On July 14,2023, Mike Tobey signed a one-year contract with Crvena zvezda of the Serbian KLS, the Adriatic League and the EuroLeague.
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In 2021, Mike Tobey secured his Slovenian passport in preparation for the 2020 Olympic Qualifying Tournaments.
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Mike Tobey made his debut for the Slovenia national team on June 18,2021, during a pre-Qualifying friendly win against Croatia.
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Mike Tobey was Slovenia's second scoring leader and the rebounds leader.
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Mike Tobey scored 11 points and grabbed 14 rebounds in this game.
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Mike Tobey was Slovenia's most efficient player in that game and was named player of the day by FIBA.
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Mike Tobey was among Slovenia's players who were especially praised for their performances against Germany in the tournament's first quarter-final.
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Mike Tobey scored 13 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, recording his third double-double in the tournament.
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Mike Tobey was among Slovenia's top performers with Doncic and Prepelic.
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Mike Tobey scored 23 points and was just two rebounds away from his fourth double-double in the tournament.
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Mike Tobey played a key role in Slovenia's run to the semi-finals.
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Mike Tobey has an older brother named Kenneth and a younger sister named Elizabeth.
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Mike Tobey majored in history while at the University of Virginia.