Anthony Tolliver

Anthony Lamar Tolliver, the only son of Johnny Tolliver and Donna Lewis, has seven sisters. Born in 1985 in Springfield, Missouri, he graduated from Kickapoo High School in 2003 after winning the Missouri Class 5A State Championship. Tolliver spent four years at Creighton, where he earned a degree in finance. He was named to the Dean's list in each year, was also recognized on the Missouri Valley Conference Honor Roll and as a 10-time MVC Scholar of the Week. In 2006-07, Tolliver was honored with a Senior Class Award All-American. He is a member of the Starting Five of the Hoops2O foundation established by fellow NBA player Malcolm Brogdon, which strives "to score clean, accessible drinking water for those in need". Learn more about the foundation at waterboys.org. Tolliver also serves as a Nothing But Nets Champion and has worked with the United Nations to prevent the spread of malaria by delivering insecticide-treated mosquito nets to families in Africa. You can follow him on Twitter @ATolliver44 and on Instagram @atolliver44. Before getting an opportunity as an undrafted free agent with Cleveland in 2007, Anthony Tolliver spent four years as a Creighton Bluejay - three of those as a starter. After appearing in 27 games off the bench and only averaging 6.5 minutes as a freshman, Tolliver's role expanded in his sophomore year to 34 games with 30 of those starts. The accolades began to pile up during his junior season as the responsibilities continued to increase. Tolliver was named to the MVC Scholar-Athlete First Team and the MVC's Most Improved Team while leading the Bluejays in blocks, rebounds, and charges drawn. His senior campaign followed the same pattern, as Tolliver eclipsed 1,000 career points in a matchup against Nevada and was also selected to the MVC All-Tournament Team.