Bernard Toone is a retired American

United States

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 basketball

Basketball

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 player.

Toone played collegiately at Marquette University

Marquette University

Marquette University is a private, coeducational, Jesuit, Roman Catholic university located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Founded by the Society of Jesus in 1881, the school is one of 28 member institutions of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities...

, where as a sophomore reserve he was a member of the Warriors' 1977 National Championship team

1976–77 Marquette Warriors men's basketball team

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 in Hall of Fame coach Al McGuire's

Al McGuire

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 final season. As a senior, Toone averaged 18.7 points and 6.7 rebounds per game and was named a fourth team All-American

NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans

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 by the National Association of Basketball Coaches

National Association of Basketball Coaches

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 (NABC).

After his college eligibility was over, Toone was drafted in the second round of the 1979 NBA Draft

1979 NBA Draft

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 by the Philadelphia 76ers

Philadelphia 76ers

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. Toone's NBA career lasted only one season, as he averaged 2.4 points and 1.5 rebounds per game in a reserve role for the 76ers in 1979–80.