A John Tofi update

Remember John Tofi?

Currently, he plays in Belgium (he played for SF City in the San Francisco Pro-Am this summer) and went to college at UTEP after a storied high school career as a Riordan Crusader. Last season overseas, Tofi averaged 10.6 points and 4.1 rebounds a game in 27 minutes of play.

Here are a couple of photos of John's kids that we stumbled across when researching some information on one of his current teammates.

Tofi coached in 2008-2009 at Consumnes River College -- here is his bio from that season:

John Tofi, 24, is in his first year coaching at Cosumnes River College. A San Francisco native, Coach Tofi has exceeded his commitment to basketball and excellence by participating and excelling in various basketball programs. Tofi attended and played at Archbishop Riordan High School in 2000- 2002, where his team captured the California Division III state title in 2002. Along side with the Division title, Tofi earned first team All-State, All-League, All-Bay Area, All-Northern California Selection, and All Division III honors as a senior at Archbishop Riordan High School, he received a full scholarship to the University of Texas at El Paso.

Tofi became a major asset to the basketball program at UTEP. By the time Tofi graduated in the fall of 2006 with a double major in Business Management and Communications, his basketball accomplishments included capturing back-to-back WAC Championship titles (2004-2005), reaching the postseason three times (NCAA Tournament and NIT), joining an exclusive 1,000-point 800-rebound club at UTEP, being named team MVP (2002-2006), All-Conference Player (twice), Co-Freshman of the Year, named Southwest Regional Male Athlete of the Year by “What’s Up” magazine in 2006, and was an All-Tournament performer on four different occasions.

Tofi believes that the main aspects of a great basketball team and student athlete are teamwork, priorities, dedication, and hard work. His goal is to assure that each athlete makes a commitment and excels on and off the court.

Tofi lives in Sacramento with his wife Simalu Tofi and his two sons, John Tofi Jr. and Tommy Tofi.