BU adds junior college front court player

PEORIA — Bradley basketball made a late addition to its roster for the 2025-26 season, bringing in a forward with size and international ties.

Six-foot-8, 240-pound junior college player Handy Toussaint III announced Sunday on social media he’s committed to the Braves, who had an open scholarship.

Toussaint will bring depth to Bradley’s front line and give the team a big man to develop. He played the last two seasons at Weatherford College, a junior college program in Texas about 30 miles west of Fort Worth.

He played 29 games last season for the 19-12 Coyotes. He averaged 8.2 points per game on 51.6% shooting and seven rebounds per game. He added 29 steals and 26 blocks and earned Northern Texas Junior College Athletic Conference All-Conference team honorable mention honors.

Toussaint III is from Haiti, but has been in the U.S. since 2018.

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He says he had offers or interest from Mercyhurst, Kentucky Wesleyan, Augusta, Missouri-St. Louis, Wisconsin-Milwaukee, St. Peter, Hawai’i Hilo, Hawaii, Oklahoma Christian and Eastern New Mexico.

Dave Eminian is the Journal Star sports columnist, and covers Bradley men’s basketball, the Rivermen and Chiefs. He writes the Cleve In The Eve sports column for pjstar.com. He can be reached at 686-3206 or deminian@pjstar.com. Follow him on X.com @icetimecleve.