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Gatorade 2025 - 2026: Player of the Year

Boys Basketball - Connecticut

Gatorade Player of the year

Abdou Toure

Guard
NOTRE DAME HS
WEST HAVEN, CONNECTICUT
SENIOR
Height: 6-FOOT-5
Press Release

Peak Performance

24.6

Average Points (Per Game)

7

Average Rebounds (Per Game)

3

Average Assiss (Per Game)

2

Average Steals (Per Game)
“Abdou is an extremely dynamic, yet functional athlete who has developed into a true multi-dimensional, two-way player. His ability to generate a bucket in the half court has become elite.”
Matt McKay
Founder & CEO - Pro Insight

Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot-5, 200-pound senior wing led the Green Knights to a 22-4 record and a trip to the CIAC Division I state semifinals this past season. Toure averaged 24.6 points, seven rebounds, three assists and two steals per game while shooting better than 70 percent from the floor and more than 40 percent from beyond the arc. The state’s reigning Gatorade Player of the Year, Toure concluded his prep career as a two-time state champion, two-time GametimeCT Player of the Year and the leading scorer in program history with 1,981 career points. He’s ranked as the nation’s No. 11 prospect in the Class of 2026 by Rivals/On3 and was one of 25 players selected to the 2026 Jersey Mike’s Naismith Trophy national watch list. 

Academic Achievement

Toure has maintained a 3.13 GPA in the classroom. He has signed a written letter of athletic aid to play basketball at the University of Arkansas this fall.

Exemplary Character

Toure has volunteered locally as a youth basketball coach and instructor.