Latest News:
Cody Toppert suited up in Italy to finish the winter season.
Cody is an experienced basketball player at the pro level. Currently he is looking for a new place to suit up and hit three's! Most recently he has played with Taranaki Mountain Airs of the New Zealand NBL. Prior to heading to the South Pacific Cody was a member of the NBA D-League Champion Albuquerque Thunderbirds. His first experience with pro basketball came in the Southern California Summer Pro League held each July in the Los Angeles area.
What Cody brings to a team is an incredible ability to shoot the basketball, he is a mid-range jump shooter that shot at least 34% from 3 point land in each of his college seasons at Cornell. He's a nose to the grindstone, hard working player that hunts down the loose ball that other guards wouldn't get. A left handed shot that requires a fleet footed defender to stop him on drives to the hoop. A match up nightmare. Strong enough to play down low when it's available but with range to draw his defender out to the arc.
The Details:
Name - Cody Toppert
Height - 6'4"
Weight - 205 lbs
Position - Guard
Birth year - 1983
The Highlights: FC Barriernese
Averaged 12.2 points, 3.2 rebounds, 2 assists and 1.5 steals per game
for FC Barriernese of the Portuguese LCB in 2006-07
Lead FC Barriernese to its first ever Final Eight of the Taca De Liga
Cofidis and its first ever appearance in the Final Four of the Cup of
Portugal
Barreirense: Keith Triplett out, Cody Toppert in
by EuroBasket Lisbon - Dec 14, 2006
Cody Toppert (193-G/F-83, agency: Interperformances, college: Cornell) arrived today to play for Barreirense. With an incredible ability to shoot the basketball, his outlook gives him as an extremely intelligent and hard nosed player that shows no fear on the court with toughness and nose for the ball that gave him the ability to create for his teammates and himself.
Taranaki Mountain Airs
Averaged 22.1 points (3rd in the league), 4.7 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 2.0 steals (9th in the league) per game for the Taranaki Mountain Airs of the New Zealand NBL in 2005-06.
Ranked first in the league in 3-point field goals per contest (3.62) and in minutes per game (37:33).
Ranked second in the league shooting (.865) from the foul line.
Albuquerque Thunderbirds
Played 2005-06 with the NBA D-League Champion Albuquerque Thunderbirds.
Ranked among NBDL league leaders in assist-to-turnover ratio (fourth, 2.63), steals per turnover (third, 1.13).
Also ranked among the NBDL leaders in 3-point field goals made and 3-point accuracy.
Cornell Big Red
Finished 8th overall in career scoring at Cornell with 1,232 points.
Hit on 137 of 162 free throws (.872) for his career.
Ivy League Player of the Week after scoring 23 points (including seven 3-pointers) and notching a career high seven assists at No. 7 Syracuse.
Named USA Today honorable mention All-American in 2000 and 2001
Holds Cornell records for 3 Pointers Made in a Career (237), 3 Pointers Attempted in a Game (16), 3 Pointers Attempted in a Season (215), 3 Pointers Attempted in a Career (674),
Sits second at Cornell for Games Played (108)
Sits third at Cornell for 3 Pointers Made in a Season (77)
Sits fourth at Cornell for Total Minutes Played (3,488)
From the Big Red Website:
#33 Cody Toppert * 6-4, 202 * Albuquerque, N.M. (Albuquerque Academy)
The eighth-leading scorer in Cornell history (1,232), Toppert was a four-year starter at guard. One of the all-time great shooters at Cornell, his 237 3-pointers rank first all-time at Cornell. Toppert was a two-time Ivy League weekly honoree and ranks among the school's all-time leaders in rebounding, assists and steals. The durable and consistent Toppert set a school record for most career games played with 108.
Albuquerque Academy
Sits third for all time New Mexico High School Points Scored in a Career (1645)
Sits tenth for all time New Mexico High School Points Scored in a Season (635)
Sits eighth for all time New Mexico High School Points Score in a Single Game (48)
Sits tied for third for all time New Mexico High School Free Throws in a Single Game (20)
~ tied another Albuquerque Academy alum Sam Tabet from 1968
Albuquerque Academy won 6 consecutive State Championships from 1989 to 1994 and has 9 Titles overall.
The Stats:
Team
Year
League
GP
PPG
RPG
APG
SPG
FG %
3FG %
FT%
Cornell
01-02
NCAA
27
10.3
4.4
1.5
1.0
37.4
34.2
91.4
Cornell
02-03
NCAA
27
9.6
4.3
1.0
0.7
40.8
34.0
73.3
Cornell
03-04
NCAA
27
14.6
3.8
1.4
0.8
39.4
35.8
84.0
Cornell
04-05
NCAA
27
11.0
3.0
1.9
1.0
41.2
35.1
87.2
JBJ Sports
2005
SoCal Summer Pro League
6
14.0
5.0
3.0
Alb. Thunderbirds
05-06
NBA-D
26
3.7
1.1
1.3
0.5
33.8
35.3
75.0
Taranaki
05-06
New Zealand
13
22.1
4.7
2.5
2.0
42.1
34.1
86.5
Barreirense
06-07
Portugal
14
12.2
3.2
2.0
1.5
40.5
32.6
78.3
BC CSKA Sofia
07-08
Bulgaria
Great Falls
07-08
CBA
18
13.6
2.5
2.0
1.3
44.4
35.7
75.0
MEG Gottingen
09-10
German Brundesliga
9
1.4
0.6
0.1
0.0
36.4
22.2
75.0
Scholz Weissenhorn
09-10
German Brundesliga
14
18.9
5.9
2.4
1.5
40.1
36.8
82.8
Plymouth Raiders
2010
British BL
10
14.2
2.1
1.4
1.0
50.0
46.4
87.5
Forli
2011
Italian League
7
9.9
2.3
1.7
1.4
40.7
25.9
87.5
The Awards:
2000 ABCD Adidas All-American Camp
2000 McDonald's All- American- Honorable Mention
2000 and 2001 USA Today All- American
2004 All Conference (Ivy League)
2005 Ivy League Runner-Up
2006 NBA D-League Champion
Cornell All- time 3pt. Field Goal Leader (237)
Like what you see? Want Cody for your backcourt? Contact us regarding getting this shooter on your bench instead of your rival's.
