Arnaldo Toro
Puerto Rican basketball player (born 1997)
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Arnaldo Toro Barea (born October 28, 1997) is a Puerto Rican professional basketball player for the Iwate Big Bulls of the Japanese B.League. He played college basketball for George Washington University and St. John's. He also represents the senior Puerto Rican national team.[1] Standing at a height of 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m), he plays the power forward and center positions.
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| Position | Power forward / center | ||||||||||||||
| League | B.League | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | October 28, 1997 | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 248 lb (112 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| High school | St. Benedict's Preparatory School (Newark, New Jersey) | ||||||||||||||
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| NBA draft | 2021: undrafted | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2021–present | ||||||||||||||
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| 2021–2022 | BC Nokia | ||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Cariduros de Fajardo | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Landstede Hammers | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | VEF Rīga | ||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Santeros de Aguada | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | Juventus Utena | ||||||||||||||
| 2025 | VEF Rīga | ||||||||||||||
| 2025–2026 | Szombathely Falco | ||||||||||||||
| 2026–present | Iwate Big Bulls | ||||||||||||||
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Medals
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Professional career
VEF Rīga (2023–2024)
On October 5, 2023, Toro signed with VEF Rīga in Latvian-Estonian Basketball League and Basketball Champions League.[2]
Juventus Utena (2024–2025)
On August 6, 2024, Toro signed a one-year deal with Juventus Utena of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL).[3] He was released by the team on April 14, 2025.
National team
Toro represented Puerto Rico in the 2014 FIBA Under-17 World Championship, where he was the best rebounder and averaged double-double.[4] He represented Puerto Rico national team the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup.[5] He was also part of the team that helped Puerto Rico qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics after defeating both Italy in the semifinals and Lithuania in the final of one of four 2024 FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments.[6] Toro won a bronze medal with his national team at the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games held in San Salvador, El Salvador.[7]
