Toccara Ross

Position:
Forward
Height:
5-11
Class:
Senior
High School:
Central
Hometown:
Davenport, Iowa

Awards & Honors
Big 12 Rookie of the Week, Jan. 22 (2007)
Cyclone Classic All-Tournament Team (2006)
Pepperdine All-Tournament Team (2006)
ISU Rebounding Award (2007)

2008-09
Had her right knee scoped during preseason ... saw time in 33 games and started on senior night ... helped secure ISU’s win at Nebraska with five points and six rebounds ... scored a season-high seven points and four rebounds vs. North Dakota ... saw 16 minutes vs. No. 20/19 Vanderbilt, contributing four rebounds and three steals ... was 3-for-4 for six points and grabbed two steals at Iowa ... added six points and two boards at Creighton ... scored four points and recorded two steals vs. Niagara ... posted two points, two rebounds and an assist in the NCAA first-round win over East Tennessee State ... added two points, a board and a steal vs. Kansas.

2007-08
Earned medical redshirt ... saw time in nine games, starting two, before being sidelined for the remainder of the season with an ACL tear in her right knee at Minnesota ... averaged 6.4 points and 3.7 rebounds per game ... scored 15 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in the win over Iowa ... led the Cyclones with seven rebounds to go with eight points in the season opener vs. Pepperdine ... had nine points on 4-of-9 shooting at Vanderbilt ... was 3-of-4 from the field for six points and grabbed four boards at Minnesota before being injured just before halftime.

2006-07
Started 32 contests in her initial season at Iowa State ... led the Cyclones in rebounding with 7.3 per game to win the ISU Rebounding Award ... had four double-doubles and 20 games in double-digit scoring ... had 16 points and a career-high 15 rebounds at Kansas ... posted 12 points and four rebounds vs. Washington, and turned in 11 points and nine boards vs. Georgia in the NCAA Championship ... had a career-high 23 points on 8-of-11 shooting from the field and a 6-of-6 performance from the free-throw line to go with seven rebounds and three assists vs. Drake ... had 12 points and 13 rebounds at home in win over 13th-ranked Texas A&M ... turned in nine points and 12 boards at Texas Tech ... led ISU with 14 points at Nebraska ... went for 16 points and eight boards vs. Kansas State ... poured in 15 points and grabbed eight rebounds in win over Texas ... had 18 points and 11 boards vs. Virginia Tech and turned in 16 points and 11 rebounds to earn all-tournament honors ... tallied 13 points and nine rebounds in home win over Kansas ... went 7-of-13 from the field and hit a three to open overtime, igniting the Cyclones’ win over UNI ... finished with 19 points and six rebounds against the Panthers ... added 17 points, eight rebounds and four steals vs. Illinois State ... posted 16 points, seven rebounds and three assists vs. Loyola Marymount to be named to the Cyclone Classic all-tourney team ... had 15 points at Iowa.

At Kirkwood CC
Led Kirkwood Community College to the NJCAA Division II title game as a sophomore, where the Eagles finished second to Illinois Central ... helped Kirkwood to a fourth-place national finish as a freshman ... led the Eagles to back-to-back conference and regional championships and a 30-4 record in 2005-06 ... named to the 2006 NJCAA Division II Woman’s National all-tournament team ... voted to the ICCAC Division II Region XI all-tournament team and earned second-team all-region honors as a freshman ... led Kirkwood with 76 steals in 2004-05 ... earned athlete of the week honors twice as a freshman and received the Kirkwood Coaches Award ... coached by Kim Muhl and Joe Hruska.

High School
Served as a two-year captain at Davenport Central ... named to the Mississippi Athletic Conference first team and Quad-City Times all-metro second team ... a two-time Iowa Girls Coaches Association all-district selection ... led the MAC in rebounding in consecutive seasons as a junior and senior ... averaged 16.3 points and 14.4 rebounds as a senior ... set 15 school records in her final prep season and closed out her two-year Blue Devil career as the school’s career rebounding leader ... coached by Dennis Robinson ... lettered in track and field and was a four-time state qualifier ... won a MAC indoor high jump title.

Personal
Graduated with degrees in communication studies and speech communications ... full name is Toccara Ren?e Ross ... born April 21, 1986, in Chicago, Ill. ... daughter of Shannon Davis ... has one sister (Eboni) and two brothers (Desmen and Antonio).