To Toscano-Anderson, this meant that he too could compete against the talent in the G League. "It was like something to feed off of," the Warriors forwardsaid. Last season, the Warriors hosted Al Attles night during a regular-season game by playing a tribute video and handing out could be eligible for a share of $104 million. Al Attles is a Warriors icon, but his wife, Wilhelmina, has been his rock for more than half a century. Draymond Green explains his issue with Black History Month: Why do we get the shortest month? In class, his voice barely rose above a whisper. He thanked Attles again Thursday, noting, "She just changed my life." Patricia Toscano, mother of Golden State Warriors forward Juan Toscano-Anderson, stands outside his childhood home in Oakland. Most Californians can put off filing taxes until Oct. 16 but should they? During the teams first public event at the newly opened Chase Center he had to take the mic and perform for the fans in attendance. * * *. In 29 games, Juan Toscano-Anderson has averaged 5.0 points on 52.8% shooting, 4.1 rebounds and 2.3 assists for the Warriors. But it never changed Al Attles. Patricia Toscano, who grew up in a neighborhood known to locals as the killing zone, often worried that her four kids were destined to become grim statistics. Many in the Elmhurst neighborhood know that, if they need a place to stay while they get their lives back on track, Toscano-Anderson and his mom will try to help provide accommodations. That's the first step, I've gotten through the first step to put myself in a situation to be here for another year, so now I'm working to continue and have longevity in this league.". Some players play hungry; Juan plays like a guy whos starving, Warriors guard Mychal Mulder said. Al Attles Basketball Player #173216 Most Popular Boost Birthday November 7, 1936 Birthplace Newark , NJ Age 86 years old Birth Sign Scorpio About Point guard who starred for the Philadelphia/Golden State Warriors from 1960-1971, and coached the team from 1970-1983. [8] On February 7, 2015, Attles's number 22 was retired by North Carolina A&T, the first ever retired by the team. The Jersey Jet) Position: Point Guard Shoots: Right 6-0 , 175lb (183cm, 79kg) More bio, uniform, draft, salary info Hall of Fame 16 16 16 SUMMARY Career G 711 PTS 8.9 TRB 3.5 AST 3.5 FG% 45.1 FT% 63.2 PER 11.3 WS 36.5 Al Attles Overview Game Logs Game-by-game stat line for the player 1960-61 1961-62 1962-63 My dad paid the boy a visit. It wasnt good, but my mom ate it like it was steak and lobster. While youre asleep, there is someone on the other side of the world trying to figure out a way to steal your ideas and take your money.. I don't know if it was my pride or selfishness, but I have no regrets.". NBC Sports Bay Area celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month by taking a trip south of the border to tell the story of Juan Toscano-Anderson's Mexican heritage, his experience playing professionally in Mexico and how his Oakland roots impacted his journey to the Warriors. At 6'3" and son of an NBA legend, Al Attles, III undoubtedly knows, loves and has played basketball, but writing, storytelling, and filmmaking were always his passion. "He's been in and out of the hospital in the last few recent months," Ridder said. Beaty slugged Meschery . I cant wait to see his Hall of Fame ring and Hall of Fame blazer. "I knew that I was Mexican. Thompson: Known for his toughness, Warriors legend Al Attles' strength comes from his wife's love By Marcus Thompson II Apr 4, 2019 Al Attles, 82, is a champ in the kitchen. My dad agreed and the next day, he promptly burned a can of franks-and-beans for dinner. During the first few months in his new town, he took care of his two younger siblings while his mom worked as the director of Catholic Charities violence prevention program. The time when he was in the backseat of his moms car outside the McDonalds on 98th Avenue and International as men exchanged gunfire that barely missed him. And so that was kind of humbling. Just as he was starting to contemplate life without basketball, he got a call from the Mexican national team, which wanted to fly him to Mexico City for a tryout. Whenever the Warriors luminaries return to watch the game they played and love, they often do one thing that becomes as memorable as marveling at the highlight reels. Attles and his wife, Wilhelmina, reside in Oakland and have two adult children, Alvin III and Erica. Work to make people respect you, even if you cant do something for them.. "To be. He also serves as a team ambassador. Instead, Attles became a world champion as an NBA coach. [10], Attles at the Golden State Warriors Victory Parade on June 19, 2015, the night Wilt Chamberlain scored 100 points, Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, "Al Attles, Hubie Brown recipients of 2017 Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award", "50 years on, reluctant Warrior al Attles is the team's mainstay", "Al Attles, a Warrior for Life, is a Bridge to a Lone Bay Area Title", "North Carolina A&T to Retire Alvin Attles' Number", "On the occasion of his father's induction into the Basketball Hall of Fame, a son pays tribute", Basketball-Reference.com: Al Attles (as coach), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Al_Attles&oldid=1138383068, Career statistics and player information from, This page was last edited on 9 February 2023, at 10:58. "I'm from the Bay Area," he said back in March before quickly revising himself,"Wait, I'm not from the Bay. Some nights, he slept with his mom, Patricia Toscano, and sister, Ariana, in their silver sedan. Attles was the second NBA black coach after Bill Russell. After a home game last month, he returned to his apartment with his girlfriend and turned on NBC Sports Bay Area. Because of those various roles, Attles is one of six Warriors players to have their jersey retired. Streamline your workflow with our best-in-class digital asset management system. Even now, 42 games into his NBA career, Toscano-Anderson still finds it hard to believe hes on the Warriors. As a kid, Toscano-Anderson lived in five houses scattered across East Oakland. [5] He intended to return to Newark and coach at his local junior high school when he was drafted by the Warriors. He performed so well that it prompted a last-minute trade of six-year NBA veteran Terrence Jones in order to make a roster spot for Toscano-Anderson. Alvin Austin Attles Jr. (Destroyer. Toscano-Andersons performance at the 2015 FIBA Americas championship was enough to land him a contract from Mexicos top league. But my dads priorities even in a potentially life-changing situation, left a deep impression on me. After police officers broke up the dispute and left the scene, the man returned. The racket she caused made my father get up to ask her what was wrong. Do you understand me? he barked at the trembling guard, who apologized and slunk away. A Warriors Outsiders segment was detailing Toscano-Andersons rise with Golden State. Back when Attles had a sharper memory, his consideration for others left a lasting impact. src="https://www.facebook.com/tr?id=674090812743125&ev=PageView&noscript=1"/>. What Attles didnt know then was that Toscano-Anderson was homeless. 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Al Attles with Ben Trefny The Warriors just won their fourth NBA title in eight years - we hear from the man who coached them to their first title here back in 1975, former Warriors head coach Al Attles. Alvin, wake up! Riordan was looking to give his team a spark, or worse yet trying to get Barry thrown out of the game for retaliating. Get the family photo albums.. But what he brings to this team extends far beyond what the stat sheet shows. Playing in Santa Cruz was really cool also being back home, that was really cool, said Toscano-Anderson. My dad never looked for trouble, but he would fight for his family. 2023 Getty Images. She also helped him get on the Oakland Rebels AAU basketball team. One family member who took them in for a period had a rule: Everyone needed to be out of the house by the time she left for work at 4 a.m. For the four hours before Patricia could drop her kids off at school, she watched as Juan read childrens books to his little sister and sang songs in their sedan. In addition to sending Juan to the Warriors youth basketball camp, Attles connected him with the Oakland Rebels, a youth AAU program. The path from Warriors Basketball Camp to the NBA for Toscano-Anderson was far from seamless. Get Morning Report and other email newsletters. Well before Warriors coach Steve Kerr adopted a strength in numbers philosophy to complement his All-Star players, Attles used that concept to help the Warriors lone star in Barry. "I can get in where I fit in in the hood, and I can go to a quinceaeraand speak Spanish. I knew my family was Mexican. After the Warriors went 48-34 in the 1974-75 season, Attles coached the Warriors to their first NBA championship in 1975 by upsetting the Washington Bullets in a four-game Finals sweep. When Al put that uniform on, he gave you everything he had, Barry said. Now that I have this opportunity to play for the Warriors what I plan to do is just be me: be a great teammate, be the hardest playing guy on the floor, whatever it takes to win. Friends told her that he had blossomed into an all-state player at Castro Valley High School. "I would say, like at home, it was just like all Mexican traditions. As a teacher, you spend so much time around these kids that you know what they need at various times, said Attles, who watches every Warriors game to cheer for Toscano-Anderson. That's what kind of jump started me playing basketball. Attles was never a star in the league, yet he was an . I love the Bay, I love the Warriors.". Leave it to Toscano-Anderson to make his connection to the Bay Area known through his song of choice: Thizzle Dance by the late East Bay rapper Mac Dre. It was from Patricia Toscano. OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Hall of Famer Al Attles returned to Oracle Arena at long last. Just being from Oakland, I feel like its embedded in me, he said in his Warriors Player Profile. Toscano-Anderson penned a personal note on the jersey reading: I wouldnt be wearing this jersey if it werent for you, Toscano-Anderson humbly shared with her. She and Kansas City . He was born in Newark, New Jersey. It was the same at home. You don't have to look deep to figure out why the Warriors decided to convert Toscano-Anderson's two-way contract to a standard one. I had this feeling that something bad was going to happen.. Klay Thompson subscribes. Hes here, and hes making his presence felt.. "I never imagined it being a Warrior jersey. Miss Manners: I shouldn't call because the phone scares people? In an effort to recognize the meaningful impact Mrs. Attles had on his life, Toscano-Anderson surprised his former teacher at her home with a framed, autographed jersey. Oakland is no stranger to people with mixed backgrounds. . On his right shoulder, One in a Million is written in black ink. Scott Adams faces 'consequence culture' as U.S. newspapers drop Dilbert, Tom Cruise's 'ditching' of Suri showcased by Judd Apatow's 'co-parenting' joke, ex-Scientology exec says. Attles, one of Montclairs only African American teachers, felt an immediate kinship with Juan, who is half-Black, half-Mexican. We were just so hurt, the staff and I, that a kid would be exposed to that, Attles said. "Even with knowing that final part of the play, I would still make the same play 10 times out of 10," he said. It's a city made up of an incredibly diverse population, making those of us who tend to fall in minority races or are biracial feel more at peace. Everybody makes a mistake. (By Howard Erker / Oakland Tribune), Former Golden State Warriors player and coach Alvin Attles and his wife Wilhelmina wave to fans along Broadway during the team's NBA championship victory parade in downtown Oakland, Calif., on Friday, June 19, 2015. Point guard who starred for the Philadelphia/Golden State Warriors from 1960-1971, and coached the team from 1970-1983. Like, let's do it, as opposed to just beating up on the kids at school and in my class all the time. Jersey No. "My relationship with my Mexican heritage was, it was different," Toscano-Anderson recently told me. His wife, Wilhelmina, son, and Hall of Famer Rick Barry represented him during an on-court tribute after the first quarter. For the rest of the school year, she made herself available to Juan anytime he needed her. Her younger brother, a nephew and two of her cousins were all shot and killed in East Oakland. Miss Manners: I shouldn't call because the phone scares people? I'm just Juan, the biracial guy. Ever! Encouraged by her reaction, my father soon became the primary cook in our family. It's another experience I share in common with him, often being told I acted or sounded "too white" to be Black. In addition to becoming a hero of sorts to Mexicans and Mexican Americans for being the only active NBA player of Mexican descent, Toscano-Anderson has become an icon to Oaklanders, many of them still upset that the Warriors left their home of 47 years for San Francisco. Family photos from Juan Toscano-Andersons youth. Obviously a smart, smart player. I ran and collected all the family photo albums and put them in my car. All Access Digital offer for just 99 cents! I wanted to be a guy who establishes himself in this league and is not just here for preseason or a 10-day or a call-up. Kerr wore a 1970s style suit similar to what Attles wore on the sideline. I know I am Black," Toscano-Anderson revealed. I always knew hed be a statistic, Patricia said. This happened once he transferred schools after having a knife pulled on him in second grade. Toscano-Anderson joined the 2018-19 training camp roster of the Santa Cruz Warriors, G League affiliate of Golden State, as a local tryout player. Follow Bay Area News Group Warriors beat writer Mark Medina on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Toscano-Anderson was introduced to basketball in the third grade at Oakland's Stonehurst Elementary School by his then-teacher Wilhelmina Attles, who is a former Upsala College basketball star and also the wife of Warriors legend and Hall of Famer Al Attles. It was undoubtedly a full circle moment for both Toscano-Anderson and Attles, whose positive influence made an everlasting impact on the future of the Warriors forward. "I love Al Attles (then the head coach). I tried to provide a shoulder, just extra love and attention.. Although celebrities such as Wilt Chamberlain, Jesse Jackson, and Bill Cosby were friends of his, he never took on celebrity airs. 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