Bradley Basketball Lands Mysterious Junior College Big Man with Game-Changing Potential

Toussaint will bring depth to Bradley‘s front line and give the team a big man to develop. He played the last two seasons at Weatherford College, a junior college program in Texas about 30 miles west of Fort Worth.

Dave Eminian is the Journal Star sports columnist, and covers Bradley men’s basketball, the Rivermen and Chiefs. He writes the Cleve In The Eve sports column for pjstar.com. He can be reached at 686-3206 or [email protected]. Follow him on X.com @icetimecleve.He played 29 games last season for the 19-12 Coyotes. He averaged 8.2 points per game on 51.6% shooting and seven rebounds per game. He added 29 steals and 26 blocks and earned Northern Texas Junior College Athletic Conference All-Conference team honorable mention honors.There’s something about the 2025-26 Bradley basketball squad that’s sparking my curiosity, especially with their latest roster move. Imagine adding a towering 6-foot-8 presence, tipping the scales at 240 pounds, and hailing from a place with rich basketball roots far from the Midwest; that’s Handy Toussaint III’s story. This junior college standout from Weatherford, Texas, didn’t just stumble onto the scene—he announced his commitment to the Braves with a social media flourish that caught more than a few eyes. What makes Toussaint intriguing isn’t only his size or stats—7 boards and over 8 points a night while swatting shots and snagging steals—but those international ties and the promise of development under Bradley’s banner. And let’s be real: the roster needed a jolt like this, a robust front-line addition ready to rumble. Coming from Haiti, with a journey to the U.S. dating back to 2018, Handy’s path reflects grit and growth—a player who’s connected dots from junior college ball to the brink of something bigger. Intrigued? You should be. LEARN MOREToussaint III is from Haiti, but has been in the U.S. since 2018.

Six-foot-8, 240-pound junior college player Handy Toussaint III announced Sunday on social media he’s committed to the Braves, who had an open scholarship.

He says he had offers or interest from Mercyhurst, Kentucky Wesleyan, Augusta, Missouri-St. Louis, Wisconsin-Milwaukee, St. Peter, Hawai’i Hilo, Hawaii, Oklahoma Christian and Eastern New Mexico.

PEORIA — Bradley basketball made a late addition to its roster for the 2025-26 season, bringing in a forward with size and international ties.