[2] He decided to focus solely on basketball after receiving a call-up to the Australian national under-15 team for the Oceania Games.
[2] He attended Marist College Canberra and played for their team as well as with the Weston Creek Woden Dodgers.
[4] In 2023, with the BA Centre of Excellence, he was a standout in the NBL1 East, leading the team to the regular season championship and averaging 17.9 points, 5.8 rebounds and 2.7 assists.
[9] Toohey debuted for the Australia men's national basketball team in February 2021.
[4] He returned to the team for the FIBA World Cup qualification in 2022, scoring 12 points in 17 minutes played.