Ray Tolbert
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| Born | September 10, 1958 Anderson, Indiana |
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| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | ||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 225 lb (102 kg) | ||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||
| High school | Anderson (Anderson, Indiana) | ||||||||||||
| College | Indiana (1977–1981) | ||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 1981 / Round: 1 / Pick: 18th overall | ||||||||||||
| Selected by the New Jersey Nets | |||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1981–1994 | ||||||||||||
| Position | Power forward | ||||||||||||
| Number | 30, 33, 24, 18, 34, 44 | ||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||
| As player: | |||||||||||||
| 1981 | New Jersey Nets | ||||||||||||
| 1981–1983 | Seattle SuperSonics | ||||||||||||
| 1983–1984 | Detroit Pistons | ||||||||||||
| 1984–1985 | Reyer Venezia Mestre (Italy) | ||||||||||||
| 1985 | Tampa Bay Thrillers (CBA) | ||||||||||||
| 1985–1986 | Bay State Bombardiers (CBA) | ||||||||||||
| 1986–1987 | La Crosse Catbirds (CBA) | ||||||||||||
| 1987 | Pensacola Tornados (CBA) | ||||||||||||
| 1987 | New York Knicks | ||||||||||||
| 1987–1988 | Los Angeles Lakers | ||||||||||||
| 1988–1989 | Atlanta Hawks | ||||||||||||
| 1989–1990 | Aurora Desio (Italy) | ||||||||||||
| 1991 | Málaga (Spain) | ||||||||||||
| 1993–1994 | Fort Wayne Fury (CBA) | ||||||||||||
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| 2006–2007 | Anderson Champions (ABA) | ||||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |||||||||||||
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Raymond Lee "Ray" Tolbert (born September 10, 1958) is a retired American professional basketball player who was selected by the New Jersey Nets in the 1st round (18th overall) of the 1981 NBA Draft. A 6'9" power forward from Indiana University, Tolbert played in five NBA seasons for six different teams. He played for the Nets, Seattle SuperSonics, Detroit Pistons, New York Knicks, Los Angeles Lakers and Atlanta Hawks.
During the senior year of his collegiate career in 1981, starters Tolbert, Landon Turner, Isiah Thomas, Randy Wittman, and Ted Kitchel led Indiana to its fourth NCAA championship and Coach Bob Knight's second.
In his NBA career, he played in 261 games and scored a total of 928 points.
He later became the coach of the ABA's Anderson Champions.[1]
He currently resides in Fishers, Indiana where he is the Varsity Assistant at Fishers High School.[2]
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External links
- College & NBA stats @ basketballreference.com
- Ray Tolbert at Basketball-Reference.com
- 1958 births
- Living people
- American Basketball Association (2000–present) coaches
- African-American basketball coaches
- African-American basketball players
- American expatriate basketball people in Italy
- American expatriate basketball people in Spain
- Atlanta Hawks players
- Basketball players at the 1979 Pan American Games
- Basketball players at the 1981 NCAA Men's Division I Final Four
- Basketball players from Indiana
- Bay State Bombardiers players
- Detroit Pistons players
- Fort Wayne Fury players
- Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball players
- La Crosse Catbirds players
- Liga ACB players
- Los Angeles Lakers players
- McDonald's High School All-Americans
- New Jersey Nets draft picks
- New Jersey Nets players
- New York Knicks players
- Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball)
- Sportspeople from Anderson, Indiana
- Power forwards (basketball)
- Seattle SuperSonics players
- Tampa Bay Thrillers players
- People from Fishers, Indiana
