Ray_Tolbert

Ray Tolbert

Ray Tolbert

American basketball player and coach

Ray Lee Tolbert (born September 10, 1958) is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the New Jersey Nets in the first round (18th pick overall) of the 1981 NBA draft.

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NBA Career

A 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 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.

In his NBA career, he played in 261 games and scored a total of 928 points.

College Career

Tolbert attended Madison Heights High School in Anderson, Indiana. He was named to the inaugural McDonald's All-American team, which played in the 1977 Capital Classic.[1][2] 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.

Later life

He later became the coach of the ABA's Anderson Champions.[3]

He currently resides in Fishers, Indiana where he is the Varsity Assistant at Fishers High School.[4]

Notes

  1. [1]
    "The Origin of the McDonalds All American Game". ESPN. February 26, 2003. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
  2. [2]
    "Prep Al-America revealed". The Herald Journal. March 20, 1977. p. 14. Retrieved April 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. [3]
    Anderson Champions page at the Official Site of the American Basketball Association
  4. [4]
    "Fishers Tigers Boys Basketball Coaches and Contact Information". Fishers High School. Retrieved 2016-07-07.
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