Ray Tolbert
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| Born | September 10, 1958 Anderson, Indiana, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 225 lb (102 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| High school | Madison Heights (Anderson, Indiana) | ||||||||||||||
| College | Indiana (1977–1981) | ||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 1981: 1st round, 18th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
| Drafted by | New Jersey Nets | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1981–1994 | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Power forward | ||||||||||||||
| Number | 30, 33, 24, 18, 34, 44 | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
Playing | |||||||||||||||
| 1981 | New Jersey Nets | ||||||||||||||
| 1981–1983 | Seattle SuperSonics | ||||||||||||||
| 1983–1984 | Detroit Pistons | ||||||||||||||
| 1984–1985 | Reyer Venezia Mestre | ||||||||||||||
| 1985 | Tampa Bay Thrillers | ||||||||||||||
| 1985–1986 | Bay State Bombardiers | ||||||||||||||
| 1986–1987 | La Crosse Catbirds | ||||||||||||||
| 1987 | Pensacola Tornados | ||||||||||||||
| 1987 | New York Knicks | ||||||||||||||
| 1987–1988 | Los Angeles Lakers | ||||||||||||||
| 1988–1989 | Atlanta Hawks | ||||||||||||||
| 1989–1990 | Aurora Desio | ||||||||||||||
| 1991 | Málaga | ||||||||||||||
| 1993–1994 | Fort Wayne Fury | ||||||||||||||
Coaching | |||||||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | Anderson Champions | ||||||||||||||
| Career highlights | |||||||||||||||
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| Women's Basketball Hall of Fame | |||||||||||||||
Medals
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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. 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.
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.
In his NBA career, he played in 261 games and scored a total of 928 points.
Tolbert played in the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) for the Tampa Bay Thrillers, Bay State Bombardiers, La Crosse Catbirds, Pensacola Tornados and Fort Wayne Fury from 1985 to 1987 and during the 1993–94 season.[3] He was selected to the CBA All-Defensive Second Team in 1986.[3]
He later became the coach of the ABA's Anderson Champions.[4]
He currently resides in Fishers, Indiana where he is the Varsity Assistant at Fishers High School.[5]
Career statistics
[edit | edit source]| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
NBA
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Regular season
[edit | edit source]| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| 1981–82 | New Jersey | 12 | 0 | 9.6 | .455 | .000 | .500 | 2.3 | .7 | .3 | .2 | 3.7 |
| Seattle | 52 | 0 | 9.5 | .506 | .000 | .556 | 1.9 | .5 | .2 | .3 | 3.4 | |
| 1982–83 | Seattle | 45 | 2 | 15.8 | .526 | .000 | .545 | 3.4 | .7 | .4 | .5 | 5.0 |
| Detroit | 28 | 0 | 14.1 | .460 | .000 | .475 | 3.3 | .7 | .4 | .8 | 5.1 | |
| 1983–84 | Detroit | 49 | 0 | 9.7 | .529 | .000 | .511 | 2.0 | .5 | .2 | .4 | 3.1 |
| 1987–88 | New York | 11 | 0 | 16.1 | .463 | – | .529 | 3.2 | .5 | .5 | .2 | 4.3 |
| L.A. Lakers | 14 | 0 | 5.9 | .571 | – | .769 | 1.4 | .4 | .2 | .2 | 3.0 | |
| 1988–89 | Atlanta | 50 | 0 | 6.8 | .426 | – | .622 | 1.8 | .3 | .3 | .3 | 2.1 |
| Career | 261 | 2 | 10.7 | .495 | .000 | .544 | 2.3 | .5 | .3 | .4 | 3.6 | |
Playoffs
[edit | edit source]| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| 1982 | Seattle | 4 | 7.8 | .600 | – | .500 | 1.3 | .3 | 1.0 | .0 | 2.5 |
| 1984 | Detroit | 1 | 2.0 | – | – | – | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
| Career | 5 | 6.6 | .600 | – | .500 | 1.0 | .2 | .8 | .0 | 2.0 | |
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- College & NBA stats @ basketballreference.com
- Career statistics from NBA.comLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). · Basketball Reference
- Career statistics from WNBA.comLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). · Basketball ReferenceLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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