American basketball player and coach
Ray Tolbert Born (1958-09-10 ) September 10, 1958 (age 65) Anderson, Indiana , U.S.Listed height 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Listed weight 225 lb (102 kg) High school Madison Heights (Anderson, Indiana) College Indiana (1977–1981)NBA draft 1981 : 1st round, 18th overall pickSelected by the New Jersey Nets Playing career 1981–1994 Position Power forward Number 30, 33, 24, 18, 34, 44 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 2006–2007 Anderson Champions
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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 .
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]
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