Ray Lee Tolbert (born September 10, 1958) is an American former professional

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player who was selected by the

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in the first round (18th pick overall) of the

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. A power forward from

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, Tolbert played in five NBA seasons for six different teams. He played for the Nets,

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and

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. During the senior year of his collegiate career in 1981, starters Tolbert, Landon Turner,

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, Randy Wittman, and Ted Kitchel led Indiana to its fourth NCAA championship and Coach

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'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. He currently resides in

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where he is the Varsity Assistant at Fishers High School.

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