Raymond Lee "Ray" Tolbert (born September 10, 1958 in Anderson, Indiana

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) is a retired American

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 professional basketball

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 player who was selected by the New Jersey Nets

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 in the 1st round (18th overall) of the 1981 NBA Draft

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. A 6'9" power forward from the Indiana University, Tolbert played in five NBA seasons for six different teams. He played for the Nets, Seattle SuperSonics

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, Detroit Pistons

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, New York Knicks

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, Los Angeles Lakers

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 and Atlanta Hawks

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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

Anderson Champions

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