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Dean Tolson No. 20 Power forward Personal information Date of birth November 25, 1951 Place of birth Kansas City, Missouri Nationality American High school Central HS (Kansas City, Missouri) Listed height 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Listed weight 190 lb (86 kg) Career information College Arkansas NBA Draft 1974 / Round: 5 / Pick: 8th overall Selected by the Seattle SuperSonics Pro career 1974–1980 Career history 1974–1975 Seattle SuperSonics 1975–1976 Hazleton Bullets (CBA) 1976–1977 Seattle SuperSonics 1978–1980 Anchorage Northern Knights (CBA) Career highlights and awards - CBA Champion (1980)
Stats at NBA.com Stats at Basketball-Reference.com Byron Dean Tolson (born November 25, 1951 in Kansas City, Missouri) is a former American professional basketball player.
Tolson was selected by the Seattle SuperSonics in the 5th round (8th pick, 80th overall) of the 1974 NBA Draft, after completing his career at the University of Arkansas. He played three seasons for the SuperSonics, appearing in 80 games over his career.[1]
Tolson was also selected in the 7th round of the 1974 American Basketball Association Draft by the New York Nets.[2]
Following his NBA career, Tolson played eleven years internationally[3] before returning to school to complete his education at the University of Arkansas.[4]
References
- ^ http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/t/tolsode01.html
- ^ http://www.basketballreference.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=1974&lg=A
- ^ Schauffler, Allen (October 5, 2007) ([dead link]), A new chapter in the Dean Tolson story, KING 5 News, http://www.king5.com/localnews/stories/NW_100207WABupbeat_dean_tolson_LJ.13fdc618c.html
- ^ Raley, Dan (July 31, 2007), "Ex-Sonic Tolson makes most of second-chance education", The Seattle Post-Intelligencer, http://www.seattlepi.com/basketball/325723_tolson31.html
Categories:- 1951 births
- Living people
- People from Kansas City, Missouri
- American basketball players
- Anchorage Northern Knights players
- Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball players
- Seattle SuperSonics draft picks
- Seattle SuperSonics players
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