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'''Byron Thomas "Tom" Tolbert''' (born [[October 16]] [[1965]] in [[Long Beach, California]]) is a retired [[United States|American]] professional [[basketball]] player who played a total of seven seasons in the [[National Basketball Association]].<ref name=bref>[http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/t/tolbeto01.html Tom Tolbert Statistics - Basketball-Reference.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
'''Byron Thomas "Tom" Tolbert''' (born [[October 16]] [[1965]] in [[Long Beach, California]]) is a former [[United States|American]] professional [[basketball]] player and a radio sports talk personality in the [[San Francisco Bay Area]].<ref name=bref>[http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/t/tolbeto01.html Tom Tolbert Statistics - Basketball-Reference.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>


==Basketball Career==
==Basketball Career==
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*Tolbert appeared as an NBC analyst in the movie, ''[[Like Mike]]''.<ref>{{imdb name|2617732}}</ref>
*Tolbert appeared as an NBC analyst in the movie, ''[[Like Mike]]''.<ref>{{imdb name|2617732}}</ref>
*On June 14, 2000, before a day game between the [[San Francisco Giants]] and the [[Cincinnati Reds]] at [[Pacific Bell Park]] (now known as [[AT&T Park]]), Tolbert took a 25-pitch batting practice against [[Mike Krukow]], a former Giants pitcher and a current Giants broadcaster.<ref>{{cite news |work=[[Sports Illustrated]] |date=2002-04-22 |url=http:http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1025570/2/index.htm |title=Tv Talk: Former NBA scrub Tom Tolbert is an All-Star on the air}}</ref> The showdown started as a friendly bet on whether Tolbert would be able to hit a home run in a batting practice. Tolbert eventually lost the contest, the farthest ball he hit landing on the warning track.
*On June 14, 2000, before a day game between the [[San Francisco Giants]] and the [[Cincinnati Reds]] at [[Pacific Bell Park]] (now known as [[AT&T Park]]), Tolbert took a 25-pitch batting practice against [[Mike Krukow]], a former Giants pitcher and a current Giants broadcaster.<ref>{{cite news |work=[[Sports Illustrated]] |date=2002-04-22 |url=http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1025570/2/index.htm |title=Tv Talk: Former NBA scrub Tom Tolbert is an All-Star on the air}}</ref> The showdown started as a friendly bet on whether Tolbert would be able to hit a home run in a batting practice. Tolbert eventually lost the contest, the farthest ball he hit landing on the warning track.


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 08:04, 9 September 2008

Byron Thomas "Tom" Tolbert (born October 16 1965 in Long Beach, California) is a former American professional basketball player and a radio sports talk personality in the San Francisco Bay Area.[1]

Basketball Career

Tom graduated from Artesia High School in Lakewood, California in 1983. Following high school, Tolbert played college basketball at University of California, Irvine (1983-1985), Cerritos College (1985-86), and the University of Arizona (1986-1988). While at Arizona, Tolbert played under coach Lute Olson, helping the team to an appearance in the 1988 Final Four. In 1988, Tolbert was a second-round draft pick (9th pick, 34th overall) of the Charlotte Hornets.[1] Tolbert spent seven seasons playing for a number of NBA teams, including Charlotte (1988-89, 94-95), the Golden State Warriors (1989-92), the Orlando Magic (1992-93), and the Los Angeles Clippers (1993-94). He retired following the 1994-95 season.

Broadcasting Career

Radio

In 1996, Tolbert was hired by KNBR, a San Francisco-based local sports radio station, to co-host a radio talk show titled "The Razor and Mr. T" with a longtime Bay Area sports radio host Ralph Barbieri. The show, which has been the highest rated show in the Bay Area in the 25-54 male demographic since 2000,[2] catapulted Tolbert's broadcasting career into television.

Television

In addition to his radio work in San Francisco, Tolbert was a color commentator for NBA telecasts on NBC before moving on to ESPN. He was nominated for an Emmy in 2002 for his work as commentator on NBC. In 2003, Tolbert - along with Brad Nessler and Bill Walton - called the NBA Finals for ABC.

Trivia

  • Tolbert appeared as an NBC analyst in the movie, Like Mike.[3]
  • On June 14, 2000, before a day game between the San Francisco Giants and the Cincinnati Reds at Pacific Bell Park (now known as AT&T Park), Tolbert took a 25-pitch batting practice against Mike Krukow, a former Giants pitcher and a current Giants broadcaster.[4] The showdown started as a friendly bet on whether Tolbert would be able to hit a home run in a batting practice. Tolbert eventually lost the contest, the farthest ball he hit landing on the warning track.

References

  1. ^ a b Tom Tolbert Statistics - Basketball-Reference.com
  2. ^ "KNBR makes moves". San Francisco Chronicle. 2003-06-13.
  3. ^ Tom Tolbert at IMDb
  4. ^ "Tv Talk: Former NBA scrub Tom Tolbert is an All-Star on the air". Sports Illustrated. 2002-04-22.

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