Toby Kimball | |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 8 |
Weight Lb: | 220 |
Birth Date: | 7 September 1942 |
Birth Place: | Framingham, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Death Place: | La Jolla, California, U.S. |
High School: | Belmont Hill School (Belmont, Massachusetts) |
College: | UConn (1962–1965) |
Draft Year: | 1965 |
Draft Round: | 3 |
Draft Pick: | 26 |
Draft Team: | Boston Celtics |
Career Start: | 1965 |
Career End: | 1975 |
Career Number: | 26, 7, 18 |
Career Position: | Power forward / center |
Years1: | 1965–1966 |
Team1: | Ignis Varese |
Team2: | Boston Celtics |
Years3: | – |
Team3: | San Diego Rockets |
Team4: | Milwaukee Bucks |
Team5: | Kansas City–Omaha Kings |
Team6: | Philadelphia 76ers |
Team7: | New Orleans Jazz |
Highlights: |
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Stats League: | NBA |
Stat1label: | Points |
Stat1value: | 3,470 (6.1 ppg) |
Stat2label: | Rebounds |
Stat2value: | 3,870 (6.8 rpg) |
Stat3label: | Assists |
Stat3value: | 571 (1.0 apg) |
Bbr: | kimbato01 |
Thomas Kimball (September 7, 1942 – May 2, 2017) was an American professional basketball player from Framingham, Massachusetts.
As 6'8" power forward/center at the University of Connecticut, Kimball averaged 18.4 points and 17.9 rebounds over three seasons.[1] He played in the NBA from 1966 to 1975 as a member of the Boston Celtics, San Diego Rockets, Milwaukee Bucks, Kansas City Kings, Philadelphia 76ers and New Orleans Jazz. Kimball averaged 6.1 points and 6.8 rebounds over his NBA career. His best season was his second, in which he averaged a double double (11.0 points and 11.7 rebounds).[2]
Kimball was inducted into the University of Connecticut's "Huskies of Honor" in 2006.[3] His son confirmed via social media that Kimball died on May 2, 2017.[4]
|-| align="left" | 1966–67| align="left" | Boston| 38 || – || 5.8 || .361 || – || .675 || 3.8 || 0.3 || – || – || 2.6|-| align="left" | 1967–68| align="left" | San Diego| 81 || – || 31.1 || .396 || – || .592 || 11.7 || 1.8 || – || – || 11.0|-| align="left" | 1968–69| align="left" | San Diego| 76 || – || 22.1 || .445 || – || .468 || 8.8 || 1.2 || – || – || 7.8|-| align="left" | 1969–70| align="left" | San Diego| 77 || – || 21.1 || .429 || – || .578 || 8.1 || 1.2 || – || – || 7.1|-| align="left" | 1970–71| align="left" | San Diego| 80 || – || 13.8 || .387 || – || .472 || 5.1 || 0.8 || – || – || 3.4|-| align="left" | 1971–72| align="left" | Milwaukee| 74 || – || 13.1 || .467 || – || .543 || 4.2 || 0.8 || – || – || 3.5|-| align="left" | 1972–73| align="left" | Kansas City-Omaha| 67 || – || 9.6 || .436 || – || .657 || 2.9 || 0.4 || – || – || 3.5|-| align="left" | 1973–74| align="left" | Philadelphia| 75 || – || 21.2 || .474 || – || .686 || 7.4 || 1.0 || 0.7 || 0.3 || 7.5|-| align="left" | 1974–75| align="left" | New Orleans| 3 || – || 30.0 || .304 || – || .857 || 8.7 || 1.3 || 0.7 || 0.0 || 6.7|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career| 571 || – || 18.3 || .425 || – || .573 || 6.8 || 1.0 || 0.7 || 0.3 || 6.1|}
|-| align="left" | 1966–67| align="left" | Boston| 1 || – || 4.0 || .000 || – || .000 || 3.0 || 0.0 || – || – || 0.0|-| align="left" | 1968–69| align="left" | San Diego| 6 || – || 32.8 || .434 || – || .520 || 12.3 || 0.7 || – || – || 9.8|-| align="left" | 1971–72| align="left" | Milwaukee| 7 || – || 5.1 || .417 || – || 1.000 || 0.9 || 0.3 || – || – || 1.7|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career| 14 || – || 16.9 || .418 || – || .556 || 5.9 || 0.4 || – || – || 5.1|}