Dean Tolson

Dean Tolson

No. 20
Power forward
Personal information
Date of birth	November 25, 1951 (1951-11-25) (age 59)
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

1. ^ http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/t/tolsode01.html
2. ^ http://www.basketballreference.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=1974&lg=A
3. ^ 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 
4. ^ 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 

Persondata
Name	Tolson, Dean
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	November 25, 1951
Place of birth	Kansas City, Missouri
Date of death
Place of death