Toby Kimball

 ( 1942 Births ) 

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. 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).

Kimball was inducted into the University of Connecticut's "Huskies of Honor" in 2006. His son confirmed via social media that Kimball died on May 2, 2017. Toby Kimball, One Of UConn's Great Rebounders, Dies At 74

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NBA career statistics

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Regular season |- | 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 |}

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Playoffs |- | 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 |}

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See also

• List of NCAA Division I men's basketball season rebounding leaders

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