Education
Tolbert graduated from Artesia High School in Lakewood, California in 1983.
Tolbert graduated from Artesia High School in Lakewood, California in 1983.
He played a total of seven seasons in the National Basketball Association. After retiring from basketball, Tolbert became a radio show co-host on KNBR in San Francisco and National Basketball Association commentator for the television networks National Broadcasting Company, Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, and American Broadcasting Company. He currently does radio color commentary for all Golden State Warriors home games and select road games with Warriors radio play-by-play announcer Tim Roye. Following high school, he played college basketball at University of California, Irvine (1983–1985), Cerritos College (1985-1986), 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, he was a second-round draft pick (9th pick, 34th overall) of the Charlotte Hornets. Tolbert spent seven seasons playing for a number of National Basketball Association teams, including Charlotte (1988-1989, 94-95), the Golden State Warriors (1989-1992), the Orlando Magic (1992-1993), and the Los Angeles Clippers (1993-1994).
He also played briefly for Canarias in the Spanish league. 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 longtime Bay Area sports radio host Ralph Barbieri.
The show has attracted high ratings in the Bay Area with male listeners aged 25 to 54. The title of the show was changed to The Mr. T Show following the departure of Barbieri from KNBR in the summer of 2012.
In 2014, with former San Francisco Chronicle columnist Ray Ratto becoming co-host, the show became Mr.
T & Ratto. In December 2012, Tolbert joined the Golden State Warriors Radio Network as color commentator alongside play-by-play announcer Tim Roye.