Personal information | |
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Born | Raymond, Alberta, Canada | October 21, 1949
Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Raymond High School (Raymond, Alberta) |
College | BYU (1968–72) University of Lethbridge (1972–73) |
NBA draft | 1973: 20th round, 211th overall pick |
Drafted by | Buffalo Braves |
Position | Forward |
Career history | |
As a player: | |
1973-74 | Saski Baskonia (Spain) |
As a coach: | |
1978-80 | McMaster University |
2004-07 | Lethbridge College |
Career highlights | |
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Stats at Basketball Reference |
Phil Tollestrup (born October 12, 1949) is a former Canadian basketball player and Olympian. Among his accomplishments, he was the fourth overall scorer in the 1976 Summer Olympics (21.3 ppg), [1] where Canada competed for the bronze medal; [2] [3] [4] was drafted in the NBA by the Buffalo Braves in 1973; [5] [6] [7] was a First Team CIAU All-Canadian (1973); [8] [9] [10] was the University of Lethbridge's Male Athlete of the Year (1973); [9] [11] [12] and was a First Team Canada West All-Star. [13]
Tollestrup played for the Canadian men's national basketball team from 1971 to 1979. [10] [11] This included representing Canada in the 1976 Olympics. [14] [15] Tollestrup played well in these Olympics, being the tournament's fourth overall leading scorer with 21.3 ppg. [1] [9] [15] The '76 Olympics were also noteworthy in that Canada competed for the bronze medal and finished fourth overall, [2] [3] [4] one of only three times in the past 80 years in which Canada has competed for an Olympic medal in basketball. [4]
Tollestrup also represented Canada in three Pan American Games (1971, 1975, 1979), [14] [15] [12] the 1972 Pre-Olympic Tournament, [16] the 1973 World Student Games [5] [9] [12] and the 1974 FIBA World Championships. [5] [14] [17] Tollestrup played well in these tournaments as well: in the 1974 World Championships, he was selected as a North / South American All-Star [15] and was Canada's third-leading scorer with 13.3 ppg. [17] In the 1972 Pre-Olympic tournament, he was Canada's second-leading scorer with 19.3 ppg. [16]
Tollestrup was drafted by the Buffalo Braves in the 20th round as the 211th overall pick in the 1973 NBA draft. [6] [7] [18] In the 1973–74 season, Tollestrup played professionally in the Spanish first division for Saski Baskonia. [9] [11] [13]
In high school, Tollestrup led Raymond High School to win two provincial championships (1967, 1968). [9] [11] [15] He was also named provincial MVP. [5]
He played at BYU the following four years (1968–72). [5] [9] [12] At BYU, he played on the conference championship team. [15]
Tollestrup played his final year (1972–73) at the University of Lethbridge. [9] [10] [12] This was the University of Lethbridge's inaugural year in basketball. [11] In this year, he established intercollegiate scoring records [15] when he averaged 26.4 ppg. [13] He was named a First Team All-Canadian, [8] [10] [11] a Canada West First Team All-Star [13] and as the University of Lethbridge's Male Athlete of the Year. [9] [11] [12] In this year, he also led the Pronghorns to the Canada West championship game. [9] [12] [13]
Tollestrup coached McMaster University from 1978 to 1980. [10] [14] [15] He then coached at the high school level in Milk River, Stirling and Magrath in Alberta, Canada. [9] [12] He then coached the Lethbridge College Kodiaks from 2004 to 2007. [9] [12] [15]
Tollestrup has been inducted into the Canada Basketball Hall of Fame (1991), [14] the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame (1984), [15] the City of Lethbridge Sports Hall of Fame (2011), [9] the University of Lethbridge Sports Hall of Fame [11] and the City of Raymond Sports Hall of Fame,. [10] [12] [15] Additionally, the 1976 Canadian men's national team of which Tollestrup was a member [1] was inducted into the Canada Basketball Hall of Fame. [19]
Tollestrup was born on October 12, 1949. [3] [6] [14] He is a native of Raymond, Alberta, Canada. [5] [6] [11]