A native of New London, Connecticut, Quimby attended the Bulkeley School, which was a small all-boys school whose basketball program was generally very good.[3] He led the team to undefeated state and New England championships as a senior and was heavily recruited by college teams.[3] Quimby was initially going to attend the University of Kentucky (UK) to play for Adolph Rupp, but due to a scandal at UK he decided to attend Connecticut.[3]
Collegeedit
During Quimby's career as a Huskie he compiled an 80–19 overall record.[4] He led them to four Yankee Conference championships and was a three-time First Team All-Conference selection.[4] During his junior and senior seasons, Quimby led the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in total rebounds. As a junior, he led the nation in rebounding average.[5] In 1954, Connecticut earned a berth in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, and in 1955 they earned their first-ever National Invitation Tournament (NIT) bid.[4] They lost the opening round games of each tournament.
Quimby is the Huskies' all-time leader in rebounds for a single game (40), single season (611) and career (1,716).[3][4] He also owns the single season and career rebounding averages (24.4 and 21.5 per game, respectively).[3] Quimby's combined career point and rebound totals (3,114) are more than any other Connecticut player.[4]
Later lifeedit
After his college career ended, Quimby was selected by the Rochester Royals in the 1955 NBA draft after his territorial rights had been traded by the Boston Celtics.[3] There was not enough money in professional basketball at the time for Quimby to want to play, so instead he spent the rest of his life as an educator after service with the military, serving in the Army Reserve as an officer.[3][4]
^ abcdef. uconnhuskies.com. CBS Interactive. 2010. Archived from the original on March 11, 2012. Retrieved August 20, 2010.
^"2009–10 NCAA Men's Basketball Records" (PDF). 2009–10 NCAA Men's Basketball Media Guide. National Collegiate Athletic Association. 2009. Retrieved August 20, 2010.
^"Art Quimby '51-55". HuskiesHoops.com. 2010. Retrieved August 20, 2010.
External linksedit
Poster of Quimby from 1955
November 11, 2023
quimby, arthur, quimby, july, 1933, december, 2010, american, college, basketball, player, from, university, connecticut, personal, informationborn, 1933, july, 1933new, london, connecticut, dieddecember, 2010, 2010, aged, columbia, connecticut, listed, height. Arthur R Quimby Jr July 1 1933 December 6 2010 1 2 was an American college basketball player from the University of Connecticut Art QuimbyPersonal informationBorn 1933 07 01 July 1 1933New London Connecticut U S DiedDecember 6 2010 2010 12 06 aged 77 Columbia Connecticut U S Listed height6 ft 5 in 1 96 m Career informationHigh schoolBulkeley New London Connecticut CollegeUConn 1951 1955 NBA draft1955 7th round 48th overall pickSelected by the Rochester RoyalsPositionCenterNumber25Career highlights and awards3 First team All Yankee Conference NCAA season rebounds leader 1954 Early life editA native of New London Connecticut Quimby attended the Bulkeley School which was a small all boys school whose basketball program was generally very good 3 He led the team to undefeated state and New England championships as a senior and was heavily recruited by college teams 3 Quimby was initially going to attend the University of Kentucky UK to play for Adolph Rupp but due to a scandal at UK he decided to attend Connecticut 3 College editDuring Quimby s career as a Huskie he compiled an 80 19 overall record 4 He led them to four Yankee Conference championships and was a three time First Team All Conference selection 4 During his junior and senior seasons Quimby led the National Collegiate Athletic Association NCAA in total rebounds As a junior he led the nation in rebounding average 5 In 1954 Connecticut earned a berth in the NCAA Division I men s basketball tournament and in 1955 they earned their first ever National Invitation Tournament NIT bid 4 They lost the opening round games of each tournament Quimby is the Huskies all time leader in rebounds for a single game 40 single season 611 and career 1 716 3 4 He also owns the single season and career rebounding averages 24 4 and 21 5 per game respectively 3 Quimby s combined career point and rebound totals 3 114 are more than any other Connecticut player 4 Later life editAfter his college career ended Quimby was selected by the Rochester Royals in the 1955 NBA draft after his territorial rights had been traded by the Boston Celtics 3 There was not enough money in professional basketball at the time for Quimby to want to play so instead he spent the rest of his life as an educator after service with the military serving in the Army Reserve as an officer 3 4 See also editList of NCAA Division I men s basketball players with 30 or more rebounds in a game List of NCAA Division I men s basketball season rebounding leaders List of NCAA Division I men s basketball career rebounding leadersStatistics editArt Quimby Statistics 6 at University of ConnecticutYear G FG FGA PCT 3FG 3FGA PCT FT FTA PCT REB AVG A TO B S MIN PTS AVG1951 52 27 18 74 0 243 N A 8 15 0 533 87 3 22 44 1 61952 53 21 125 307 0 407 N A 100 168 0 595 430 20 47 350 16 71953 54 26 158 N A 107 588 22 61 423 16 31954 55 25 227 546 0 415 N A 127 248 0 512 611 24 44 581 23 2Totals 99 528 N A 342 1 716 21 5 1 398 14 12References edit Former UConn basketball star Art Quimby dies at 77 Washington Post December 7 2010 Retrieved December 8 2010 dead link Arthur R QUIMBY Jr Hartford Courant December 9 2010 Retrieved April 28 2021 a b c d e f g Art Quimby UConn Hoop Legends 2009 Retrieved August 20 2010 a b c d e f Six Centers Span Six Decades On UConn Men s Basketball All Century Team uconnhuskies com CBS Interactive 2010 Archived from the original on March 11 2012 Retrieved August 20 2010 2009 10 NCAA Men s Basketball Records PDF 2009 10 NCAA Men s Basketball Media Guide National Collegiate Athletic Association 2009 Retrieved August 20 2010 Art Quimby 51 55 HuskiesHoops com 2010 Retrieved August 20 2010 External links editPoster of Quimby from 1955 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Art Quimby amp oldid 1148115515, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
