Art Quimby


Arthur R. Quimby Jr. was an American college basketball player from the University of Connecticut.

Early life

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. He led the team to undefeated state and New England championships as a senior and was heavily recruited by college teams. Quimby was initially going to attend the University of Kentucky to play for Adolph Rupp, but due to a scandal at UK he decided to attend Connecticut.

College

During Quimby's career as a Huskie he compiled an 80–19 overall record. He led them to four Yankee Conference championships and was a three-time First Team All-Conference selection. During his junior and senior seasons, Quimby led the National Collegiate Athletic Association in total rebounds. As a junior, he led the nation in rebounding average. 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 bid. They lost the opening round games of each tournament.
Quimby is the Huskies' all-time leader in rebounds for a single game, single season and career. He also owns the single season and career rebounding averages. Quimby's combined career point and rebound totals are more than any other Connecticut player.

Later life

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. 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.

Statistics