Tolbert became the second head coach in program history in February of 2023, replacing Jason Moorman, who led the program for the first four years.

Tolbert was a member of the first bass fishing team in 2019-20 and has been fishing for more than 20 years. While a member of the Tornado bass fishing team, Tolbert helped Johnathan Carter run the East Tennessee First Responders Club.

He continues to fish competitively as he and his dad won more than a dozen tournaments in 2021, the same year he and his dad won the Watson’s Bass-O-Rama, pulling more than 19 pounds in both rounds. Following that they won the Morristown Marin Tournament on South Holston Lake, a tournament that featured more than 250 boats. Last year he finished 11th of 160 boats at the BFL event on South Holston Lake.

Tolbert graduated from King with a degree Business Administration with a focus in Accounting and Business Finance in 2021.