Shane Gibson (basketball)

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Shane Gibson
No. 25 – Al-Naft
PositionShooting guard / point guard
LeagueIBL
Personal information
Born (1990-01-05) January 5, 1990 (age 34)
Killingly, Connecticut
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight181 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High schoolKillingly (Killingly, Connecticut)
CollegeSacred Heart (2008–2013)
NBA draft2013: undrafted
Playing career2013–present
Career history
2014–2015Idaho Stampede
2015Recanati
2015–2016Halifax Hurricanes
2016–2017Beroe
2017–2018AEK Larnaca
2018–2019Bonn
2019–2020Cibona
2021Szolnoki Olajbányász
2021–2022Mladost Zemun
2022–2023Fraser Valley / Vancouver Bandits
2023Edmonton Stingers
2023–presentAl-Naft
Career highlights and awards
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com

Shane Gibson (born January 5, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for Al-Naft of the Iraqi Basketball Premier League (IBL). He played college basketball for Sacred Heart.

College career[edit]

He played college basketball for Sacred Heart, where he was a three-time All-Northeast Conference selection. In his junior season, Gibson averaged 22.0 points per game, fourth in the nation. He scored 21.6 points per game as a senior, ninth in NCAA Division I. Gibson finished his career with 2,079 points, the most in Sacred Heart's Division I years and eighth highest in school history overall.[1]

Professional career[edit]

Gibson went undrafted in the 2013 NBA draft, though he played for the Sacramento Kings in the Summer League.[1] He did not play during the 2013–14 season. Gibson signed with the Idaho Stampede of the NBA D-League in 2014, where in 50 games he was averaging 26.5 minutes per game, 12.5 points per game, while shooting 44.7% from the floor, 39.8% from three-point range and 87.1% at the foul line. In 2015, he played for Basket Recanati of the Italian Series A2 league before joining Halifax Hurricanes of NBL Canada.

On August 10, 2017, he joined AEK Larnaca of the Cypriot Division A.[2] Gibson signed with Cibona on August 24, 2019.[3]

In February 2021, Gibson joined Szolnoki Olajbányász of the Hungarian League.[4]

In May 2022, Gibson signed with the Fraser Valley Bandits of the Canadian Elite Basketball League.[5] However, he was released on June 30, 2023.[6]

On July 1, 2023, Gibson signed with the Edmonton Stingers of the Canadian Elite Basketball League.[7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Shane Gibson Set to Play for Kings in NBA Summer League". Sacred Heart Pioneers. July 8, 2016. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  2. ^ "Petrolina AEK Larnaca adds BIBL MVP Shane Gibson". Sportando.com. 10 August 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  3. ^ Carchia, Emiliano (August 24, 2019). "Shane Gibson signs with Cibona". Sportando. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
  4. ^ "Shane Gibson (ex Cibona) joins Szolnok". EuroBasket.com. February 16, 2021. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
  5. ^ "BANDITS SIGN JOURNEYMAN AND SACRED HEART ALL-TIME SCORER SHANE GIBSON". TheBandits.ca. May 13, 2022. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
  6. ^ "Vancouver Bandits Release Shane Gibson". TheBandits.ca. June 30, 2023. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
  7. ^ Jap, Alex (July 1, 2023). "Stingers Sign Shane Gibson". TheStingers.ca. Retrieved July 2, 2023.

External links[edit]

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