Kelvin Gibbs (born October 24, 1978) is an American former professional basketball player who played for among others Hapoel Tel Aviv in the

Israeli Basketball Premier League Ligat HaAl ( he, ליגת העל, lit., ''Supreme League or Premier League''), or the Israeli Basketball Premier League, is the top-tier level league of professional sports, professional competition in Israeli sports club, club basketball, making ...

for whom he was named to the

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, and

Riesen Ludwigsburg Riesen Ludwigsburg ( en, Giants Ludwigsburg), for sponsorship reasons MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg, is a professional basketball club that is based in Ludwigsburg, Germany. The club currently plays in the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL), the first tier of ...

in the German

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, playing the forward and center positions.

Personal life

Gibbs was born in

Bellflower, California Bellflower is a city located in southeast Los Angeles County, California, in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. It was founded in 1906 and municipal corporation, incorporated on September 3, 1957. As of the 2020 census, the city had a total popu ...

, and lived in

Torrance, California Torrance is a city in the Los Angeles metropolitan area located in Los Angeles County, California, Los Angeles County, California, United States. The city is part of what is known as the South Bay (Los Angeles County), South Bay region of the m ...

. He is 6' 6" (198) cm tall, and weighs 270 pounds (122 kg).

Basketball and later career

Gibbs attended

Bellflower High School Bellflower High School is a six-year public high school located in Bellflower, California, as part of the Bellflower Unified School District (BUSD). Demographics and class size As of 2009, Bellflower had 136 regular educations teachers and 123 c ...

, for whom he played basketball for the Bucaneers. In 1994 after averaging 15 points, 10 rebounds, and four blocked shots a game with a 7' 3" arm span, he was second-team All-

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Division Three. He attended

Pepperdine University Pepperdine University () is a private research university affiliated with the Churches of Christ with its main campus in Los Angeles County, California. Pepperdine's main campus consists of 830 acres (340 ha) overlooking the Pacific Ocean and t ...

, and played for the Waves for four seasons. In 1997–98 Gibbs was 6th in blocks in the

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with 20. In 1998–99 he was 2nd in the WCC in rebounds (233) and rebounds per game (7.3), and 4th in blocks (34). He was named WCC All-Conference Honorable mention. In 1999–2000 Gibbs was again 2nd in the WCC in rebounds (239), 5th in rebounds per game (7.0), and 6th with 34 games, 6 points per game, and 42 steals. He was named WCC All-Conference First Team. In 2000–01, he led the WCC in rebounds (253) and rebounds per game (8.2), was 2nd in field goal percentage (.509), 5th in points (466), and seventh in steals (36). He was again named WCC All-Conference First Team. Gibbs played for Hapoel Tel Aviv in the

in the 2004–05 season, averaging 19.5 points and 6.5 rebounds per game, and was named to the

, the five best players of the season of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He played for

in the German

in the 2008–09 season, averaging 8.7 points and 4.6 rebounds per game. He later became a Berkeley Police officer.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gibbs, Kelvin 1978 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Israel American men's basketball players Basketball players from Torrance, California Centers (basketball) Israeli Basketball Premier League players Law enforcement in the San Francisco Bay Area People from Bellflower, California Pepperdine Waves men's basketball players Power forwards (basketball)