Sterling Dupree Gibbs (born July 17, 1993) is an American former professional

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player. He played

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and

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Early life and high school

Gibbs was born and grew up in

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and attended

Seton Hall Preparatory School Seton Hall Preparatory School, generally called Seton Hall Prep or "The Prep", is a Roman Catholic all boys' high school located in the suburban community of West Orange in Essex County, New Jersey, operating under the supervision of the Arch ...

. He was a standout basketball player for the Pirates and averaged 20.8 points, 4.2 assists and 1.8 steals per game during his senior season and was named First Team All-State as Seton Hall won the Essex County Tournament championship. He was listed as a three star recruit and one of the 150 best college prospects in his class by major scouting services. Gibbs initially committed to play basketball at the

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, but decommitted after the retirement of coach

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and accepted a scholarship to the

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College career

Texas

Gibbs played one season for the Longhorns, averaging 2.6 points and 7.5 minutes played in 30 games. He announced after his freshman season that he would be transferring to

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to be closer to his family.

Seton Hall

After sitting out the 2012–2013 season due to NCAA transfer rules, Gibbs averaged 13.2 points per game in his first season with the

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. At the beginning of the season, Gibbs was named the MVP of the 2014 Paradise Jam Tournament, after scoring 40 points against

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in the tournament final. As a

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junior season, averaged 16.3 points, 3.8 assists and shot 43.6 percent on three-pointers and was named second team All-Big East Conference. During the season, Gibbs ejected from a February 16 game for striking Villanova guard

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in the face with his elbow and was suspended a further two games by Seton Hall. After the season, Gibbs announced he was leaving the Seton Hall program and ultimately transferred to

Connecticut

In his final season of eligibility, Gibbs averaged 12.3 points and shot 38.7 percent on three-pointers as the Huskies went on to win the 2016 American Athletic Conference tournament.

Professional career

After going unselected in the 2016 NBA draft, Gibbs played for the

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, averaging 4.5 points, 1.3 rebounds and 2.5 assists over the course of four games. He was then selected by the

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in the second round of the 2016 NBA Development League draft, but was waived by the team.

Egis Körmend

Gibbs signed with

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of the Hungarian

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(NB I/A) in December 2016. Gibbs averaged 14.4 points, 2.1 rebounds, and 3.3 assists over 27 NB I/A games as Körmend reached the semifinals of the 2017 Hungarian Cup playoffs and 15.2 points and 3.6 assists in the

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Indios de San Francisco

Gibbs played for the

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of the Dominican Republic's

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during the summer of 2017, where he played with his brother Ashton.

Nizhny Novgorod

Gibbs signed a two-year contract with

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of the Russian

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on August 9, 2017. Gibbs only appeared in two games for Nizhny, both in the team's

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qualifiers, and averaged two points per game.

Kaposvári KK

Gibbs returned to Hungary after signing with

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on June 1, 2018. Gibbs averaged 20.7 points, 2.6 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 1.3 steals over 20 games with the team.

Kolossos Rodou

Gibbs signed with

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of the

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on October 15, 2018. He averaged 11.7 points, 1.9 rebounds and 2.7 assists in nine games before leaving the team.

Nantes

Gibbs signed with Hermine Nantes Atlantique of the French

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on February 4, 2019. He averaged 15.3 points, 2.4 rebounds, and 2.9 assists in 18 games (six starts) for Nantes.

Inter Bratislava

Browning signed with

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of the Slovak Extraliga on September 14, 2019. Gibbs was waived by Inter Bratislava on October 2, 2019, after playing in two Champions League qualifying games, averaging 13 points per game.

Koper Primorska

Gibbs signed with Koper Primorska of the Slovenian League on January 7, 2020. Gibbs averaged 12.0 points, 3.4 rebounds and 2.4 assists in five Slovenian League games and was a member of the team's

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championship squad and averaged 12.5 points, 2.2 rebounds and 2.2 assists in six

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games before the league was suspended due to COVID-19. Gibbs was re-signed by Koper Primorska on July 27, 2020.

Antwerp Giants

On December 26, 2020, Gibbs signed with

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of the

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(PBL). Gibbs averaged 16.5 points and 4.5 assists per game.

ERA Nymburk

On August 3, 2021, Gibbs signed with ERA Nymburk of the Czech National Basketball League.

Twarde Pierniki Toruń

On October 26, 2022, Gibbs signed with

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of the

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(PLK).

Neptūnas Klaipėda

On August 31, 2023, Gibbs signed a one-year deal with Neptūnas Klaipėda of the

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(LKL). On January 3, 2024, it was announced that Gibbs had left Neptūnas Klaipėda and retired from basketball altogether due to family problems.

Personal life

Gibbs is the son of Temple and Jacqueline Gibbs, and has two brothers, Ashton and Temple, Jr. " T.J.", who both also played basketball for Seton Hall Prep. Ashton played college basketball at

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and professionally for several overseas teams and T.J. played for Notre Dame. His father played football at Temple University. Gibbs is married with one child.

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