Jeff Gibbs

Jeffrey Gibbs (born August 4, 1980) is an American professional basketball player.[2] Gibbs played college basketball for Otterbein University and is a professional player since 2004.

Jeff Gibbs

No. 4 – Utsunomiya Brex
Position	Power forward
League	B.League
Personal information
Born	August 4, 1980 Columbus, Ohio
Nationality	American
Listed height	188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Listed weight	111 kg (245 lb)
Career information
High school	Columbus East (Columbus, Ohio)
College	Otterbein (1999–2002)
NBA draft	2003 / Undrafted
Playing career	2004–present
Career history
2004–2005	TSG Humana Ehingen
2005–2009	ratiopharm Ulm
2009–2010	Eisbären Bremerhaven
2010–2016	Toyota Alvark
2016–present	Link Tochigi Brex
Career highlights and awards
4× All-German League (2007–2010) NABC Division III Player of the Year (2002) First-team Division III All-American (2002) 2xOAC Player of the Year (2000, 2002) 3× First-team All-OAC (2000–2002)

College career

Gibbs played basketball and football at Otterbein University and won All-America honors in both sports.[3] He left Otterbein as the leading rebounder (1496) and fifth all-time leading scorer (1924). As a senior, Gibbs averaged 23.5 points, 16.3 rebounds, 3.4 assists, 2.4 blocks and 2.3 steals a contest[4] en route to capturing the 2002 NCAA Division III championship,[5] while earning NABC NCAA Division III Player of the Year honors[6] and making the D3hoops.com All-America First Team.[7] He was later named to the D3hoops.com All-Decade Second Team.[8] Gibbs was inducted into the Otterbein University Hall of Fame in 2008.[9]

Professional career

After a short stint in the CBA and after playing in Pro-Am Leagues, Summer Leagues and on a touring team,[10] Gibbs signed his first overseas contract in January 2004, when he joined German second-division side TSG Ehingen.[11] In his second year in Germany, Gibbs took home Eurobasket.com All-2. Bundesliga Second Team distinction and headed to ratiopharm Ulm for the 2005-06 campaign. Averaging a double-double (16.3 ppg, 12.0rpg) on the season, he helped the Ulm team win the championship in the 2. Bundesliga South division and promotion to the country's top-flight Basketball Bundesliga. For his efforts, Gibbs received 2006 Eurobasket.com All-German 2. Bundesliga Forward of the Year honors.[12]

Gibbs led Germany's top division in rebounding four straight seasons (2006–2010), garnering Eurobasket.com All-German Bundesliga First Team honors in 2007[13] and 2009[14] and attending the German All Star Game twice. Due to his rebounding prowess at only 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m), he was given the nickname "Mr. Incredible" in Germany.[15] He had spent the 2009–10 season with Eisbären Bremerhaven and signed with Toyota Alvark of Japan prior to the 2010-11 campaign.[16] In his six-year stint with the club, Gibbs helped Alvark win the 2012 JBL Superleague Championship and the 2012 Emperor's Cup. He was recognized with Asia-Basket.com All-Japanese JBL Superleague First Team honors in 2013 and participated in the JBL All Star Game the same year.[17] In 2016, he received Asia-Basket.com All-Japanese NBL Defensive Player of the Year and All-NBL First Team honors.[18]

Gibbs inked a deal with Link Tochigi Brex of Japan's B.League[19] in 2016.

Career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

†	Denotes seasons in which Gibbs won an championship
*	Led the league

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2013-14	Toyota	52	47	25.6	.575	.433	.766	10.4	1.9	1.9	1.2	17.7
2014-15	Toyota	50	17	22.9	.571	.284	.815	8.9	2.2	2.2*	0.6	16.3
2015-16	Toyota	54	48	26.3	.523	.393	.799	9.2	2.9	2.0*	0.7	14.9
2016-17†	Tochigi	55	2	20.5	.513	.180	.820	8.0	1.9	1.6	0.5	12.3
2017-18	Tochigi	35	29	21.9	.492	.294	.822	7.0	1.7	1.3	0.8	11.7

References

1. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1345020/
2. "Tritt Büchert in Gibbs' Fußstapfen?" [Is Büchert in Gibbs' footsteps?]. kicker (in German). November 8, 2010. Archived from the original on December 8, 2010. Retrieved May 31, 2014.
3. "D3hoops.com: Jeff Gibbs on track for another first-team pick". archive.d3hoops.com. Retrieved 2017-05-06.
4. "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2017-05-06.
5. "Otterbein University Athletics - Hall of Fame". www.otterbeincardinals.com. Retrieved 2017-05-06.
6. "NABC Player of the Year Awards". NABC. Retrieved 2017-05-06.
7. "2002 Men's All-America Team". D3hoops. Retrieved 2017-05-06.
8. "All-Decade Team". D3hoops. Retrieved 2017-05-07.
9. "Otterbein University Athletics - Hall of Fame". www.otterbeincardinals.com. Retrieved 2017-05-06.
10. "Jeffrey Gibbs Basketball Player Profile, Link Tochigi Brex, Otterbein, News, B League stats, Career, Games Logs, Best, Awards - eurobasket.com". www.eurobasket.com. Retrieved 2017-05-06.
11. GmbH, Südwest Presse Online-Dienste (2013-02-28). "Auch in Japan herausragend". swp.de (in German). Retrieved 2017-05-06.
12. "PROA_2005-2006 Basketball League GERMANY - eurobasket.com". www.eurobasket.com. Retrieved 2017-05-06.
13. "BBL_2006-2007 Basketball League GERMANY - eurobasket.com". www.eurobasket.com. Retrieved 2017-05-06.
14. "BBL_2008-2009 Basketball League GERMANY - eurobasket.com". www.eurobasket.com. Retrieved 2017-05-06.
15. "ratiopharm ulm - Jeff und die brandheißen Eisbären". www.basketball-ulm.com (in German). Retrieved 2017-05-06.
16. Nagatsuka, Kaz (2013-12-10). "Toyota Motors' Gibbs proves desire, athleticism can compensate for smaller stature". The Japan Times Online. ISSN 0447-5763. Retrieved 2017-05-06.
17. "Japanese Basketball, Teams, Scores, Stats, News, Standings - asia-basket.com". www.eurobasket.com. Retrieved 2017-05-06.
18. "Japanese Basketball, Teams, Scores, Stats, News, Standings - asia-basket.com". www.eurobasket.com. Retrieved 2017-05-06.
19. "The Club Scene: Ratiopharm Ulm". Archived from the original on February 14, 2013. Retrieved May 31, 2014.