Jeffrey Gibbs (born August 4, 1980) is an American professional

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player. Gibbs played

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for

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and is a professional player since 2004.

College career

Gibbs played basketball and football at

and won All-America honors in both sports. 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 en route to capturing the 2002 NCAA Division III championship, while earning

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NCAA Division III Player of the Year honors and making the

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All-America First Team. He was later named to the D3hoops.com All-Decade Second Team. Gibbs was inducted into the Otterbein University Hall of Fame in 2008.

Professional career

After a short stint in the CBA and after playing in Pro-Am Leagues, Summer Leagues and on a touring team, Gibbs signed his first overseas contract in January 2004, when he joined German second-division side TSG Ehingen. In his second year in Germany, Gibbs took home

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All-2. Bundesliga Second Team distinction and headed to

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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

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. For his efforts, Gibbs received 2006 Eurobasket.com All-German 2. Bundesliga Forward of the Year honors. Gibbs led Germany's top division in rebounding four straight seasons (2006–2010), garnering Eurobasket.com All-German Bundesliga First Team honors in 2007 and 2009 and attending the German All Star Game twice. Due to his rebounding prowess at only , he was given the nickname "Mr. Incredible" in Germany. He had spent the 2009–10 season with

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and signed with Toyota Alvark of Japan prior to the 2010–11 campaign. 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. In 2016, he received Asia-Basket.com All-Japanese NBL Defensive Player of the Year and All-NBL First Team honors. Gibbs inked a deal with

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of Japan's B.League in 2016.

Career statistics

, - , align="left" , 2013–14 , align="left" , Toyota , 52 , , 47 , , 25.6 , , .575 , , .433 , , .766 , , 10.4 , , 1.9 , , 1.9, , 1.2 , , 17.7 , - , align="left" , 2014–15 , align="left" , Toyota , 50 , , 17 , , 22.9 , , .571 , , .284 , , .815 , , 8.9 , , 2.2 , , bgcolor="CFECEC", 2.2* , , 0.6 , , 16.3 , - , align="left" , 2015–16 , align="left" , Toyota , 54 , , 48 , , 26.3 , , .523 , , .393 , , .799 , , 9.2 , , 2.9 , , bgcolor="CFECEC", 2.0* , , 0.7 , , 14.9 , - , align="left" style="background-color:#afe6ba; border: 1px solid gray" , 2016–17† , align="left" , Tochigi , 55 , , 2 , , 20.5 , , .513 , , .180 , , .820 , , 8.0 , , 1.9 , , 1.6 , , 0.5 , , 12.3 , - , align="left" , 2017–18 , align="left" , Tochigi , 35 , , 29 , , 21.9 , , .492 , , .294 , , .822 , , 7.0 , , 1.7 , , 1.3 , , 0.8 , , 11.7 , -

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gibbs, Jeff 1980 births Living people Alvark Tokyo players American expatriate basketball people in Germany American expatriate basketball people in Japan American men's basketball players Basketball players from Columbus, Ohio Eisbären Bremerhaven players Nagasaki Velca players Utsunomiya Brex players Otterbein Cardinals football players Otterbein Cardinals men's basketball players Ratiopharm Ulm players Power forwards (basketball)