Temple Dupree "T. J." Gibbs Jr. (born October 9, 1997) is an American professional

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player who last played for Krka of the Slovenian League. He played

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for the

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Early life and high school career

A native of

Scotch Plains, New Jersey Scotch Plains is a Township (New Jersey), township in Union County, New Jersey, Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The township is located on a ridge in North Jersey, northern-central Jersey, central New Jersey, within the Raritan R ...

, Gibbs began playing basketball at the age of eight. In middle school, he scored 30 points in the first half of a tournament. Gibbs attended Seton Hall Prep. He averaged 18.6 points per game as a sophomore. Gibbs averaged 19.9 points, 4 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1.7 steals per game as a junior, earning Second Team All-State recognition. As a senior, he averaged 20.6 points, 4.2 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 2.4 steals per game. Gibbs finished as Seton Hall Prep’s all-time leading scorer with 1,987 points. A consensus four-star recruit, he committed to playing college basketball for Notre Dame, choosing the Fighting Irish over offers from

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, Georgetown and

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College career

As a freshman, Gibbs averaged 4.7 points and 1.7 assists per game. During the offseason, he focused on losing weight and improving his nutrition, working with conditioning coach Tony Rolinski. On February 6, 2018, he scored a career-high 28 points in a 96–85 win against

. Gibbs became a primary scorer for Notre Dame as a sophomore due to injuries to

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and

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. He averaged 15.3 points and 3 assists per game as a sophomore. Gibbs averaged 13.4 points, 3.4 assists, 1.2 steals per game as a junior. As a senior, Gibbs averaged 13.3 points, 3.3 assists and 2.2 rebounds per game.

Professional career

On August 19, 2021, Gibbs signed his first professional contract with Krka of the Slovenian League.

Career statistics

College

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2016–17 , style="text-align:left;", Notre Dame , 36 , , 1 , , 15.0 , , .375 , , .321 , , .831 , , 1.5 , , 1.7 , , .7 , , .1 , , 4.7 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2017–18 , style="text-align:left;", Notre Dame , 36 , , 36 , , 37.4 , , .411 , , .403 , , .838 , , 2.8 , , 3.0 , , 1.0 , , .1 , , 15.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2018–19 , style="text-align:left;", Notre Dame , 32 , , 32 , , 36.1 , , .347 , , .318 , , .757 , , 1.9 , , 3.4 , , 1.2 , , .1 , , 13.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2019–20 , style="text-align:left;", Notre Dame , 32 , , 32 , , 35.0 , , .421 , , .420 , , .880 , , 2.2 , , 3.3 , , 1.0 , , .1 , , 13.3 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 136 , , 101 , , 30.6 , , .390 , , .373 , , .821 , , 2.1 , , 2.8 , , 1.0 , , .1 , , 11.6

Personal life

Gibbs is the son of Temple Gibbs Sr. His older brothers

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and

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are also professional basketball players. Growing up, they were forbidden from playing one-on-one after Ashton fouled T. J. and he needed stitches on his lip.

References

External links

Notre Dame Fighting Irish bio
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