Sterling Gibbs

  • Pos CG
  • Height 6-4
  • Weight 200

Prospect Info

  • High School Seton Hall Prep
  • City West Orange, NJ
  • Exp 2015 - ...

Connecticut Huskies

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As a Prospect

  • Class 2011
  • Committed 5/16/2011
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H.S. Scouting Report

H.S. Athletic Background

2014-15: Played in 29 games, starting 28...Selected as a second team All-BIG EAST and Second Team NABC All-District 5 performer...Two-time BIG EAST Player of the Week (Jan. 5, Dec. 12), becoming the first Pirate recognized twice in the same season since All-American Terry Dehere in 1992-93...Landed on the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll five times throughout the season...Second in the BIG EAST with a .436 mark from downtown, ranking ninth nationally...3-point percentage was second-highest in Seton Hall history...Second in the league with 17.5 PPG in conference play...Sank 75 treys on the season, the fourth-highest total in the BIG EAST... Only player to rank in the top-five in the BIG EAST in both scoring (16.3 PPG, 4th) and assists (3.8 APG, 5th)...25 double-digit scoring performances including nine 20+-point performances, eight of which came in BIG EAST play...Finished third in the league with a 2.0 assist/turnover ratio against conference foes...Finished five games without a single turnover, recording four or more assists in four of them...Led the team in scoring 14 times and posted a team-high in assists in 18 contests...Had nine games of 15+ points and 5+ assists...Logged 30 or more minutes in 22 games, averaging 33.7/game for the season...Scored six points and handed out five assists in the first round of the BIG EAST Tournament against Marquette (3/11)...Scored 22 points (8-of-14 FG) and handed out five assists at Georgetown (3/7)...Made lone appearance as a reserve and finished with 11 points, four assists and three steals against Providence (3/7)...Tallied 17 points, shooting 4-of-6 from downtown against Georgetown (2/10)...Recorded 16 points and four boards vs. Marquette (2/7)...Totaled 21 points, five rebounds and four assists at DePaul (2/3)...Helped Seton Hall to a win with 22 points, eight assists and four boards against Xavier (1/31)...Recorded first career double-double with 24 points and career-high 10 assists in SHU's first-ever win at Marquette (1/28)...Posted 30 points on 6-of-9 shooting from beyond the arc against Butler (1/13)...Recorded 22 points and sank the game-winning 3-pointer in the final seconds at Creighton (1/10)...Finished with eight points and seven assists at Xavier (1/7)...Registered 20 points and four assists in a win over #6/#5 Villanova (1/3)...Delivered 25 points and eight assists without a turnover in a victory over #15/#17 St. John's in the BIG EAST opener...Finished with 18 points (7-of-10 FG) and added five assists against Maine (12/27)...Totaled 14 points and six helpers at USF (12/18), his 10th consecutive game scoring in double-figures to start the season...Finished with 19 points -- all in the second half -- and added four assists at #11/#11 Wichita State...Recorded 11 points and four helpers in the inaugural Garden State Hardwood Classic vs. Rutgers (12/6)...Exploded for 40 points, knocking down 7-of-9 treys and all 13 of his free throws to help the Pirates down Illinois State for the Paradise Jam crown (11/24)...40-point performance was the first for SHU since Jeremy Hazell in 2009-10 and helped him earn MVP honors for the tournament...Posted 16 points and five assists in semifinal round against Gardner Webb (11/23)...Recorded 15 points and three assists in Paradise Jam opener vs. Nevada (11/21)...Opened the season with 17 points, five rebounds and five assists without a turnover against Mercer (11/16).
2013-2014: Started 21 of 32 appearances... Scored a team-leading 421 points and ranked 16th in the BIG EAST averaging 13.2 points per game... Finished third in the BIG EAST with a 4.4 assist average against conference opponents... Dished out team-highs in assists in 13 of 18 BIG EAST games... Finished fourth overall in the BIG EAST with 4.2 assists per game and a 2.0 assist/turnover ratio... Posted double-figures a team-best 23 times... Led the team in assists 22 times and in scoring on seven occasions... Registered six 20-point performances... Had 12 double-digit scoring efforts in 17 BIG EAST appearances, including a pair of 20-point games... Scored double-figures in 15 of first 18 games at Seton Hall, including a 23 point effort going 17-of-23 (.739) at the free-throw line in Pirate debut versus Niagara (11/9)... Recorded a game-high 26 points shooting 4-for-8 (.500) from the field and 17-for-20 (.850) at the line to go with five assists against Oklahoma (11/22) at Barclays Center... Registered double-figures in 11 straight games from 12/5 to 1/23... Scored a career-high 27 points shooting 7-for-12 (.583) from the field, 3-for-4 (.750) from downtown and 10-for-10 at the line in a win at Rutgers (12/8)... Topped off a 15 point and career-high 43 minute performance by hitting the decisive free-throws with 3.3 seconds to go in a double-overtime victory at Providence to open BIG EAST action... Handed out a career-high nine assists and had 11 points in a victory at Georgetown (1/18)... Delivered 20 point performances at St. John's (1/23) and against Providence (2/28)... Averaged 7.7 points and a team-high 4.7 assists over 29.7 minutes of action in three BIG EAST Tournament games off the bench... Posted 10 points, including the game-winning step back jumper at the buzzer to defeat No.3 Villanova (3/13) in the quarterfinals... Registered 13 points and dished out six assists for the second straight game in the BIG EAST Tournament semifinals against Providence (3/14).

2012-2013: Sat out per NCAA transfer regulations.

2011-2012 (at Texas): Played in 30 of the team's 34 games... Averaged 2.6 points and 0.7 assists in 7.5 minutes per contest... Converted 24-of-53 (.453) field goals, including 13-of-35 (.371) from three-point range, and 17-of-22 (.773) free throws... Posted a season-high 14 points on 5-of-5 field goals, connecting on three triples in 18 minutes during a win against Nicholls State (12/13).

BEFORE SETON HALL: Starred at Seton Hall Preparatory School in West Orange, N.J... Averaged 20.8 points, 4.2 assists and 1.8 steals per game during his senior season... Earned First Team All-State honors from the Newark Star Ledger as a senior... Guided Seton Hall Prep to a 26-4 record and the Essex County Tournament championship in his senior year... Averaged 22.7 points and eight assists per game as a junior while leading the Pirates to a 26-3 mark... Holds the school's career scoring record (1,984 points).

PERSONAL: Full name is Sterling Dupree Gibbs... Son of Jacqui and Temple Gibbs... Father, Temple, played football at Temple University... Has two brothers, Ashton Gibbs, who was a First Team All-BIG EAST performer in basketball at the University of Pittsburgh, and T.J. Gibbs, who attends Seton Hall Prep... Born July 17, 1993 in Newark, N.J.

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Averages

Team
2014-15
2013-14
Total
GP MIN FGM-FGA FG% 3M-3A 3P% FTM-FTA FT% RBS AS BLKS STLS PFS TOS PTS
29 33.7 5.2 - 12.1 43.1 2.6 - 5.9 43.6 3.3 - 4.7 70.1 2.1 3.8 0.0 1.2 1.6 2.0 16.3
32 30.3 3.5 - 8.5 41.0 1.0 - 2.8 34.4 5.3 - 7.3 72.4 2.9 4.2 0.0 1.0 2.1 2.1 13.2
61 0.4 4.3 - 10.2 0.4 1.7 - 4.3 40.5 4.3 - 6 71.5 2.5 4.0 0.0 1.1 1.9 2.1 14.7

Totals

Team
2014-15
2013-14
Total
GP MIN FGM-FGA FG% 3M-3A 3P% FTM-FTA FT% RBS AS BLKS STLS PFS TOS PTS
29 976 151 - 350 43.1 75 - 172 43.6 96 - 137 70.1 60 110 0 35 45 58 473
32 971 111 - 271 41.0 31 - 90 34.4 168 - 232 72.4 92 135 1 33 68 68 421
61 1947 262 - 621 0.4 106 - 262 0.4 264 - 369 0.7 152 245 1 68 113 126 894
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