Ashton Gibbs
Encyclopedia
Ashton Gibbs is an American
college basketball
player with the Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball
team. In 2010-11, Gibbs was an All-Big East First Team selection and an Associated Press
Honorable Mention All-American
, while in 2009-10, he was named Big East Conference
Most Improved Player and All-Big East Second Team. He graduated from Seton Hall Prep in West Orange, New Jersey
in 2008.
Gibbs became a starter in his sophomore season, averaging 15.7 points per game on 39.7% shooting from the field. He played an average of 34.6 minutes per game for the Panthers during the 2009-10 season.
In the summer of 2009, Gibbs was a member of the Under-19
USA Basketball
Team, that won the gold medal
and finished with an undefeated 9-0 record at the FIBA World Championships in Auckland
, New Zealand
. He averaged 9.8 points per game, had 20 assists and led the team in minutes per game (22.4).
Gibbs was also a member of the 2011 USA Basketball Team that competed in the World University Games held in Shenzhen, China. The team finished in fifth place but tied for the tournament's best record at 7-1 . During the games, Gibbs averaged a team-high 21.8 minutes played, 11.6 points per game, 46.6 field goal pct. (34-73), 95.0 free throw pct. (19-20) and a team-high 2.3 assists per game.
Gibbs entered his senior season at the University of Pittsburgh selected as the 2011-12
Preseason Big East Player of the Year.
United States
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college basketball
College basketball
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player with the Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball
Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball
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team. In 2010-11, Gibbs was an All-Big East First Team selection and an Associated Press
Associated Press
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Honorable Mention All-American
2011 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans
An All-American team is an honorary sports team composed of the best amateur players of a specific season for each team position—who in turn are given the honorific "All-America" and typically referred to as "All-American athletes", or simply "All-Americans". Although the honorees generally do not...
, while in 2009-10, he was named Big East Conference
Big East Conference
The Big East Conference is a collegiate athletics conference consisting of sixteen universities in the eastern half of the United States. The conference's 17 members participate in 24 NCAA sports...
Most Improved Player and All-Big East Second Team. He graduated from Seton Hall Prep in West Orange, New Jersey
West Orange, New Jersey
West Orange is a township in central Essex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 46,207...
in 2008.
Gibbs became a starter in his sophomore season, averaging 15.7 points per game on 39.7% shooting from the field. He played an average of 34.6 minutes per game for the Panthers during the 2009-10 season.
In the summer of 2009, Gibbs was a member of the Under-19
FIBA Under-19 World Championship
The FIBA Under-19 World Championship is a men's under-19 only basketball competition organized by FIBA. From its inauguration in 1979 until 2007 it was held every four years...
USA Basketball
USA Basketball
USA Basketball is a non-profit organization and the governing body for basketball in the United States. The organization represents the United States in FIBA and the men's and women's national basketball teams in the United States Olympic Committee...
Team, that won the gold medal
Gold medal
A gold medal is typically the medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture...
and finished with an undefeated 9-0 record at the FIBA World Championships in Auckland
Auckland
The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...
, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
. He averaged 9.8 points per game, had 20 assists and led the team in minutes per game (22.4).
Gibbs was also a member of the 2011 USA Basketball Team that competed in the World University Games held in Shenzhen, China. The team finished in fifth place but tied for the tournament's best record at 7-1 . During the games, Gibbs averaged a team-high 21.8 minutes played, 11.6 points per game, 46.6 field goal pct. (34-73), 95.0 free throw pct. (19-20) and a team-high 2.3 assists per game.
Gibbs entered his senior season at the University of Pittsburgh selected as the 2011-12
2011–12 Big East Conference men's basketball season
The 2011–12 Big East Conference men's basketball season will be the 33rd season of competitive basketball played by the Big East Conference, since its inception in 1979, and will involve its 16 full-time member schools.-Coaching changes:...
Preseason Big East Player of the Year.