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Michael "Mike" Bibby is an American professional basketball

Basketball

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...

player who most recently played for the Miami Heat

Miami Heat

The Miami Heat is a professional basketball team based in Miami, Florida, United States. The team is a member of the Southeast Division in the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association . They play their home games at American Airlines Arena in Downtown Miami...

of the National Basketball Association

National Basketball Association

The National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...

. He is a 6'2" point guard

Point guard

Point guard , also called the play maker or "the ball-handler", is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. A point guard has perhaps the most specialized role of any position – essentially, he is expected to run the team's offense by controlling the ball and making sure that...

, and he attended Shadow Mountain High School

Shadow Mountain High School

Shadow Mountain High School is a public high school located in the north valley of Phoenix, Arizona, United States. The school is part of the Paradise Valley Unified School District. The school's athletic teams are known as the Matadors. Shadow Mountain's school colors are navy blue and gold. 1,749...

in Phoenix, Arizona

Phoenix, Arizona

Phoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the sixth most populated city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,445,632 people according to the official 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data...

and played collegiately at the University of Arizona

University of Arizona

The University of Arizona is a land-grant and space-grant public institution of higher education and research located in Tucson, Arizona, United States. The University of Arizona was the first university in the state of Arizona, founded in 1885...

. In 1998, he was drafted by the Vancouver Grizzlies

Vancouver Grizzlies

The Vancouver Grizzlies were a professional basketball team based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. They were part of the Midwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association . The team was established in 1995, along with the Toronto Raptors, as part of the NBA's...

. He has played for that team as well as the Sacramento Kings

Sacramento Kings

The Sacramento Kings are a professional basketball team based in Sacramento, California, United States. They are currently members of the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association...

, Atlanta Hawks

Atlanta Hawks

The Atlanta Hawks are an American professional basketball team based in Atlanta, Georgia. They are part of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association .-The first years:...

, Washington Wizards

Washington Wizards

The Washington Wizards are a professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C., previously known as Washington Bullets. They play in the National Basketball Association .-Early years:...

and Miami Heat

Miami Heat

College career

As a freshman at Arizona

University of Arizona

, Bibby helped lead the Wildcats to the NCAA championship

NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship

The NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship is a single-elimination tournament held each spring in the United States, featuring 68 college basketball teams, to determine the national championship in the top tier of college basketball...

in 1997, scoring 20 points in the title game versus the University of Kentucky

University of Kentucky

The University of Kentucky, also known as UK, is a public co-educational university and is one of the state's two land-grant universities, located in Lexington, Kentucky...

. Following his sophomore season, Bibby entered the 1998 NBA Draft

1998 NBA Draft

The 1998 NBA Draft took place on June 24, 1998 at General Motors Place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. This draft helped turn around three struggling franchises: the Dallas Mavericks, the Sacramento Kings, and the Toronto Raptors....

and was selected by the Vancouver Grizzlies

Memphis Grizzlies

The Memphis Grizzlies are a professional basketball team based in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. The team is part of the Southwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association . Along with the Toronto Raptors, the Grizzlies were established in 1995 as part of the NBA's...

with the second overall pick.

Vancouver Grizzlies

In his first season with the Grizzlies, Bibby averaged 13.2 points, 6.5 assists and 2.7 rebounds per game earning NBA All-Rookie honors during the season which was abbreviated by a labor dispute. He improved those numbers in his next two seasons with the team, averaging 14.5 and 15.9 points per game, but the Grizzlies continued to struggle. On June 27, 2001, just after the Grizzlies had re-located to Memphis

Memphis, Tennessee

Memphis is a city in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee, and the county seat of Shelby County. The city is located on the 4th Chickasaw Bluff, south of the confluence of the Wolf and Mississippi rivers....

, Bibby and Brent Price

Brent Price

Hartley Brent Price, better known as Brent Price , is a retired American professional basketball player in the NBA. He is the younger brother of former Cleveland Cavaliers point guard Mark Price.- Career :...

were traded to the Sacramento Kings

Sacramento Kings

The Sacramento Kings are a professional basketball team based in Sacramento, California, United States. They are currently members of the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association...

for Jason Williams and Nick Anderson

Nick Anderson

Nelison "Nick" Anderson is a former American professional basketball player. He attended the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign for two years, playing on the team that reached the NCAA Final Four in 1989. That Fighting Illini team gained the moniker "Flyin' Illini" by Dick Vitale while...

Sacramento Kings

During the 2001–02 season, Bibby guided the Kings to the Western Conference

Western Conference (NBA)

Below is a list of current Western Conference NBA team rosters.-Western Conference:There are a total of 15 teams in the Western Conference. The current leading team of the Western conference are the Dallas Mavericks....

Finals

NBA Playoffs

The National Basketball Association Playoffs is a best-of-seven elimination tournament among sixteen teams in the Eastern Conference and Western Conference , ultimately deciding the final four teams who will play in the NBA Conference Finals.-Format:Following the NBA regular season, eight teams in...

where they lost to the eventual NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers

Los Angeles Lakers

The Los Angeles Lakers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California. They play in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association...

. Bibby's performance during the series, perhaps most memorably his Game 5 game winner, earned him a reputation as a clutch

Clutch (sports)

In American sports terminology, "clutch" means performing well under extreme pressure. It often refers to high levels of production in a critical game, such as Game 7 of a best-of-seven series, the last hole of a Major Championship golf tournament, or the final minute in a close match...

performer, and as a reward, he was granted a 7-year, $80.5 million contract.

During the 2002–03 season, Bibby was hampered by injuries, playing in only 55 games, but still averaged a respectable 15.9 points per game with the Kings going 59–23 and securing second seed in the west. For the 2003–04 season, Bibby posted some of the best numbers of his career, scoring 1,506 points (18.4 per game) and helping the Kings reach the playoffs

2004 NBA Playoffs

The 2004 NBA Playoffs were the postseason of the National Basketball Association's 2003–04 season. Consisting of 16 teams in two conferences, the playoffs involved about two months of play. The playoffs were conducted in seven-game series, with the team with the better record holding home court...

. Bibby helped to lift the Kings over the Dallas Mavericks

Dallas Mavericks

The Dallas Mavericks are a professional basketball team based in Dallas, Texas. They are members of the Southwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association , and the reigning NBA champions, having defeated the Miami Heat in the 2011 NBA Finals.According to a 2011...

in the first round, scoring a career playoff-best 36 points in the clinching Game 5.

Atlanta Hawks

On February 16, 2008 the Atlanta Hawks

Atlanta Hawks

acquired Bibby in exchange for Shelden Williams

Shelden Williams

Shelden DeMar Williams is an American professional basketball player who last played for the New York Knicks...

, Anthony Johnson

Anthony Johnson (basketball)

Anthony Mark Johnson is an American professional basketball player who most recently played with the Orlando Magic of the NBA. Johnson is a 6'3" point guard. He found success in pro basketball, becoming the first NBA D-League player to participate in a NBA Finals...

, Tyronn Lue

Tyronn Lue

Tyronn Jamar Lue is a former American professional basketball player who last played for the Orlando Magic in the National Basketball Association...

, Lorenzen Wright

Lorenzen Wright

Lorenzen Vern-Gagne Wright was an American professional basketball player.-Early life and college:Raised in Oxford, Mississippi, Wright played all levels of basketball in Memphis – high school, collegiate and professional...

and a 2008 second-round draft pick

2008 NBA Draft

The 2008 NBA Draft was held on June 26, 2008 at the Washington Mutual Theatre at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. In this draft, National Basketball Association teams took turns selecting amateur college basketball players and other first-time eligible players, including...

.

Even though he battled through thumb, heel and quad injuries Bibby put up 14.1 points and 6.6 assists per game while working in an unfamiliar offense to lead the Hawks to their first playoff berth in almost ten years.

On July 7, 2009 Bibby and the Hawks agreed to a three-year deal worth about $18 million.

Washington Wizards

On February 23, 2011, Atlanta traded Bibby to the Washington Wizards

Washington Wizards

The Washington Wizards are a professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C., previously known as Washington Bullets. They play in the National Basketball Association .-Early years:...

, along with Jordan Crawford

Jordan Crawford

Jordan Lee Crawford is an American basketball player who currently plays for the Washington Wizards. He played collegiately at Indiana University and then Xavier University. His brother is Joe Crawford II, who has also played professional basketball...

, Maurice Evans

Maurice Evans (basketball)

Maurice Eugene Evans is an American professional basketball player who most recently played with the Washington Wizards of the National Basketball Association. A 6 ft 5 in guard/forward, Evans weighs 220 lb...

and a first round pick in the 2011 draft

2011 NBA Draft

The 2011 NBA Draft was held on June 23, 2011 at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. The draft started at 7:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time , and was broadcast in the United States on ESPN. In this draft, National Basketball Association teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball...

, in exchange for Kirk Hinrich

Kirk Hinrich

Kirk James Hinrich is an American professional basketball player, currently a guard for the NBA's Atlanta Hawks. He has also been a member of the USA National Team....

and Hilton Armstrong

Hilton Armstrong

Hilton A. Armstrong, Jr. is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for ASVEL Basket. He played forward/center for the University of Connecticut Huskies...

. On February 28, 2011, after playing two games for Washington, Bibby agreed to a contract buyout in which he gave up his following year's $6.2 million salary and was released by the Wizards.

Personal life

Bibby is the son of Henry Bibby

Henry Bibby

Charles Henry Bibby is a former professional basketball player who became a coach after his playing days were over.- Playing career :...

, a former NBA and UCLA

University of California, Los Angeles

The University of California, Los Angeles is a public research university located in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, USA. It was founded in 1919 as the "Southern Branch" of the University of California and is the second oldest of the ten campuses...

player, former USC

University of Southern California

The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...

basketball coach and current Memphis Grizzlies

Memphis Grizzlies

assistant coach. Mike's mother, Virginia, is a native of Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is an archipelagic state in the southern Caribbean, lying just off the coast of northeastern Venezuela and south of Grenada in the Lesser Antilles...

. Mike Bibby is the nephew of former Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...

player Jim Bibby

Jim Bibby

James Blair Bibby was an American Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher. During a 12-year baseball career, he pitched from 1972-1984 with the St. Louis Cardinals, Texas Rangers, Cleveland Indians, and Pittsburgh Pirates, with whom he was a member of its 1979 World Series Champions...

and the brother-in-law of current Miami Heat teammate Eddie House

Eddie House

Edward L. House II , commonly referred to as Eddie House, is an American professional basketball player in the NBA for the Miami Heat.-Early life:...

, who was also his Sacramento Kings teammate during the 2004–05 season. Mike also has two cousins in sports: Nottingham Forest

Nottingham Forest F.C.

Nottingham Forest Football Club is an English Association Football club based in West Bridgford, Nottingham, that plays in the Football League Championship...

forward Robbie Findley

Robbie Findley

Robert "Robbie" Findley is an American international soccer player who plays professionally for English club Nottingham Forest...

and wide receiver

Wide receiver

A wide receiver is an offensive position in American and Canadian football, and is the key player in most of the passing plays. Only players in the backfield or the ends on the line are eligible to catch a forward pass. The two players who begin play at the ends of the offensive line are eligible...

Shaun McDonald

Shaun Terrance McDonald is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the St. Louis Rams in the fourth round of the 2003 NFL Draft...

, formerly of the NFL

National Football League

The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...

's Pittsburgh Steelers

Pittsburgh Steelers

The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC...

. Bibby and his wife, Darcy, have four children.

Regular season

Memphis Grizzlies

| 50 || 50 || 35.2 || .430 || .203 || .751 || 2.7 || 6.5 || 1.6 || .1 || 13.2
|-
| align="left" | 1999–00
| align="left" | Vancouver
| 82 || 82 || 38.5 || .445 || .363 || .780 || 3.7 || 8.1 || 1.6 || .2 || 14.5
|-
| align="left" | 2000–01
| align="left" | Vancouver
| 82 || 82 || 38.9 || .454 || .379 || .761 || 3.7 || 8.4 || 1.3 || .2 || 15.9
|-
| align="left" | 2001–02
| align="left" | Sacramento

Sacramento Kings

The Sacramento Kings are a professional basketball team based in Sacramento, California, United States. They are currently members of the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association...

| 80 || 80 || 33.2 || .453 || .370 || .803 || 2.8 || 5.0 || 1.1 || .2 || 13.7
|-
| align="left" | 2002–03
| align="left" | Sacramento
| 55 || 55 || 33.4 || .470 || .409 || .861 || 2.7 || 5.2 || 1.3 || .2 || 15.9
|-
| align="left" | 2003–04
| align="left" | Sacramento
| 82 || 82 || 36.3 || .450 || .392 || .815 || 3.4 || 5.4 || 1.4 || .2 || 18.4
|-
| align="left" | 2004–05
| align="left" | Sacramento
| 80 || 80 || 38.6 || .443 || .360 || .775 || 4.2 || 6.8 || 1.5 || .4 || 19.6
|-
| align="left" | 2005–06
| align="left" | Sacramento
| 82 || 82 || 38.6 || .432 || .386 || .849 || 2.9 || 5.4 || 1.0 || .1 || 21.1
|-
| align="left" | 2006–07
| align="left" | Sacramento
| 82 || 82 || 34.0 || .404 || .360 || .830 || 3.2 || 4.7 || 1.1 || .1 || 17.1
|-
| align="left" | 2007–08
| align="left" | Sacramento
| 15 || 12 || 31.5 || .406 || .393 || .742 || 3.7 || 5.0 || 1.3 || .1 || 13.5
|-
| align="left" | 2007–08
| align="left" | Atlanta

Atlanta Hawks

| 33 || 32 || 33.3 || .414 || .369 || .797 || 3.2 || 6.5 || 1.1 || .1 || 14.1
|-
| align="left" | 2008–09

2008–09 NBA season

The 2008–09 NBA season was the 63rd season of the National Basketball Association . The 1,230-game regular season began on Tuesday, October 28, 2008, and ended on Wednesday, April 15, 2009...

| align="left" | Atlanta
| 79 || 79 || 34.7 || .435 || .390 || .789 || 3.5 || 5.0 || 1.2|| .1 || 14.9
|-
| align="left" | 2009–10

2009–10 NBA season

The 2009–10 NBA season was the 64th season of the National Basketball Association . The 1,230-game regular season began on Tuesday, October 27, 2009, and ended on Wednesday, April 14, 2010....

| align="left" | Atlanta
| 80 || 80 || 27.4 || .416 || .389 || .861 || 2.3 || 3.9 || .8 || .0 || 9.1
|-
| align="left" | 2010–11

2010–11 NBA season

The 2010–11 NBA season was the 65th season of the National Basketball Association . The 2011 NBA All-Star Game was played on February 20, 2011 at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. The Dallas Mavericks defeated the Miami Heat in six games, 4 games to 2, to win their first NBA title, and...

| align="left" | Atlanta
| 56 || 56 || 29.9 || .435 || .441 || .630 || 2.6 || 3.6 || .7 || .1 || 9.4
|-
| align="left" | 2010–11
| align="left" | Washington

Washington Wizards

The Washington Wizards are a professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C., previously known as Washington Bullets. They play in the National Basketball Association .-Early years:...

| 2 || 0 || 14.5 || .111 || .000 || .000 || 1.5 || 4.0 || .5 || .0 || 1.0
|-
| align="left" | 2010–11
| align="left" | Miami

Miami Heat

| 22 || 12 || 26.5 || .437 || .455 || .625 || 2.2 || 2.5 || .5 || .1 || 7.3
|-
| align="left" | Career
| align="left" |
| 962 || 946 || 34.7 || .437 || .381 || .802 || 3.2 || 5.7 || 1.2 || .2 || 15.2

Playoffs

|-
| align="left" | 2001–02

2002 NBA Playoffs

The 2002 NBA Playoffs were the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 2001–02 season. This would be the final postseason that held a best-of-5 first-round series; next year's postseason would see those series expanded to a best-of-7 format...

| align="left" | Sacramento

Sacramento Kings

The Sacramento Kings are a professional basketball team based in Sacramento, California, United States. They are currently members of the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association...

| 16 || 16 || 41.3 || .444 || .424 || .826 || 3.8 || 5.0 || 1.4 || .2 || 20.3
|-
| align="left" | 2002–03

2003 NBA Playoffs

The 2003 NBA playoffs was the postseason of the National Basketball Association's 2002-03 NBA season. This postseason was notable for being the first time all series were conducted in a best-of-7 format. It was also the only time in playoff history that no team was swept in a first-round series....

| align="left" | Sacramento
| 12 || 12 || 33.7 || .422 || .282 || .794 || 2.6 || 5.0 || 1.2 || .4 || 12.7
|-
| align="left" | 2003–04

2004 NBA Playoffs

| align="left" | Sacramento
| 12 || 12 || 41.4 || .429 || .436 || .873 || 4.2 || 7.0 || 1.9 || .4 || 20.0
|-
| align="left" | 2004–05

2005 NBA Playoffs

The 2005 NBA Playoffs was the postseason of the National Basketball Association's 2004–05 season.The San Antonio Spurs, the number two ranked team in the Western Conference, won the 2005 NBA Playoffs by defeating the defending champions, the Detroit Pistons, 4-3 in the NBA Finals...

| align="left" | Sacramento
| 5 || 5 || 40.0 || .391 || .217 || .778 || 4.4 || 6.6 || 1.4 || .4 || 19.6
|-
| align="left" | 2005–06

2006 NBA Playoffs

The 2006 NBA Playoffs was the postseason of the National Basketball Association's 2005–06 season. The Miami Heat won the first championship in the history of the franchise by defeating the Dallas Mavericks 4-2 in the 2006 NBA Finals...

| align="left" | Sacramento
| 6 || 6 || 42.5 || .348 || .346 || .900 || 3.8 || 5.2 || 1.5 || .0 || 16.7
|-
| align="left" | 2007–08

2008 NBA Playoffs

The 2008 NBA Playoffs was the postseason for the National Basketball Association's 2007–08 season which ended with the Eastern Conference champion Boston Celtics defeating the Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers 4–2....

| align="left" | Atlanta

Atlanta Hawks

| 7 || 7 || 36.0 || .338 || .292 || .656 || 3.1 || 3.1 || .6 || .3 || 10.3
|-
| align="left" | 2008–09

2009 NBA Playoffs

The 2009 NBA Playoffs was the postseason for the National Basketball Association's 2008–09 season. The playoffs started on April 18, 2009 with ABC, ESPN, TNT, and NBA TV broadcasting the games in the United States...

| align="left" | Atlanta
| 11 || 11 || 35.5 || .462 || .542 || .955 || 3.4 || 4.2 || .9 || .2 || 13.2
|-
| align="left" | 2009–10

2010 NBA Playoffs

The 2010 NBA Playoffs was the postseason for the National Basketball Association's 2009–10 season. The playoffs started on April 17, 2010 with ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, TNT, and NBA TV broadcasting the games in the United States...

| align="left" | Atlanta
| 11 || 11 || 26.5 || .450 || .412 || .700 || 2.5 || 2.5 || .8 || .0 || 8.5
|-
| align="left" | 2010-11

2011 NBA Playoffs

The 2011 NBA Playoffs was the postseason for the National Basketball Association's 2010–11 season. Eight teams from each of the league's two conferences qualified for the playoffs, all seeded 1 to 8 in a tournament bracket, with all rounds in a best-of-seven format. The 2011 NBA Playoffs began on...

| align="left" | Miami

Miami Heat

| 20 || 20 || 20.8 || .281 || .258 || .500 || 1.8 || 1.1 || .6 || .3 || 3.6
|-
| align="left" | Career
| align="left" |
| 100 || 100 || 33.6 || .408 || .369 || .817 || 3.1 || 4.1 || 1.1 || .2 || 13.0

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College career

Vancouver Grizzlies

Sacramento Kings

Atlanta Hawks

Washington Wizards

Personal life

Regular season

Playoffs

See also

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