The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2011-12 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
Sterling Gibbs
- Position:
- G
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 185
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Scotch Plains, N.J.
- High School:
- Seton Hall Prep
Should compete immediately for time in the backcourt ... has the versatility to play on or off the ball ... comes to Austin with the reputation as a tough, perimeter defender.
HIGH SCHOOL:
Seton Hall Preparatory School in West Orange, N.J. (head coach Bob Farrell) ... 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[apos]s career scoring record (1,984 points).
PERSONAL:
Full name is Sterling Dupree Gibbs ... undeclared major ... son of Jacqui (pronounced Jackie) and Temple Gibbs ... father, Temple, played football at Temple University ... older brother, Ashton, is a senior guard at the University of Pittsburgh ... also has a younger brother, T.J. ... born July 17, 1993 in Newark, N.J.
