Devin Sibley (born February 6, 1996)[1] is an American basketball player for Island Storm in the National Basketball League of Canada, the highest tier of basketball in Canada. He played college basketball for Furman.

Devin Sibley
No. 4 – Island Storm
PositionPoint guard
LeagueNBL Canada
Personal information
Born (1996-02-06) February 6, 1996 (age 28)
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High schoolKarns (Knoxville, Tennessee)
CollegeFurman (2014–2018)
NBA draft2018: undrafted
Playing career2018–present
Career history
2018Köping Stars
2019BC Titebi
2019–2020Halifax Hurricanes
2020–presentIsland Storm
Career highlights and awards

College career

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In his freshman season in college, Sibley was named Southern Conference Freshman of the Year after averaging 10.1 points per game.[2] On February 1, 2017, Sibley earned Lou Henson Award National Player of the Week honors after averaging 24.5 points in two games.[3] As a junior he was named Southern conference player of the year.[4] He averaged 17.3 points and 4.1 rebounds per game to lead Furman to a 21-10 regular season record and a share of the school's first regular season league title since 1991.[5] As a senior, he was named first team all-SoCon.[6] He averaged 14.2 points and 4.9 rebounds per game.[7]

Professional career

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Sibley signed with the Swedish team Köping Stars in 2018.[8] However, he left the team in December 2018.[9] He joined the Georgian team BC Titebi in August 2019.[10] Sibley signed with the Halifax Hurricanes of NBL Canada in December 2019.[11] In February 2020, he joined the Island Storm.[12]

References

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  1. ^ "Devin Sibley, Bio, Photos, News and More". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  2. ^ "Men's Basketball Awards Announced". SoConSports.com. 3 March 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
  3. ^ Thomas, Chris (2 February 2017). "Where are they now? Devin Sibley". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  4. ^ "Men's basketball annual awards announced" (Press release). Southern Conference. March 1, 2017. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
  5. ^ "Furman's Sibley and Medved honored by Southern Conference following championship season". WYFF News. 1 March 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  6. ^ Shanesy, Todd (March 1, 2018). "Terriers' Magee named SoCon player of the year". Spartanburg Herald-Journal. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
  7. ^ "Devin Sibley Stats". Hero Sports. Retrieved March 8, 2020.[permanent dead link]
  8. ^ "INFÖR STARS-KÖPING STARS: "The Battle Of The Stars" fortsätter under fredagskvällen!". WBBasket (in Swedish). November 9, 2018. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
  9. ^ "Oväntade beskedet: Boggs lämnar Köping Stars". Magazin 24 (in Swedish). December 20, 2018. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
  10. ^ "Best performed former Furman University players in pro basketball in last week games". US Basket. November 11, 2019. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
  11. ^ MacDonald, Glenn (December 23, 2019). "Halifax Hurricanes ready to roll into new NBL Canada season". The Chronicle Herald. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
  12. ^ MacDonald, Fred (February 14, 2020). "FIDDLER'S FACTS: Island Storm hosting rival Moncton Magic in Islander Day contest". The Guardian (Charlottetown). Retrieved March 8, 2020.
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