Roy Hibbert
Hibbert with the Pacers in 2014
|
|
| No. 55 – Charlotte Hornets | |
|---|---|
| Position | Center |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
December 11, 1986 Queens, New York |
| Nationality | American / Jamaican |
| Listed height | 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) |
| Listed weight | 270 lb (122 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
Georgetown Prep (North Bethesda, Maryland) |
| College | Georgetown (2004–2008) |
| NBA draft | 2008 / Round: 1 / Pick: 17th overall |
| Selected by the Toronto Raptors | |
| Playing career | 2008–present |
| Career history | |
| 2008–2015 | Indiana Pacers |
| 2015–2016 | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 2016–present | Charlotte Hornets |
| Career highlights and awards | |
|
|
| Stats at NBA.com | |
Roy Denzil Hibbert (born December 11, 1986) is a Jamaican-American professional basketball player for the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is a two-time NBA All-Star, and earned NBA All-Defensive Second Team honors in 2014.
Hibbert played college basketball for the Georgetown Hoyas and was named a consensus second-team All-American as a senior in 2008. He was drafted 17th overall in the 2008 NBA draft by the Toronto Raptors and was subsequently traded to the Indiana Pacers on draft night. He has represented the Jamaican national team in international competition being eligible because of his dual U.S. and Jamaican citizenship.
Hibbert was born in Queens, New York City to Roy, Sr. and Patty Hibbert. His father is originally from Jamaica and his mother from Trinidad. The family moved to Adelphi, Maryland when Roy was two. Around that time, the New York Post states that his parents introduced him to basketball after they had "tried to get him to play tennis, then golf, then the piano".
Hibbert was named to the All-Big East Second Team in 2006 along with teammate Jeff Green. In 2007, he and Green were unanimous selections to the All-Big East First Team, with Green earning Big East Player of the Year honors. The two led the Hoyas to victory in the 2007 Big East Conference Championship for the first time since 1989 against the Pittsburgh Panthers; Hibbert contributed a double-double with 18 points and 11 rebounds. Before the 2007–08 season he was named Big East's preseason player of the year. He was also named a pre-season All-American along with the likes of Tyler Hansbrough, whose North Carolina Tar Heels were upset by Hibbert's Hoyas in the Elite Eight of the 2007 NCAA Tournament.
...
Wikipedia