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Sterling Gibbs is a American professional basketball player. Sterling has played AAU basketball since age 9 and attributes much of his success to working out daily, basketball camps, and having positive role models to learn from on and off the court. Sterling has played on various highly competitive AAU teams in the Tri-State area, traveling worldwide and even being selected to play for the U-18 USA national team. As a high-school player Sterling became the all-time leading scorer at Seton Hall Prep High School in 2011, (only to be surpassed by his younger brother, TJ Gibbs, in 2016).

Sterling was the starting point guard for 2 seasons at Seton Hall University where he was named Sophomore Athlete of the Year, Big East Second Team, All Met Stand Out, MVP of the Paradise Jam Invitational (Scoring a career high & tournament high of 40 points in the Championship Game). While at Seton Hall University, Sterling  was one of the top 5 leading scorers in the Big East, and held a top 5 ranking nationally in 3 point percentage. Sterling lead the SHU team on a Big East Tournament run advancing his team to the semifinals for the first time in years, over top seeded Villanova, after scoring a game winning buzzer beater. Sterling graduated from Seton Hall University in 2015, Cum Laude, with a degree in Social and Behavioral Sciences.

After Sterling’s graduation from SHU, Sterling chose to transfer and play his final year of eligibility at the basketball “powerhouse” the University of Connecticut.  He was noted by ESPN as the #1 transfer on the market. While at UCONN, Sterling was the starting point guard for all regular and postseason games. He averaged 12.3 points and 3 assists per game. He led his team to win the AAC championship and to the second round of the NCAA tournament where they lost to the University of Kansas. In May of 2016, Sterling graduated from the University of Connecticut with a masters degree in Educational Psychology. He hopes to one day use this degree as a collegiate coach.

Since college, Sterling has gone on to play basketball professionally. He has attended various NBA training camps, played on the Washington Wizards summer league team, and in the NBA G-League for the Windy City Bulls. 

Currently Sterling competes in the highest divisions of professional play overseas. He has had stellar seasons in Hungary, Dominican Republic, Russia, Greece, France, and Slovenia. Sterling currently leads the European league, in which he plays, in scoring with 21.6 points per game. Most recently, he led his team to win the 2020 Slovenian Championship.

Since graduating from UCONN, Sterling has acquired a strong passion for coaching and training young athletes and uses his time off from professional play to do so. Sterling has successfully developed a youth training program, multiple camps/clinics, and even organized a winning U-11 AAU team. Sterling uses his experience and knowledge as a current player to provide perspective to young athletes. His hope is to always be able to give back to the game that has given him so much.

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