Dee Gibson

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Dee Gibson
Personal information
Born(1923-08-25)August 25, 1923
Cleveland, Tennessee
DiedApril 8, 2003(2003-04-08) (aged 79)
NationalityAmerican
Listed height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Listed weight175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High schoolBradley (Cleveland, Tennessee)
CollegeWestern Kentucky (1941–1943, 1946–1948)
NBA draft1948 / Round: -- / Pick: --
Selected by the Minneapolis Lakers
Playing career1948–1951
PositionForward / Guard
Number18
Career history
1948–1950Tri-Cities Blackhawks
1950–1951Louisville Alumnites
Career NBA statistics
Points281 (6.4 ppg)
Assists126 (2.9 apg)
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Robert Dee Gibson Jr. (August 25, 1923 – April 8, 2003) was an American professional basketball player.[1] He was selected in the 1948 BAA Draft by the Minneapolis Lakers.[1] Gibson began his career for the Tri-Cities Blackhawks in the National Basketball League (NBL) in the 1948–49 season and stayed with the team when the NBL became the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the 1949–50 season.[1][2] He then played in the short-lived National Professional Basketball League in 1950–51 for the Louisville Alumnites. He played in college for Western Kentucky University.

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Dee Gibson. basketball-reference.com. Retrieved on January 24, 2013.
  2. ^ "Dee Gibson". Pro Basketball Encyclopedia. Retrieved November 3, 2020.


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