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UT Basketball's Sterling Gibbs To Transfer

Updated: Tuesday, April 10 2012, 07:38 PM CDT
The Longhorn basketball team is losing another player, but this time it’s not to the NBA.

University of Texas freshman guard Sterling Gibbs has elected to transfer following the completion of the spring semester.

Gibbs saw action in 30 of UT’s 34 games this year and averaged 2.6 points and 0.7 assists in 7.5 minutes per contest this season.

Gibbs converted 24-of-53 (.453) field goals, including 13-of-35 (.371) from three-point range, and 17-of-22 (.773) free throws during the year. He posted a career-high 14 points while converting 5-of-5 field goals, including 3-of-3 threes, in 18 minutes during the home win against Nicholls State (Dec. 13).

“I’ve had a great year at Texas," Gibbs said in a news release from the UT Athletic Department. "I’ve improved as a basketball player and as a person during my time here. If my decision had to do with basketball only, I would not be leaving Texas. But my decision is family-related and involves more than basketball.”

Gibbs has not said which school he plans to transfer to.
UT Basketball's Sterling Gibbs To Transfer