Daniel Gibson

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Daniel Gibson
Position Point guard
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg)
Team Cleveland Cavaliers
Nationality Flag of United States United States
Born February 28, 1986 (age 21)
Houston, Texas
College Texas
Draft 2nd round, 42nd overall, 2006
Cleveland Cavaliers
Pro career 2006–present

Daniel Gibson (born February 28, 1986, in Houston, Texas) is an American professional basketball player currently playing for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the NBA. His nickname is 'Boobie', affectionately given to him by his mother.[1]

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[edit] Early career

Daniel Gibson averaged 25.5 points per game while leading his high school team to a 31-5 record and the Class 4A state title as a senior. It marked the school's first state championship since 1965

[edit] College career

Gibson played college basketball for the Texas Longhorns. In his two seasons at Texas, he has scored 935 points, including 175 three-point field goals. In the 2005-2006 season, he sunk 103 three-pointers, including a school record nine against Baylor University. In that game, he also scored a career high 37 points.

On June 7, 2006, Daniel Gibson announced his decision to forgo his two remaining years of college eligibility and enter the NBA draft.

[edit] NBA draft

On June 29, Gibson was drafted in the second round with the 42nd overall pick of the NBA Draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers. He joins a Cleveland Cavalier backcourt that was worst in the league in scoring.

[edit] NBA career

Cavs coach Mike Brown announced that Gibson will get his first opportunity to start on January 30, 2007 against the Golden State Warriors[2]. He finished the game with 12 points, 3 rebounds, and 2 assists.

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2006 NBA Draft
First Round
Andrea Bargnani | LaMarcus Aldridge | Adam Morrison | Tyrus Thomas | Shelden Williams | Brandon Roy | Randy Foye | Rudy Gay | Patrick O'Bryant | Mouhamed Sene | J.J. Redick | Hilton Armstrong | Thabo Sefolosha | Ronnie Brewer | Cedric Simmons | Rodney Carney | Shawne Williams | Oleksiy Pecherov | Quincy Douby | Renaldo Balkman | Rajon Rondo | Marcus Williams | Josh Boone | Kyle Lowry | Shannon Brown | Jordan Farmar | Sergio Rodríguez | Maurice Ager | Mardy Collins | Joel Freeland
Second Round

James White | Steve Novak | Solomon Jones | Paul Davis | P.J. Tucker | Craig Smith | Bobby Jones | Kosta Perovic | David Noel | Denham Brown | James Augustine | Daniel Gibson | Marcus Vinicius | Lior Eliyahu | Alexander Johnson | Dee Brown | Paul Millsap | Vladimir Veremeenko | Leon Powe | Ryan Hollins | Cheick Samb | Guillermo Diaz | Yotam Halperin | Hassan Adams | Ejike Ugboaja | Edin Bavcic | Loukas Mavrokefalidis | J.R. Pinnock | Damir Markota | Will Blalock


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