Ashton Gibbs (born January 19, 1990) is a retired American professional basketball player who currently coaches for the Atlanta Hawks G League affiliate, the College Park Skyhawks.[1]
Gibbs became a starter in his sophomore season, averaging 15.7 points per game, on 39.7% shooting from the field. He played an average of 34.6 minutes per game for the Panthers during the 2009–10 season.
Gibbs entered his senior season at the University of Pittsburgh selected as the 2011–12 Preseason Big East Player of the Year.[5] The Panthers had a less than stellar 2011–12 season, finishing 22–17, but only 5–13 in Big East play, as they failed to make the NCAA tournament and NIT, and instead landed in the CBI, which they won. He averaged 14.6 points per game with a .382 FG% and a .345 3P%.
==Professional career==Gibbs was a projected pick in the 2012 NBA draft, but went undrafted. Gibbs joined the Brooklyn Nets for the 2012 NBA Summer League. On August 9, 2012, he signed with Panionios of Greece for the 2012–13 season.[6] In December 2012, he left Panionios after eight league games and four Eurocup games. In February 2013, he signed with Ourense of Spain for the rest of the season.
On September 25, 2013, Gibbs signed with Steaua București of Romania for the 2013–14 season.[7] In December 2013, he left Steaua after 12 games. In February 2014, he signed with Hoops Club of Lebanon for the rest of the season.[8][9]
Gibbs was also a member of the 2011 USA Basketball Team that competed in the World University Games held in Shenzhen, China. The team finished in fifth place, but tied for the tournament's best record at 7–1. During the games, Gibbs averaged a team-high 21.8 minutes played, 11.6 points per game, shot 46.6% in field goal accuracy (34/73), 95.0% in free throw accuracy (19/20), and had a team-high 2.3 assists per game.[12]
