Jonathan Gibson

Jonathan Mychal Gibson (born November 8, 1987) is an American professional basketball player for the Sagesse Sports Club of the Lebanese Basketball League.

He played college basketball for New Mexico State before playing professionally in Turkey, Israel, Italy, China and Iran.

As a senior in 2005–06, he averaged 23.3 points, 5.2 rebounds, 7.1 assists and 3.1 steals per game, as he led Calvary Christian to a 22–3 record and was named the most valuable player of the San Antonio League and a first team all-conference selection.

On May 2, 2006, Gibson signed a National Letter of Intent to play college basketball for New Mexico State University.

As a freshman at New Mexico State in 2006–07, Gibson averaged 2.6 points in 31 games, and finished with 22 assists.

He twice had a 12-point performance during the season.

In the WAC Tournament title game against Utah State on March 10, 2007, Gibson scored two late points on a reverse lay-up to help NMSU secure their first WAC title.

In his first NCAA Tournament appearance, Gibson scored two points on 2-for-2 shooting from the free-throw line in nine minutes.

As a sophomore in 2007–08, Gibson appeared in all 35 games, earning 32 starting assignments, and averaged 12.2 points per game, which was second on the team.

Gibson was a scoring threat as he shot 45.4% from the field, 41.9% from three-point range, and 75.6% from the free-throw line.

He scored in double-figures in 24 games and reached the 20-point or more plateau on five occasions.

He also had 55 assists and 33 steals.

Gibson finished with 1,541 career points at NMSU, which is seventh in program history, and was part of two Western Athletic Conference Tournament championship teams in 2007 and 2010.

On February 9, 2008, he scored a career-high 24 points against Boise State.

The Aggies ended the season winning 10 of the final 12 games and Gibson was in double-figures in nine of those contests.

In the triple overtime thriller against Boise State on March 15 in the WAC title game, Gibson played a career-high 51 minutes and contributed 15 points.

As a junior in 2008–09, Gibson averaged 14.1 points per game, which ranked second on the team and 10th in the WAC.

As a 30-game starter, Gibson surpassed the 20-point plateau five times.

He posted a .426 field goal percentage and a .387 three-point field goal percentage, and ranked third on the squad in assists with 65 and tied for first on the squad with 44 steals.

He led the Aggies in scoring in three games with a season-best 22 points against New Mexico on December 30, 2008, and in both games of the WAC Tournament, with 22 points against Boise State on March 12 and 16 against Utah State on March 13.

As a senior in 2009–10, Gibson averaged 17.5 points, 2.9 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.4 steals in 34 games while shooting 44.7% (197–441 FGs) from the field, 40.6% (106–261 3FGs) from three-point range and 84.8% (95–112 FTs) from the free throw line.

He was named All-WAC Second Team and led the WAC in three-pointers made, ranked second in 3FG%, fifth in scoring average, fourth in FT%, eighth in FG% and seventh in steals per game.

On July 21, 2010, Gibson signed a one-year deal with Oyak Renault of the Turkish Basketball Super League.

On December 27, 2010, he parted ways with Oyak.

In 11 games for the club, he averaged 18.1 points, 3.9 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 2.0 steals per game.

On January 12, 2011, he signed with Ironi Ashkelon of the Israeli Basketball Premier League for the rest of the season.

In 16 games for Ironi, he averaged 7.3 points, 1.1 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game.

On September 28, 2011, Gibson signed a one-year deal with Trabzonspor of the Turkish Basketball Super League.

Despite a poor season for Trabzonspor, a campaign that saw them go 6–24, Gibson averaged a league-best 19.9 points per game.

He left the team prior to their season finale, and in 29 games, he also averaged 2.5 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game.

On April 24, 2012, Gibson signed with Enel Brindisi of the Legadue for the rest of the season.

He made his debut for Brindisi on May 5, in the team's regular season finale.

They finished the regular season in third place on the ladder with an 18–10 record.

Brindisi breezed through the quarter-finals and semi-finals, winning both series 3–0.

In the Finals, they defeated Giorgo Tesi PT 3–1 to win the league's playoff championship.

Gibson dominated throughout the playoffs, and over 11 games for Brindisi (10 playoff, one regular season), he averaged 24.1 points, 3.5 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 1.5 steals per game.

Winning the Legadue playoffs led to Brindisi being promoted to the Lega Basket Serie A for the 2012–13 season.

In July 2012, Gibson joined the Boston Celtics for the 2012 NBA Summer League.

He made a name for himself in China, earning the league's scoring title in both the 2013–14 and the 2015–16 season, with 32.5 and 42 points per game respectively.

Gibson attended Calvary Christian Prep School in San Fernando, California.