Daniel Gibson
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| Daniel Gibson |
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| #1 Point Guard |
| Height 6 ft 2 |
| Weight 194 lbs |
| League NBA |
| Team Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Born February 27, 1986 in Houston, Texas |
| College Texas |
| Drafted 42nd overall in 2006 by the Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Pro Career 2006 - |
| Former Teams none |
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.
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Early Career
Daniel Gibson averaged 25.5 points per game while leading Jones High School to a 31-5 record and the Texas Class 4A state title as a senior. It marked the school's first state championship since 1965
College
Gibson played college basketball for the Texas Longhorns. In his two seasons at Texas, he scored 935 points, including 175 three-point field goals. Gibson made 103 three-point field goals during the 2005-2006 season, including a school record nine against the Baylor Bears. He scored a career-high 37 points in that same game.
On June 7, 2006, Gibson announced his decision to forgo his two remaining years of college eligibility and enter the NBA Draft.
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. After a May 2006 pre-draft workout with the Cavs, Gibson canceled all his remaining workouts with other teams and refused to work out for any other team before the draft. It is believed this was the reason Gibson fell to the second round after some thought he might be drafted in the first round. He joined a Cleveland Cavaliers backcourt that was worst in the league in scoring.
NBA
Cavs coach Mike Brown gave Gibson his first place in the starting line-up on January 30, 2007 against the Golden State Warriors. He finished the game with 12 points, 3 rebounds, and 2 assists.
Gibson got his first big playoff opportunity in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Detroit Pistons. He came up big for the Cavaliers scoring 9 points, including two 3-pointers, grabbed 2 rebounds, 1 blocked shot and an important steal from Tayshaun Prince late in the fourth quarter. He followed this great performance with an even greater performance in 2007's Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Detroit Pistons. He scored a career high of 21 points, which came from only 7 field goal attempts. He was also 100% from the line, making 12 of finals12 free throws.In game 6 of the conference finals he had a carrer high of 31 points and now holds an eastern conference Finals
2006-2007
In his rookie season Daniel averaged 4.6 points per game. He led all rookies in three-point field goal percentage shooting .419. Daniel contributed in helping the Cleveland Cavaliers reach the NBA Finals for the first time in franchise history.
