2020-21 Men's Basketball Roster
Jersey Number 22
Nike Sibande
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-4
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Indianapolis, IN
- High School:
- Crispus Attucks
Bio
Career
- Has appeared in 111 career games, starting in 103
- Logged 3,245 minutes
- Transferred from Miami (Ohio) after the conclusion of his junior year
- Averaging 14.1 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.4 assists
- Totaled 1,570 points, 532 rebounds, 155 assists and 96 steals for his career
- Career 41.4 percent shooter from the field, finishing above 40 percent in three of his four seasons
- Has recorded 140+ rebounds in three of his four seasons, including a personal best 182 junior year
- Three seasons with 25 or more steals
- Recorded 28 games with 20 or more points and 79 double-figure scoring games
- Posted nine career double-doubles
- Has 50 games with five or more rebounds and has tallied 11 rebounds in a single-game four times, most recently against Bowling Green (2/29/20)
- Suffered a torn ACL Nov. 1 against Gannon and will miss the remainder of the season
- Appeared in 14 games (eight starts) … averaged 6.9 points, 3.0 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game in 19.6 minutes per game
- Shot a team-best 43.6 percent (17-of-39) from three-point range … made a three-point field goal in each of final six games of the season
- Was 34-of-82 (.415) from the field overall and 12-of-21 (.571) from the foul line
- Missed the first five games of the season awaiting eligibility ruling from the NCAA … missed both matchups with Syracuse due to COVID-19 contact tracing
- Scored in double figures three times with a pair of 20+ point efforts
- Averaged 15.0 points, 6.2 rebounds and 2.6 assists in his final five games of the season … shot 50.7 percent from three during that stretch
- Finished with a season-high 24 points while grabbing six rebounds against Miami in the first round of the ACC Tournament (3/9) … went 5-for-8 from beyond the arc and 9-of-15 from the field, both season-highs
- Had seven points, four rebounds and two assists at Clemson (3/6) … went 3-of-4 from the field
- Scored 23 points and grabbed nine rebounds in a win over Wake Forest (3/2) … went 3-of-5 from three-point range and dished out four assists
- Totaled nine points, five rebounds and three assists in 38 minutes at NC State (2/28)
- Scored in double-digits with 12 points while adding seven rebounds and two assists against Florida State (2/20)
- Played 26 minutes the following game vs. Louisville (12/22), scoring eight points with three rebounds and two assists
- Made his Panther debut at Miami (12/16), totaling three points and two rebounds in eight minutes
- Appeared in 31 games ... averaged 13.9 points, 5.9 rebounds and 1.7 assists
- Scored in double figures 22 times and finished with a team-high six double-doubles
- Led the Redhawks with 432 points
- Gathered a career-best 182 rebounds and dished out a career-high 54 assists
- Scored a career-high 31 points against Buffalo (3/9) in the first round of the MAC Tournament
- Tallied 24 points and 11 rebounds at home vs. Bowling Green (2/29)
- Recorded a double-double on the road against Akron (2/22), scoring 14 points and gathering 11 boards
- Scored 14 points, gathered eight boards and pocketed two steals against Eastern Michigan (1/25)
- Had 16 points and 10 rebounds at Ball State (1/18)
- Poured in 25 points and collected 10 rebounds while shooting 8-of-14 (.571) from the field at home against Kent State (1/14)
- Scored 22 points and went 3-of-6 from downtown at Central Michigan (1/4)
- Totaled 18 points, 11 rebounds and made a season-high four threes against Bradley (12/21)
- Finished with 28 points and went 9-of-10 from the charity stripe at Evansville (12/7)
- Collected his first double-double of the season vs. Drake (11/25), scoring 16 points and tallying 11 rebounds
- Started the season on a seven game double-figure scoring streak, highlighted by a season-opening 24 points vs. Wright State (11/9)
- Named All-MAC Third Team
- Appeared in 32 games ... averaged 16.1 points and 5.1 rebounds
- Led the Redhawks with 516 points
- Became the 35th Redhawk to achieve 1,000 points and the first sophomore in school history to do so
- Made 76 three-pointers, which tied for fourth most in Miami (OH) history
- Totaled nine games with four three-pointers made
- Recorded 26 double-figure scoring games and two double-doubles
- Ended the season with 25 points and 10 rebounds against Akron (3/11) in the MAC Tournament First Round
- Went 7-of-12 (.583) from the field, scoring 21 points and collecting 10 rebounds vs. Kent State (3/5)
- Scored 25 points and grabbed seven rebounds vs. Bowling Green (1/26)
- Went 6-of-9 from the field (.667), 4-of-6 from three (.667) and 10-of-15 (.667) from the free throw line at Toledo (1/15), tallying 26 points
- Totaled 24 points against South Carolina State (12/20) and Purdue Fort Wayne (12/8), making four threes in both contests
- Began the season on a six game double-figure scoring streak, including a season-opening 24 points and four made threes at Butler (11/10)
- Named MAC Freshman of the Year, All-MAC Honorable Mention and All-MAC Freshman Team
- Appeared and started in all 34 games ... averaged 15.1 points and 4.3 rebounds while pocketing a career-high 39 steals
- Led the Redhawks with 516 points
- Made 77 three-pointers, good for third all-time in Miami (OH) history for a single season
- Registered 28 double-figure scoring games, including 10 games with 20 or more points
- Scored 29 points on 7-of-10 from downtown in the CBI First Round (3/14) against Campbell
- Totaled 20 points, five rebounds and four three pointers in the MAC Quarterfinal against Toledo (3/8)
- Finished with 23 points and dished out four assists in the regular season finale vs. Ohio (3/2)
- Contributed 21 points to victory over Buffalo (2/20)
- Notched his first career double-double at Ohio (2/16) with 22 points and 10 rebounds
- Tallied 22 points on 8-of-12 shooting (.667) and 4-of-4 from downtown at Central Michigan (1/23)
- Collected 20 points on 8-of-13 shooting (.615) and hit three threes vs. Bowling Green (1/16)
- At DePaul (12/21), scored 17 points, totaled six rebounds and had two steals
- Registered 16 double-figure scoring games, including four games with 20 or more points from Dec. 9 through Feb. 9
- In limited minutes (18), poured in 19 points on 7-of-9 shooting (.778) and totaled two blocks and two steals against Midway (11/29)
- Garnered his first 20+ point performance at Tulane (11/22), tallying 21 points and making four threes (4-of-7)
- Recorded his first double-digit scoring game against Wright State (11/14), scoring 17 points on 4-of-8 shooting from three point range
- Four-year letterwinner for Crispus Attucks High School
- Averaged 22.0 points and 7.2 rebounds as a senior, leading the Tigers to a 25-4 record and the class 3A state championship
- Made 58 three-point field goals and shot 41 percent from beyond the arc
- Named to the 2017 IBCA Subway Senior All-State Supreme 15 as one of the top 15 seniors in the state of Indiana
- Earned High Honorable Mention All-State honors from the Associated Press
- Posted 23 points and eight rebounds in title game win over Twin Lakes
- Had 20 points, seven rebounds and three assists in a tournament win over Tri-West Hendricks
- Scored 24 points in a win over Herron
- Poured in 30 points to go along with nine rebounds in a win over Broad Ripple
- Delivered 29 points, 15 rebounds and three steals in an 89-86 win over Tindley
- Had 26 points and 10 rebounds against Brebeuf Jesuit Prep
- Scored 30 points in a two-point loss to Emmerich Manual
- Posted 25 points, nine rebounds and four assists in a win over Central Christian Academy
- Had 30 points, seven rebounds and three assists against Greenwood Christian Academy
- Recorded 28 points and 10 rebounds against North Central
- Finished with 25 points in a win over University
- Posted 24 points and 12 rebounds in a win over Indianapolis Northwest
- Averaged 16.2 points and 12.5 rebounds per game as a junior
- Registered 17 points and 12 rebounds in a win over Marion
- Had 21 points and 14 rebounds in a loss to Brebeuf Jesuit Prep
- Scored 19 points and grabbed 15 rebounds against Broad Ripple
- Delivered 23 points and 18 rebounds in a win over Greenwood Christian Academy
- Had 22 points and 12 rebounds versus East Chicago Central
- Posted 18 points and 17 rebounds against Central Christian Academy
- Recorded 19 points and 11 rebounds in a win over Indianapolis Northwest
- Scored 23 points and grabbed 11 rebounds in a win over Scecina Memorial
- Had 26 points, eight rebounds and four assists versus Shortridge
- Born June 6, 1999
- Son of Tracy Sibande and Joey Sibande
- Has a brother, Robert, and two sisters, Joi and Adaleena
- Has one daughter, Oaklynn
- Played on the summer AAU circuit with C2K Elite
- Enrolled in Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences ... majoring in sociology
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