2019-20 Women's Basketball Roster
Gibson, Shelby

Jersey Number 42
Shelby Gibson
- Position:
- Center
- Height:
- 6-3
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Murfreesboro, Tenn.
- High School:
- Oakland HS
- Prev School:
- Ole Miss
Bio
Accolades
- 2020 SEC Academic Honor Roll
- 2019 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
- Two-time SEC Freshman of the Week (Jan. 3, 2017, Feb. 6, 2017)
Redshirt Junior (2019-20)
- Played in nine games
- Medically retired from college basketball on Feb. 10
Junior (2018-19)
- Ruled ineligible by the NCAA for the 2018-19 season
At Ole Miss (2017-18)
- Played in all 31 games while making 19 starts for the Rebels
- Averaged 6.7 points and 3.1 rebounds on the year
- Scored in double figures 10 times on the season
- Went a perfect 5-of-5 from the floor against Kennesaw State (11/13) and finished with 10 points and three boards
- Was tops on the team with 20 points on 7-of-8 shooting from the floor to go along with six rebounds against Texas Southern (12/28)
- Led the team once again with 21 points after shooting 9-for-13 from the field in the SEC opener at Arkansas (12/31)
- Scored in double figures for her third game in a row after putting up 12 points against South Carolina (1/4)
- Finished with 10 points and six rebounds at Florida (1/21)
- Compiled 12 points and six boards at Georgia (2/4)
- Had 20 points on 7-of-9 shooting and 4-for-6 from beyond the arc against Alabama (2/11)
- Tallied her first-career double-double at LSU (2/15) after finishing with 15 points and 10 rebounds
- Poured in 14 points in just 17 minutes against Kentucky (2/22)
- Chipped in 10 points in 16 minutes versus Florida (2/28)
At Ole Miss (2016-17)
- Two-time SEC Freshman of the Week (Jan. 3, Feb. 6)
- Averaged 6.4 points per game and 2.9 rebounds per game in 31 appearances with three starts
- Averaged 5.1 points per game and 3.1 rebounds per game in SEC play
- First player since 2006-07 to earn multiple Freshman of the Week honors
- Tallied double figures in three straight games with a career-best 16 points versus Florida; averaged 14.3 ppg in that span
- Tied career high with 16 points at Florida for her most points scored in an SEC contest
- Three SEC games in double figures and nine games in double figures overall as a freshman
- Became the first player since 2013 to score double figures in SEC debut with 12 points versus Arkansas
- Career-best seven rebounds against Mississippi Valley State
- Scored in 26 of 31 games and grabbed a rebound in 30 of 31 games
Prep Highlights
- Played her high school basketball at Oakland High school in Murfreesboro, Tenn.
- The 6-3 post player ranks ninth in her position group and has a top-60 ranking according to Prospects Nation.
- Four-year starter for the Oakland Patriots
- Earned Class AAA All-State honors from the Tennessee Sportswriters Association
- As a junior led her team to the state championship where they fell to rival Blackman in double overtime
- Gibson averaged 14.8 points and 7.8 rebounds, while shooting 60.6 percent from the field and 67.5 percent from the free throw line as a junior
- Played AAU with the Tennessee Flight, Tennessee Pride and Kentucky Premier
Personal Information
- Daughter of Karen Flanary and Jeff Gibson
- Born Oct. 22, 1997
- Has three siblings (Kasey, Taylor and Sydney)
- Uncle, Beu Harrell played football at Mississippi College
- Majoring in sports administration
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