Dick Gibbs

Dick Gibbs (born December 20, 1948) is an American former professional basketball player who played small forward in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1971 to 1976.

Born in Ames, Iowa, Gibbs attended Ames High School and played on its basketball team in 1967, helping the school reach the state championship game. After a period at Burlington Junior College, he played college basketball for the University of Texas at El Paso Miners from 1969 to 1971. Gibbs scored 10.5 points per game in the 1969–70 season, when the Miners won the Western Athletic Conference championship in their first season in the league. In the final game of the regular season, Gibbs sustained an injury and was unable to play in the NCAA Tournament; the Miners lost in the first round. Their coach, Don Haskins, later said, "Without him, we had no chance to go very far in the tournament."

Gibbs improved his scoring average to 17.4 points per game in 1970–71, and his 10.6 rebounds per game were up from the 8.5 he had averaged the previous season. Both totals were team highs. Over five NBA seasons, he played for five teams and posted career averages of 5.2 points and 1.9 rebounds per game.