Former NBA level guard Mike Bibby is the brand new head coach of a Division I faculty basketball crew.
Bibby agreed to a deal on Monday to develop into the brand new males’s head basketball coach at Sacramento State, in line with a report from ESPN’s Shams Charania.
The gig is Bibby’s first as a coach on the collegiate degree. He beforehand coached at Shadow Mountain Excessive Faculty in Phoenix, Arizona, from 2013-19, first as an assistant and the top coach. He led the varsity, which is his alma mater, to 4 state championships. Bibby led Shadow Mountain to their first-ever state title when he performed for the varsity in 1996.
Bibby additionally had a short stint as the top coach at Hillcrest Prep Academy in Phoenix in 2019.
Charania notes that Sacramento State is ready to open a brand new basketball facility on campus subsequent fall. The Hornets are dedicated to rising their athletic packages, and including a recognizable identify like Bibby ought to support in conducting that aim.
Bibby spent 14 seasons within the NBA, the majority of which had been with the Sacramento Kings. The 46-year-old was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Workforce in 1999. He completed his profession with averages of 14.7 factors, 5.5 assists and three.1 rebounds per recreation.
Sacramento State went 7-25 and completed tenth within the Huge Sky Convention final season. The college has by no means made an NCAA Event or NIT look.
