 Hibbert with theIndiana Pacers in 2014 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1986-12-11)December 11, 1986 (age 39) Queens, New York, U.S. |
| Nationality | American / Jamaican |
| Listed height | 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) |
| Listed weight | 270 lb (122 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Georgetown Prep (North Bethesda, Maryland) |
| College | Georgetown (2004–2008) |
| NBA draft | 2008: 1st round, 17th overall pick |
| Drafted by | Toronto Raptors |
| Playing career | 2008–2017 |
| Position | Center |
| Number | 55, 17, 34 |
| Coaching career | 2019–2022 |
| Career history | |
Playing | |
| 2008–2015 | Indiana Pacers |
| 2015–2016 | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 2016–2017 | Charlotte Hornets |
| 2017 | Denver Nuggets |
Coaching | |
| 2019–2022 | Philadelphia 76ers (player development) |
| Career highlights | |
| |
| Career NBA statistics | |
| Points | 6,611 (10.0 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 4,173 (6.3 rpg) |
| Blocks | 1,146 (1.7 bpg) |
Stats at NBA.com  | |
| Stats atBasketball Reference | |
Roy Denzil Hibbert (born December 11, 1986) is a Jamaican–American former professionalbasketball player. He is a two–timeNBA All–Star, and earnedNBA All-Defensive Second Team honors in 2014 with theIndiana Pacers. Hibbert was the runner–up for theNBA Defensive Player of the Year Award in the2013–14 NBA season, placing second behindJoakim Noah.[1]
Hibbert playedcollege basketball for theGeorgetown Hoyas and was named a consensus second-teamAll-American as a senior in 2008. He was drafted 17th overall in the2008 NBA draft by theToronto Raptors and was subsequently traded to the Indiana Pacers on draft night. Hibbert has represented theJamaica national team in international competition, being eligible because of his dual U.S. and Jamaican citizenship.[2][3]
Hibbert was born inQueens, New York City to Roy Sr. and Patty Hibbert. His father is originally fromJamaica and his mother fromTrinidad. The family moved toAdelphi, Maryland, when Roy was two. Around that time, theNew York Post states, his parents introduced him to basketball after they had "tried to get him to playtennis, thengolf, then thepiano".[4]
Hibbert was named to the All-Big East Second Team in 2006 along with teammateJeff Green.[5] In 2007, he and Green were unanimous selections to the All-Big East First Team, with Green earning Big East Player of the Year honors. The two led the Hoyas to victory in the 2007 Big East Conference Championship for the first time since 1989 against thePittsburgh Panthers; Hibbert contributed a double-double with 18 points and 11 rebounds.[6] Before the 2007–08 season he was named Big East's preseason player of the year.[7] He was also named a pre-season All-American along with the likes ofTyler Hansbrough, whoseNorth Carolina Tar Heels were upset by Hibbert's Hoyas in the Elite Eight of the 2007 NCAA Tournament.
Hibbert had repeatedly said that he planned to play all four years and graduate from Georgetown,[8] continuing the tradition of graduating Hoya centers such asPatrick Ewing,Alonzo Mourning andDikembe Mutombo. However, his performance in helping to lead the Hoyas to the 2007 Final Four catapulted him into lottery pick status. Hibbert declared his eligibility for the2007 NBA draft, but did not sign with an agent. On May 23, 2007, Hibbert announced he would return to school for his senior season. Hibbert said of Georgetown, "My heart was here. ... I feel like I have unfinished business here."[9] Following the Hoyas' upset loss to Davidson andStephen Curry in the second round of the 2008 NCAA Tournament, Hibbert's collegiate career came to a close.
In college, Hibbert was often referred to as the "Big Stiff" by reporters and fans.[10][11]
Hibbert was drafted 17th overall by theToronto Raptors in the2008 NBA draft. On July 9, 2008, his rights were traded to theIndiana Pacers, along withT. J. Ford, forJermaine O'Neal.[12] On July 15, he signed his first professional contract with the Pacers.[citation needed]
Hibbert was selected to the2012 NBA All-Star Game as a reserve for theEast. He played 10 minutes and scored three points, going 1–3 from the field. In Game 1 of the first round of the2012 NBA playoffs against theOrlando Magic, Hibbert recorded nine blocks.
On July 13, 2012, Hibbert re-signed with the Pacers on a reported four-year, $58 million contract, matching the offer sheet from thePortland Trail Blazers.[13] On November 21, 2012, Hibbert set a career-high by recording 11 blocks as part of a 10-point, 11-rebound, 11-blocktriple-double in a victory against theNew Orleans Hornets. His 11 blocks also broke the franchise record for most blocks in a single game, and Hibbert became only the second player in Pacers history (alongsideJermaine O'Neal) to record a points-rebounds-blocks triple-double. In Game 3 of a2013 Eastern Conference Semifinals series against theNew York Knicks, Hibbert recorded 24 points and 12 rebounds in a Pacers win.[14] In Game 6, Hibbert recorded 25 points and 12 rebounds, along with five blocks,[15] including a significant block onCarmelo Anthony, which led the Pacers to the 2013Eastern Conference Finals. Hibbert averaged 15.8 points and 3.8 blocks in this series.
Hibbert was selected as anAll-Star reserve for the East in2014. He played 12 minutes and tallied eight points on 4–5 shooting. At the end of the season, Hibbert finished second in theDefensive Player of the Year voting with 166 out of the 1125, losing toJoakim Noah, who had 555 of the points. Hibbert averaged 2.2 blocks per game. During the2014 NBA playoffs, Hibbert went scoreless in games 5 and 6 of the Pacers' first round match against the eighth seed,Atlanta Hawks. Hibbert was the second All-Star to ever go scoreless in consecutive games in the playoffs, the first beingJim King in 1968.[16] Hibbert would also have scoreless games in Game 1 of the semifinals (against theWashington Wizards) and in Game 4 of the conference finals (against the Miami Heat). By the end of the 2014 postseason, Hibbert had four scoreless postseason games, setting an NBA record for most scoreless NBA postseason games by a current All-Star. Hibbert's season ended in the Eastern Conference Finals as the Pacers were eliminated by theMiami Heat in six games, adding history to the Heat–Pacers rivalry.
On June 29, 2015, Hibbert exercised his player option with the Pacers for the2015–16 season.
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On July 9, 2015, Hibbert was traded to theLos Angeles Lakers in exchange for a second-round pick in the2019 NBA draft (Eric Paschall), which Indiana turned intoRakeem Christmas.[17] He made his debut for the Lakers in their season opener on October 28, 2015, recording 12 points and 10 rebounds in a 112–111 loss to theMinnesota Timberwolves.[18] Hibbert started in 81 of 82 games, also playing alongsideKobe Bryant in his lastNBA season.
On July 7, 2016, Hibbert signed with theCharlotte Hornets.[19] He made his debut for the Hornets in their season opener on October 26, 2016, recording 15 points and nine rebounds in a 107–96 win over theMilwaukee Bucks.[20] On January 18, 2017, Hibbert scored a season-high 16 points on 7-of-8 shooting in a 107–85 win over thePortland Trail Blazers.[21] On theHornets, he played alongside 4xNBA All-StarKemba Walker.
On February 2, 2017, Hibbert was traded, along withSpencer Hawes, to theMilwaukee Bucks in exchange for former Pacers teammateMiles Plumlee.[22] However, before appearing in a game for the Bucks, he was traded again, this time to theDenver Nuggets on February 23, in exchange for a protected 2019 second-round draft pick.[23] The Nuggets renounced their free agent exception rights on Hibbert during the subsequent off-season, making him anunrestricted free agent.[24] In Denver, Hibbert played with a youngNikola Jokić.
On July 17, 2018, Hibbert announced his retirement.[25]
On August 9, 2019, it was reported that Hibbert was hired by thePhiladelphia 76ers as a player development specialist on the coaching staff.[26] He served this role until becoming a college basketball analyst forCBS Sports in 2022.
In the summer of 2007, Hibbert was the starting center on the U.S. team, which was composed of college players, at the2007 Pan-American Games.[27] In 2009, he expressed an interest to play for theJamaica national team.[28] He has dual U.S. and Jamaican citizenship due to his father.[3] He was named captain of the Jamaican team in 2010 and represented them in the2010 Centrobasket.[29]
In September 2014, Hibbert married his long-time girlfriend, Valerie Cooke.[30] The couple had met in college atGeorgetown University.
Hibbert works as a college basketball analyst forCBS Sports, serving this role during the 2022–23 and 2023–24 seasons.[31] As of 2024, Hibbert lives in Maryland with his wife and four children.[31] In 2023, Hibbert started his ownYouTube channel, analyzing and reacting to news around theNBA.[32]
In popular media, Hibbert appeared as a guest star playing himself on three episodes of the comedy seriesParks and Recreation which aired between 2011 and 2013. He also appeared in an episode ofThe Eric Andre Show in 2016.[33] Recently, Hibbert was interviewed byESPN in 2020 to discuss the decline of the"Big Man" in theNBA,[34] and again in 2023 by thePacers to celebrate the 10th anniversary of his famous block againstCarmelo Anthony in the2013 NBA playoffs.[35]
During the post-game press conference after Game 6 of the 2013 Eastern Conference Finals against theMiami Heat, Hibbert used the term "no homo" and later was fined $75,000 by the NBA for the remark.[36] Hibbert apologized for his comments in a statement released by thePacers: "I am apologizing for insensitive remarks made during the post-game press conference after our victory over Miami Saturday night", he said. "They were disrespectful and offensive and not a reflection of my personal views. I used a slang term that is not appropriate in any setting, private or public, and the language I used definitely has no place in a public forum, especially over live television. I apologize to those who I have offended, to our fans and to the Pacers' organization."[37]
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008–09 | Indiana | 69 | 42 | 14.4 | .471 | — | .667 | 3.5 | .7 | .3 | 1.1 | 7.1 |
| 2009–10 | Indiana | 81 | 69 | 25.1 | .495 | .500 | .754 | 5.7 | 2.0 | .4 | 1.6 | 11.7 |
| 2010–11 | Indiana | 81 | 80 | 27.7 | .461 | .000 | .745 | 7.5 | 2.0 | .4 | 1.8 | 12.7 |
| 2011–12 | Indiana | 65 | 65 | 29.8 | .497 | .000 | .711 | 8.8 | 1.7 | .5 | 2.0 | 12.8 |
| 2012–13 | Indiana | 79 | 79 | 28.7 | .448 | .250 | .741 | 8.3 | 1.4 | .5 | 2.6 | 11.9 |
| 2013–14 | Indiana | 81 | 81 | 29.7 | .439 | .400 | .770 | 6.6 | 1.1 | .4 | 2.2 | 10.8 |
| 2014–15 | Indiana | 76 | 76 | 25.3 | .446 | .000 | .824 | 7.1 | 1.1 | .2 | 1.6 | 10.6 |
| 2015–16 | L.A. Lakers | 81 | 81 | 23.2 | .443 | .000 | .807 | 4.9 | 1.2 | .4 | 1.4 | 5.9 |
| 2016–17 | Charlotte | 42 | 13 | 16.0 | .542 | — | .813 | 3.6 | .5 | .2 | 1.0 | 5.2 |
| Denver | 6 | 0 | 1.8 | .667 | — | — | .3 | .2 | .0 | .3 | .7 | |
| Career | 662 | 586 | 24.8 | .465 | .250 | .755 | 6.3 | 1.3 | .4 | 1.7 | 10.0 | |
| All-Star | 2 | 0 | 11.0 | .625 | .000 | 1.000 | 4.0 | 1.5 | .0 | .0 | 5.5 | |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Indiana | 5 | 5 | 26.4 | .444 | — | .706 | 6.8 | .6 | .4 | 1.8 | 10.4 |
| 2012 | Indiana | 11 | 11 | 30.9 | .500 | 1.000 | .667 | 11.2 | 1.1 | .4 | 3.1 | 11.7 |
| 2013 | Indiana | 19 | 19 | 36.5 | .511 | — | .806 | 9.9 | 1.4 | .2 | 1.9 | 17.0 |
| 2014 | Indiana | 19 | 19 | 28.5 | .449 | .000 | .772 | 5.5 | .9 | .2 | 1.4 | 9.3 |
| Career | 54 | 54 | 31.6 | .486 | .500 | .765 | 8.3 | 1.1 | .2 | 2.0 | 12.6 | |
