Stephanie Gibson

Class:
Senior
Position:
G
Hometown:
North Canton, Ohio
High School:
Hoover

Getting to Know Stephanie

Greatest basketball memory:
Scoring 36 points in a single game in high school

Pre-game rituals:
Pray

Person I admire the most:
My great aunt Betty

One place I have always wanted to visit is:
Greece

Favorite sport other than basketball:
Soccer

When I was very young, I started playing basketball because:
It was the sport I didn't get bored playing

I wear my jersey number because:
It's a great number

I chose Kent State because:
It was close to home and I could play basketball

Favorite thing to do when not playing basketball:
Eat

The song playing on my iPod is:
Honey I'm Home - Shania Twain

My HORSE-winning shot is:
Three-point shot

Hobbies and outside interests:
Spending time with my family

THIS OR THAT?

Vanilla or Chocolate
Pepsi or Coke
Mild or Spicy
Television or Internet
Singing or Dancing
Country or City
Half Empty or Half Full
Gatorade or Water
Breakfast or Dinner
Day or Night
Opinion or Fact
Offense or Defense

2009-10 – JUNIOR HIGHLIGHTS

• Played in 31 games, making four starts
• Played a season-high 39 minutes at Youngstown State (Nov. 18), handing out a season-best eight assists compared to no turnovers
• Her career total of 324 assists is 18 assists away from ranking in the top 10 in team history
• Registered a season-best 12 points in season opener at Robert Morris (Nov. 13) thanks to 4-of-6 three-point shooting
• Went 6-for-6 from the free throw line against UNC Wilmington (Dec. 20)

2008-09 – SOPHOMORE HIGHLIGHTS
• Started 27 of the team’s 29 games
• Led the MAC in three-point shooting, going 30-for-62 (.484)
• Shot 83 percent (58-of-70) from the line, which ranked fourth in the conference
• Finished 10th in the MAC with 3.76 assists per game
• Led the league with a 1.68 assist/turnover ratio, which ranked 42nd in the nation
• Matched a career-high of 18 points and made four threes in win at Wichita State (Dec. 17)
• Tied a career-high with 10 assists in win over Youngstown State (Nov. 15)
• Sank halftime buzzer-beating threes just inside the mid-court line twice in a three-game span against Bowling Green (Jan. 7) and Buffalo (Jan. 14)
• Grabbed four steals in a game three different times
• Pulled down season-high six rebounds in win at Buffalo (Jan. 14)
• Scored in double figures in three straight games from Jan. 14-21
• Went 30-of-34 from the free throw line in MAC play

2007-08 – FRESHMAN HIGHLIGHTS
• Stepped in right away starting 29 of the team’s 30 games
• Finished the season with 166 total assists, the fifth-most in KSU history
• Was third in the MAC and 20th in the nation with 5.5 assists per game
• Averaged 7.2 points and 3.3 rebounds per game
• Had her first career double-double against Maryland Eastern Shore (Jan. 4), with a career-high 18 points and 10 rebounds
• Had six double-figure scoring games
• Had 10 assists in a game twice, first against Toledo (Jan. 30)
• Repeated the feat on at Northern Illinois (Feb. 13) and did not commit a turnover in 45 minutes
• Had seven or more assists in 12 games
• Led the team in assists in 22 of the team’s 30 games
• Was 11th in the conference with a 1.19 assist to turnover ratio and ranked fifth in the MAC with 2.1 steals per game
• Shot a team-best .740 from the free-throw line (74-of-100), 15th in the MAC
• Led the league with 38.2 minutes per game
• Played every minute in 12 games and played 35 or more minutes 27 times
• Her 1,146 minutes played were the second most in school history

PRIOR TO KENT STATE
• A part of three Federal League title teams while in high school
• Earned All-Federal League status all four years in high school
• Named to the All-Ohio team her junior and senior seasons
• Scored 972 points in her career at North Canton
• First in assists and second in steals in her career with the Vikings
• Set the single-season assist record at North Canton Hoover with 143 her senior season
• Averaged 15 points and six rebounds per game her senior season
• Set a school record with 36 points in a single game her junior season
• Named to the All-Northeast Inland Team her sophomore, junior and senior season
• Named to the District Four, Canton Repository and All-Akron Beacon Journal First Teams her senior season
• Led the Vikings to the regionals her junior and senior seasons
• Was coached by Paul Wackerly at Hoover, a program which has produced a number of collegiate players

PERSONAL
• Full name is Stephanie Ann Gibson
• Parents are Rick and Nancy Gibson
• Has an older brother Ryan and younger sister Leah
• Father Rick played football at Akron; brother Ryan played basketball for Grove City College, while sister Leah is a sophomore for Grove City
• Majoring in hospitality management with a minor in management