KANSAS CITY, Mo. --- Tusculum University guard Trenton Gibson has been named to the 2021 NABC Division II All-District first team for the Southeast Region announced officials Monday.
Becomes the third NABC All-District honoree in program history joining Brad Hawks (2004) and two-time honoree Kyle Moore (2009, 2010).
Gibson, a 6-4, 200-pound junior from Murfreesboro, Tennessee, led the Pioneers in scoring, rebounding and assists as the Pioneers posted a 14-6 record finished the year as NCAA II Southeast Region semifinalists. TU finished third in the South Atlantic Conference standings and advanced to the semifinal round of the SAC Tournament for a second straight year.
Gibson was named the 2021 SAC Player of the Year and also garnered postseason honors by earning spots on the SAC All-Tournament Team and the NCAA Southeast Regional All-Tournament squad.
He finished the year averaging 18.8 points per game which was fourth in the league, while his 8.2 rebounds per game average was third-best in the conference. He also dished out 5.0 assists per contest making him the only player in the SAC to be ranked in the league's top-five in scoring, rebounds and assists. He also topped the conference in minutes played per game averaging 35.6 minutes per outing.
The two-time All-SAC selection scored in double figures in 19 of his 20 games this season including nine outings with 20 or more points. Gibson, who was named the 2018 SAC Freshman of the Year, became the 28th member of Tusculum's 1,000-Point Club. His 1,190 career points are the 19th most in the 110-year history of TU's men's basketball program. He is also the only player in school history with over 1,000 points, 500 rebounds and 300 assists in a career.
Gibson has shined in the classroom as well where he is an honors student. He was the 2020 recipient of the South Atlantic Conference Elite 20 Award for men's basketball and was selected to the CoSIDA Academic All-District first team.
