Daniel Gibson

It marked the school's first state championship since 1965.

Gibson graduated sixth out of 212 students in his high school class, and was a member of the National Honor Society.

Gibson starred as a guard in college basketball the University of Texas at Austin.

In his two seasons with the Longhorns, he scored 935 points, including 175 three-point field goals.

Daniel Hiram Gibson (born February 27, 1986) is an American former professional basketball player who is an assistant coach and scout for the Cleveland Charge of the NBA G League.

It was one short of the Texas record of 10 set by Al Coleman against Kansas State in January 1997.

He scored a personal-high 37 points in that same game.

Gibson played two seasons at Texas and averaged 13.8 points, 3.6 rebounds and 3.5 assists in 68 games (all starts).

He was named Honorable Mention All-America by The Associated Press following his sophomore season.

Gibson averaged 13.4 points, 3.6 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game as a sophomore.

He earned First-Team NABC All-District 9 honors and was named All-Big 12 Third Team.

He set a school record for most three-point field goals made in a season (101).

He was one of 16 finalists for the Bob Cousy Award, given to the nation's top point guard.

He sank at least four three-pointers in a game on 10 occasions.

Gibson was named the Big 12 Freshman of the Year after his first season, averaging 14.2 points, 3.6 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game.

He was also named All-Big 12 Third Team and became the first freshman in school history to lead Texas in scoring.

He was selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the second round of the 2006 NBA draft and played seven seasons for them.

Gibson averaged 25.5 points per game and 9.3 assists per game while leading Jones High School in Houston, Texas to a 31–4 record and the Texas Class 4A state title as a senior.

Gibson made 101 threes during the 2005–2006 season, including 9 of 12 against the Baylor Bears on January 21, 2006.

On June 7, 2006, Gibson announced his decision to forgo his two remaining years of college eligibility and enter the NBA draft.

On June 29, 2006, Gibson was drafted in the second round with the 42nd overall pick of the NBA draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers.

After a May 2006 pre-draft workout with the Cavs, Gibson canceled his remaining workouts with other teams and refused to work out for any other team before the draft.

It is believed this was the reason Gibson fell to the second round after some thought he might be drafted in the first round.

He joined a Cavaliers backcourt that was the worst in the league in scoring the previous season.

In his rookie season, Gibson averaged 4.6 points per game and led all rookies in three-point field goal percentage, shooting 41.9%.

Daniel contributed in helping the Cleveland Cavaliers reach the NBA playoffs.

Cavs coach Mike Brown gave Gibson his first place in the starting line-up on December 6, 2006, against the Toronto Raptors.

He finished the game with 18 points, 5 rebounds, and 2 assists.

Overall, Gibson started 16 games and averaged 8.8 points on 53.9% shooting in his starts.

Gibson was mentored in defensive skills by veteran teammate Eric Snow in the 2006–07 season.

Gibson had his first big playoff opportunity in game 3 of the 2007 Eastern Conference Finals against the Detroit Pistons.

He scored 9 points, including two three-pointers.

He also grabbed 2 rebounds, blocked 1 shot, and had an important steal from Tayshaun Prince late in the fourth quarter.

He followed this in game 4, scoring 21 points, which came from only 6 field goal attempts.

Gibson was also 12 of 12 from the free throw line.

In Game 6, Gibson scored a career-high 31 points, sending the Cavaliers to their first NBA Finals.

In game one of the 2007 NBA Finals against the Spurs, Gibson shined off the bench, leading the team in scoring with Gibson scoring 16 points efficiently, on 7 of 9 shooting.

The Cavs would go on to lose game one, however, 76–85.

In game two of the NBA Finals, Gibson had another solid game adding 15 points and overall being the second leading scorer behind LeBron James at this point while coming off the bench to Larry Hughes.

Gibson played great basketball, being a great three point shooter, not turning the ball over and being effective overall.