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2018-19 Men's Basketball Roster
Gibson, Umoja
Jersey Number 1
Umoja Gibson
- Position:
- Guard
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-1 / 160
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Waco, TX
- High School:
- University HS
Bio
2019-20
• Voted C-USA Second Team All-Conference
• NABC Second Team All-District 11
• Dave Campbell's Magazine All-Texas Honorable Mention
• Played in and started all 31 games
• Averaged 14.5 points per game
• Made a team-high 86 3-pointers
• Played a team-high 943 minutes
• Had a team-high 44 steals
• Shot 39.4 percent from deep
• Scored a season-high 27 points on Jan. 23 versus UTSA
• Made a season and career-high seven 3-pointers on Dec. 12 versus Little Rock
• Scored in double figures 24 of the 31 games
• Made 25 straight free throws from Nov. 16 through Jan. 9
2018-19
• Played in all 33 games and started 23
• Played the second-most minutes (956)
• Named to the Conference USA All-Freshman team
• Made a UNT and Conference USA Freshman record 99 three-pointers
• His 99 three-pointers were the second-most in a single-season in program history
• Led the Mean Green in scoring with 12.6 points per game (415)
• Had the team's best free throw percentage at 80 percent (56-70)
• Was second on the team in assists (63) and steals (46)
• Scored a season-high 32 points in the season opener against Angelo State
• Had a season-high seven rebounds at UTEP on Jan. 10
• Scored over 20 points five times, including 21 in the Conference USA Tournament First Round victory over FIU
• Made a season-high seven three-pointers twice
• Made a season-high 10 field goals twice
2017-18
• Suffered a season-ending injury in the second game of the year at Nebraska on Nov. 13
• Scored 19 points, hit four three-pointers, grabbed six rebounds in his collegiate debut against Eureka College
• Played 15 minutes at Nebraska, scoring 2 points
• Started both games
High School Highlights
• Played four seasons at University High School in Waco
• Had a breakout senior season averaging 22.4 points per game and 11.1 assists per game
• Helped University make history with the program's first-ever No. 1 state ranking
• Was named Super Centex Player of the Year by the Waco Tribune
• Was selected to the 2017 Tribune-Herald Super Centex first team
• Selected to the TABC All-Star game
• According to TexasHoops.com is the No. 27 ranked player in Texas
Personal
Full Name: Umoja Adeyemi Gibson Jr.
Birthday: July 4, 1998
Nickname: "Mo"
Fast Fact: Father and uncle played football at North Texas
• Voted C-USA Second Team All-Conference
• NABC Second Team All-District 11
• Dave Campbell's Magazine All-Texas Honorable Mention
• Played in and started all 31 games
• Averaged 14.5 points per game
• Made a team-high 86 3-pointers
• Played a team-high 943 minutes
• Had a team-high 44 steals
• Shot 39.4 percent from deep
• Scored a season-high 27 points on Jan. 23 versus UTSA
• Made a season and career-high seven 3-pointers on Dec. 12 versus Little Rock
• Scored in double figures 24 of the 31 games
• Made 25 straight free throws from Nov. 16 through Jan. 9
2018-19
• Played in all 33 games and started 23
• Played the second-most minutes (956)
• Named to the Conference USA All-Freshman team
• Made a UNT and Conference USA Freshman record 99 three-pointers
• His 99 three-pointers were the second-most in a single-season in program history
• Led the Mean Green in scoring with 12.6 points per game (415)
• Had the team's best free throw percentage at 80 percent (56-70)
• Was second on the team in assists (63) and steals (46)
• Scored a season-high 32 points in the season opener against Angelo State
• Had a season-high seven rebounds at UTEP on Jan. 10
• Scored over 20 points five times, including 21 in the Conference USA Tournament First Round victory over FIU
• Made a season-high seven three-pointers twice
• Made a season-high 10 field goals twice
2017-18
• Suffered a season-ending injury in the second game of the year at Nebraska on Nov. 13
• Scored 19 points, hit four three-pointers, grabbed six rebounds in his collegiate debut against Eureka College
• Played 15 minutes at Nebraska, scoring 2 points
• Started both games
High School Highlights
• Played four seasons at University High School in Waco
• Had a breakout senior season averaging 22.4 points per game and 11.1 assists per game
• Helped University make history with the program's first-ever No. 1 state ranking
• Was named Super Centex Player of the Year by the Waco Tribune
• Was selected to the 2017 Tribune-Herald Super Centex first team
• Selected to the TABC All-Star game
• According to TexasHoops.com is the No. 27 ranked player in Texas
Personal
Full Name: Umoja Adeyemi Gibson Jr.
Birthday: July 4, 1998
Nickname: "Mo"
Fast Fact: Father and uncle played football at North Texas
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