Watch: Former Pitt Player Posterizes Defender

Originally posted on Pittsburgh Sports Now
By George Michalowski | Last updated Oct 28, 2024 4:44 PM ET

Nike Sibande has been a high-flyer since high school.

After playing his prep ball at Crispus Attucks, the Indianapolis native went to Miami Ohio and then transferred to Pitt. After playing a crucial role for the Panthers en route to Jeff Capel’s first NCAA Tournament berth as Pitt’s head coach, Sibande went undrafted and began his professional playing career overseas.

He is not in his second year of professional hoops, and is currently playing in the top league in Europe for Basquet Girona (Spain). Through five games, he is averaging just over five points and three rebounds per game. However, although the stats don’t jump off the page just yet, Sibande himself nearly jumped out of the gym in a recent game. Check out this posterizing dunk he threw down during a game this past week.

Nike Sibande pic.twitter.com/5tGfiu6cxK

— George Michalowski (@MichalowskiCBB) October 26, 2024

Check out Sibande’s best dunks while at Pitt here.

The Miami (OH) transfer Sibande spent three years in Pittsburgh, playing in 2020-21, missing the 2021-22 season due to an ACL tear, and playing in the 2022-23 season. Sibande won the ACC Sixth Man of the Year award with Pitt in 2022-23, playing a big role off the bench in Pitt’s NCAA Tournament run. He averaged 8.4 points and 4.1 rebounds per game as a senior, shooting 43% from the field and 35% from three-point range.

Sibande played for three different teams last year, per eurobasket.com. He played for Kataja in Finland from September to December, scoring 25+ points seven times in 12 games for the club. He most recently played for Merkezefendi (Turkey), where he averaged 14.7 points per game across 12 games. Sibande now competes in Liga ACB, which is considered one of the top basketball leagues in the world. Liga ACB includes top international squads like Barcelona, Real Madrid, and more.

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