| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 25, 1923 Cleveland, Tennessee |
| Died | April 8, 2003 (aged 79) |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Listed weight | 175 lb (79 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Bradley (Cleveland, Tennessee) |
| College | Western Kentucky (1941–1943, 1946–1948) |
| NBA draft | 1948: – round, – |
| Selected by the Minneapolis Lakers | |
| Playing career | 1948–1951 |
| Position | Forward / guard |
| Number | 18 |
| Career history | |
| 1948–1950 | Tri-Cities Blackhawks |
| 1950–1951 | Louisville Alumnites |
| Career NBA statistics | |
| Points | 281 (6.4 ppg) |
| Assists | 126 (2.9 apg) |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Robert Dee Gibson Jr. (August 25, 1923 – April 8, 2003) was an American professional basketball player.[1] He was selected in the 1948 BAA Draft by the Minneapolis Lakers.[1] Gibson began his career for the Tri-Cities Blackhawks in the National Basketball League (NBL) in the 1948–49 season and stayed with the team when the NBL became the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the 1949–50 season.[1][2] He then played in the short-lived National Professional Basketball League in 1950–51 for the Louisville Alumnites. He played in college for Western Kentucky University.