Eastern Washington University Athletics

Shantay Legans Comments: “When Ty has it going he can be one of the best shooters in not only the Big Sky, but in all of NCAA basketball. Ty has a unique ability to shoot the ball from anywhere on the court at a high percentage. He has worked hard this summer on getting back to being a well-rounded scorer and not just a shooter. We look forward to Ty having a great senior season."
 
Career: In his 97-game career (38 as a starter), Gibson has averaged 17.4 minutes, 4.5 points, 1.5 rebounds and has 82 assists and 38 steals. He has made 119-of-296 3-pointers in his career, with both marks ranking just out of EWU’s top 10. His 40.2 percent accuracy is currently 13th-best in school history. In four games in national postseason tournaments, Gibson has scored 11 points with two rebounds and an assist.
 
2017-18: Was named to the Big Sky All-Academic team for the third-straight season. With 61 3-pointers made, Gibson ranks 16th in school history after a season in which he started 29 games and played in all 35. He averaged 1.7 3-pointers per game to rank 14th in the league. One of the team's co-captains, Gibson averaged 6.3 points per game and scored in double figures 10 times (16 in his career). He had a career-high five assists versus Portland State (3/8/18) in the quarterfinals of the Big Sky Tournament, eclipsing the four he had on two previous occasions. He made four 3-pointers in seven attempts versus Southern Utah (3/1/18) to finish with 13 points. His high for the season was 15 points at Wyoming (12/12/17). He scored in double figures seven times in 13 pre-conference games and three of 18 league contests.
 
2016-17: Earned Big Sky All-Academic honors for the second time and was nominated by EWU for CoSIDA Academic All-America honors. In 34 games played (seven as a starter), Gibson averaged 5.2 points on 47.7 percent shooting from the field, including 48-of-99 3-pointers (47.7 percent to rank second in the Big Sky). He was also second in 3-point shooting in league games only, making 50.0 percent (28-of-56) to rank only behind teammate Cody Benzel at 56.8 percent (21-of-37). Gibson made just his third career start – and first in the 2016-17 season – against Northern Colorado (2/11/17) and set a new career high for points in a game with 21. His previous career high was 19 against Great Falls (12/8/16). He tied his career high for made 3-pointers, going 6-for-8 from beyond the arc. He started in all but one game after that, scoring in double figures in three of his seven games as a starter. Earlier, Gibson scored 13 points in a less than four minute span in the first half and finished with what was then a career-high 19 points in EWU’s 103-76 victory over Great Falls (12/8/16). In helping Eastern open leads of 27-2 and 39-4, he played only 15 minutes and still nearly doubled his previous high of 10 in his freshman season versus Southern Utah and again as a sophomore against San Francisco (11/27/16). He scored 13 points in a 3:43 stretch in the first half with four three-pointers and a free throw. Gibson made 6-of-7 shots from the field – all 3-point attempts – and made all three of his free throws.
 
2015-16: Earned Big Sky All-Academic honors for the first time. Gibson saw significant action as a true freshman, averaging 6.6 minutes and 1.5 points per game and starting twice. He made all three of his 3-point attempts and a free throw to finish with a season-high 10 points against Southern Utah (1/14/16). He made his collegiate debut in EWU’s opener at Mississippi State (11/13/15) and made the first start of his career against Great Falls (12/6/15). He had a season-high four assists versus Great Falls, plus scored eight points.
 
High School: Graduated from Issaquah High School in 2015. Gibson averaged 23.8 points and 7.5 rebounds per game as a senior to earn All-State and KingCo League MVP honors. His All-State accolades included first team recognition from the Seattle Times, Tacoma News Tribune and Associated Press. The team captain also earned first team All-4A State Tournament recognition after setting State 4A tournament scoring records with 87 points and a 29.0 average to lead the Eagles to a fourth-place trophy. He scored 32 in his final high school game to help Issaquah finish 22-6 for the season. As a junior, he was first team All-KingCo, first team All-4A State Tournament and was also team captain. He helped Issaquah finish third in the state. He also earned first team All-KingCo honors as a sophomore in the first of his three years as team captain. He was honorable mention all-league as a freshman starter, scoring 24 points against Bothell’s Zach LaVine (now with the Chicago Bulls) in the league tournament semifinals en route to a state tournament appearance. Also earned two letters in baseball. Had a 3.98 cumulative grade point average at Issaquah, and won the Tutta Bella scholar athlete award.
 
Personal: Professional accounting major at Eastern. He has a 3.99 grade point average at EWU thus far. Born July 17, 1996, in Bellevue, Wash. Parents are Mark and Kathy Gibson.

 

Year	GP	GS	Min	Avg	FG	FGA	Pct	3FG	3FGA	Pct	FT	FTA	Pct	Off	Def	Tot	Avg	PF	FO	Ast	TO	Blk	Stl	Pts	Avg
2015-16	28	2	186	6.6	13	38	.342	10	33	.303	7	11	.636	5	11	16	0.6	19	0	13	6	0	4	43	1.5
2016-17	34	7	589	17.3	52	109	.477	48	99	.485	25	29	.862	3	50	53	1.6	60	0	25	10	2	12	177	5.2
2017-18	35	29	915	26.1	72	184	.391	61	164	.372	15	20	.750	12	64	76	2.2	49	1	44	23	1	22	220	6.3
TOTAL	97	38	1690	17.4	137	331	.414	119	296	.402	47	60	.783	20	125	145	1.5	128	1	82	39	3	38	440	4.5

 
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS
Points: 21, at Northern Colorado - 2/11/17
Rebounds: 7, at Wyoming - 12/12/17
Assists: 5, vs Portland State - 3/8/18
Steals: 3, Montana - 2/15/18
Blocks: 1, at Wyoming Cowboys - 03/15/17; Southern Utah - 1/21/17; Sacramento State - 1/6/18
FG made: 6, Great Falls - 12/8/16; at Northern Colorado - 2/11/17
FG attempts: 11, at Wyoming - 12/12/17
3FG made: 6, Great Falls - 12/8/16; at Northern Colorado - 2/11/17
3FG attempts: 10, at Wyoming - 12/12/17
FT made: 4, San Francisco - 11/27/16; Weber State - 2/23/17
FT attempts: 5, Weber State - 2/23/17