Wofford men’s basketball head coach Mike Young announced the hiring of Drew Gibson as Director of Basketball Operations on Thursday.

A four-year member of the Wofford men’s basketball team (2004-08), Gibson returns to Spartanburg after spending the last six years playing professionally overseas. He was most recently a member of UMF Tindastoll in Iceland, where he averaged 14.2 points, 6.9 assists and 1.6 steals through 17 games in 2012-13.

"We are extremely excited to have Drew back at Wofford and on our staff," said Coach Young, now entering his 27th season with the Terriers and 13th as head coach. "Drew was a fine player for us and when his professional career came to an end, he expressed an interest in coaching. I was more than happy to give him the opportunity. He comes from a family of coaches, including his father, who is a successful high school coach at Dorsey in Los Angeles."

Gibson scored 1,027 points, recorded 507 assists and had 213 steals while at Wofford. His sophomore, junior and senior years, Gibson led the team in both categories. The Los Angeles native remains the program’s NCAA Division I leader in both career assists and steals.

"There is no better place to get my coaching career started and I want to thank Coach Young for giving me such a fantastic opportunity" commented Gibson, who has aspirations of becoming a head coach at the collegiate level. "It feels wonderful to be back with this program, knowing all of the success it has had in the last five years. I can’t wait to help the guys on this team reach their fullest potential and keep Wofford at the top of the Southern Conference."

Gibson’s six professional seasons included stints with UMF Tindastoll, AngraBasket in Portugal, Frankfurt Skyliners in Germany and MBK Kormano in Slovakia. His professional playing time was highlighted by the 2011-12 campaign, when he shot 60.4 percent and averaged 16.5 points, 3.6 assists and 2.0 steals in 22 games with AngraBasket. That season, he was named Second Team All-Proliga.

Gibson’s collegiate career with Wofford was outstanding. He is the only Terrier to ever record 1,000-plus points, 500-plus assists and 200-plus steals. Gibson led the team in both assists and steals as a sophomore, junior and senior. His 66 steals in 2005-06 and 180 assists in 2007-08 rank top-10 in the program’s single-season record books.

Gibson averaged 12.1 points, 6.0 assists, 3.1 rebounds and 1.6 steals on the way to being named First Team All-Southern Conference by the league’s coaches his senior year. The season also included a SoCon Player of the Week selection after Gibson scored 17 points and hit the game-winning 3-pointer with four seconds left in a win over UNCG.

Gibson graduated from Wofford with a B.S. in finance in May of 2008. He currently resides in Spartanburg and is the son of Kevin and Floydette Gibson. His brother, Kyle, plays professional basketball in Italy.

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