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Nike Sibande

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Nike Sibande
Sibande with Niners Chemnitz in 2025
No. 2 – Niners Chemnitz
PositionPoint guard
LeagueBasketball Bundesliga
Personal information
Born (1999-06-06) June 6, 1999 (age 27)
Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
Listed height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Listed weight84 kg (185 lb)
Career information
High schoolCrispus Attucks
(Indianapolis, Indiana)
College
NBA draft2023: undrafted
Playing career2023–present
Career history
2023Kataja
2023–2024Maroussi
2024Merkezefendi
2024–2025Bàsquet Girona
2025Darüşşafaka
2025–presentNiners Chemnitz
Career highlights
  • Third-team All-MAC (2019)
  • MAC Freshman of the Year (2018)

Nike Dejur Sibande (born 6 June 1999) is an American professional basketball player for Niners Chemnitz of the Basketball Bundesliga. He has also played for the Uganda men's national basketball team.

Professional career

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On 22 August 2023, Sibande started his professional career after signing with Kataja BC in Finnish Korisliiga and the FIBA Europe Cup.[1][2] He left Joensuu at the end of December 2023, when leading the league with an average of 22.6 points per game.[3] Kataja received a financial compensation for his contract.

After a short stint with Maroussi in Greece, he signed with Merkezefendi in Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi on 26 January 2024.[4]

In July 2024, he moved to Spain after signing with Bàsquet Girona in the Liga ACB for the 2024–25 season.[5]

On April 1, 2025, he signed with Darüşşafaka of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).[6]

On 26 July 2025, Sibande joined Niners Chemnitz in Basketball Bundesliga and the EuroCup.[7]

Career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

EuroCup

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2025–26 Niners Chemnitz 17 7 23.3 .449 .261 .837 3.4 1.8 .6 .1 9.1 9.6

References

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  1. ^ Nike Sibande, katajabasket.fi
  2. ^ Nike Sibande aloittaa ammattilaisuransa Kataja Basketissa, basket.fi, 22 August 2023
  3. ^ Korisliigan pistekuningas jätti Joensuun, Helsingin Sanomat, 18 December 2023
  4. ^ Former Pitt G Finds New Team Overseas, si.com, 26 January 2024
  5. ^ Nike Sibande ficha por el Bàsquet Girona, acb.com
  6. ^ "Darussafaka adds Sibande to their roster, ex Girona". Eurobasket. April 1, 2025. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
  7. ^ NINERS nab Nike Sibande for backcourt, euroleaguebasketball.net, 26 July 2025
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