Nike Sibande

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Nike Sibande
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Sibande with Bàsquet Girona in 2024
Niners Chemnitz
Position Point guard
League Basketball Bundesliga
EuroCup
Personal information
Born (1999-06-06) June 6, 1999 (age 26)
Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
Listed height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Listed weight84 kg (185 lb)
Career information
High school Crispus Attucks
(Indianapolis, Indiana)
College
NBA draft 2023: undrafted
Playing career2023–present
Career history
2023 Kataja
2023–2024 Maroussi
2024 Merkezefendi
2024–2025 Bàsquet Girona
2025 Darüşşafaka
2025–present Niners Chemnitz

Nike Dejur Sibande (born 6 June 1999) is an American professional basketball player for Niners Chemnitz of the Basketball Bundesliga and the EuroCup.

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Professional career

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]

References

  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