Thomas Gipson
American basketball player (born 1993)
Thomas Allen Gipson III (born January 11, 1993) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Kouvot of the Korisliiga. He played college basketball for the Kansas State Wildcats.
College career
His father played basketball for Texas and his younger brother, Trevis, played college football at Tulsa. Gipson started 14 games as a sophomore at Kansas State and averaged 7.9 points and 5.0 rebounds per game on the Big 12 regular season co-champion. Over the summer he worked on slimming down and adding muscle. As a junior, Gipson posted 11.7 points and 6.5 rebounds per game. On August 13, 2014, he was arrested for speeding and driving with a revoked license. Coming into his senior year, he had shoulder surgery. As a senior, he averaged 11.3 points and 5.3 rebounds per game. He was a 1,000 point scorer at Kansas State.
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