2006-07 (M) Basketball Roster
Roster
Pierce Hibma
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 205
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Pella, Iowa
- High School:
- Pella
September 2007 Canada Trip
Averaged 2.8 points and 3.8 rebounds in five games, including four starts ...Third on team with 10 assists ...Grabbed five steals.
2006-07 (Junior)
Played in 31 games, including one start ...Averaged 1.8 points and 1.5 rebounds per game ...Dominated road game at Drake for the second straight season ...Made four straight three-pointers in a span of 4:19, sparking a 16-2 run during team’s 67-62 road win at Drake (Feb. 3) ...Finished with a season-high 12 points in that Drake game ...Had entered the Drake game just 3-of-18 from three-point range ...Made eight of his final 17 three-point tries on the year ...Named Prairie Farms/Missouri Valley Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Week on Feb. 8 for his performance in road wins at Bradley and Drake ...Missed both exhibition games and the season-opener vs. Mississippi Valley State with a deep thigh bruise ...Made only start against George Mason (Nov. 25), finishing with three points and three assists against the Patriots ...Had six points, all in the first half, during win over Missouri State (Dec. 30) ...Grabbed four rebounds and a steal in win at Bradley (Jan. 31) ...Had career-high two steals in MVC Tourney quarterfinal win over Indiana State (March 2) ...Is a lifetime 44.2 percent shooter from three-point range in MVC play ...Named to Dean’s List and MVC Scholar-Athlete Second Team.
2005-06 (Sophomore)
Played in 22 games, including 10 starts ...Started team’s first three games before giving way to Josh Dotzler, then replaced Dotzler in the starting five for the final seven contests ...Honorable-mention MVC Scholar-Athlete Team after owning a 3.664 GPA in Exercise Science ...Had career-high 14 points, including 4-of-5 three-pointers, in NIT win over Akron (March 16) ...Missed eight games due to a knee injury suffered in practice on Dec. 2, but returned to game action on Jan. 8 vs. Drake ...Had 11 points in just 12 minutes at Drake (Feb. 4) to key Creighton’s rally from a 15-point deficit into an overtime victory ...Made 4-of-5 shots vs. the Bulldogs, including 3-of-3 from downtown ...Had seven points and four rebounds at Indiana State (Jan. 16) ...Had seven points and a career-high seven rebounds in win over Fresno State (Feb. 18) ...Was 2-for-2 with five points in win over #25 Northern Iowa (Jan. 31) ...Dean’s List.
2004-05 (Freshman)
Played in every game off the bench, averaging 2.9 points while seeing 11.8 minutes per game ...Made 6-of-7 shots from the floor while finishing with season-bests of 13 points and three assists against High Point (Dec. 4) ...Hit 4-of-5 shots to score eight points in win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Nov. 20) ...Sank two pressure-packed free throws with 12.8 seconds left at Drake to give team a 61-58 lead (Jan. 5) ...Scored nine points and dished four assists vs. Drake (Jan. 19) ...Played lockdown defense on Bradley star Marcellus Sommerville in the final minutes of a win in Peoria (Jan. 26) ...Drained all four free-throw attempts in the final minute of a one-point win over Northern Iowa (Feb. 9) ...Sank 3-of-3 shots from three-point range to score nine points in win over Chattanooga (Feb. 19) ...Made 9-of-11 (81.8 percent) shots from three-point range in home games while shooting 23-of-32 (71.9 percent) overall at Qwest Center Omaha ...Dean’s List.
2003-04 (Redshirted)
Redshirted and practiced with the team, but did not play in any games ...Named to the Missouri Valley Conference Honor Roll and Creighton Dean’s List both semesters.
Pella High School
Averaged 15.9 points, 6.9 rebounds and 4.9 assists per game as a senior as Pella defended its class 3A state title ...Named Iowa’s class 3A Player of the Year after leading squad to a 25-2 record as a senior ...Shot 47.7 percent from the field for the Little Dutch ...Named all-state Tournament team captain his final two seasons ...Team went 26-1 as a junior as he averaged 19.2 points and 5.0 rebounds per contest ...First-team all-state by the Des Moines Register and the Iowa Newspaper Association twice each ...Hails from the same high school as former CU All-American Kyle Korver and current freshman teammate Kaleb Korver ...Was also a high school teammate of Drake’s Klayton Korver ...Team took third in class 3A as a sophomore while going 22-5, when he averaged 15.3 points and 3.4 rebounds per game ...Three-time first-team all-conference and IBCA all-district choice ...One of three players in Iowa history to be named to the all-tournament team at state for three years ...Had a career high scoring output of 36 points in a single game ...Played for coach Mark Core ...Scored a 32 on his ACT and also ranked seventh in his class of 167 students with a 4.015 GPA.
Personal
Son of Jim and Marlene Hibma ...Full name is Pierce Philip Hibma ...Has one brother, Taylor (27) ...Born June 11, 1984 in Cedar Falls, Iowa ...A theology/pre-med major ...Hobbies include spending time with family/friends and relaxing ...Favorite athlete, Brett Favre, plays for favorite team, the Green Bay Packers ...Favorite class at Creighton is Liberation Theology with Dr. Kelly.
Career Highs
Points
14 vs. Akron 3/16/06
Field Goals
6 vs. High Point 12/4/04
Field Goal Attempts
7 (2x), last vs. Akron 3/16/06
3-Point Field Goals
4 (2x), last at Drake 2/3/07
3-Point Field Goals Attempted
5 (2x), last at Drake 2/3/07
Free Throws
4 vs. Northern Iowa 2/9/05
Free Throws Attempted
4 (3x), last vs. Bradley 1/18/06
Rebounds
7 vs. Fresno State 2/18/06
Assists
4 vs. Drake 1/19/05
Blocks
1 (5x), last vs. Missouri State 3/3/07
Steals
2 vs. Indiana State 3/2/07
Minutes
36 at Wichita State (OT) 2/14/06
Awards & Honors
2006-07
Creighton University Dean’s List
MVC Academic Honor Roll
MVC Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award
MVC Scholar-Athlete Second Team
Prairie Farms/MVC Scholar-Athlete of the Week, 2/8
2005-06
Creighton University Dean’s List
MVC Academic Honor Roll
MVC Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award
MVC Scholar-Athlete Team Honorable-Mention
2004-05
Creighton University Dean’s List
MVC Academic Honor Roll
MVC Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award
2003-04
Creighton University Dean’s List
