Staff Directory
Gibbs, Tae
Tae Gibbs
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
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Primary Responsibilities: Offensive Coordinator
Tae Gibbs is entering his second season at Southern Illinois, after been hired in April 2024 as an assistant coach and player development coach. Before joining Southern Illinois, Gibbs spent three seasons with Wright State's men's basketball program as the Director of Player Development under head coach Scott Nagy.
During his tenure at Wright State, Gibbs helped develop five players who earned all-league honors. Notably, in 2022, the team won the Horizon League Championship and achieved a significant milestone by securing its first NCAA Division I victory with a First Four win over Bryant in the NCAA Tournament.
In 2024, Wright State distinguished itself as one of the best offensive teams in the nation. The team led the country with a field goal percentage of 53.3 percent, ranked second in effective field goal percentage at 58.5 percent, placed fifth in two-point percentage at 58.8 percent, and came in tenth for three-point percentage at 38.3 percent. Additionally, Wright State averaged 86.5 points per game, which ranked fourth in the nation.
Gibbs previously spent three seasons at Trevecca Nazarene University, where he rose to the position of associate head coach after initially joining the staff as an assistant before the 2018-19 season. Before his time at Trevecca, he was an assistant coach at Wheaton College for one season.
Gibbs is a 2016 graduate of Indiana University-Southeast, where he earned a bachelor's degree in Secondary Education with a focus on Language Arts. He played basketball as a freshman for the Grenadiers until an injury ended his collegiate playing career. Later, he obtained a master’s degree in organizational leadership from Trevecca Nazarene in 2019.
A native of Louisville, Kentucky, Gibbs served as an assistant coach at Valley Traditional High School in Louisville during the 2016-17 season. From 2014 to 2016, he was also an assistant basketball coach at Beth Haven Christian School in Louisville and was actively involved in coaching AAU basketball in the area.
He and his wife, Nikeya, were married in 2020 and they have one son, Roman.
Tae Gibbs is entering his second season at Southern Illinois, after been hired in April 2024 as an assistant coach and player development coach. Before joining Southern Illinois, Gibbs spent three seasons with Wright State's men's basketball program as the Director of Player Development under head coach Scott Nagy.
During his tenure at Wright State, Gibbs helped develop five players who earned all-league honors. Notably, in 2022, the team won the Horizon League Championship and achieved a significant milestone by securing its first NCAA Division I victory with a First Four win over Bryant in the NCAA Tournament.
In 2024, Wright State distinguished itself as one of the best offensive teams in the nation. The team led the country with a field goal percentage of 53.3 percent, ranked second in effective field goal percentage at 58.5 percent, placed fifth in two-point percentage at 58.8 percent, and came in tenth for three-point percentage at 38.3 percent. Additionally, Wright State averaged 86.5 points per game, which ranked fourth in the nation.
Gibbs previously spent three seasons at Trevecca Nazarene University, where he rose to the position of associate head coach after initially joining the staff as an assistant before the 2018-19 season. Before his time at Trevecca, he was an assistant coach at Wheaton College for one season.
Gibbs is a 2016 graduate of Indiana University-Southeast, where he earned a bachelor's degree in Secondary Education with a focus on Language Arts. He played basketball as a freshman for the Grenadiers until an injury ended his collegiate playing career. Later, he obtained a master’s degree in organizational leadership from Trevecca Nazarene in 2019.
A native of Louisville, Kentucky, Gibbs served as an assistant coach at Valley Traditional High School in Louisville during the 2016-17 season. From 2014 to 2016, he was also an assistant basketball coach at Beth Haven Christian School in Louisville and was actively involved in coaching AAU basketball in the area.
He and his wife, Nikeya, were married in 2020 and they have one son, Roman.
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