Roy Hibbert

Roy Denzil Hibbert (born December 11, 1986) is a Jamaican-American retired professional basketball player. He is a two-time NBA All-Star, and earned NBA All-Defensive Second Team honors in 2014.\n', ' Hibbert played college basketball for the Georgetown Hoyas and was named a consensus second-team All-American as a senior in 2008. He was drafted 17th overall in the 2008 NBA draft by the Toronto Raptors and was subsequently traded to the Indiana Pacers on draft night. He has represented the Jamaican national team in international competition being eligible because of his dual U.S. and Jamaican citizenship. Known family members include, Jannette Hibbert (Mother) and Rhys Hebbard (Cousin)\n', ' Hibbert was born in Queens, New York City to Roy, Sr. and Patty Hibbert. His father is originally from Jamaica and his mother from Trinidad. The family moved to Adelphi, Maryland when Roy was two. Around that time, the New York Post states that his parents introduced him to basketball after they had "tried to get him to play tennis, then golf, then the piano".\n', '