Sibert returns to Red Scare for The Basketball Tournament for third straight year

2015 UD grad was team’s third-leading scorer last year

Jordan Sibert became the eighth player added to the Red Scare roster for The Basketball Tournament on Monday. The group now includes seven former Dayton Flyers and one former University of Richmond player.

The TBT will hold an eight-team regional at UD Arena this year from July 25-30. The Red Scare plays its first game at 8 p.m. July 26. The times of the other matchups and names of the other teams that will appear in Dayton have not been announced.

The winner of the Dayton Regional will stay at UD Arena for the quarterfinals and will play another regional winner at 7 p.m. July 31. The winner of that game will advance to the semifinals, which along with the championship game will be played at Drexel University’s Daskalakis Athletic Center in Philadelphia.

The tournament is a $1 million winner-takes-all event featuring teams of former college stars and many current pros from overseas.

Sibert ranked third on the team in scoring last year with 11.2 points per game. He led the team in 3-pointers made (12 of 32, 32.4%).

Sibert twice made the game-winning shot during the Elam Ending last year, first in a 75-70 victory against CitiTeam in the first round and again in the second round in a 62-56 victory against the Golden Eagles.

Two years ago, Sibert scored 17 points in the first round in an 88-44 victory against BC Vahakni City. He had five points in the second round in a 76-69 loss to Category 5. Both games took place at Ohio State’s Covelli Center in Columbus.

Sibert is now playing with PAOK in Thessaloniki, Greece. He played with the same team in the 2016-17 season. In between, he played in Germany and in the NBA G League. He reached the NBA in 2019 with the Atlanta Hawks and appeared in one game.

With Sibert joining the Red Scare roster, here’s how the team looks. The dates listed are the years the players were at Dayton.

Scoochie Smith, 6-2 guard (2013-17): He ranks 28th in school history with 1,289 career points.

Sibert, 6-4 guard (2013-15): He ranks 47th in Dayton history with 1,030 points in two seasons.

Darrell Davis, 6-4 guard (2014-18): He ranks 50th with 1,008 points.

Josh Cunningham, 6-8 forward (2015-19): He ranks 55th in school history in scoring with 964 points in three seasons.

Trey Landers, 6-5 guard (2016-20): The Wayne grad ranks 58th with 946 points.

Ryan Mikesell, 6-7 forward (2015-20): The St. Henry grad ranks 71st with 847 points.

Rodney Chatman, 6-1 guard (2019-21): He ranks 171st with 334 points in two seasons.

The roster also includes Terry Allen, a 6-8 forward who scored 1,491 points in four seasons (2012-16) at Richmond.

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