{"id":804235,"date":"2026-07-16T15:50:23","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T15:50:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/804235\/"},"modified":"2026-07-16T15:50:23","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T15:50:23","slug":"umoja-gibson-joins-barcelona-on-a-two-year-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/804235\/","title":{"rendered":"Umoja Gibson joins Barcelona on a two-year deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>    2026-07-16T12:19:14+00:00<br \/>\n    2026-07-16T12:19:14+00:00<br \/>\n    2026-07-16T12:19:14+00:00.<\/p>\n<p>      <a class=\"author__avatar hide\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurohoops.net\/author\/n-miloradovic\/?lang=en\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1784217020_173_d82d18bc21d043c415112d81bf0a13d9.jpeg\"  class=\"avatar avatar-46 photo\" height=\"46\" width=\"46\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"author__name visually-hidden\" itemprop=\"name\">Nikola Miloradovic<\/p>\n<p>      16\/Jul\/26 12:19<\/p>\n<p>      Eurohoops.net<\/p>\n<p>          <a itemprop=\"url\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurohoops.net\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n              <img decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/logo-header.png\"\/><br \/>\n          <\/a><\/p>\n<p>      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurohoops.net\/author\/?lang=en\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n        Nikola Miloradovic      <\/a><\/p>\n<p>                  <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/358ab4f3-umoja-gibson-reacts-cedevita-olimpija-eurocup.jpg\" class=\"featured-image wp-stateless-item\" alt=\"umoja-gibson-cedevita-olimpija\"   data-image-size=\"largepost\" data-stateless-media-bucket=\"images.eurohoops.net\" data-stateless-media-name=\"2026\/02\/358ab4f3-umoja-gibson-reacts-cedevita-olimpija-eurocup.jpg\"\/>EuroleagueBasketball.net<\/p>\n<p>The American guard arrives from Cedevita Olimpija after a breakout 2025-26 campaign<\/p>\n<p>By Nikola Miloradovic \/\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurohoops.net\/en\/euroleague\/1991592\/umoja-gibson-joins-barcelona-on-a-two-year-deal\/mailto:info@eurohops.net\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0info@eurohoops.net<\/a><\/p>\n<p>FC Barcelona has officially announced the signing of Umoja Gibson on a two-year contract through June 30, 2028, pending a successful medical.<\/p>\n<p>The 28-year-old American point guard joins from Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana, where he established himself as one of the EuroCup\u2019s top guards last season, averaging 15.9 points, 4.9 assists and a 17.2 PIR in 20 appearances.<\/p>\n<p>A Texas native, Gibson played collegiately at North Texas, Oklahoma, and DePaul before beginning his professional career with BG G\u00f6ttingen in Germany in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>After a season with Spartak Subotica, he took another step forward in 2025-26 with Cedevita Olimpija, posting 15.8 points, 5.3 assists and a 17.5 PIR in the ABA League, earning a move to the Catalan powerhouse.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"2026-07-16T12:19:14+00:00 2026-07-16T12:19:14+00:00 2026-07-16T12:19:14+00:00. 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