Last Updated on April 18, 2026 by Mat Diekhake

Here is the information about Roy Hibbert:

Player Profile

  • Full Name: Roy Denzil Hibbert
  • Nationality: American and Jamaican (dual citizenship)
  • Age: Born December 11, 1986
  • Hometown: Queens, New York, USA
  • Height: 7 feet 2 inches (2.18 m)
  • Weight: 270 lbs (122 kg)
  • Wingspan: 7 feet 4 inches (2.24 m)
  • Shoe Size: 18 (US)
  • Number: Wore #55 during his career
  • Position: Center
  • High School: Georgetown Preparatory School, North Bethesda, Maryland
  • College: Georgetown University
  • NBA Draft: 2008, 1st Round, 17th pick overall by the Toronto Raptors (traded to the Indiana Pacers)
  • Teams Played For: Indiana Pacers, Los Angeles Lakers, Charlotte Hornets, Denver Nuggets
  • Championship Rings: 0
  • Kids: Yes, Roy Hibbert has one child.
  • Siblings: Not publicly documented

Player Archetype / Play Style

Roy Hibbert’s player archetype was that of a classic rim-protecting anchor, a true back-line center whose size, reach, and verticality made him one of the league’s defining interior defenders in his prime. At 7-foot-2 and roughly 270-plus pounds, Hibbert brought massive length and strength to the paint, using his frame to wall off drivers, contest without fouling, and control space around the basket. Offensively, his role was more traditional than expansive: he worked as a screen-setter, post option, finisher, and occasional mid-range threat rather than a high-usage creator. Defensively, he was the centerpiece of elite paint protection, built to deter shots at the rim and clean the glass, and his overall play style leaned on patience, positioning, touch, and sheer size more than speed or versatility. (grantland.com)

Sources:

NBA.com — Hibbert Laying Down the Law of Verticality
Grantland — CourtVision: Roy Hibbert, the Protector
Basketball-Reference — Roy Hibbert Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft Status and more
FiveThirtyEight — Why The NBA Abandoned Roy Hibbert