“The game of basketball gave me so much and to now have this honour, which I believe is the highest in the sport, it’s truly one of the proudest moments of my life. “Once the Bullets came into the League and as a proud Brisbane-born player, I always wanted to become a Bullet. “I’m truly humbled and very honoured to have my jersey retired,” he said. Sibley is looking forward to Saturday and can’t wait to celebrate the event with everyone at Nissan Arena. The club has been working on this event for the past six months and due to a number of games having to be rescheduled due to impacts of COVID-19, the presentation can finally take place this Saturday night with Sibley able to have all friends, family and former teammates in attendance to celebrate the significant occasion. Sibley, a 371 (305 for Bullets) NBL game veteran, was part of both the 19 Championship wins, scoring 3124 points during his career. The Brisbane Bullets will this Saturday honour one of the club’s greats, Robert Sibley, when his famous jersey number 52 will officially be retired.įor only the fourth time in 40 years, ‘The Baseline Bandit’ will have his name and number lifted alongside the Bullets’ highest-capped player, Leroy Loggins (30), Ron Radliff (22), who is the only Bullet to have featured in all three-championship wins, two as a player and one as an Assistant Coach, and Larry Sengstock (7), who appeared in four consecutive Grand Final series (1984-87).
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