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ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ volleyball landed a verbal commitment from Phoenix-area outside hitter Nylah Bibby, the daughter of former UA basketball star Mike Bibby. Nylah Bibby committed to ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥'s 2027 recruiting class on her .Ìý

Bibby has emerged as one of the top underclassmen in ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥. After transferring from Desert Mountain to Saguaro last season, the 5-10 Bibby led the Sabercats in kills (255). Saguaro fell in the Class 4A state semifinals to Mica Mountain.Ìý

The older Bibby was a Shadow Mountain product in Phoenix and signed with ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ men’s basketball as a McDonald’s All-American in 1996. As a freshman, Bibby led the ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ to the program’s only national championship in 1997. Bibby ended his two-year UA career as a Pac-10 Freshman of the Year, Pac-10 Player of the Year and a consensus All-American. Bibby’s No. 10 jersey is retired by the ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ basketball program.

After Bibby was taken second overall by the Vancouver Grizzlies in the 1998 NBA Draft, the point guard carved out a 14-year NBA career. Bibby averaged 14.7 points and 5.5 assists per game in the NBA.

Bibby was recently hired as head coach of Sacramento State and inducted into the ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ Sports Hall of Fame, along with former UA football star Ricky Hunley.Ìý

After winning the NIVC, ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ volleyball will begin its new season under third-year head coach Charita Stubbs by taking on Alabama State in the Wildcat Classic on Aug. 29 at McKale Center.Ìý