Joshua Ward-Hibbert
Joshua Thomas Ward-Hibbert (born 25 January 1994) is a British basketball player for the London Lions of the British Basketball League (BBL).
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Ward-Hibbert at the 2014 Wimbledon Championships | |
| Born | Joshua Thomas Ward-Hibbert 25 January 1994 Mansfield, England |
| Occupation(s) | Tennis player, basketball player |
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) |
| Basketball career | |
| No. 2 – Newcastle Eagles | |
| Position | Guard / forward |
| League | BBL |
| Personal information | |
| Nationality | British |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 2008–present |
| Career history | |
| 2008–2009; 2011–2012; 2016 | Derby Trailblazers |
| 2016–2020 | Leicester Riders |
| 2020–2023 | London Lions |
| 2023-Present | Newcastle Eagles |
Tennis career | |
| Country (sports) | United Kingdom |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $38,290 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 0–0 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 588 (16 February 2015) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Wimbledon | Q1 (2014) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 0–0 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 305 (18 November 2013) |
Best known for his former occupation as a tennis player. Ward-Hibbert holds the record for the fastest serve by a junior player at Wimbledon after clocking a 133 mph serve at the 2011 Wimbledon Championships. Ward-Hibbert, along with Liam Broady, won the 2012 Australian Open Boys' doubles title after defeating Adam Pavlasek and Filip Veger 6–3, 6–2 in 2012.
In 2016, while studying at Loughborough University, Ward-Hibbert switched his attention from tennis to basketball, initially playing for the Derby Trailblazers. He transferred to the British Basketball League (BBL) club Leicester Riders during the 2016–17 BBL season.
On 13 August, 2020, Ward-Hibbert signed with the London Lions for the 2020–21 BBL season.