Stibners was born on 25 June 1979, and is from the Wollongong suburb of Oak Flats.[3] He is a full-time athlete,[3] and is nicknamed Sticky.[3] His left leg was amputated above the knee after a car accident.[3][4] in 2001[5] when the car he was driving collided with a truck.[4][6] Prior to his accident, he worked as an apprentice electrician.[6]
Basketball
Stibners is classified as a 4.0 player and is a forward.[7] He first started playing wheelchair basketball in 2003.[3] In 2010, he was the recipient of a A$10,000 grant by WorkCover NSW to enable him to worry less about money and prepare for the 2012 Summer Paralympics.[4] He used the money to cover training and travel expenses, and to maintain his wheelchair.[4] He was at a press appearance announcing funding for Paralympic sport in March 2011. At the event, he played wheelchair basketball with then New South Wales Premiere Kristina Keneally.[5]
National team
Stibners first represented Australia on the national level in 2006.[3]
Stibners started playing club basketball in 2002 for the Wollongong Roller Hawks of Australia's National Wheelchair Basketball League. He is classified as a 4.0 player and plays as a forward.[14] In 2003, he won a league championship with the team.[6] In 2007, he played club basketball in Spain for CD Fundosa Group.[7] In 2010, he was playing club basketball with Wollongong Rollerhawks.[17] As of 2011[update], he plays his club basketball for the NWBL's Wollongong Roller Hawks. His team beat the Perth Wheelcats in the 2011 NWBL Championship. In the semi-final round, he scored 26 points and had 18 rebounds. In the finals, he had 23 points, 10 rebounds and 8 assists.[18]