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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * NEWSOME MICHAEL J   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol HIBBETT SPORTS INC [HIBB] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 2700 MILAN COURT 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 03/11/2015 (Street) BIRMINGHAM, AL 35211 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (1) 03/13/2015   M   5,700 A $ 0 (2) 50,411 D   Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 03/13/2015   F   2,011 D $ 0 48,400 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Restricted Stock Unit (1)

$ 0

03/13/2015

A

5,700

03/13/2015

(1)

Common Stock

5,700

$ 0

5,700

D

Restricted Stock Unit (1)

$ 0 (2)

03/13/2015

M

5,700

03/13/2015

(1)

Common Stock

5,700

$ 0

0

D

Restricted Stock Units (3)

$ 0

03/17/2015

A

2,971

(3)

(4)

Common Stock

2,971

$ 0

2,971

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
NEWSOME MICHAEL J 2700 MILAN COURT BIRMINGHAM, AL 35211	X

Signatures

/s/ Michael J. Newsome		03/19/2015
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Performance-based RSU award under Amended 2005 Equity Incentive Plan. Three year cliff vest from date of grant of 3/13/2012. Performance certified achieved by Issuer's Compensation Committee on 3/11/2015. Reporting person has met retirement eligibility; the units have converted to common stock. There is no expiration date.
(2)	Each RSU is the economic equivalent of one share of Issuer's common stock. The reporting person has settled the RSUs for stock.
(3)	Annual equity award to Directors under the 2012 Non-Employee Director Equity Plan (NEDEP). Under the NEDEP, Directors can choose form(s) of equity. Reporting person chose annual equity award in the form of restricted stock units to vest upon retirement from the Board of Directors.
(4)	The Board of Directors of Issuer adopted an annual grant value to the Chairman of the Board of $150,000. Grant based on Issuer stock price at date of grant of $50.48. There is no expiration date.

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