Exhibit 23.1

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Board of Directors

Hibbett Sports, Inc.:

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statements (Nos. 333-204896 and  333-182429) of Hibbett Sports, Inc. of our report dated March 30, 2018, with respect to (i) the consolidated balance sheets of Hibbett Sports, Inc. and subsidiaries as of February 3, 2018 and January 28, 2017, and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders' investment, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended February 3, 2018 and (ii) the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of February 3, 2018, which report appears in the February 3, 2018, annual report on Form 10-K of Hibbett Sports, Inc.

/s/ KPMG LLP

Birmingham, Alabama

March 30, 2018

End of Exhibit 23.1

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