Terrence Roberts (basketball)
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| Free agent | |
|---|---|
| Position | Power forward |
| Personal information | |
| Born | August 14, 1984 Newark, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
| Listed weight | 230 lb (104 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | St. Anthony (Jersey City, New Jersey) |
| College | Syracuse (2003–2007) |
| NBA draft | 2007: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2008–present |
| Career history | |
| 2008 | Elitzur Kiryat Ata |
| 2008 | Ironi Ramat Gan |
| 2009 | U-Mobitelco Cluj-Napoca |
| 2009–2010 | Saitama Broncos |
| 2010 | Ferro-ZNTU |
| 2011 | ASU Sports Club |
| 2011 | Marinos de Anzoátegui |
| 2011 | Los Angeles D-Fenders |
| 2012–2013 | Busan KT Sonicboom |
| 2016 | Super City Rangers |
| 2017 | Calero de Potosi |
| 2017 | Al Shamal |
| Career highlights | |
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Terrence James Gregory Roberts[1] (born August 14, 1984) is an American professional basketball player. He played college basketball for Syracuse before playing professionally in Europe, Asia, the Middle East, South America, New Zealand, and the NBA Development League.
Roberts attended St. Anthony High School in Jersey City, New Jersey, where he was coached by the legendary Bob Hurley. As a freshman in 1999–2000, the Friars went 19–7 on the season. During his sophomore campaign, the team went 27–3 but Roberts missed the season with a leg injury.[2]
As a junior in 2001–02, Roberts averaged 10.1 points and 8.0 rebounds for a Friars team that posted a 29–1 mark and finished ranked second in the nation. He earned honorable mention all-state laurels and was a member of the 2002 USADevelopment Festival East Team that finished 3–2 and earned a silver medal.[2][1]
As a senior in 2002–03, Roberts averaged 17 points, 11 rebounds and six blocks a game. He participated in the New Jersey North-South High School All-Star contest and had eight points and a game-high 10 rebounds. He also claimed the slam dunk contest at the event, and later helped St. Anthony claimed the 2003 New Jersey Tournament of Champions. Roberts subsequently earned third-team Parade All-American recognition and was a first-team all-state pick.[2]
College career
Roberts was used sparingly in his first season at Syracuse before becoming a regular contributor as a sophomore. In 2004–05, Roberts aided Syracuse to a 27–7 record, the Big East Conference Tournament championship, and the 2005 NCAA Tournament first round, finishing fourth on the team in scoring, with 7.2 points per game. After Billy Edelin left Syracuse for personal reasons, Roberts started the final seven games of the season, averaging 8.4 points, 5.7 rebounds and 2.0 rebounds per game over that span.[2]
With Hakim Warrick's departure from Syracuse following the 2004–05 season, Roberts started all 35 games for the Orange as a junior, averaging a career-high 10.7 points per game, in addition to being Syracuse's leading rebounder with 7.6 boards per game.[2] The highlight of his season came against Rutgers University on February 1, 2006. Down by one with under 7.6 seconds left in overtime, Roberts, who had hit only 3 three-pointers in his first two seasons at Syracuse, drained a buzzer-beating shot to give Syracuse an 86–84 win.[3]
Roberts was named to the preseason All-BIG EAST Conference team prior to the start of his senior season. However, he failed to live up to expectations during the regular season, partially due to a knee injury that bothered him for most of the campaign.[4] He started all 33 games he appeared in as a senior, and his 8.1 rebound average topped the squad. Roberts had at least one rebound in 119 of his 127 career games.[2]
In 127 games over his four-year career at Syracuse, Roberts averaged 7.6 points and 5.6 rebounds in 22.9 minutes per game.[5]