André Roberson

This article is about the basketball player. For the baseball player, see Andre Robertson.
André Roberson

Roberson (left) defends LeBron James
No. 21 – Oklahoma City Thunder
Position Shooting guard / Small forward
League NBA
Personal information
Born (1991-12-04) December 4, 1991
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight 210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school Wagner (San Antonio, Texas)
College Colorado (2010–2013)
NBA draft 2013 / Round: 1 / Pick: 26th overall
Selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves
Playing career 2013–present
Career history
2013–present Oklahoma City Thunder
2013–2014 →Tulsa 66ers
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

André Lee Roberson (born December 4, 1991) is an American professional basketball player for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the University of Colorado Boulder.

Personal life

Roberson comes from a family of athletes. Both of his parents were All-Americans in their respective sports during college at New Mexico State.[1] André has six siblings. Other than the two youngest siblings who have not yet reached college age, all the Roberson children are current or former NCAA Division I athletes.[1]

High school career

Roberson attended Karen Wagner High School on the outskirts of San Antonio. During his senior year, he averaged 15 points, 12 rebounds and 1.7 blocked shots per game.[2] Considered a three-star recruit by ESPN.com, Roberson was listed as the No. 62 power forward in the nation in 2010.[3]

College career

Roberson played for the Colorado Buffaloes under coach Tad Boyle. In his three seasons at CU, Roberson was one of the country's top rebounders—finishing third in the country in 2011–12 and second in 2012–13. He led the Buffaloes to the NCAA Tournament both years.[2] As a junior in 2012–13, Roberson averaged 10.9 points and 11.2 rebounds per game. He was named first-team All-Pac-12 and the conference Defensive Player of the Year.[4] At the end of his junior season, Roberson declared his eligibility for the 2013 NBA draft.[5]

Professional career

Oklahoma City Thunder (2013–present)

Roberson was selected with the 26th overall pick in the 2013 NBA draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves, but was later acquired by the Oklahoma City Thunder on draft night.[6] On July 12, he signed with the Thunder after an impressive Summer League performance.[7] During his rookie season, he had multiple assignments with the Tulsa 66ers of the NBA Development League.[8]

In July 2014, Roberson re-joined the Thunder for the 2014 NBA Summer League.[9] On October 22, 2014, the Thunder exercised their third-year team option on Roberson's rookie scale contract, extending the contract through the 2015–16 season.[10] Earning the Thunder's starting shooting guard spot for the 2014–15 season, Roberson recorded his first career double-double (10 points, 12 rebounds) on December 18 against the Golden State Warriors,[11] and scored a then career-high 12 points on February 9 against the Denver Nuggets.[12]

On October 23, 2015, the Thunder exercised their fourth-year team option on Roberson's rookie scale contract, extending the contract through the 2016–17 season.[13] He retained the starting shooting guard spot in 2015–16, and on December 23, he scored a then career-high 15 points in a 120–85 win over the Los Angeles Lakers.[14] On January 25, 2016, he was ruled out for three weeks with a right knee sprain.[15] He returned to action on February 24 after missing 10 games.[16] In Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals, Roberson scored a career-high 17 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, as the Thunder defeated the Golden State Warriors 118–94 to take a 3–1 lead in the series.[17] The Thunder went on to lose the series in seven games.

NBA career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2013–14 Oklahoma City 40 16 10.0 .485 .154 .700 2.4 .4 .5 .3 1.9
2014–15 Oklahoma City 67 65 19.2 .458 .247 .479 3.8 1.0 .8 .4 3.4
2015–16 Oklahoma City 70 70 22.2 .496 .311 .611 3.6 .7 .8 .6 4.8
Career 177 151 18.3 .481 .274 .563 3.4 .7 .7 .5 3.6

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2014 Oklahoma City 2 0 4.5 .000 .000 .000 1.0 .0 .0 .0 .0
2016 Oklahoma City 18 18 26.2 .465 .324 .400 5.6 .8 1.3 1.1 5.6
Career 20 18 24.0 .449 .324 .400 5.2 .7 1.2 1.0 5.0

References

  1. 1 2 Ciardello, Keff. "The Roberson Pedigree comes to Texas State | Texas Redzone Report". www.texasredzonereport.com. Retrieved 2016-08-25.
  2. 1 2 "#21 André Roberson". CUBuffs.com. Retrieved May 4, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Andre Roberson Recruiting Profile". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 12, 2013.
  4. ↑ "CU Buffs' Andre Roberson named Pac-12 defensive player of the year". DenverPost.com. March 11, 2013. Retrieved May 4, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Andre Roberson entering NBA draft". ESPN.com. April 28, 2013. Retrieved May 4, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Wolves trade 26th pick Roberson in three-team trade". NBA.com. June 27, 2013. Retrieved December 3, 2013.
  7. ↑ "Thunder Signs Steven Adams and Andre Roberson". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. July 12, 2013. Retrieved July 12, 2013.
  8. ↑ "2013-14 NBA Assignments". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved July 4, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Thunder Announces Summer League Roster". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. July 4, 2014. Retrieved July 4, 2014.
  10. ↑ "Thunder Exercises Options on Adams, Roberson Jones and Lamb". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. October 22, 2014. Retrieved November 16, 2014.
  11. ↑ "Andre Roberson 2014-15 Game Log". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
  12. ↑ "Thunder at Denver Nuggets Game Recap – Feb. 9, 2015". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. February 9, 2015. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Thunder Exercises Options on Adams, Roberson and McGary". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. October 23, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
  14. ↑ "Thunder at Los Angeles Lakers Game Recap – Dec. 23, 2015". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. December 23, 2015. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
  15. ↑ Slater, Anthony (January 25, 2016). "OKC Thunder: Andre Roberson to miss at least three weeks with knee sprain". NewsOK.com. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
  16. ↑ Mayberry, Darnell (February 24, 2016). "Oklahoma City Thunder: Andre Roberson returning to the starting lineup". NewsOK.com. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
  17. ↑ "Westbrook, Thunder put Warriors on brink of elimination". NBA.com. May 24, 2016. Retrieved May 24, 2016.

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