Lee Roberts (basketball)
Roberts in September 2017
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| No. 24 – Acea Virtus Roma | |
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| Position | Power forward / Center |
| League | Serie A2 |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
February 10, 1987 Seattle, Washington |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 201 cm (6 ft 7 in) |
| Listed weight | 103 kg (227 lb) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Midpark (Middleburg Heights, Ohio) |
| College | Findlay (2005–2009) |
| NBA draft | 2009 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2009–present |
| Career history | |
| 2009–2010 | Spot Up Medien Baskets Braunschweig |
| 2010–2011 | Team FOG Næstved |
| 2011 | Stirling Senators |
| 2011–2012 | Shinshu Brave Warriors |
| 2012 | Kalamunda Eastern Suns |
| 2012–2014 | Estudiantes Concordia |
| 2014 | Bucaneros de La Guaira |
| 2014 | Perth Redbacks |
| 2014–2015 | Ciclista Olímpico |
| 2015–2016 | Libertad Sunchales |
| 2016–2017 | Ironi Nes Ziona |
| 2017 | Perth Redbacks |
| 2017–present | Acea Virtus Roma |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Lee Roberts (born February 10, 1987) is an American professional basketball player for Acea Virtus Roma of the Italian Serie A2. He completed his four-year college basketball career with the University of Findlay in 2009, having won an NCAA Division II national championship. He spent the first four seasons of his professional career in Germany, Denmark, Australia and Japan before spending four straight seasons in Argentina. He won a championship with Estudiantes Concordia in 2013, before claiming two more championships in 2017—one in Israel and one in Australia.
Roberts was born in Seattle, Washington to army parents. He lived in Seattle for seven years before moving to Alaska, where he spent 2½ years before to moving to Cleveland, Ohio. He attended middle school and high school in the Cleveland area, as he played basketball for Midpark High School in Middleburg Heights. He received recognition playing for Midpark; in 2014, Roberts said "I was actually recruited for high jump, I was waiting for a couple of schools to ask about basketball and then Findlay offered me a full scholarship. I went to visit them and I was sold."
Roberts played four years of college basketball for the University of Findlay between 2005 and 2009. The Oilers lost only 12 games in his four years at Findley, as they were GLIAC Tournament winners in 2007 and 2009, and NCAA Division II national champions in 2009. The Oilers entered the 2008–09 season as the top ranked team in NCAA Division II basketball. 36 games later, the Oilers remained on top as they were crowned the 2009 NCAA Division II men's basketball champions in Springfield, Massachusetts on March 28. The Oilers began their road to the championship by winning all 27 of their regular season games en route to a GLIAC South Division title. After winning the GLIAC Tournament, the Oilers had a flawless run during the 2009 NCAA Division II Tournament, including reaching the Final 4 for the first time in school history with an 89–79 win over C.W. Post behind a career-high 23 points from Roberts. In the national championship game against Cal Poly Pomona, Roberts had nine points, eight rebounds and three steals. Individually, Roberts earned GLIAC All-Tournament Team honors in 2008 and GLIAC South Division All-Defensive Team honors in 2009. As a senior in 2008–09, he appeared in all 36 games and averaged 10.4 points and 6.6 rebounds per game.
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