Brett Roberts Explained

Brett Roberts
Career Position:Small forward
Height Ft:6
Height In:8
Weight Lb:230
Birth Date:24 March 1970
Birth Place:Portsmouth, Ohio, U.S.
Highschool:South Webster
(South Webster, Ohio)
College:Morehead State (1988–1992)
Draft Year:1992
Draft Round:2
Draft Pick:54
Draft Team:Sacramento Kings
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Brett Roberts (born March 24, 1970) is an American former basketball player best remembered for leading NCAA Division I in scoring as a senior in 1991–92 and then getting selected by the Sacramento Kings in that year's NBA draft, although he ultimately never played a game in the league. Roberts grew up in Portsmouth, Ohio and attended South Webster High School before moving on to play for Morehead State University's basketball team.

A small forward, Roberts averaged 16.7 points per game for his four-year career.[1] Through his first three seasons he averaged no more than around 14 points per game.[1] Then, in his senior season in 1991–92, Roberts jumped from an average of 14.5 per game the year before to a nation-leading 28.1 points per game, doubling his output in a single season.[1] [2] He was named the Ohio Valley Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year and was even selected in the NBA Draft.[3]

Baseball career

Despite being drafted, Roberts never made any NBA teams' final rosters. He eventually became the principal at his old high school, forgoing any professional aspirations.[4] In 1991, Roberts was also selected by the Minnesota Twins in the fourth round (103rd overall) of the Major League Baseball amateur entry draft.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Brett Roberts. The Draft Review. 2011. January 16, 2011.
  2. Web site: 2009–10 NCAA Men's Basketball Records . 2009–10 NCAA Men's Basketball Media Guide . . 2009 . January 16, 2011.
  3. Web site: 1992 NBA Draft. basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC . 2011. January 16, 2011.
  4. Web site: Scoring Sensations. sportsillustrated.cnn.com. Sports Illustrated. June 25, 2003. January 16, 2011. November 3, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121103200400/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/si_online/news/2003/06/24/ncaa/. dead.
  5. Web site: Brett Roberts Transactions. The Baseball Cube. 2002. January 16, 2011.