Jaleel Roberts Explained

Jaleel Roberts
Position:Center
Height Ft:7
Height In:1
Weight Lb:250
Team:Free agent
Nationality:American
Birth Date:14 October 1992
Birth Place:Evans, Georgia
High School:Greensboro Day School
(Greensboro, North Carolina)
College:UNC Asheville (2011–2015)
Draft Year:2015
Career Start:2016
Years1:2016
Team1:Brisbane Spartans
Years2:2016
Team2:Santa Cruz Warriors
Years3:2016–2017
Team3:Salt Lake City Stars
Years4:2017–2018
Team4:Politehnica Iași
Years5:2018
Team5:San Carlos
Years6:2018
Team6:Pelita Jaya
Years7:2019
Team7:Soles de Mexicali
Years8:2019
Team8:Mantarrayas de La Paz

Jaleel Roberts (born October 14, 1992) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Mantarrayas de La Paz of the Circuito de Baloncesto de la Costa del Pacífico (CIBACOPA). He also played college basketball for UNC Asheville.

High school career

Roberts attended Evans High School in Evans, GA as a freshman playing for Kevin Kenny. Jaleel loved to STDA and averaged 34 points, eight rebounds and four blocks per game for the Knights. Roberts attended Greensboro Day School in Greensboro, North Carolina where he played for head coach Freddie Johnson. As a senior in 2010–11, he averaged eight points, eight rebounds and four blocks per game for a Bengals team that finished with a 23–5 overall record and advanced to the state playoffs.[1]

College career

Roberts played four years of college basketball for the UNC Asheville Bulldogs, appearing in 90 games with five starts, and averaging 4.1 points, 3.2 rebounds and 1.4 blocks in 12.3 minutes per game. Roberts made a name for himself by being a defensive terror in the paint for the Bulldogs,[2] as he averaged 2.6 blocks per game as a senior in 2014–15.[3] On February 18, 2015, in a loss to Winthrop, he set a school and conference record with a perfect shooting performance from the field, making all 12 of his field goal attempts for a career-high 25 points.[4]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2015 NBA draft, Roberts joined the Washington Wizards for the 2015 NBA Summer League,[5] where he recorded five rebounds in three games. He later signed with the Wizards for training camp on September 25,[6] but was waived by the team on October 24 after appearing in three preseason games.[7]

On March 7, 2016, Roberts signed with the Brisbane Spartans for the 2016 SEABL season.[8] [9] After going scoreless in the team's season opener against the Geelong Supercats on April 1, he scored 12 points the following day in a 91–65 loss to the Kilsyth Cobras.[10] He left the team in June 2016 in order to re-join the Washington Wizards for the 2016 NBA Summer League.[11] In 13 games for the Spartans, Roberts averaged 8.5 points, 6.0 rebounds and 1.0 blocks per game.[12]

On September 23, 2016, Roberts signed with the Milwaukee Bucks,[13] but was waived on October 22 after appearing in five preseason games.[14] On October 30, he was selected by the Santa Cruz Warriors with the second overall pick in the 2016 NBA Development League Draft[15] and in six games, he averaged 2.8 points and 1.2 rebounds in 7.3 minutes.[16] On December 14, Roberts was traded, along the player rights for Mac Koshwal, to the Salt Lake City Stars in exchange for a second-round draft pick. Two days later, he made his debut for the Stars in an 87–75 loss to the Rio Grande Valley Vipers, recording two rebounds in four minutes off the bench.[17]

In March 2018, Roberts signed with San Carlos of the Dominican Torneo de Baloncesto Superior (TBS), making his debut on March 27 in an 81–96 loss to Mauricio Baez.[18] On May 8, he signed with Pelita Jaya Energi Mega Persada of the Indonesian League.[19]

Galloway arrived at the Mexican club Soles de Mexicali in January 2019 and played three games with them in the 2019 FIBA Americas League group stage.[20] [21] In February, it was announced he had signed with another Mexican club, Mantarrayas de La Paz, an expansion team going into their debut season in the Circuito de Baloncesto de la Costa del Pacífico (CIBACOPA).[22] [23]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jaleel Roberts Bio. UNCABulldogs.com. March 7, 2016.
  2. Web site: Former Bulldog Jaleel Roberts Invited to NBA Training Camp. UNCABulldogs.com. August 18, 2015. March 7, 2016.
  3. Web site: Jaleel Roberts Stats . Sports-Reference.com . March 7, 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305164356/http://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/jaleel-roberts-1.html . March 5, 2016 .
  4. Web site: Jarrett. Keith. Roberts sets UNC Asheville, BSC record in Winthrop loss. Citizen-Times.com. February 19, 2015. October 11, 2015.
  5. Web site: Castillo. Jorge. Wizards announce summer league minicamp roster. WashingtonPost.com. July 2, 2015. March 7, 2016.
  6. Web site: Wizards Sign Five for Training Camp. MonumentalNetwork.com. September 25, 2015. October 11, 2015. September 27, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150927204655/http://wizardstoday.monumentalnetwork.com/2015/09/25/wizards-sign-five-for-training-camp. dead.
  7. Web site: WIZARDS WAIVE FIVE. MonumentalNetwork.com. October 24, 2015. October 24, 2015. October 25, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151025202356/http://wizardstoday.monumentalnetwork.com/2015/10/24/wizards-waive-five. dead.
  8. Web site: NBA prospect signs with Brisbane Spartans. SportsTG.com. Southern Districts Basketball Association. March 7, 2016. September 22, 2016.
  9. Web site: Heslehurst. Brayden. The help of NBA prospect Jaleel Roberts has given the Brisbane Spartans hope of contending. CourierMail.com.au. March 31, 2016. September 22, 2016.
  10. Web site: Cobras vs Spartans. FIBALiveStats.com. April 2, 2016. April 3, 2016.
  11. Web site: Michael. J.. WIZARDS LOCK IN CENTER JALEEL ROBERTS FOR LAS VEGAS SUMMER LEAGUE. csnmidatlantic.com. June 22, 2016. September 22, 2016.
  12. Web site: Player statistics for Jaleel Roberts. SportsTG.com. September 22, 2016.
  13. Web site: BUCKS ANNOUNCE 2016 TRAINING CAMP ROSTER. NBA.com. September 23, 2016. September 24, 2016.
  14. Web site: Bucks waive Orlando Johnson, J.J. O'Brien and Jaleel Roberts. InsideHoops.com. October 22, 2016. October 22, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161023144200/http://www.insidehoops.com/blog/?p=19846. October 23, 2016. dead.
  15. Web site: Warriors Select Jaleel Roberts with 2nd Overall Pick in the 2016 NBA D-League Draft. NBA.com. October 30, 2016. October 31, 2016. November 1, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161101041010/http://santacruz.dleague.nba.com/news/warriors-select-jaleel-roberts-2nd-overall-pick-2016-nba-d-league-draft/. dead.
  16. Web site: Hayley. Byrnes. Stars Complete Trade with Santa Cruz Warriors. NBA.com. December 14, 2016. December 15, 2016.
  17. Web site: 12/16/16: Rio Grande Valley Vipers @ Salt Lake City Stars. NBA.com. December 16, 2016. December 16, 2016.
  18. Web site: Regular Season Round 2: San Carlos - Mauricio Baez 81-96. Eurobasket.com. March 27, 2018. May 5, 2018.
  19. Web site: Jaleel Roberts (ex San Carlos) is a newcomer at Pelita Jaya. Asia-Basket.com. May 8, 2018. May 10, 2018.
  20. News: JALEEL ROBERTS SE INTEGRA A SOLES PARA LA LIGA DE LAS AMÉRICAS 2019. solesmexicali.com. Luis. Rodríguez. January 22, 2019. May 5, 2020. Spanish.
  21. https://www.fiba.basketball/ligamericas/2019/player/Jaleel-Dominique-Roberts FIBA profile
  22. mantarrayaslpz. 1097917992438886400. February 19, 2019. De la NBA a CIBACOPA.Bienvenido Jaleel Roberts a la familia Mantarrayas La Paz, la Arena La Paz te espera con toda la adrenalina y el calor de la familia de Sudcalifornia..
  23. News: Mantarrayas de La Paz se reforzará con extranjeros de calidad. El Sudcaliforniano. March 6, 2019. May 5, 2020. Spanish.