Anthony Roberson (born February 14, 1983) is an American former professional basketball player. Roberson played college basketball for the Florida Gators, and signed with the NBA's Memphis Grizzlies as an undrafted free agent in 2005.
Early life
Roberson was born in Saginaw, Michigan. He attended Saginaw High School, where he played high school basketball for the Saginaw Trojans and was recognized as a
Parade magazine high school All-American as a senior. Roberson was recruited by the University of Florida,
Duke University, Michigan State University and the University of Michigan, after averaging 24 points per game as a high school junior. He ultimately chose to attend Florida.
[ Highly rated QB Palko picks Panthers ]
College career
Roberson accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he played for coach
Billy Donovan's Florida Gators men's basketball team from 2003 to 2005. He chose to forgo his final year of NCAA eligibility and left school after his third college season to enter the NBA Draft.
Professional career
He declared for the 2005 NBA draft after his junior season, and signed with the Memphis Grizzlies in August 2005, after going undrafted. Throughout the 2005–06 NBA season, he split his time between the Grizzlies and the Arkansas RimRockers, the Grizzlies' D-League affiliate.
In October 2006 he was signed by the Golden State Warriors to be evaluated during training camp, and would appear in 20 contests in 2006–07, being waived in early January 2007.[ Warriors waive Anthony Roberson ]
On December 4, 2006, Roberson scored his NBA career high 21 points against the San Antonio Spurs.
After failing to find a job in the NBA in 2007–08, Roberson went overseas and spent the season in Israel (playing for Hapoel Jerusalem)[ Anthony Roberson|#11-league stats] and Turkey.[ Roberson's Turkish league stats ]
In July 2008, Roberson was invited to be part of the New York Knicks' summer league team and, on July 16, agreed in principle to a 2-year deal with the team.[ Knicks sign guard Roberson, could be end for Marbury ]
On February 19, 2009, Roberson was traded to the Chicago Bulls along with center Jerome James and forward Tim Thomas in exchange for guard Larry Hughes.
Roberson later played in France[ SIG Basket Strasbourg . Retrieved on February 13, 2010.] with Strasbourg IG. On September 24, 2010, he signed with the Los Angeles Lakers,[ NBA transactions ] but he was waived before the start of the season.[ Kobe Bryant could play in London ]
On October 8, 2014, Roberson signed a one-year contract with Cypriot side APOEL.
On July 18, 2016, Boulazac signed with the French team Boulazac Basket Dordogne.
Personal life
His cousin, Terrance Roberson, played college basketball at Fresno State and appeared in three games for the Charlotte Hornets in 2000.
NBA career statistics
Regular season
|-
| align="left" |
| align="left" | Memphis
| 16 || 0 || 5.5 ||
.452 ||
.500 ||
1.000 || .4 || .3 || .1 || .0 || 2.2
|-
| align="left" |
| align="left" | Golden State
| 20 ||
1 ||
11.4 || .423 || .382 || .667 || 1.1 || .5 ||
.6 || .0 ||
5.6
|-
| align="left" |
| align="left" | New York
|
23 || 0 || 11.0 || .379 || .338 ||
1.000 || .7 ||
.8 || .4 || .0 || 4.7
|-
| align="left" |
| align="left" | Chicago
| 6 || 0 || 3.8 || .294 || .200 || .000 ||
1.2 || .2 || .0 || .0 || 2.0
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career
| 65 || 1 || 9.1 || .400 || .356 || .900 || .8 || .5 || .4 || .0 || 4.1
Playoffs
|-
| align="left" | 2009
| align="left" | Chicago
| 1 || 0 || 4.0 || .750 || 1.000 || .000 || 1.0 || .0 || 2.0 || .0 || 8.0
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career
| 1 || 0 || 4.0 || .750 || 1.000 || .000 || 1.0 || .0 || 2.0 || .0 || 8.0
See also
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List of Florida Gators in the NBA
External links
