Chris Douglas-Roberts

Chris Douglas-Roberts

Douglas-Roberts with the Bucks in 2011
Personal information
Born	(1987-01-08) January 8, 1987 (age 37) Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight	200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school	Cass Technical (Detroit, Michigan) Northwestern (Detroit, Michigan)
College	Memphis (2005–2008)
NBA draft	2008: 2nd round, 40th overall pick
Selected by the New Jersey Nets
Playing career	2008–2016
Position	Small forward / shooting guard
Career history
2008–2010	New Jersey Nets
2010–2011	Milwaukee Bucks
2011–2012	Virtus Bologna
2012	Texas Legends
2012–2013	Dallas Mavericks
2013	Texas Legends
2013–2014	Charlotte Bobcats
2014–2015	Los Angeles Clippers
2016	Texas Legends
Career highlights and awards
Consensus first-team All-American (2008) Conference USA Player of the Year (2008) 2× First-team All-Conference USA (2007, 2008)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Chris Douglas Roberts (born January 8, 1987) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the University of Memphis.

High school career

Douglas-Roberts played high school basketball at Cass Technical High School and Northwestern High School. He played for Cass Tech in 2003 and 2004 averaging 28 points, 10 rebounds and six assists. After the 2004 season he transferred to Northwestern where he saw limited time due to transfer rules and didn't join the team until the second semester. He finished the season averaging 13.8 points and 5.4 rebounds per game.

Considered a four-star recruit by Rivals.com, Douglas-Roberts was listed as the No. 26 shooting guard and the No. 75 player in the nation in 2005. ^[1]

College career

Douglas-Roberts in the 2008 NCAA tournament Final Four

During his freshman season he played in 34 games starting 25. He finished the season averaging 8.3 points, 3.3 rebounds, and 1.5 assists per game. Because of his great play he was on the Conference USA All-Freshman Team.

During his sophomore season he started all 35 games he played in. He led the Tigers with 15.4 points per game and received many honors including All-Conference USA first team and Associated Press All-America honorable mention among others.

During his junior year, he helped the Tigers reach the 2008 NCAA tournament, averaging 23.3 points over six games as the Tigers finished in second place, losing in the National Championship game to the Kansas Jayhawks 75–68 in overtime.

At the end of the season he earned first-team All-American honors. He finished his college career with 1,545 points.

Professional career

NBA

On April 18, 2008, Douglas-Roberts announced that he would be declaring for the 2008 NBA draft. ^[2] He was selected by the New Jersey Nets with the 40th overall pick, and on July 9, 2008, the Nets officially signed him.

On June 25, 2010, Douglas-Roberts was traded by the Nets to the Milwaukee Bucks for a 2012 second-round draft pick. ^[3]

Italy

In September 2011, Douglas-Roberts joined Virtus Bologna of Italy. ^[4]

Second NBA stint and D-League

On October 1, 2012, Douglas-Roberts signed with the Los Angeles Lakers, ^[5] but was waived on October 22. ^[6] On October 27, Douglas-Roberts signed with the Dallas Mavericks along with center Melvin Ely, ^[7] however, the two were waived the next day. ^[8] On November 1, 2012, he was acquired by the Texas Legends of the NBA D-League. ^[9]

On December 23, 2012, he re-signed with the Dallas Mavericks. ^[10] On January 6, 2013, he was waived by the Mavericks. ^{[11] [12]}

In July 2013, Douglas-Roberts joined the Los Angeles Lakers for the 2013 NBA Summer League. ^[13] On October 2, 2013, he signed with the New York Knicks. ^[14] However, he was later waived by the Knicks on October 25, 2013. ^[15]

In November 2013, Douglas-Roberts was re-acquired by the Texas Legends. ^[16] On December 11, 2013, he signed with the Charlotte Bobcats. ^[17] On April 14, 2014, he hit a buzzer-beater to lift the Bobcats over the Atlanta Hawks, 95–93. ^[18]

On September 3, 2014, Douglas-Roberts signed with the Los Angeles Clippers. ^[19]

On January 15, 2015, Douglas-Roberts was acquired by the Boston Celtics in a three-team trade also involving the Phoenix Suns. ^[20] Three days later, he was waived by the Celtics. ^[21]

On September 18, 2015, Douglas-Roberts signed with New Orleans Pelicans. ^[22] However, he was later waived by the Pelicans on October 23 after appearing in five preseason games. ^[23] On February 29, 2016, he was reacquired by the Texas Legends. ^[24]

Due to never playing a regular season game for the Celtics or the Pelicans when signing with them, Douglas-Roberts' final NBA game was played on January 11, 2015, in a 90–104 loss to the Miami Heat. Douglas-Roberts only played for 1 minute, being substituted at the very end of the game for JJ Redick.

Business endeavors

He is currently the CEO and president ^{[25] [26]} of DCTG Media Agency.

Legal issues

In October 2021, Douglas-Roberts was one of eighteen former NBA players charged with one count of conspiracy to commit health care and wire fraud in a health insurance fraud scheme involving the NBA's Health and Welfare Benefit Plan. ^[27]

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
2008–09	New Jersey	44	3	13.3	.460	.250	.823	1.1	1.2	.3	.2	4.9
2009–10	New Jersey	67	38	25.8	.445	.259	.847	3.0	1.4	.8	.3	9.8
2010–11	Milwaukee	44	12	20.1	.429	.326	.831	2.0	1.1	.7	.3	7.3
2012–13	Dallas	6	0	10.5	.357	.000	.700	.8	.7	.3	.0	2.8
2013–14	Charlotte	49	8	20.7	.440	.386	.805	2.4	1.0	.6	.3	6.9
2014–15	L.A. Clippers	12	0	8.6	.238	.143	1.000	1.0	.3	.1	.0	1.6
Career		222	61	19.7	.439	.329	.831	2.1	1.1	.6	.2	7.1

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2014	Charlotte	4	0	17.5	.688	.500	.857	2.0	.5	.0	.0	9.5
Career		4	0	17.5	.688	.500	.857	2.0	.5	.0	.0	9.5

Personal

Douglas-Roberts in 2011

Douglas-Roberts has multiple tattoos on his neck and arms. One on the side of his neck is of his mother, one on the back of his neck has his initials (CDR), and one on his arm has verses 1–3 of Psalm 37 from the Bible. He taps the arm tattoo three times before shooting a free throw. ^[28]

Douglas-Roberts suffered a retina tear in his eye during the 2010–11 pre-season. He began wearing protective eyewear after the surgery. ^[29]

References

1. "Chris Douglas-Roberts Recruiting Profile". Rivals.com. April 18, 2008. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
2. "Douglas-Roberts joins Memphis teammate Rose in entering the NBA draft". ESPN.com. April 18, 2008. Retrieved April 18, 2008.
3. "Bucks Acquire Douglas-Roberts in Trade with Nets". NBA.com. June 25, 2010. Archived from the original on December 16, 2014. Retrieved June 25, 2010.
4. "Virtus Bologna, ufficiale l'ingaggio di Chris Douglas-Roberts". Sportando.com. September 10, 2011. Archived from the original on September 26, 2015. Retrieved September 10, 2011.
5. "Lakers Sign Chris Douglas-Roberts". NBA.com. October 1, 2012. Retrieved October 1, 2012.
6. "Lakers Waive Chris Douglas-Roberts and Greg Somogyi". NBA.com. October 22, 2012. Retrieved October 22, 2012.
7. "Dallas Mavericks sign Chris Douglas-Roberts and Melvin Ely". InsideHoops.com. October 27, 2012. Archived from the original on December 2, 2013. Retrieved October 27, 2012.
8. "Dallas Mavericks waive Chris Douglas-Roberts and Melvin Ely". InsideHoops.com. October 28, 2012. Archived from the original on December 2, 2013. Retrieved October 28, 2012.
9. "Full List of 2012 Returning, Affiliate and Local Tryout Players Invited to NBA D-League Training Camps". NBA.com. Archived from the original on December 18, 2015. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
10. "Chris Douglas-Roberts Signs with Dallas Mavericks, Becomes Year's Fifth GATORADE Call-Up". NBA.com. December 23, 2012. Archived from the original on December 10, 2013. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
11. "Mavericks waive Chris Douglas-Roberts". InsideHoops.com. January 6, 2013. Archived from the original on November 9, 2013. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
12. "Mavs request waivers on Douglas-Roberts". NBA.com. January 6, 2013. Archived from the original on December 11, 2013. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
13. "Lakers 2013 Summer League Roster". NBA.com. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
14. "Knicks sign Chris Douglas-Roberts, waive Justin Brownlee". InsideHoops.com. October 2, 2013. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved October 2, 2013.
15. "Knicks waive Ike Diogu, C.J. Leslie, Josh Powell, Jeremy Tyler, Chris Douglas-Roberts". InsideHoops.com. October 25, 2013. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved October 25, 2013.
16. "Legends Complete Three Trades, Finalize Training Camp Roster". NBA.com. November 4, 2013. Archived from the original on November 9, 2013. Retrieved November 4, 2013.
17. "Cats Sign Chris Douglas-Roberts, Waive James Southerland". NBA.com. December 11, 2013. Retrieved December 11, 2013.
18. "Notebook: Bobcats 95, Hawks 93". NBA.com. April 14, 2014. Archived from the original on April 15, 2014. Retrieved April 14, 2014.
19. "Clippers Sign Chris Douglas-Roberts and Ekpe Udoh". NBA.com. September 3, 2014. Retrieved September 3, 2014.
20. "Boston Celtics Complete Three-Team Trade". NBA.com. January 15, 2015. Retrieved January 15, 2015.
21. "Boston Celtics Waive Chris Douglas-Roberts". NBA.com. January 18, 2015. Retrieved January 18, 2015.
22. "Pelicans Sign Adrien, Douglas-Roberts, Webster". NBA.com. September 23, 2015. Retrieved September 23, 2015.
23. "Pelicans waive Sean Kilpatrick, Chris Douglas-Roberts". NBA.com. October 23, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
24. "Chris Douglas-Roberts Returns to Texas Legends". OurSportsCentral.com. February 29, 2016. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
25. Devine, Dan (November 17, 2017). "Ex-NBA wing now 'vibrating with an unconditional love' as 'Supreme Bey'". dctgmgmt.com. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
26. "CEO & PRESIDENT, $UPREME BEY, FINISHES THE YEAR OFF WITH SOME PHILANTHROPIC WORK IN MEMPHIS". dctgmgmt.com. December 24, 2018. Archived from the original on March 1, 2019. Retrieved December 24, 2018.
27. "Tony Allen, Chris Douglas-Roberts among former NBA players charged in fraud scheme". commercialappeal.com. October 7, 2021. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
28. Tim Dahlberg: Memphis one win from national championship, one loss too many from greatness. Sports Illustrated, April 6, 2008 (archived from the original)
29. "Eye injury keeps Bucks' Douglas-Roberts off the court". JSOnline.com. November 12, 2010. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved September 23, 2015.

External links

• Career statistics and player information from NBA.com  and  Basketball-Reference.com
• Memphis Tigers bio