Kerwin Roach

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Kerwin Roach
Kerwin Roach.jpg
Roach in December 2016
No. 77–CS Antonine
Position Shooting guard
League Lebanese Basketball League
Personal information
Born (1996-10-24) October 24, 1996 (age 27)
Houston, Texas
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school North Shore
(Cloverleaf, Texas)
College Texas (2015–2019)
NBA draft 2019: undrafted
Playing career2019–present
Career history
2019–2020 Rio Grande Valley Vipers
2021 Wellington Saints
2021 Ironi Ness Ziona
2021–2022 Windy City Bulls
2022–2023 Sagesse SC
2024–present CS Antonine
Career highlights and awards

Kerwin LaTroy Roach II (born October 24, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for CS Antonine of the Lebanese Basketball League. He played college basketball for the Texas Longhorns.

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High school career

Roach attended North Shore High School. He was considered a 4-star prospect and ranked the 21st best shooting guard and 71st overall prospect in his high school class. Roach committed to Texas, spurning offers from California and Wichita State. [1] He was also a track and field star at North Shore, reaching 50 feet, 8 inches in the triple jump. [2]

College career

Roach was named to the Big 12 Conference All-Newcomer Team. [3] Roach averaged 7.5 points per game as a freshman. He was suspended for the first game of his sophomore year. [4] As a sophomore, Roach averaged 9.9 points per game on an 11-22 team. [5] Roach was an important contributor for Texas as a junior, taking an important role on offense with guard Andrew Jones lost for much of the season with leukemia. Roach had his own health issues to deal with, playing most of the conference season with a broken hand. He averaged 12.3 points, 3.7 rebounds, 3.6 assists, and 1.5 steals per game. [6] Roach improved his shooting to 43.8 percent from the field and 36.4 percent from three and was an Honorable Mention All-Big 12 selection. [7] Roach lost a tooth in a Big 12 tournament matchup with Iowa State but continued to play and finished with 9 points, 6 rebounds and a team-high 7 assists in the win. [8] In the NCAA Tournament, Roach scored a career-high 26 points in an 87-83 overtime loss to seventh-seeded Nevada. After the season Roach flirted with the NBA draft, but ultimately decided to come back to Texas. [6]

He suffered a torn meniscus in his right knee on August 2, 2018 at the CP3 Elite Guard Camp which required surgery. [9] Roach was suspended for the team's season opener for violating team rules. [10] He was suspended again for violating team rules on February 22, 2019. [11] He was sidelined for five games before returning in the Big 12 Tournament against Kansas on March 14. [12] Roach averaged 14.6 points, 4.3 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1.2 steals per game as a senior. [13]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2019 NBA draft, Roach joined the Charlotte Hornets for the 2019 NBA Summer League. [14] He did not play in a game for them. [15]

On July 27, 2019, Roach signed his first professional contract with BC Körmend of the NB I/A and the FIBA Europe Cup. [16] However, he left the team without appearing in a game. He was later named to the training camp roster for the Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the NBA G League. [17] On November 30, Roach finished with 22 points, five rebounds, four assists, two blocks and two steals in a win over the South Bay Lakers. [18]

On January 20, 2021, Roach signed with the Wellington Saints for the 2021 New Zealand NBL season. [19]

Roach joined the Los Angeles Clippers for the 2021 NBA Summer League. [20] In five games, he recorded 7.4 points per game, 1.0 assists per game, and 1.8 rebounds per game. [21]

On August 26, 2021, he has signed with Ironi Ness Ziona of the Israeli Basketball Super League (IBSL). [22]

Roach was selected with the 25th pick of the third round of the 2021 NBA G League draft by the Windy City Bulls. [23]

On August 3, 2024, Roach signed with CS Antonine of the Lebanese Basketball League. [24]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames 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

College

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2015–16 Texas 33018.0.453.328.6292.91.2.9.37.5
2016–17 Texas 323130.0.398.284.6303.93.71.6.29.9
2017–18 Texas 323133.4.438.364.6513.73.61.5.312.3
2018–19 Texas 312429.2.439.355.6884.33.21.2.314.6
Career1288627.6.431.341.6493.72.91.3.311.0

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  2. ↑ "UT basketball pledge Kerwin Roach soars past field in triple jump". Austin American-Statesman . March 28, 2015. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
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