Fred Roberts

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Fred Roberts
Personal information
Born (1960-08-14) August 14, 1960 (age 63)
Provo, Utah, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight227 lb (103 kg)
Career information
High school Bingham (South Jordan, Utah)
College BYU (1978–1982)
NBA draft 1982: 2nd round, 27th overall pick
Selected by the Milwaukee Bucks
Playing career1982–1997
Position Power forward / center
Number11, 33, 31, 34, 24, 44
Career history
1982–1983 Fortitudo Bologna
1983–1984 San Antonio Spurs
1984–1986 Utah Jazz
1986–1988 Boston Celtics
1988–1993 Milwaukee Bucks
1993–1994 FC Barcelona
1994–1995 Chicago Rockers
1995 Cleveland Cavaliers
1995–1996 Los Angeles Lakers
1996–1997 Dallas Mavericks
Career highlights and awards
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at NBA.com
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Men’s basketball
Representing Flag of the United States.svg  United States
FIBA U19 World Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1979 Salvador National team

Frederick Clark Roberts (born August 14, 1960) is an American former basketball player who played power forward in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for 13 seasons, a career spanning from 1983 to 1997, becoming a successful journeymen in the league. He also played in FC Barcelona of the Liga ACB.

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College career

Roberts played four years of college basketball at Brigham Young University (BYU) in Utah, from 1978 to 1982. He played in 119 total games, averaged 15.5 points and seven rebounds and shot 54.6% from the field. [1] His playing ability along with Danny Ainge and Greg Kite led to the success of the BYU program during this time. Roberts also played on the USA Junior World Championship Team in 1979, playing alongside greats such as James Worthy and leading the US to an undefeated 8-0 record. [2]

College 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
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
1978–79 BYU 28-30.8.543-.7836.82.30.90.814.3
1979–80 BYU 29-30.7.588-.7246.12.50.30.712.9
1980-81 BYU 32-37.1.579-.7778.03.40.80.418.8
1981–82 BYU 30-37.3.479-.7987.23.20.70.615.5
Career119-34.1.546-.7767.02.90.70.615.5

Professional career

He was drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks in the second round of the 1982 NBA draft, but opted to play basketball for a year in Bologna, Italy. While overseas, Roberts was traded to the New Jersey Nets on November 12, 1982 for Phil Ford and a second-round draft choice, [3] and from there was traded to the San Antonio Spurs on June 7, 1983 with other players in exchange for coach Stan Albeck. [3] Afterwards, he played his first full NBA season with the Spurs.

He played just over a season with San Antonio before being traded to the Utah Jazz for two second-round draft picks. [4] In September 1986, the Boston Celtics offered him a two-year deal worth $315,000, which the Jazz matched. [5] Almost immediately after matching the offer, the Jazz traded him to Boston for a future draft pick [6] and two Boston-Utah preseason games. [7] He played two seasons for the Celtics, appearing in the 1987 NBA Finals, before being chosen by the Miami Heat in the 1988 NBA expansion draft.

However, Roberts was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks before ever playing a game for the Heat. He played for the Bucks for five seasons, where he had his best years as a professional, reaching the 10 points per game mark and playing more minutes than he ever had in his career. The highlight of his time in Milwaukee came in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semi-finals in 1989, in which Roberts replaced injured forward Terry Cummings and scored a career-high 33 points in a 96-94 loss to the Detroit Pistons. The performance was especially impressive considering it came against Dennis Rodman, one of the best defenders in the league. The tough, defense-minded Pistons would eventually win the NBA championship later that season. Roberts was released by the Bucks when his contract expired after the 1992-93 NBA season.

After not renewing with the Bucks in 1993, he signed with FC Barcelona of the Spanish Liga ACB, where in his only season he managed to win the Spanish Cup, defeating Taugrés Baskonia in the final. [8] For the season he averaged 14.8 points and 5.8 rebounds per game. [9]

After his second stint in Europe, he played for the Chicago Rockers of the Continental Basketball Association. He then signed a 10-day contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers, and was immediately put to work due to starting power forward Tyrone Hill going down with an ankle injury. [10] Once Hill returned though, Roberts stopped seeing playing time, but considered his stint with the Cavs as a stepping stone. [11]

He then signed with the Los Angeles Lakers for the 1995-96 season, playing only 33 games. Coinciding with Magic Johnson's "comeback" year, Roberts became the only player in NBA history to be a teammate of both Johnson and Larry Bird. The following year, he signed a one-year contract with the Dallas Mavericks, [12] but was released almost immediately after Don Nelson became General Manager. [13]

NBA 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
 * Led the league

Regular Season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
1983–84 San Antonio 79819.4.536.250.8373.81.20.70.57.3
1984–85 San Antonio 22013.9.449.000.7631.61.00.50.55.3
1984–85 Utah 52016.8.5131.000.8402.91.30.30.28.7
1985–86 Utah 5808.1.443.500.7701.40.50.10.13.7
1986–87 Boston 731114.8.515.000.8102.60.80.30.35.5
1987–88 Boston 741413.9.488.000.7762.21.10.20.26.1
1988–89 Milwaukee 71317.6.486.214.8062.90.90.50.35.9
1989–90 Milwaukee 82*6627.3.495.182.7833.81.80.70.310.5
1990–91 Milwaukee 82*8225.8.533.160.8133.41.60.80.410.8
1991–92 Milwaukee 806321.8.482.514.7493.21.50.70.59.6
1992–93 Milwaukee 79518.8.528.414.7993.01.50.70.37.6
1994–95 Cleveland 21010.6.389.364.7691.60.40.30.13.8
1995–96 Los Angeles 3319.6.495.286.7861.40.80.50.13.7
1996–97 Dallas 1203.3.400.000.7140.80.00.00.11.8
Career81825318.0.502.325.7962.81.20.50.37.3

Playoffs

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
1984–85 Utah 10013.0.442.000.8001.70.90.70.35.4
1985–86 Utah 407.8.467.000.8891.80.80.00.05.5
1986–87 Boston 20413.3.508.000.7051.70.60.30.24.6
1987–88 Boston 1506.7.524.000.6361.10.20.20.01.9
1988–89 Milwaukee 9538.3.490.000.8504.32.20.60.414.7
1989–90 Milwaukee 4419.8.650.000.8132.00.80.00.39.8
1990–91 Milwaukee 3334.3.457.0001.0005.02.30.70.311.3
1994–95 Cleveland 107.0.750.000.0002.00.00.00.06.0
1995–96 Los Angeles 103.0.000.000.0003.00.00.00.00.0
Career671615.9.495.000.7712.10.90.30.26.1

Later work

After his basketball career, Roberts became an educator in Utah. He worked as a principal for five years, then began teaching sixth grade in 2007. [14] [15]

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  2. ↑ "USA Basketball:FIRST JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP -- 1979". Archived from the original on 2006-12-31. Retrieved 2007-01-10.
  3. 1 2 "Nets Trade History". Archived from the original on 2007-04-20. Retrieved 2007-01-11.
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  7. ↑ "Athletes Who Were Traded for Absurd Things". Bleacher Report. 2014-06-27. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  8. ↑ "Recordando la Copa del Rey de Sevilla 1994". Liga ACB (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  9. ↑ "Historial estadístico - Fred Roberts" (in Spanish). Liga ACB. Archived from the original on 14 March 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  10. ↑ Braun, Rick (1995-03-04). "Roberts answers call". Milwaukee Sentinel. Retrieved 2007-01-10.
  11. ↑ "Roberts back in NBA but longs for Milwaukee" . Retrieved 2007-01-10.[ dead link ]
  12. ↑ "NBA Notes" . Retrieved 2007-01-10.[ dead link ]
  13. ↑ "Mavs History". Archived from the original on 2010-12-03. Retrieved 2007-01-10.
  14. ↑ Staying Power – The Fred Roberts Interview Archived 2012-11-13 at the Wayback Machine
  15. ↑ Former Utah Jazz star Fred Roberts keeps points up in the classroom
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