Ronald Roberts (basketball)
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Ronald C. Roberts Jr. (born August 5, 1991) is an American-Dominican former professional
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player. He played
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for
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before playing professionally in the
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, the Philippines, Turkey, Israel, Germany, France, and the Dominican Republic. He represented the Dominican Republic national basketball team at the 2019 FIBA World Cup.


High school career

In his freshman and sophomore years, Roberts attended
Bayonne High School Bayonne High School (BHS) is a four-year comprehensive public high school serving students in ninth through twelfth grades in Bayonne, in Hudson County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, operated by the Bayonne Board of Education. As of the ...
in his hometown of
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, before transferring to
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in 2008 for his junior year. As a junior, he averaged 17.4 points, 11.0 rebounds and 3.0 blocks per game. He was selected as a first team all-county and all-league performer for a Marauders' squad that finished as county champions with a record of 23–3, ranking seventh in the state. On November 19, 2009, Roberts signed a
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to play college basketball for St. John's University. As a senior in 2009–10, Roberts averaged 19.0 points, 12.0 rebounds and 3.5 blocks per game, helping Saint Peter's to a 24–5 record and the number six ranking in the state.


Award/honors

*2010 All-State Third Team *2010 All-Non Public Second Team *2010 Hudson County All-Area First Team *2009 Hudson County All-Area First Team


College career

In April 2010, Roberts was released from his letter of intent with St. John's following a head coach change. The following month, he signed a Grant-in-Aid to play for
Saint Joseph's University Saint Joseph's University (SJU or St. Joe's) is a Private university, private Jesuits, Jesuit university in Philadelphia, Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania, and Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The university was founded by the Jesuits, Society of J ...
. In his freshman season with the Saint Joseph's Hawks, Roberts was the recipient of the Robert O'Neill Memorial Award as the Hawks' Most Improved Player. In 33 games (12 starts), he averaged 6.4 points and 4.7 rebounds in 19.5 minutes per game. In his sophomore season, he was the recipient of the Robert O'Neill Memorial Award for the second straight year. He was also named the Atlantic 10 Sixth Man of the Year. In 34 games, he averaged 10.9 points and 5.9 rebounds in 25.0 minutes per game. In his junior season, he was the recipient of the Robert O'Neill Memorial Award for the third straight year. He was also the recipient of the John P. Hilferty Memorial Award as the Hawks' Most Valuable Player; was also named to the All-Atlantic 10 third team and the All-Big 5 first team. In 32 games (31 starts), he averaged 11.2 points, 8.3 rebounds and 1.0 assists in 30.7 minutes per game. In his senior season, he was the recipient of the John P. Hilferty Memorial Award for the second straight year. He was also named to the All-Atlantic 10 third team for the second straight year. Following the Hawks' Atlantic 10 Tournament title, he was named to the 2014 Atlantic 10 All-Tournament team. In 32 games (all starts), he averaged 14.4 points, 7.4 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.3 blocks in 33.3 minutes per game.


Professional career


2014–15 season

After going undrafted in the
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, Roberts joined the
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for the Orlando Summer League and the
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for the Las Vegas Summer League. In nine total summer league games, Roberts averaged 8.8 points and 5.8 rebounds per game. On September 29, 2014, he signed with the 76ers, only to be waived by the team on October 25 after appearing in four preseason games. On November 3, 2014, Roberts was acquired by the
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of the
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as an affiliate player of the 76ers. On December 12, he re-signed with the 76ers, but just three days later was waived again by the team before playing in a game for them. He was subsequently reacquired by the 87ers on December 16. On January 21, 2015, he was traded to the
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, along with the returning player rights to
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, in exchange for
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and a 2015 first-round pick. After just two games for Santa Cruz, he left the team and signed with the
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on January 27 as an import for the 2015 PBA Commissioner's Cup. In 16 D-League games in 2014–15 (14 for Delaware, 2 for Santa Cruz), he averaged 17.5 points, 11.9 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.1 blocks per game. On February 17, 2015, he was released by San Miguel after appearing in just four games.


2015–16 season

On July 21, 2015, Roberts signed with the
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after averaging 10.3 points and 9.5 rebounds in four Summer League games for the team. On October 24, 2015, he was waived by the Raptors after appearing in three preseason games. On November 13, he was acquired by Raptors 905. He made his debut for Raptors 905 on November 25, recording 11 points and 13 rebounds as a starter in a 93–91 win over the
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. His 2015–16 season was marred by injuries. He missed the team's first five games due to an ankle sprain, missed a game on December 31 with a knee flare up, and was shelved in early February with a hip contusion. He was named a 2016 D-League All-Star, but played sparingly for the East team in the All-Star Game in part due to a jammed thumb. Having not played since an eight-minute stint on February 5, on March 16, he was ruled out for the rest of the season due to a right knee patellar tendon strain. He was subsequently waived by Raptors 905 on March 22. Roberts appeared in 24 games (all starts) for Raptors 905 in 2015–16, averaging 18.1 points, 12.1 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.5 blocks in 33.2 minutes per game.


2016–17 season

In July 2016, Roberts joined the
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for the 2016 NBA Summer League. On July 4, 2016, he signed with
Tofaş TOFAŞ Türk Otomobil Fabrikası A.Ş (acronym for ''Türk Otomobil Fabrikası Anonim Şirketi''; ''Turkish Automobile Factory Joint-Stock Company'' pronounced ) is a Turkish automobile manufacturer which was established in 1968 by Vehbi Koç, ...
of the
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. After suffering a knee injury in a game on December 10, 2016, Roberts parted ways with TofaÅŸ and returned to the United States. In 10 games for TofaÅŸ, he averaged 11.7 points, 6.2 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game.


2017–18 season

On August 2, 2017, Roberts signed a one-year deal with the
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of the National Basketball League. However, he was released from his contract on October 5, the season-opening day, due to a reported knee injury. On November 13, 2017, Roberts signed with Israeli club Hapoel Jerusalem for the rest of the 2017–18 season. On December 16, 2017, Roberts made his Israeli League debut in an 88–86 win over
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, recording 14 points, 15 rebounds and four blocks. Roberts helped Jerusalem to reach the 2018 Israeli League Final Four, where they eventually lost to
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. In 32 games played during the 2017–18 season (both in the EuroCup and the Israeli League), Roberts averaged 10.4 points and 7 rebounds per game.


2018–19 season

On January 25, 2019, Roberts signed with Science City Jena of the
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. In 15 games, he averaged 14.3 points and 6.3 rebounds per game.


2019–20 season

On July 3, 2019, Roberts signed with French team
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. In 22 games, he averaged 7.7 points and 4.1 rebounds per game.


2021

Between August 4 and September 1, 2021, Roberts played 11 games for Indios de San Francisco de Macorís of the
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. He averaged 8.8 points and 6.4 rebounds per game. On December 27, 2021, Roberts announced his retirement from professional basketball.


National team career

Roberts debuted for the Dominican Republic national team in 2014 at the Central American and Caribbean Basketball Championship. He helped the Dominican win bronze. Roberts next played for the Dominican in the 2019 FIBA World Cup Qualifiers and later in the 2019 FIBA World Cup in China. His last appearance for the national team came during the 2022 FIBA AmeriCup Qualifiers.


Personal life

Roberts' parents met in Portugal while both were playing professionally. Ronald Sr., who played at Oklahoma, quit after 10 years as a pro in Spain, Portugal, Brazil and the Dominican Republic to move his wife, Dania, their four sons and two daughters from her native Dominican to Bayonne, New Jersey. Dania works as an accountant while Ronald Sr. works as a hospital security guard.


References


External links


FIBA profileIsraeli League profileNBA G League profileSaint Joseph's Hawks profile
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