Terrence Roberts – Forward

Born: August 4, 1984

Height: 6’9″ / 2.06 m

Weight : 230 lbs / 104 kg

Current Team: Elitzur Kiryat Ata

Year Aquired: 2008

Hometown: Little Rock, AR, U.S.A.

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Bio:
Roberts attended St. Anthony High School, where he was coached by the legendary Bob Hurley. During his junior season St. Anthony’s, Roberts went 29-1 and finished ranked #2 in the nation by USA Today; averaging 10.1 ppg. and 8.0 rpg. In his senior season, he helped lead his squad to the 2003 New Jersey Tournament of Champions crown. As a senior, he averaged 17.0 ppg., 11.0 rpg. and 6.0 bpg. was listed as a 2003 all-state first team selection, a 2003 Parade Magazine All-America third team, and played in the New Jersey North-South High School All-Star Game. Roberts was used sparingly in his first season before becoming a regular contributor as a sophomore. Roberts aided Syracuse to a 27-2 record, the Big East Conference Tournament championship and the 2005 NCAA Tournament first round, finishing fourth on the team in scoring, with 7.2 points per game. After Billy Edelin left Syracuse for personal reasons, Roberts started the final seven games, averaging 8.4 ppg. and 5.7 rpg. in that span. Following the graduation of forward Hakim Warrick, Roberts would start all 35 games of his junior year, averaging a career high of 10.7 points per game. The highlight of his season came against Rutgers University on February 1, 2006. Down by one with under 7.6 seconds left in overtime, Roberts, who had hit only three 3-pointers in his first two seasons at Syracuse, drained a buzzer-beating shot to give Syracuse a 86-84 win. Roberts was then named to the pre-season All Big East team in his senior season. Following his successful collegiate career, Roberts was a member of the 2002 USA Development Festival East Team that firished 3-2 and earned the silver medal. He averaged 6.0 ppg. and 6.2 rpg. He posted highs of 11 points versus the West in the preliminary round and nine rebounds versus the West in the semifinal game. Roberts also participated in the 2005 USA Basketball U21 World Championship Team Trials. In November 2007, Roberts signed to play for Rethymno BC, a Greek basketball team in the same league that used to employ former Syracuse Orange teammate Gerry McNamara. For the 2008-09 season, Roberts is playing with the Israeli team Elitzur Kiryat Ata. In his debut against Rishon LZ, Roberts scored 14 points and grabbed 8 rebounds.

Achievements:

NCAA Sweet 16 -04
Big East Tournament Champion -05, 06
USA U21 National Team -05
World Championships U21 in Argentina -05
NIT Elite Eight -07
Jordanian Cup Winner -11