Jaleel Roberts

Jaleel Roberts (born October 14, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for Pelita Jaya Energi Mega Persada of the Indonesian Basketball League (IBL). He played college basketball for UNC Asheville.

Jaleel Roberts
Pelita Jaya
PositionCenter
LeagueIndonesian League
Personal information
Born (1992-10-14) October 14, 1992
Evans, Georgia
NationalityAmerican
Listed height7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)
Listed weight250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
High schoolGreensboro Day School
(Greensboro, North Carolina)
CollegeUNC Asheville (2011–2015)
NBA draft2015 / Undrafted
Playing career2016–present
Career history
2016Brisbane Spartans
2016Santa Cruz Warriors
2016–2017Salt Lake City Stars
2017–2018Politehnica Iași
2018San Carlos
2018Pelita Jaya
2019Soles de Mexicali
2019Mantarrayas de La Paz

High school career

Roberts attended Evans High School in Evans, GA as a freshman playing for Kevin Kenny. Jaleel loved to STDA and averaged 34 points, eight rebounds and four blocks per game for the Knights.

Roberts attended Greensboro Day School in Greensboro, North Carolina where he played for head coach Freddie Johnson. As a senior in 2010–11, he averaged eight points, eight rebounds and four blocks per game for a Bengals team that finished with a 23–5 overall record and advanced to the state playoffs.[1]

College career

Roberts played four years of college basketball for the UNC Asheville Bulldogs, appearing in 90 games with five starts, and averaging 4.1 points, 3.2 rebounds and 1.4 blocks in 12.3 minutes per game. Roberts made a name for himself by being a defensive terror in the paint for the Bulldogs,[2] as he averaged 2.6 blocks per game as a senior in 2014–15.[3] On February 18, 2015, in a loss to Winthrop, he set a school and conference record with a perfect shooting performance from the field, making all 12 of his field goal attempts for a career-high 25 points.[4]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2015 NBA draft, Roberts joined the Washington Wizards for the 2015 NBA Summer League,[5] where he recorded five rebounds in three games. He later signed with the Wizards for training camp on September 25,[6] but was waived by the team on October 24 after appearing in three preseason games.[7]

On March 7, 2016, Roberts signed with the Brisbane Spartans for the 2016 SEABL season.[8][9] After going scoreless in the team's season opener against the Geelong Supercats on April 1, he scored 12 points the following day in a 91–65 loss to the Kilsyth Cobras.[10] He left the team in June 2016 in order to re-join the Washington Wizards for the 2016 NBA Summer League.[11] In 13 games for the Spartans, Roberts averaged 8.5 points, 6.0 rebounds and 1.0 blocks per game.[12]

On September 23, 2016, Roberts signed with the Milwaukee Bucks,[13] but was waived on October 22 after appearing in five preseason games.[14] On October 30, he was selected by the Santa Cruz Warriors with the second overall pick in the 2016 NBA Development League Draft[15] and in six games, he averaged 2.8 points and 1.2 rebounds in 7.3 minutes.[16] On December 14, Roberts was traded, along the player rights for Mac Koshwal, to the Salt Lake City Stars in exchange for a second-round draft pick.[16] Two days later, he made his debut for the Stars in an 87–75 loss to the Rio Grande Valley Vipers, recording two rebounds in four minutes off the bench.[17]

In March 2018, Roberts signed with San Carlos of the Dominican Torneo de Baloncesto Superior (TBS), making his debut on March 27 in an 81–96 loss to Mauricio Baez.[18] On May 8, he signed with Pelita Jaya Energi Mega Persada of the Indonesian League.[19]

Galloway arrived at the Mexican club Soles de Mexicali in January 2019 and played three games with them in the 2019 FIBA Americas League group stage.[20][21] In February, it was announced he had signed with another Mexican club, Mantarrayas de La Paz, an expansion team going into their debut season in the Circuito de Baloncesto de la Costa del Pacífico (CIBACOPA).[22][23]

References
  1. "Jaleel Roberts Bio". UNCABulldogs.com. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
  2. "Former Bulldog Jaleel Roberts Invited to NBA Training Camp". UNCABulldogs.com. August 18, 2015. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
  3. "Jaleel Roberts Stats". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
  4. Jarrett, Keith (February 19, 2015). "Roberts sets UNC Asheville, BSC record in Winthrop loss". Citizen-Times.com. Retrieved October 11, 2015.
  5. Castillo, Jorge (July 2, 2015). "Wizards announce summer league minicamp roster". WashingtonPost.com. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
  6. "Wizards Sign Five for Training Camp". MonumentalNetwork.com. September 25, 2015. Retrieved October 11, 2015.
  7. "WIZARDS WAIVE FIVE". MonumentalNetwork.com. October 24, 2015. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
  8. "NBA prospect signs with Brisbane Spartans". SportsTG.com. Southern Districts Basketball Association. March 7, 2016. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
  9. Heslehurst, Brayden (March 31, 2016). "The help of NBA prospect Jaleel Roberts has given the Brisbane Spartans hope of contending". CourierMail.com.au. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
  10. "Cobras vs Spartans". FIBALiveStats.com. April 2, 2016. Retrieved April 3, 2016.
  11. Michael, J. (June 22, 2016). "WIZARDS LOCK IN CENTER JALEEL ROBERTS FOR LAS VEGAS SUMMER LEAGUE". csnmidatlantic.com. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
  12. "Player statistics for Jaleel Roberts". SportsTG.com. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
  13. "BUCKS ANNOUNCE 2016 TRAINING CAMP ROSTER". NBA.com. September 23, 2016. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
  14. "Bucks waive Orlando Johnson, J.J. O'Brien and Jaleel Roberts". InsideHoops.com. October 22, 2016. Archived from the original on October 23, 2016. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
  15. "Warriors Select Jaleel Roberts with 2nd Overall Pick in the 2016 NBA D-League Draft". NBA.com. October 30, 2016. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
  16. Byrnes, Hayley (December 14, 2016). "Stars Complete Trade with Santa Cruz Warriors". NBA.com. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
  17. "12/16/16: Rio Grande Valley Vipers @ Salt Lake City Stars". NBA.com. December 16, 2016. Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  18. "Regular Season Round 2: San Carlos - Mauricio Baez 81-96". Eurobasket.com. March 27, 2018. Retrieved May 5, 2018.
  19. "Jaleel Roberts (ex San Carlos) is a newcomer at Pelita Jaya". Asia-Basket.com. May 8, 2018. Retrieved May 10, 2018.
  20. Rodríguez, Luis (January 22, 2019). "JALEEL ROBERTS SE INTEGRA A SOLES PARA LA LIGA DE LAS AMÉRICAS 2019" (in Spanish). solesmexicali.com. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  21. FIBA profile
  22. @mantarrayaslpz (February 19, 2019). "De la NBA a CIBACOPA.Bienvenido Jaleel Roberts a la familia Mantarrayas La Paz, la Arena La Paz te espera con toda la adrenalina y el calor de la familia de Sudcalifornia" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  23. "Mantarrayas de La Paz se reforzará con extranjeros de calidad" (in Spanish). El Sudcaliforniano. March 6, 2019. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
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