Richard Roby

Richard Roby (born September 28, 1985) is an American professional basketball player for the Shinshu Brave Warriors of the Japanese B.League. He attended high school at Lawrence Academy at Groton, Massachusetts. Roby attended the University of Colorado at Boulder and played for the Buffaloes from 2004 to 2008. He averaged 17 points and 5.5 rebounds during his career for the Buffaloes. He graduated as Colorado's all-time leading scorer, doing so in his final collegiate game.[1]

Richard Roby
Roby as a member of Colorado in 2007
Personal information
Born (1985-09-28) September 28, 1985
San Bernardino, California
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High schoolLawrence Academy
(Groton, Massachusetts)
CollegeColorado (2004–2008)
NBA draft2008 / Undrafted
Playing career2008–2019
PositionShooting guard
Career history
2008–2009Bnei Hasharon
2009–2010Maccabi Haifa
2010Halcones Rojos Veracruz
2010–2011Rio Grande Valley Vipers
2011Peristeri
2012Fos Ouest Provence
2012Estudiantes de Bahía Blanca
2012–2013Wonju Dongbu Promy
2013Gaiteros del Zulia
2013Caciques de Humacao
2013–2016Akita Northern Happinets
2016SAN-EN NeoPhoenix
2016–2017Osaka Evessa
2017Marinos de Anzoátegui
2018Soles de Mexicali
2018-2019Shinshu Brave Warriors
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× bj league Best Five (2014, 2015)
  • bj league All-Star (2015)
  • bj league Best Sixth Man (2014)

Roby is the half-brother of Kenyon Martin. Roby was married in 2011 to Kendrea Oliver in Las Vegas, Nevada. Together they have four children. [2]

Professional career

In the summer of 2008, Roby signed a contract through the year 2009 with Bnei Hasharon in Israel. During the 2009/2010 season, he joined Maccabi Haifa B.C..

Roby played for the Nuggets in the NBA Summer League in 2010.[3] After playing eight games with Halcones Rojos de Veracruz in Mexico, he left and then signed with the Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the NBA D-League.

Richard played for Fos sur mer team, in French league (LNB 2nd division ) and for Club Wonju Dongbu Promy, a Korean basketball league team (aka KBL).

Roby scoring at bj league finals

"Akita star" played for the Akita Northern Happinets of Japan in 2013-16 and won bj league Eastern Conference championship title for two years in a row.[4] He also acquired his Japanese driver's license in Wariyama, Akita.[5] He loves to play in this Far East country, and he signed with the SAN-EN NeoPhoenix in 2016. He came terms with the Osaka Evessa on December 9, 2016.

The Basketball Tournament (TBT) (2017–present)

In the summer of 2017, Roby played in The Basketball Tournament on ESPN for Team Colorado (Colorado Alumni). He competed for the $2 million prize, and for Team Colorado and as a No. 1 seed in the West Region, Roby helped take Team Colorado to the Super 16 Round, but was defeated by Armored Athlete 84-75.[6]

College statistics
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2004-05 Colorado 303030.8.445.374.7284.81.91.60.816.0
2005-06 Colorado 302930.2.422.356.7363.92.52.10.917.0
2006-07 Colorado 272532.1.383.268.7345.12.21.20.417.3
2007-08 Colorado 323234.7.477.382.7646.72.11.01.017.0
Career 11911632.0.431.347.7425.52.21.50.816.8

NCAA Awards & Honors
  • All-Big 12 First Team - 2006
  • All-Big 12 Third Team - 2008
  • All-Big 12 Honorable Mention - 2005, 2007
  • Big 12 All-Freshman Team (Media) - 2005

Career statistics
Legend
  GP Games 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

NBA Summer League Stats
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2008-09 NJN 204.8.200.000.0000.00.50.50.01.0
2009-10 OKC 206.2.200.000.0000.00.01.00.00.0
2010-11 DEN 5421.9.324.200.4443.41.00.40.06.8
Career 9414.6.283.167.4442.00.70.50.04.0

Regular season
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2008-09 Bnei 5221.747.920.082.62.401.600.600.0013.60
2009-10 Maccabi Haifa 2017.752.429.055.22.61.30.90.28.9
2010-11 Rio Grande 503127.847.032.066.54.542.041.300.6215.50
2011-12 Peristeri 8828.953.825.075.04.750.621.120.3816.38
2011-12 Fos Ouest 171125.653.340.567.33.651.761.470.4712.59
2012-13 Estudiantes 151435.449.843.178.53.931.131.130.6018.47
2012-13 Wonju 401116.051.830.565.53.231.000.800.5711.43
2012-13 Gaiteros 191930.152.531.670.94.742.111.630.5315.89
2012-13 Humacao 4116.337.012.550.03.751.501.000.756.50
2013-14 Akita 50527.446.127.570.25.22.51.90.920.1
2014-15 Akita 514730.353.932.956.07.24.32.31.120.0
2015-16 Akita 474731.647.233.962.58.03.71.90.919.9
2016-17 San-en 14918.934.624.465.25.61.41.21.010.9
2016-17 Osaka 39512.642.829.245.92.90.90.70.58.0
2016-17 Marinos 6017.553.144.472.71.671.170.170.177.67
2017-18 Soles 17723.938.128.675.94.791.500.930.438.29
2018-19 Shinshu 161635.1743.514.156.39.74.03.251.4419.1

Playoffs
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2008-09 Bnei 418.3.448.250.3002.30.32.00.37.8
2009-10 Haifa 410.0.105.000.5001.80.30.30.81.5
2010-11 RGV 8125.7.453.200.5584.751.881.381.0014.25
2011-12 Fos 623.0.574.571.5004.01.31.50.311.7
2012-13 Humacao 416.5.370.125.5003.81.51.00.86.5
2013-14 Akita 626.67.474.345.6366.52.172.171.6719.0

International Awards & Honors
  • Greek HEBA A1 Round 1 MVP - 2011-2012

References
  1. Colorado Buffaloes vs. Oklahoma Sooners - Recap - March 14, 2008 - ESPN – "Colorado's Richard Roby had 18 points to finish his career with 2,001 points, breaking Donnie Boyce's school record by six points."
  2. http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/knicks/serby_sunday_with_kenyon_martin_nBCvokHSkRIe1AaQHT62aO
  3. http://www.ridiculousupside.com/2010/6/28/1540775/nba-summer-league-rosters-vegas NBA Summer League Rosters - Vegas
  4. http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/04/02/basketball/bj-league/akita-star-roby-saw-brother-martin-a-longtime-nba-standout-as-inspiration
  5. Richard X Roby [@richardxroby] (15 February 2016). "Passed my drivers test ✔️🇯🇵!!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  6. "Bracket | The Basketball Tournament". www.thetournament.com. Retrieved 2018-02-17.
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