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Richard Roby
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Roby as a member of Colorado in 2007
Shooting guard
Personal information
Born (1985-09-28) September 28, 1985 (age 38)
San Bernardino, California
Nationality American
High school Lawrence Academy
(Groton, Massachusetts)
Listed height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight 190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
College Colorado (2004–2008)
NBA Draft 2008 / Undrafted
Pro career 2008–2019
Career history
2008–2009 Bnei Hasharon
2009–2010 Maccabi Haifa
2010 Halcones Rojos Veracruz
2010–2011 Rio Grande Valley Vipers
2011 Peristeri
2012 Fos Ouest Provence
2012 Estudiantes de Bahía Blanca
2012–2013 Wonju Dongbu Promy
2013 Gaiteros del Zulia
2013 Caciques de Humacao
2013–2016 Akita Northern Happinets
2016 SAN-EN NeoPhoenix
2016–2017 Osaka Evessa
2017 Marinos de Anzoátegui
2018 Soles de Mexicali
2018-2019 Shinshu Brave Warriors
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× bj league Best Five (2014, 2015)
  • bj league All-Star (2015)
  • bj league Best Sixth Man (2014)

Richard Roby (born September 28, 1985) is an American professional basketball player who last played 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.

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.

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. 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).

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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. He also acquired his Japanese driver's license in Wariyama, Akita. 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.

College statistics

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2004-05 Colorado 30 30 30.8 .445 .374 .728 4.8 1.9 1.6 0.8 16.0
2005-06 Colorado 30 29 30.2 .422 .356 .736 3.9 2.5 2.1 0.9 17.0
2006-07 Colorado 27 25 32.1 .383 .268 .734 5.1 2.2 1.2 0.4 17.3
2007-08 Colorado 32 32 34.7 .477 .382 .764 6.7 2.1 1.0 1.0 17.0
Career 119 116 32.0 .431 .347 .742 5.5 2.2 1.5 0.8 16.8

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 2 0 4.8 .200 .000 .000 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 1.0
2009-10 OKC 2 0 6.2 .200 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0
2010-11 DEN 5 4 21.9 .324 .200 .444 3.4 1.0 0.4 0.0 6.8
Career 9 4 14.6 .283 .167 .444 2.0 0.7 0.5 0.0 4.0

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2008-09 Bnei 5 2 21.7 47.9 20.0 82.6 2.40 1.60 0.60 0.00 13.60
2009-10 Maccabi Haifa 20 17.7 52.4 29.0 55.2 2.6 1.3 0.9 0.2 8.9
2010-11 Rio Grande 50 31 27.8 47.0 32.0 66.5 4.54 2.04 1.30 0.62 15.50
2011-12 Peristeri 8 8 28.9 53.8 25.0 75.0 4.75 0.62 1.12 0.38 16.38
2011-12 Fos Ouest 17 11 25.6 53.3 40.5 67.3 3.65 1.76 1.47 0.47 12.59
2012-13 Estudiantes 15 14 35.4 49.8 43.1 78.5 3.93 1.13 1.13 0.60 18.47
2012-13 Wonju 40 11 16.0 51.8 30.5 65.5 3.23 1.00 0.80 0.57 11.43
2012-13 Gaiteros 19 19 30.1 52.5 31.6 70.9 4.74 2.11 1.63 0.53 15.89
2012-13 Humacao 4 1 16.3 37.0 12.5 50.0 3.75 1.50 1.00 0.75 6.50
2013-14 Akita 50 5 27.4 46.1 27.5 70.2 5.2 2.5 1.9 0.9 20.1
2014-15 Akita 51 47 30.3 53.9 32.9 56.0 7.2 4.3 2.3 1.1 20.0
2015-16 Akita 47 47 31.6 47.2 33.9 62.5 8.0 3.7 1.9 0.9 19.9
2016-17 San-en 14 9 18.9 34.6 24.4 65.2 5.6 1.4 1.2 1.0 10.9
2016-17 Osaka 39 5 12.6 42.8 29.2 45.9 2.9 0.9 0.7 0.5 8.0
2016-17 Marinos 6 0 17.5 53.1 44.4 72.7 1.67 1.17 0.17 0.17 7.67
2017-18 Soles 17 7 23.9 38.1 28.6 75.9 4.79 1.50 0.93 0.43 8.29
2018-19 Shinshu 16 16 35.17 43.5 14.1 56.3 9.7 4.0 3.25 1.44 19.1

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2008-09 Bnei 4 18.3 .448 .250 .300 2.3 0.3 2.0 0.3 7.8
2009-10 Haifa 4 10.0 .105 .000 .500 1.8 0.3 0.3 0.8 1.5
2010-11 RGV 8 1 25.7 .453 .200 .558 4.75 1.88 1.38 1.00 14.25
2011-12 Fos 6 23.0 .574 .571 .500 4.0 1.3 1.5 0.3 11.7
2012-13 Humacao 4 16.5 .370 .125 .500 3.8 1.5 1.0 0.8 6.5
2013-14 Akita 6 26.67 .474 .345 .636 6.5 2.17 2.17 1.67 19.0

International Awards & Honors

  • Greek HEBA A1 Round 1 MVP - 2011-2012
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