Anthony Roberson

Anthony Roberson

Fujian Xunxing
Point guard
Personal information
Born	February 14, 1983 (1983-02-14) Saginaw, Michigan
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight	180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
College	University of Florida
Pro career	2005–present
League	CBA
Career history
Memphis Grizzlies (2005–2006) Golden State Warriors (2006–2007) Hapoel Migdal Jerusalem (2007–2008) TTNet Beykoz (2008) New York Knicks (2008–2009) Chicago Bulls (2009) Strasbourg IG (2009–2010) Enel Brindisi (2010–2011) Fujian Xunxing (2011–present)

Anthony Roberson (born February 14, 1983) is an American professional basketball player who has played for four National Basketball Association (NBA) teams and four foreign teams in his six-year pro career. Roberson played college basketball for the University of Florida, and signed with the NBA's Memphis Grizzlies as an undrafted free agent in 2005.

Early years

Roberson was born in Saginaw, Michigan. He attended Saginaw High School, where he played high school basketball for the Saginaw Trojans and was recognized as a Parade magazine high school All-American as a senior. Roberson was recruited by the University of Florida, Duke University, Michigan State University and the University of Michigan, after averaging 24 points per game as a high school junior. He ultimately chose to attend Florida.

College career

Roberson received an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he played for coach Billy Donovan's Florida Gators men's basketball team from 2003 to 2005. He chose to forgo his final year of NCAA eligibility and left school after his third college season.

Professional career

He declared for the 2005 NBA Draft after his junior season, and signed with the Memphis Grizzlies in August 2005, after going undrafted. Throughout the 2005–06 NBA season, he split his time between the Grizzlies and the Arkansas RimRockers, the Grizzlies' D-League affiliate.

In October 2006 he was signed by the Golden State Warriors to be evaluated during training camp, and would appear in 20 contests in 2006–07, being waived in early January 2007.

After failing to find a job in the NBA in 2007–08, Roberson went overseas and spent the season in Israel (playing for Hapoel Jerusalem) and Turkey.

In July 2008, Roberson was invited to be part of the New York Knicks' summer league team and, on July 16, agreed in principle to a 2-year deal with the team.

On February 19, 2009, Roberson was traded to the Chicago Bulls along with center Jerome James and forward Tim Thomas in exchange for guard Larry Hughes. On July 20, Roberson was waived by the Bulls.

Roberson later played in France with Strasbourg IG. On September 24, 2010, he signed with the Los Angeles Lakers., but he was waived before the start of the season.

Roberson currently plays for Fujian SBS Xunxing, in the China Basketball Association league. His Chinese name is 安东尼。

Personal

His cousin, Terrance Roberson, played college basketball at Fresno State and appeared in three games for the Charlotte Hornets in 2000.

NBA 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

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2005–06	Memphis	16	0	5.5	.452	.500	1.000	.4	.3	.1	.0	2.2
2006–07	Golden State	20	1	11.4	.423	.382	.667	1.1	.5	.6	.0	5.6
2008–09	New York	23	0	11.0	.379	.338	1.000	.7	.8	.4	.0	4.7
2008–09	Chicago	6	0	3.8	.294	.200	.000	1.2	.2	.0	.0	2.0
Career		65	1	9.1	.400	.356	.900	.8	.5	.3	.0	4.1

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2008–09	Chicago	1	0	4.0	.750	1.000	.000	1.0	.0	2.0	.0	8.0
Career		1	0	4.0	.750	1.000	.000	1.0	.0	2.0	.0	8.0

See also

• List of Florida Gators basketball players

External links

• NBA.com profile