Marv Roberts

Marv Roberts

Personal information
Born	(1950-01-29) January 29, 1950 Brooklyn, New York
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight	200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school	George W. Wingate (Brooklyn, New York)
College	Utah State (1968–1971)
NBA draft	1971: 3rd round, 45th overall pick
Selected by the Detroit Pistons
Playing career	1971–1979
Position	Power forward / Center
Number	31, 14, 30
Career history
1971–1974	Denver Rockets (ABA)
1974	Carolina Cougars (ABA)
1974–1976	Kentucky Colonels (ABA)
1976	Virginia Squires (ABA)
1976–1977	Los Angeles Lakers
1978–1979	Sporting Club Gira (Italy)
Career highlights and awards
ABA Champion (1975)
Career ABA and NBA statistics
Points	3,345 (8.3 ppg)
Rebounds	1,570 (3.9 rpg)
Assists	517 (1.3 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Marv Roberts is an American former basketball player.

Roberts, a native of Brooklyn, New York, played college basketball at Utah State University.

Roberts was drafted by the Detroit Pistons in the 3rd round of the 1971 NBA draft. He signed with the Denver Rockets of the American Basketball Association.

Roberts played for the Rockets beginning in 1971 and was traded to the Carolina Cougars during the 1973-74 season. Roberts joined the Kentucky Colonels for the 1974-75 season and was part of the Colonels team that won the 1975 ABA Championship.

Following Kentucky's championship season Roberts was traded to the Virginia Squires. The Squires folded at the conclusion of the 1975-76 ABA season, just before the ABA-NBA merger. As a result, Roberts ended up with the Los Angeles Lakers for the 1976-77 season.

Roberts scored 3,345 points in his six NBA/ABA seasons.

• BasketballReference.com page