Overview
Lee Roberts (born February 10, 1987) is an American professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Findlay Oilers between 2005 and 2009, where he won an NCAA Division II national championship as a senior. Since 2011, Roberts has had consistent yearly stints in the NBL1 West in Australia. He has also consistently played seasons in South America since 2012.
Early life
Roberts was born in Seattle, Washington to army parents. He lived in Seattle for seven years before moving to Alaska, where he spent 2½ years before to moving to Cleveland, Ohio. He attended middle school and high school in the Cleveland area, as he played basketball for Midpark High School in Middleburg Heights. He received recognition playing for Midpark; in 2014, Roberts said "I was actually recruited for high jump, I was waiting for a couple of schools to ask about basketball and then Findlay offered me a full scholarship. I went to visit them and I was sold."
College career
Roberts played four years of college basketball for the University of Findlay between 2005 and 2009. The Oilers lost only 12 games in his four years at Findley, as they were GLIAC Tournament winners in 2007 and 2009, and NCAA Division II national champions in 2009. The Oilers entered the 2008–09 season as the top ranked team in NCAA Division II basketball. 36 games later, the Oilers remained on top as they were crowned the 2009 NCAA Division II men's basketball champions in Springfield, Massachusetts on March 28. The Oilers began their road to the championship by winning all 27 of their regular season games en route to a GLIAC South Division title. After winning the GLIAC Tournament, the Oilers had a flawless run during the 2009 NCAA Division II Tournament, including reaching the Final 4 for the first time in school history with an 89–79 win over C.W. Post behind a career-high 23 points from Roberts. In the national championship game against Cal Poly Pomona, Roberts had nine points, eight rebounds and three steals. Individually, Roberts earned GLIAC All-Tournament Team honors in 2008 and GLIAC South Division All-Defensive Team honors in 2009. As a senior in 2008–09, he appeared in all 36 games and averaged 10.4 points and 6.6 rebounds per game.
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