André Roberson

This article is about the basketball player. For the baseball player, see Andre Robertson.

André Roberson

Roberson with the Oklahoma City Thunder in 2017
No. 21 – LDLC ASVEL
Position	Small forward / shooting guard
League	LNB EuroLeague
Personal information
Born	(1991-12-04) December 4, 1991 (age 33) Las Cruces, New Mexico, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight	210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school	Wagner (San Antonio, Texas)
College	Colorado (2010–2013)
NBA draft	2013: 1st round, 26th overall pick
Selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves
Playing career	2013–present
Career history
2013–2020	Oklahoma City Thunder
2013–2014	→Tulsa 66ers
2021	Brooklyn Nets
2023	Oklahoma City Blue
2024	Cholet Basket
2024–present	LDLC ASVEL
Career highlights and awards
NBA All-Defensive Second Team (2017) 2× First-team All-Pac-12 (2012, 2013) Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year (2013)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

André Lee Roberson (born December 4, 1991) is an American professional basketball player for LDLC ASVEL of the LNB Élite (LNB) and Turkish Airlines EuroLeague. He played college basketball for the Colorado Buffaloes. As a junior in 2013, Roberson earned first-team all-conference honors in the Pac-12 for the second time, and was also named the Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year. He was selected in the first round of the 2013 NBA draft with the 26th overall pick. He was acquired by the Oklahoma City Thunder in a draft night trade. He was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team in 2017.

High school career

Roberson attended Karen Wagner High School on the outskirts of San Antonio. During his senior year, he averaged 15 points, 12 rebounds and 1.7 blocked shots per game.^[1] Considered a three-star recruit by ESPN.com, Roberson was listed as the No. 62 power forward in the nation in 2010.^[2]

College career

Roberson played for the Colorado Buffaloes under coach Tad Boyle. In his three seasons at CU, Roberson was one of the country's top rebounders, finishing third in the country in 2011–12 and second in 2012–13. He led the Buffaloes to the NCAA Tournament both years.^[1] As a junior in 2012–13, Roberson averaged 10.9 points and 11.2 rebounds per game. He was named first-team All-Pac-12 and the conference Defensive Player of the Year.^[3] At the end of his junior season, Roberson declared he was forgoing his remaining NCAA eligibility to enter the 2013 NBA draft.^[4]

Professional career

Oklahoma City Thunder (2013–2020)

Roberson was selected with the 26th overall pick in the 2013 NBA draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves, but was later acquired by the Oklahoma City Thunder on draft night.^[5] On July 12, he signed with the Thunder after an impressive Summer League performance.^[6] During his rookie season, he had multiple assignments with the Tulsa 66ers of the NBA Development League.^[7]

Roberson defends LeBron James in January 2015

In July 2014, Roberson re-joined the Thunder for the 2014 NBA Summer League.^[8] On October 22, 2014, the Thunder exercised their third-year team option on Roberson's rookie scale contract, extending the contract through the 2015–16 season.^[9] Earning the Thunder's starting shooting guard spot for the 2014–15 season, Roberson recorded his first career double-double (10 points, 12 rebounds) on December 18 against the Golden State Warriors,^[10] and scored a then career-high 12 points on February 9 against the Denver Nuggets.^[11]

On October 23, 2015, the Thunder exercised their fourth-year team option on Roberson's rookie scale contract, extending the contract through the 2016–17 season.^[12] He retained the starting shooting guard spot in 2015–16, and on December 23, he scored a then career-high 15 points in a 120–85 win over the Los Angeles Lakers.^[13] On January 25, 2016, he was ruled out for three weeks with a right knee sprain.^[14] He returned to action on February 24 after missing 10 games.^[15] In Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals, Roberson scored a career-high 17 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, as the Thunder defeated the Golden State Warriors 118–94 to take a 3–1 lead in the series.^[16] The Thunder went on to lose the series in seven games.

Roberson was moved to the starting small forward spot for the 2016–17 season due to the loss of Kevin Durant and the acquisition of Victor Oladipo.^[17] On February 24, 2017, he set a new career high with 19 points in a 110–93 win over the Los Angeles Lakers.^[18] At the season's end, Roberson was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team.^[19]

On July 14, 2017, Roberson re-signed with the Thunder to a three-year, $30 million contract.^[20][21] After missing eight games in January 2018 with left patellar tendinitis,^[22] Roberson ruptured his left patellar tendon on January 27 against the Detroit Pistons.^[23] He underwent surgery the following day and was subsequently ruled out for the rest of the season.^[24]

On October 4, 2018, Roberson was ruled out for an additional two months after undergoing a procedure following a setback during his rehab from left knee surgery.^[25] In late November, Roberson experienced discomfort after landing from a jump, and an MRI revealed that he had suffered a small avulsion fracture in his knee. He was subsequently ruled out for at least another six weeks.^[26]

On August 1, 2020, Roberson played his first NBA game in more than two years, logging five minutes in a 110–94 win over the Utah Jazz.^[27]

Brooklyn Nets (2021)

On February 16, 2021, Roberson signed with the Brooklyn Nets.^[28] He played two games for the Nets before being waived on February 23.^[29] On February 26, Roberson signed a 10-day contract with the Nets.^[30]

Oklahoma City Blue (2023)

On February 1, 2023, Roberson signed with the Oklahoma City Blue, the Thunder's G League affiliate.^[31]

Cholet Basket (2024)

On September 5, 2024, he signed with Cholet Basket of LNB Pro A.^[32]

ASVEL (2024–present)

On November 8, 2024, he signed with LDLC ASVEL of the LNB Élite (LNB).^[33]

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

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2013–14	Oklahoma City	40	16	10.0	.485	.154	.700	2.4	.4	.5	.3	1.9
2014–15	Oklahoma City	67	65	19.2	.458	.247	.479	3.8	1.0	.8	.4	3.4
2015–16	Oklahoma City	70	70	22.2	.496	.311	.611	3.6	.7	.8	.6	4.8
2016–17	Oklahoma City	79	79	30.1	.465	.246	.423	5.1	1.0	1.2	1.0	6.6
2017–18	Oklahoma City	39	39	26.6	.537	.222	.316	4.7	1.2	1.2	.9	5.0
2019–20	Oklahoma City	7	0	12.4	.276	.214	.500	3.9	.6	.1	.4	2.9
2020–21	Brooklyn	5	0	12.6	.143	.125	.500	3.0	.8	.6	.2	1.2
Career		307	269	22.2	.473	.253	.468	4.0	.9	.9	.6	4.5

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2014	Oklahoma City	2	0	4.5	.000	—	—	1.0	.0	.0	.0	.0
2016	Oklahoma City	18	18	26.2	.465	.324	.400	5.6	.8	1.3	1.1	5.6
2017	Oklahoma City	5	5	37.0	.522	.412	.143	6.2	1.8	2.4	3.4	11.6
2020	Oklahoma City	1	0	3.0	.000	.000	—	.0	.0	.0	.0	.0
Career		26	23	25.7	.471	.345	.268	5.2	.9	1.3	1.4	6.1

College

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2010–11	Colorado	38	0	22.3	.580	.343	.553	7.8	.9	1.3	1.1	6.7
2011–12	Colorado	36	35	30.2	.510	.380	.614	11.1	1.2	1.3	1.9	11.6
2012–13	Colorado	31	30	33.4	.480	.328	.551	11.2	1.4	2.2	1.3	10.9
Career		105	65	28.3	.516	.350	.582	10.0	1.1	1.6	1.4	9.6

Personal life

Roberson comes from a family of athletes. Both of his parents were All-Americans in their respective sports during college at New Mexico State.^[34] He has six siblings. All the Roberson children are current or former NCAA Division I athletes.^[34] He is also currently dating Rachel Demita.

References

1. "#21 André Roberson". CUBuffs.com. Retrieved May 4, 2013.
2. "Andre Roberson Recruiting Profile". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 12, 2013.
3. "CU Buffs' Andre Roberson named Pac-12 defensive player of the year". DenverPost.com. March 11, 2013. Retrieved May 4, 2013.
4. "Andre Roberson entering NBA draft". ESPN.com. April 28, 2013. Retrieved May 4, 2013.
5. "Wolves trade 26th pick Roberson in three-team trade". NBA.com. June 27, 2013. Archived from the original on December 14, 2013. Retrieved December 3, 2013.
6. "Thunder Signs Steven Adams and Andre Roberson". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. July 12, 2013. Retrieved July 12, 2013.
7. "2013-14 NBA Assignments". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on July 3, 2014. Retrieved July 4, 2014.
8. "Thunder Announces Summer League Roster". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. July 4, 2014. Retrieved July 4, 2014.
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10. "Andre Roberson 2014-15 Game Log". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
11. "Thunder at Denver Nuggets Game Recap – Feb. 9, 2015". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. February 9, 2015. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
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13. "Thunder at Los Angeles Lakers Game Recap – Dec. 23, 2015". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. December 23, 2015. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
14. Slater, Anthony (January 25, 2016). "OKC Thunder: Andre Roberson to miss at least three weeks with knee sprain". NewsOK.com. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
15. Mayberry, Darnell (February 24, 2016). "Oklahoma City Thunder: Andre Roberson returning to the starting lineup". NewsOK.com. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
16. "Westbrook, Thunder put Warriors on brink of elimination". NBA.com. May 24, 2016. Archived from the original on May 24, 2016. Retrieved May 24, 2016.
17. Heim, Tony (September 14, 2016). "Andre Roberson: Is he ready to play small forward this season?". thunderousintentions.com. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
18. "Westbrook's triple-double leads Thunder past Lakers, 110-93". ESPN.com. February 24, 2017. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
19. "Andre Roberson Named to 2016-17 NBA All-Defensive Second Team". NBA.com. June 26, 2017. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
20. "Thunder Signs Andre Roberson to Multi-Year Contract Extension". NBA.com. July 14, 2017. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
21. "Andre Roberson: OKC 'the place I wanted to be'". NewsOK.com. July 14, 2017. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
22. "Anthony, Adams lead Thunder past Lakers 114-90". ESPN.com. January 17, 2018. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
23. "Report: Thunder guard Andre Roberson ruptures patellar tendon against Pistons". NBA.com. January 27, 2018. Retrieved January 28, 2018.
24. "Roberson Undergoes Successful Procedure". NBA.com. January 28, 2018. Retrieved January 28, 2018.
25. Young, Royce (October 4, 2018). "Thunder's Andre Roberson to miss two more months after knee setback". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 4, 2018.
26. Young, Royce (November 30, 2018). "Thunder's Andre Roberson has knee setback, will miss six more weeks". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
27. "GILGEOUS-ALEXANDER SCORES 19 TO HELP THUNDER TOP JAZZ 110-94". NBA.com. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
28. "Brooklyn Nets Sign Andre Roberson". NBA.com. February 16, 2021. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
29. "Brooklyn Nets Waive Three Players". NBA.com. February 23, 2021. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
30. "Brooklyn Nets Sign Andre Roberson and Iman Shumpert to 10-day Contracts". NBA.com. February 26, 2021. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
31. "OKC BLUE on Twitter: "The Oklahoma City Blue has acquired guard/forward Andre Roberson, the team announced today."". Twitter. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
32. "Cholet Basket officially signs Andre Roberson". Sportando. September 5, 2024. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
33. "ASVEL officially signs Andre Roberson". Sportando. November 8, 2024. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
34. Ciardello, Keff. "The Roberson Pedigree comes to Texas State | Texas Redzone Report". www.texasredzonereport.com. Retrieved August 25, 2016.

External links

• Career statistics from NBA.com and Basketball Reference
• Colorado Buffaloes bio