- Fred Roberts
infobox NBA Player
name = Fred Roberts
position = Power forward
height_ft = 6 | height_in = 10
weight_lbs = 218
birth_date = Birth date and age|1960|8|14|mf=y
birth_place = Provo,Utah
highschool =
college = Brigham Young
draft = 27th overall
draft_year = 1982
draft_team =Milwaukee Bucks
career_start = 1982
career_end = 1997
former_teams =San Antonio Spurs (1983-1984)Utah Jazz (1984-1986)Boston Celtics (1986-1988)Milwaukee Bucks (1988-1993)
FC Barcelona (1993-1994)Cleveland Cavaliers (1995)Los Angeles Lakers (1995-1996)Dallas Mavericks (1996-1997)
awards =Frederick (Fred) Clark Roberts (born
August 14 ,1960 , inProvo, Utah ) is a retired Americanbasketball player who played power forward in theNational Basketball Association (NBA) for 13 seasons, a career spanning from 1983 to 1997, becoming one of the more successful journeymen to play in the league. He also played in FC Barcelona of theACB League .College career
Roberts played four years of
college basketball atBrigham Young University in Utah, from 1978 to 1982. He played in 119 total games, averaged 15.5 points and seven rebounds and shot 54.6% from the field. [cite web|url=http://www.thedraftreview.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1634&Itemid=5|title=Fred Roberts Second Round 27th Overall|accessdate=2007-01-10] His playing ability along withDanny Ainge andGreg Kite led to the success of the BYU program during this time. Roberts also played on the USA Junior World Championship Team in 1979, playing alongside greats such asJames Worthy and leading the USA to an undefeated 8-0 record. [cite web|url=http://www.usabasketball.com/history/mjwc_1979.html|title=USA Basketball:FIRST JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP -- 1979|accessdate=2007-01-10]Professional career
He was drafted by the
Milwaukee Bucks in the second round of the1982 NBA Draft , but opted to play basketball for a year inBologna ,Italy . During this time, Roberts was traded to theNew Jersey Nets onNovember 12 ,1982 forPhil Ford and a second-round draft choice,cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/nets/history/trade_history.html|title=Nets Trade History|accessdate=2007-01-11] and from there was traded to theSan Antonio Spurs onJune 7 ,1983 with other players in exchange for coachStan Albeck .cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/nets/history/trade_history.html|title=Nets Trade History|accessdate=2007-01-11] Afterwards, he played his first full NBA season with the Spurs. He played just over a season there before being traded to theUtah Jazz for two second-round draft picks. [cite web|url=http://n-c-systems.com/hoops/AllTransactions/ByYear/1982.php|title=1982 NBA Transactions|accessdate=2007-01-10] In September 1986, theBoston Celtics offered him a two-year deal worth $315,000, which the Jazz matched. [cite web|url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A0DE1DB1038F935A1575AC0A960948260|title=Celtics' Offer Matched|accessdate=2007-01-10] Almost immediately after matching the offer, the Jazz traded him to Boston for a future draft choice. [cite web|url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A0DE7D8113DF934A1575AC0A960948260|title=Lakers Waive Lucas|accessdate=2007-01-10] He played two seasons for the Celtics before being chosen by theMiami Heat in the 1988 NBA expansion draft. However, Roberts was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks before ever playing a game for the Heat. He played for the Bucks for five seasons, where he had his best years as a professional, reaching the 10 PPG mark and playing more minutes than he had been. He was released when his contract expired after the1992-93 NBA season . Roberts played a season of basketball inSpain after his contract was not renewed. After that, he played for theChicago Rockers of theContinental Basketball Association . He then signed a 10-day contract with theCleveland Cavaliers , and was immediately put to work due to starting power forwardTyrone Hill going down with an ankle injury. [cite web|url=http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4208/is_19950304/ai_n10187555|title=Roberts answers call|accessdate=2007-01-10] Once Hill returned though, Roberts stopped seeing playing time, but considered his stint with the Cavs as a foot in the door for next season. [cite web|url=http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4196/is_19950422/ai_n10193543|title=Roberts back in NBA but longs for Milwaukee|accessdate=2007-01-10] He then signed on with theLos Angeles Lakers for a year. He then signed a one-year contract and played 12 games for theDallas Mavericks in 1996-97, [cite web|url=http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4196/is_19961005/ai_n10296907|title=NBA Notes|accessdate=2007-01-10] but was released almost immediately afterDon Nelson became General Manager. [cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/mavericks/history/mavs_history.html|title=Mavs History|accessdate=2007-01-10]References
External links
* [http://databasebasketball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=ROBERFR01 Fred Roberts' BYU and NBA statistics at Databasebasketball]
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