Fred Roberts

infobox NBA Player

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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, in Provo, Utah) is a retired American basketball player who played power forward in the National 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 the ACB League.

College career

Roberts played four years of college basketball at Brigham 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 with Danny Ainge and Greg 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 as James 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 the 1982 NBA Draft, but opted to play basketball for a year in Bologna, Italy. During this time, Roberts was traded to the New Jersey Nets on November 12, 1982 for Phil 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 the San Antonio Spurs on June 7, 1983 with other players in exchange for coach Stan 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 the Utah 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, the Boston 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 the Miami 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 the 1992-93 NBA season. Roberts played a season of basketball in Spain after his contract was not renewed. After that, he played for the Chicago Rockers of the Continental Basketball Association. He then signed a 10-day contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers, and was immediately put to work due to starting power forward Tyrone 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 the Los Angeles Lakers for a year. He then signed a one-year contract and played 12 games for the Dallas 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 after Don 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]