Lawrence Roberts (basketball)

Lawrence Edward Roberts III ( born October 20, 1982 in Houston, Texas ) is an American professional basketball player. Roberts began his professional career in 2008 after a brief career in the NBA 's richest professional league in Europe continues. After two seasons in Serbia and one each in Turkey and Lithuania Roberts played in the National Basketball League in 2012/13 for Bayern Munich.

Career

Roberts joined in 2001 after graduating from Lamar High School in his hometown to study at Baylor University in Waco. There he played for the college team Bears in the Big 12 Conference of the NCAA. 2003, the Bears were uncovered several violations of the regulations of the NCAA after the murder of Patrick Dennehy Roberts teammates in basketball program. Roberts then moved to the Mississippi State University ( MSU). As a result of violations of the Baylor Bears against the NCAA regulations Roberts was adopted otherwise provided for university exchange barrier of one year for championship games and he played the following two years for the MSU Bulldogs in the Southeastern Conference (SEC). In the following two seasons, each one reached the second round in the national finals of the NCAA. After a surprising loss to the Musketeers of Xavier University of Cincinnati in 2004 followed a year later a defeat against the favored Blue Devils of Duke University.

Roberts, who had each placed in three out of four high school seasons in the two play strong Conferences a double-double average and 2004 by Associated Press in the " All-American team," the five best college players had been arranged, was in the NBA Draft 2005 selected the second round by the Seattle SuperSonics and directly afterwards against future " draft picks " to the Memphis Grizzlies passed on. The Grizzlies Roberts had a rather mediocre season as a "rookie" and was used in only 33 games with less than an average of six minutes of playing time. In addition, he was passed on the farm team Arkansas RimRockers in the NBA Development League (D - League), where he had another ten appearances in this season. In his second NBA season he was firmly in the squad of the Grizzlies and acted in 54 stakes and 18 times as a player in the " Starting Five ". Nevertheless, he had at the beginning of the season 2007 /08 a new contract and signed a contract with the first Greek giants Olympiakos in Europe. This contract was terminated before the season starts again. To a new contract in the NBA with the Washington Wizards, where he took part in the pre-season in October, it did not come as a result.

Only at the beginning of the 2008 /09 signed Roberts again a new professional contract with KK Red Star in the Serbian capital Belgrade. Here he lost with Red Star both the national cup final, the final series of the championship and the semifinals of the Adriatic League against local rivals KK Partizan. Plan for the next season 2009/10 he was himself taken by the Serbian champions Partizan series under contract. Along with, among others, his compatriot Bo McCalebb won Roberts for Partizan again from the Triple Championship, Cup and Adriatic League. In addition, one was in the ULEB Euro League 2009/10 very successful and reached the Final Four tournament of the highest European club competition, in which they finished in fourth place after two defeats after extra time. Plan for the next season 2010/11 he went to Efes Pilsen Istanbul, the Turkish runner, he won early in the season the President's Cup, but lost at the end of season play-off semi-final series for the championship against defending champion Fenerbahçe Ülker. In the ULEB Euro League 2010/11 they reached the second round of the 16 best teams in which you had to defer to, among other things Montepaschi Siena to Roberts former teammates McCalebb and retired.

In the season 2011/12 Roberts joined the Lithuanian Lietuvos Rytas from Vilnius. At the beginning of the season, they lost the final game to qualify for the ULEB Euro League 2011/12 at home to Galatasaray Istanbul and started then the Eurocup 2011/12, in which one again reached a two-time Cup winner the Final Four tournament. After a semi-final defeat against Valencia Basket Club you won the game for third place against BK Spartak Saint Petersburg. In the national competitions and in the Baltic Basketball League, the club had to defer again Zalgiris Kaunas time rival. Only in the VTB United League 2011/12 could be placed in front of Kaunas, but lost the semifinals at the Final Four tournament this competition against the Russian champion series PBK CSKA Moscow. The small locomotive final against Kuban Krasnodar could then decide for themselves and took a third place in the Eastern European competition. Plan for the next season 2012/13 Roberts moved along with his teammates Tyrese Rice to the German first division club Bayern Munich, who had, however, omitted in advance to participate in European club competitions. In summer 2013, the club broke its contract with Roberts on using the option.

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