Lee Roberts

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.

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.

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.

Coming out of college, Roberts signed with an agent from Germany, who set him up with a team in France.

However, he was considered too short by his coach, and after two weeks he was cut.

He subsequently moved to Germany to live with his agent.

There he tried out for numerous teams, but money was always the issue.

He landed at Bayern Munich, but after a month, he was cut after sustaining an injury.

He finally settled in with a third-tier German team, Spot Up Medien Baskets Braunschweig.

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.

In 30 games for Braunschweig in 2009–10, he averaged 18.0 points, 7.9 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.2 steals per game.

In July 2010, Roberts signed with Danish team Team FOG Næstved.

In 30 games for Næstved in 2010–11, he averaged 18.4 points, 13.2 rebounds, 1.6 assists, 1.6 steals and 1.2 blocks per game.

Following the conclusion of the Danish League season, Roberts moved to Australia and joined the Stirling Senators of the State Basketball League.

He helped the Senators finish the regular season in fifth place with a 15–11 record, but couldn't help them go any further than the first round of the finals.

Since 2011, Roberts has had consistent yearly stints in the NBL1 West in Australia.

Roberts averaged 26.1 points and 14.9 rebounds per game with Stirling in 2011 and was arguably one of the best five imports in the league.

In September 2011, Roberts signed with the Shinshu Brave Warriors of the Japanese BJ League.

In 52 games for Shinshu, he averaged 16.9 points, 10.2 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.2 steals per game.

Following the conclusion of his season in Japan, Roberts returned to the State Basketball League and joined the Kalamunda Eastern Suns.

He helped the Suns qualify for the post-season for just the second time in their history, earning the eighth seed with a 12–14 record.

They were subsequently knocked out in straight sets by the Wanneroo Wolves, losing their quarter-final series 2–0.

In 15 games for Kalamunda, he averaged 23.2 points, 17.8 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 2.1 steals per game.

He has also consistently played seasons in South America since 2012.

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.

In September 2012, Roberts signed with Argentinian team Estudiantes Concordia.

In 36 games during the 2012–13 season, he averaged 17.7 points, 11.8 rebounds, 1.1 assists, 1.1 steals and 1.0 blocks per game.

In May 2013, he helped Estudiantes win the 2012–13 TNA Championship with a 3–2 victory over San Martín in the finals series, thus guaranteeing Estudiantes promotion to the LigaA for the 2013–14 season.

Roberts had a 16-point performance in the deciding Game 5.

In July 2013, Roberts re-signed with Estudiantes Concordia for the 2013–14 season.

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."