Full Name:
Rolan Roberts
Position:
Forward
College:
Southern Illinois
Height:
6-6
Weight:
250
High School:
Potomac HS (Dumfries, Va.)
Prep School:
Hargrave Military Academy
Birthdate:
April 24, 1978
Birthplace:
Baltimore
Statistics
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HIGHLIGHTS
Played his final season at Southern Illinois after three years at Virginia Tech, where he scored 1,169 points.
Named First Team All-Missouri Valley Conference, MVC Newcomer of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year this past year.
Named Third Team All-Atlantic 10 as a junior at Virginia Tech.
Became the first freshman in 20 years to lead the Hokies in scoring during 1997-98 season, and also set a freshman record with 60 blocks.
At Portsmouth Invitational Tournament, named to all-consolation bracket team after dominant performance.
Averaged 19.0 points and 8.3 rebounds in 24 minutes per game while shooting 70.3 percent from the field.
AT SOUTHERN ILLINOIS
As a senior, scored in double figures in 29 of 36 games.
Led the team and MVC and was fourth in the nation in field goal percentage (.604) and was 26th nationally in blocks (2.4 bpg).
Finished three blocks short (87) of the school’s single-season record.
Finished second on the team in scoring (13.8 ppg).
Had eight double-doubles.
Scored a season-high 28 points to go with a season-high 18 rebounds vs. Southeast Missouri State.
Tallied 23 points and 10 rebounds at Indiana State.
Had 24 points and eight rebounds against Connecticut in the Round of 16 in the 2002 NCAA Tournament.
Blocked a season-high seven shots against Indiana and Indiana State.
AT VIRGINIA TECH
As a junior at Virginia Tech, ranked second on the team in scoring (13.1 ppg), blocks (50), steals (38) and rebounds (6.1 rpg).
Scored in double figures 23 times, inlcuding a season-high 26 points vs. UNC-Asheville.
As a sophomore, started all 28 games and led the team in rebounding (5.9 rpg) and blocks (57).
Ranked second in scoring (14.1 ppg).
Scored in double figures 27 times.
As a freshman, led Hokies in scoring (13.6 ppg) and rebounding (6.4 rpg).
| STATISTICS - Virginia Tech |
| SEASON |
G |
GS |
FGM |
FGA |
PCT |
FTM |
FTA |
PCT |
REB |
AST |
STL |
BL |
PTS |
AVG |
| 1997-98 |
27 |
19 |
143 |
268 |
.534 |
74 |
128 |
.578 |
172 |
22 |
16 |
60 |
366 |
13.6 |
| 1998-99 |
28 |
28 |
151 |
320 |
.472 |
83 |
134 |
.619 |
184 |
34 |
38 |
57 |
396 |
14.1 |
| 1999-00 |
29 |
29 |
155 |
338 |
.459 |
54 |
91 |
.584 |
188 |
52 |
38 |
50 |
407 |
13.1 |
| Totals: |
84 |
76 |
449 |
926 |
.485 |
211 |
353 |
.598 |
525 |
108 |
92 |
167 |
1169 |
13.9 |
| Three-point field goals: 1997-98, 6-for-22 (.273); 1998-99, 11-for-38 (.289); 1999-00, 7-for-37 (.189). Totals: 24-for-97 (.247). |
| STATISTICS - Southern Illinois |
| SEASON |
G |
GS |
FGM |
FGA |
PCT |
FTM |
FTA |
PCT |
REB |
AST |
STL |
BL |
PTS |
AVG |
| 2001-02 |
36 |
35 |
209 |
346 |
.604 |
79 |
190 |
.416 |
254 |
60 |
41 |
87 |
497 |
13.8 |
| Three-point field goals: 2001-02, 0-for-0 (.000). |
