Personal
Born in April 1981 ... parents are Glen and Michelle ... oldest of 10 children ... father Glen played baseball and basketball for BYU (1977-79) ... uncles Fred and Kenneth Roberts played basketball for BYU and professionally in the NBA or Europe ... served two-year mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Argentina ... married Casey Cox of Provo in August 2002 ... civil engineering major.
Before BYU
Prepped at Timpview High School in Provo, Utah, where he was the 1999 Utah 4A Player of the Year ... maintained a 3.65 GPA ... averaged 17.7 points, 7.5 rebounds and 3 assists while leading his team to 4A State Championship.
Summary
Roberts is a two-year lettermen who appeared in 11 games last year after coming off a possible redshirt season in January ... He played his freshman season prior to departing for a two-year LDS Church mission in Argentina ... He is an athletic player who has has one of the best vertical leaps on the team and excited fans as a freshman with his slashing dunks ... He is a good defender on the perimeter ... He played in 21 games as a freshman with one start, while playing a limited 4.3 minutes per game ... He averaged 5.7 minutes in his 11 appearances last year ... He was Utah 4A Player of the Year out of Provo's Timpview High School ... He has career highs of 6 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists.
Stats
CAREER HIGHS: POINTS: 6 at CSU (2-24-00), at Weber St.(1-8-03), vs. AFA (2-3-03) FG MADE: 2 (three) last at Weber State FG ATT: 3 vs. UNLV (3-11-00), vs ISU FG%: 1.000 (2-2) three times, last at Weber 3FG MADE: -- 3FG ATT: 2 vs. Idaho State (1-11-03) 3FG%: -- FT MADE: 4 vs. Air Force (2-3-03) FT ATT: 6 vs. Air Force (2-3-03) FT %: .750 (3-4) vs. B. Green (3-15-00), vs. Idaho State REB: 3 at Weber State, vs. New Mexico, vs. Air Force (2-3-03) ASSISTS: 2 at Wyoming (2-26-00), vs. ISU STEALS: 1 (4 times) last vs. AFA (2-3-03) BLOCKS: 1 vs. South Carolina St (12-18-99) MINUTES: 14 vs. Idaho State
Roberts played in 21 of 33 games, including one start, while averaging 1.4 points, 0.5 rebounds and 0.4 assists in 4.3 minutes per game ... shot 53.3 percent from the floor, making 8 of 15 attempts ... was 0-2 on threes ... converted 14-18 free throws (.778) ... played in 11 conference games, starting at Wyoming, to average 1.1 points in 3.5 minutes ... made 3-4 field goals and 6-8 free throws in league games ... scored a career-best 6 points at Colorado State ... had his rebound high of 2 vs. Colorado State in Provo ... averaged 3.5 points in BYU's two NIT wins over Bowling Green and Southern Illinois ... totaled 4 points in his last action vs. Southern Illinois, finishing the Cougar scoring with a left-handed, leaning hammer dunk ... despite limited playing time he scored in 11 of 21 games in which he appeared and grabbed a rebound in nine contests ... played double-digit minutes twice, with a career-best 11 minutes at UNLV and 10 minutes vs. South Carolina State ... played nine minutes in his only start at Wyoming where he dished out a personal-best 2 assists ... made 2-2 free throws in four games and a career-best 3-4 in NIT win over Bowling Green.
After returning from a two-year mission in Argentina, Roberts considered a redshirt while getting back in playing condition after his missionary service and preseason knee surgery ... had his knee scoped in October and sat out the first 13 games as a potential redshirt player before playing his first game of the year at Weber State, equaling his career-high 6 points and setting a new personal-best 3 rebounds in 10 minutes vs. the Wildcats ... also equaled a career-best of 2 field goals and 2-2 field goal percentage ... tied a career-best 2 assists and played a career-high 14 minutes vs. Idaho State, surpassing the 11 minutes he played at UNLV in 2000 ... played 12 minutes vs. UNM, tying his career-high 3 rebounds while scoring 2 points ... had 3 boards and a career-tying 6 points vs. Air Force in Provo in 12 minutes ... played in eight MWC games but appeared only briefly in five.
SUMMER TOUR IN AUSTRALIA: Roberts averaged 8.5 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 0.5 apg and 1.0 spg in 20.2 minutes.