Richard Roby

Richard Roby (born September 28, 1985) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Shinshu Brave Warriors of the Japanese B.League. He attended high school at Lawrence Academy at Groton, Massachusetts. Roby attended the University of Colorado at Boulder and played for the Buffaloes from 2004 to 2008. He averaged 17 points and 5.5 rebounds during his career for the Buffaloes. He graduated as Colorado's all-time leading scorer, doing so in his final collegiate game.^[1]

Richard Roby

Roby as a member of Colorado in 2007
Personal information
Born	(1985-09-28) September 28, 1985 (age 39) San Bernardino, California
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight	190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school	Lawrence Academy (Groton, Massachusetts)
College	Colorado (2004–2008)
NBA draft	2008: undrafted
Playing career	2008–2019
Position	Shooting guard
Career history
2008–2009	Bnei Hasharon
2009–2010	Maccabi Haifa
2010	Halcones Rojos Veracruz
2010–2011	Rio Grande Valley Vipers
2011	Peristeri
2012	Fos Ouest Provence
2012	Estudiantes de Bahía Blanca
2012–2013	Wonju Dongbu Promy
2013	Gaiteros del Zulia
2013	Caciques de Humacao
2013–2016	Akita Northern Happinets
2016	SAN-EN NeoPhoenix
2016–2017	Osaka Evessa
2017	Marinos de Anzoátegui
2018	Soles de Mexicali
2018-2019	Shinshu Brave Warriors
Career highlights
2× bj league Best Five (2014, 2015) bj league All-Star (2015) bj league Best Sixth Man (2014)

Roby is the half-brother of Kenyon Martin. Roby was married in 2011 to Kendrea Oliver in Las Vegas, Nevada. Together they have four children.^{[2][failed verification][failed verification]}

Professional career

In the summer of 2008, Roby signed a contract through the year 2009 with Bnei Hasharon in Israel. During the 2009/2010 season, he joined Maccabi Haifa B.C.

Roby played for the Nuggets in the NBA Summer League in 2010.^[3] After playing eight games with Halcones Rojos de Veracruz in Mexico, he left and then signed with the Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the NBA D-League.

Richard played for Fos sur mer team, in French league (LNB 2nd division ) and for Club Wonju Dongbu Promy, a Korean basketball league team (aka KBL).

Roby scoring at bj league finals

"Akita star" played for the Akita Northern Happinets of Japan in 2013-16 and won bj league Eastern Conference championship title for two years in a row.^[4] He also acquired his Japanese driver's license in Wariyama, Akita.^[5] He loves to play in this Far East country, and he signed with the SAN-EN NeoPhoenix in 2016. He came terms with the Osaka Evessa on December 9, 2016.

The Basketball Tournament (TBT) (2017–present)

In the summer of 2017, Roby played in The Basketball Tournament on ESPN for Team Colorado (Colorado Alumni). He competed for the $2 million prize, and for Team Colorado and as a No. 1 seed in the West Region, Roby helped take Team Colorado to the Super 16 Round, but was defeated by Armored Athlete 84–75.^[6]

College statistics

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2004–05	Colorado	30	30	30.8	.445	.374	.728	4.8	1.9	1.6	0.8	16.0
2005–06	Colorado	30	29	30.2	.422	.356	.736	3.9	2.5	2.1	0.9	17.0
2006–07	Colorado	27	25	32.1	.383	.268	.734	5.1	2.2	1.2	0.4	17.3
2007–08	Colorado	32	32	34.7	.477	.382	.764	6.7	2.1	1.0	1.0	17.0
Career		119	116	32.0	.431	.347	.742	5.5	2.2	1.5	0.8	16.8

NCAA Awards & Honors

• All-Big 12 First Team - 2006
• All-Big 12 Third Team - 2008
• All-Big 12 Honorable Mention - 2005, 2007
• Big 12 All-Freshman Team (Media) - 2005

Career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

NBA Summer League Stats

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2008–09	NJN	2	0	4.8	.200	.000	.000	0.0	0.5	0.5	0.0	1.0
2009–10	OKC	2	0	6.2	.200	.000	.000	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0
2010–11	DEN	5	4	21.9	.324	.200	.444	3.4	1.0	0.4	0.0	6.8
Career		9	4	14.6	.283	.167	.444	2.0	0.7	0.5	0.0	4.0

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2008–09	Bnei	5	2	21.7	47.9	20.0	82.6	2.40	1.60	0.60	0.00	13.60
2009–10	Maccabi Haifa	20		17.7	52.4	29.0	55.2	2.6	1.3	0.9	0.2	8.9
2010–11	Rio Grande	50	31	27.8	47.0	32.0	66.5	4.54	2.04	1.30	0.62	15.50
2011–12	Peristeri	8	8	28.9	53.8	25.0	75.0	4.75	0.62	1.12	0.38	16.38
2011–12	Fos Ouest	17	11	25.6	53.3	40.5	67.3	3.65	1.76	1.47	0.47	12.59
2012–13	Estudiantes	15	14	35.4	49.8	43.1	78.5	3.93	1.13	1.13	0.60	18.47
2012–13	Wonju	40	11	16.0	51.8	30.5	65.5	3.23	1.00	0.80	0.57	11.43
2012–13	Gaiteros	19	19	30.1	52.5	31.6	70.9	4.74	2.11	1.63	0.53	15.89
2012–13	Humacao	4	1	16.3	37.0	12.5	50.0	3.75	1.50	1.00	0.75	6.50
2013–14	Akita	50	5	27.4	46.1	27.5	70.2	5.2	2.5	1.9	0.9	20.1
2014–15	Akita	51	47	30.3	53.9	32.9	56.0	7.2	4.3	2.3	1.1	20.0
2015–16	Akita	47	47	31.6	47.2	33.9	62.5	8.0	3.7	1.9	0.9	19.9
2016–17	San-en	14	9	18.9	34.6	24.4	65.2	5.6	1.4	1.2	1.0	10.9
2016–17	Osaka	39	5	12.6	42.8	29.2	45.9	2.9	0.9	0.7	0.5	8.0
2016–17	Marinos	6	0	17.5	53.1	44.4	72.7	1.67	1.17	0.17	0.17	7.67
2017–18	Soles	17	7	23.9	38.1	28.6	75.9	4.79	1.50	0.93	0.43	8.29
2018–19	Shinshu	16	16	35.17	43.5	14.1	56.3	9.7	4.0	3.25	1.44	19.1

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2008-09	Bnei	4		18.3	.448	.250	.300	2.3	0.3	2.0	0.3	7.8
2009-10	Haifa	4		10.0	.105	.000	.500	1.8	0.3	0.3	0.8	1.5
2010-11	RGV	8	1	25.7	.453	.200	.558	4.75	1.88	1.38	1.00	14.25
2011-12	Fos	6		23.0	.574	.571	.500	4.0	1.3	1.5	0.3	11.7
2012-13	Humacao	4		16.5	.370	.125	.500	3.8	1.5	1.0	0.8	6.5
2013-14	Akita	6		26.67	.474	.345	.636	6.5	2.17	2.17	1.67	19.0

International Awards & Honors

• Greek HEBA A1 Round 1 MVP - 2011-2012