Chris Douglas Roberts (born January 8, 1987) is an American former professional
basketball
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player. He played
college basketball
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for the
University of Memphis
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The university maintains the Herff College of Engineering, the Center for Ea ...
.
High school career
Douglas-Roberts played
high school basketball at
Cass Technical High School
Cass Technical High School (simply referred to as Cass Tech) is a public high school in Midtown Detroit, Michigan, United States. and
Northwestern High School. He played for Cass Tech in 2003 and 2004 averaging 28
points, 10
rebounds
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and six
assists. After the 2004 season he transferred to Northwestern where he saw limited time due to transfer rules and didn't join the team until the second semester. He finished the season averaging 13.8 points and 5.4 rebounds per game.
Considered a four-star recruit by
Rivals.com
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History
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, Douglas-Roberts was listed as the No. 26 shooting guard and the No. 75 player in the nation in 2005.
College career
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During his
freshman season he played in 34 games starting 25. He finished the season averaging 8.3 points, 3.3 rebounds, and 1.5 assists per game. Because of his great play he was on the
Conference USA All-Freshman Team.
During his sophomore season he started all 35 games he played in. He led the Tigers with 15.4 points per game and received many honors including All-Conference USA first team and
Associated Press
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All-America honorable mention among others.
During his junior year, he helped the Tigers reach the
2008 NCAA tournament
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, averaging 23.3 points over six games as the Tigers finished in second place, losing in the
National Championship game to the
Kansas Jayhawks 75–68 in overtime.
At the end of the season he earned first-team
All-American honors. He finished his college career with 1,545 points.
Professional career
NBA
On April 18, 2008, Douglas-Roberts announced that he would be declaring for the
2008 NBA draft. He was selected by the
New Jersey Nets
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with the 40th overall pick, and on July 9, 2008, the Nets officially signed him.
On June 25, 2010, Douglas-Roberts was traded by the Nets to the
Milwaukee Bucks
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for a
2012 second-round draft pick.
Italy
In September 2011, Douglas-Roberts joined
Virtus Bologna
Virtus Pallacanestro Bologna, known for sponsorship reasons as Virtus Segafredo Bologna, is an Italian professional basketball club based in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna.
The club was founded in 1929, which makes it the oldest club in Italy and one ...
of Italy.
Second NBA stint and D-League
On October 1, 2012, Douglas-Roberts signed with the
Los Angeles Lakers, but was waived on October 22. On October 27, Douglas-Roberts signed with the
Dallas Mavericks along with center
Melvin Ely
Melvin Anderson Ely (; born May 2, 1978) is an American former professional basketball player who used to be an assistant coach for the Canton Charge of the NBA G League.
A 6'10", , power forward–center from Fresno State, Ely was drafted ...
, however, the two were waived the next day. On November 1, 2012, he was acquired by the
Texas Legends
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of the
NBA D-League
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.
On December 23, 2012, he re-signed with the
Dallas Mavericks. On January 6, 2013, he was waived by the Mavericks.
In July 2013, Douglas-Roberts joined the
Los Angeles Lakers for the
2013 NBA Summer League
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. On October 2, 2013, he signed with the
New York Knicks. However, he was later waived by the Knicks on October 25, 2013.
In November 2013, Douglas-Roberts was re-acquired by the Texas Legends. On December 11, 2013, he signed with the
Charlotte Bobcats
Charlotte ( ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Located in the Piedmont region, it is the county seat of Mecklenburg County. The population was 874,579 at the 2020 census, making Charlotte the 16th-most populou ...
. On April 14, 2014, he hit a buzzer-beater to lift the Bobcats over the
Atlanta Hawks
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, 95–93.
On September 3, 2014, Douglas-Roberts signed with the
Los Angeles Clippers
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.
On January 15, 2015, Douglas-Roberts was acquired by the
Boston Celtics in a three-team trade also involving the
Phoenix Suns. Three days later, he was waived by the Celtics.
On September 18, 2015, Douglas-Roberts signed with
New Orleans Pelicans. However, he was later waived by the Pelicans on October 23 after appearing in five preseason games. On February 29, 2016, he was reacquired by the Texas Legends.
Business Endeavors
He is currently the CEO and president of DCTG Media Agency.
Legal issues
In October 2021, Douglas-Roberts was one of eighteen former NBA players charged with one count of conspiracy to commit health care and wire fraud in a health insurance fraud scheme involving the NBA's Health and Welfare Benefit Plan.
NBA career statistics
Regular season
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Playoffs
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Personal
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Douglas-Roberts has multiple
tattoo
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s on his neck and arms. One on the side of his neck is of his mother, one on the back of his neck has his initials (CDR), and one on his arm has verses 1–3 of
Psalm 37
Psalm 37 is the 37th psalm of the Book of Psalms, beginning in English in the King James Version: "Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity". The Book of Psalms is part of the third section ...
from the
Bible
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. He taps the arm tattoo three times before shooting a
free throw
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.
Douglas-Roberts suffered a retina tear in his eye during the 2010–11 pre-season. He began wearing protective eyewear after the surgery.
References
External links
Memphis Tigers bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Douglas-Roberts, Chris
1987 births
Living people
African-American basketball players
All-American college men's basketball players
American expatriate basketball people in Italy
American men's basketball players
Basketball players from Detroit
Cass Technical High School alumni
Charlotte Bobcats players
Dallas Mavericks players
Los Angeles Clippers players
Memphis Tigers men's basketball players
Milwaukee Bucks players
New Jersey Nets draft picks
New Jersey Nets players
Shooting guards
Small forwards
Texas Legends players
Virtus Bologna players
Northwestern High School (Michigan) alumni
21st-century African-American sportspeople
20th-century African-American people