Richard Roby (born September 28, 1985) is an American professional

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player who last played for the

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of the Japanese

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. He attended high school at

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. Roby attended the

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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. Roby is the half-brother of

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. Roby was married in 2011 to Kendrea Oliver in

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. Together they have four children.

Professional career

In the summer of 2008, Roby signed a contract through the year 2009 with

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. During the 2009/2010 season, he joined Maccabi Haifa B.C. Roby played for the Nuggets in the

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. After playing eight games with Halcones Rojos de Veracruz in Mexico, he left and then signed with the

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of the

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. 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). "Akita star" played for the

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of Japan in 2013-16 and won

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Eastern Conference championship title for two years in a row. He also acquired his Japanese driver's license in Wariyama,

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. He loves to play in this Far East country, and he signed with the

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in 2016. He came terms with the

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on December 9, 2016.

The Basketball Tournament (TBT) (2017–present)

In the summer of 2017, Roby played in

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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.

College statistics

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2004-05 , style="text-align:left;", Colorado , 30 , , 30 , , 30.8 , , .445 , , .374 , , .728, , 4.8 , , 1.9 , , 1.6 , , 0.8 , , 16.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2005-06 , style="text-align:left;", Colorado , 30 , , 29 , , 30.2 , , .422 , , .356 , , .736, , 3.9 , , 2.5 , , 2.1 , , 0.9 , , 17.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2006-07 , style="text-align:left;", Colorado , 27 , , 25 , , 32.1 , , .383 , , .268 , , .734, , 5.1 , , 2.2 , , 1.2 , , 0.4 , , 17.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2007-08 , style="text-align:left;", Colorado , 32 , , 32 , , 34.7 , , .477 , , .382 , , .764, , 6.7 , , 2.1 , , 1.0 , , 1.0 , , 17.0 , - , - class="sortbottom" ! style="text-align:center;" colspan=2, 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

NBA Summer League Stats

, - , align="left" , 2008-09 , align="left" , NJN , 2, , 0, , 4.8, , .200, , .000, , .000, , 0.0, , 0.5, , 0.5, , 0.0, , 1.0 , - , align="left" , 2009-10 , align="left" , OKC , 2, , 0, , 6.2, , .200, , .000, , .000, , 0.0, , 0.0, , 1.0, , 0.0, , 0.0 , - , align="left" , 2010-11 , align="left" , DEN , 5, , 4, , 21.9, , .324, , .200, , .444, , 3.4, , 1.0, , 0.4, , 0.0, , 6.8 , - , - class="sortbottom" ! style="text-align:center;" colspan=2, Career ! 9 , , 4 , , 14.6 , , .283 , , .167 , , .444 , , 2.0 , , 0.7 , , 0.5 , , 0.0 , , 4.0

Regular season

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

Playoffs

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2008-09 , style="text-align:left;", Bnei , 4 , , , , 18.3 , , .448 , , .250 , , .300 , , 2.3 , , 0.3 , , 2.0 , , 0.3 , , 7.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2009-10 , style="text-align:left;", Haifa , 4 , , , , 10.0 , , .105 , , .000 , , .500 , , 1.8 , , 0.3 , , 0.3 , , 0.8 , , 1.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2010-11 , style="text-align:left;", RGV , 8 , , 1 , , 25.7 , , .453 , , .200 , , .558 , , 4.75 , , 1.88 , , 1.38 , , 1.00 , , 14.25 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2011-12 , style="text-align:left;", Fos , 6 , , , , 23.0 , , .574 , , .571 , , .500 , , 4.0 , , 1.3 , , 1.5 , , 0.3 , , 11.7 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2012-13 , style="text-align:left;", Humacao , 4 , , , , 16.5 , , .370 , , .125 , , .500 , , 3.8 , , 1.5 , , 1.0 , , 0.8 , , 6.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2013-14 , style="text-align:left;", 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

References

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