Tyler Evan Roberson (born November 27, 1994) is an American professional

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player for

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of the

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(TBL). He played college basketball for the

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Early life and high school career

Roberson is the son of Carla and Edmon Roberson and has three brothers and one sister. Roberson was taught how to play basketball by his father and first started expressing interest in the game at age four. He played at Union High School for a season and joined the New Jersey RoadRunners of AAU competition. As a sophomore, Roberson transferred to Roselle Catholic. He averaged 17.5 points and 11.7 rebounds for a 25-5 state championship team his senior year. Roberson committed to

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over offers from Villanova and

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College career

He was suspended at the start of his freshman season due to an eligibility issue and received limited minutes the rest of the year. Roberson averaged 8.3 points and 7.3 rebounds per game as a sophomore. Roberson scored 14 points and gathered 20 rebounds in a win over

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on January 17, 2016. As a junior, Roberson started all 37 games on Syracuse's Final Four team in 2016. In the NCAA Tournament, he pulled down 18 rebounds in the first-round win over

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. Roberson scored nine points and pulled down 10 rebounds in the Orange's Sweet 16 victory against Gonzaga. He contributed 10 points and eight rebounds in the Midwest Region final versus

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. Roberson averaged 8.8 points and a team-leading 8.5 rebounds per game as a junior. He averaged 5.3 points and 4.9 rebounds in 20 minutes per game as a senior.

Professional career

Roberson was selected by the

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with the 15th pick in the 2017 NBA G League Draft. He was the second former Syracuse player drafted after

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was taken with the 10th pick by the

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. On March 15, 2018, Roberson had 10 points, 11 rebounds and four assists in a 108–104 loss at the

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. In his rookie season for the Clippers, he averaged 9.7 points and 6.7 rebounds per game. On July 26, 2018, the

AEK Athens A.E.K ( el, AEK , formally Αθλητική Ένωσις Κωνσταντινουπόλεως; Athlitikí Énosis Konstantinoupόleos, ''Athletic Union of Constantinople''), known as A.E.K, is a major Greece, Greek multi-sport club based in Nea ...

of the

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announced that they had signed Roberson. On January 9, 2019, Roberson parted ways with AEK. On January 24, 2019, Roberson re-signed with the Agua Caliente Clippers. In 20 games (two starts) with the Clippers during the 2019–20 season, Roberson averaged 6.1 points and 4.4 rebounds while shooting 58.2 percent from the field. He was traded to the

on February 27, 2020, in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2020 NBA G League draft. In April 2021, Roberson signed with Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ of the Estonian League, making his debut in a game against

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. On January 3, 2022, Roberson was acquired by the

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. He was waived on January 31. On February 14, 2022, Roberson signed with

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, returning to

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Career statistics

Domestic leagues

Regular season

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FIBA Champions League

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References

External links

Syracuse Orange bio
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