John Roberson IV (born October 28, 1988) is an American-born naturalized Bosnian professional

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player for

Manisa BB Manisa Futbol Kulübü, formerly Manisa Büyükşehir Belediyespor, is a Turkish professional football club based in Manisa. The club colours are black and white and they play their home matches at the Manisa 19 Mayıs Stadium. History Founded ...

of the Turkish

Basketbol Süper Ligi The Basketball Super League ( tr, Basketbol Süper Ligi; BSL), also known as the Türkiye Sigorta Basketbol Süper Ligi for sponsorship reasons, is the top men's professional basketball division of the Turkish basketball league system. It repla ...

. Standing at , he plays at the point guard position.

Professional career

In June 2015, Roberson signed with

Élan Chalon Élan Sportif Chalonnais, commonly known as Élan Chalon, is a French professional basketball club that is based in Chalon-sur-Saône, France. The team's main colors are red and white, and their mascot is a moose. The team's home arena is cal ...

. After his first season, Roberson extended his contract until 2017. On March 8, 2017, Roberson set a new

FIBA Europe Cup The FIBA Europe Cup (FEC) is an annual professional club basketball competition organised by FIBA for eligible European clubs. It is FIBA's European-wide second level. Clubs mainly qualify for the competition based on their performance in natio ...

scoring record with 39 points in an 87–85 loss against

Cibona Košarkaški klub Cibona, commonly referred to as Cibona Zagreb or simply Cibona, is a men's professional basketball club based in Zagreb, Croatia. The club is a founding member and shareholder of the Adriatic Basketball Association, and competes ...

.Roberson shatters two FIBA Europe Cup records in Zagreb
/ref> Roberson also set the league record for most three-point field goals in a game, with 10 three-point field goals. With Chalon he won the French League's 2016–17 season championship. On June 27, 2017, Roberson signed a two-year contract with the French team ASVEL. On July 17, 2018, Roberson signed with the Russian team

Enisey The Yenisey (russian: Енисе́й, ''Yeniséy''; mn, Горлог мөрөн, ''Gorlog mörön''; Buryat: Горлог мүрэн, ''Gorlog müren''; Tuvan: Улуг-Хем, ''Uluğ-Hem''; Khakas: Ким суғ, ''Kim suğ''; Ket: Ӄук ...

of the

VTB United League VTB United League (russian: Единая Лига ВТБ) is an international professional men's club basketball league that was founded in 2008. It is made up of mostly Russian clubs, along with one each from Belarus and Kazakhstan. Since 2013, i ...

. On July 16, 2019, Roberson signed with the

South East Melbourne Phoenix The South East Melbourne Phoenix are an Australian professional basketball team based in Melbourne, Victoria. The Phoenix entered the National Basketball League (NBL) in the 2019–20 season. The team play the majority of their home games at Jo ...

of the Australian National Basketball League (NBL) for the 2019–20 season. He averaged 20.2 points and 5.5 rebounds per game. His 112 three-point field goals set an NBL record for the 40-minute era. On February 5, 2020, Roberson signed with Galatasaray Doğa Sigorta of the

(BSL). On July 14, 2020, Roberson signed with

CB Estudiantes Club Baloncesto Estudiantes, S.A.D., known simply as Estu and as Movistar Estudiantes for sponsorship reasons, is a basketball team based in the city of Madrid, Spain. It is a member of the Asociación de Clubes de Baloncesto (ACB). Founded in 19 ...

of the Liga ACB. On August 20, 2021, he has signed with

SIG Strasbourg Strasbourg Illkirch-Graffenstaden Basket, most commonly known as SIG Basket or SIG Strasbourg, is a French professional basketball club that is based in Strasbourg. The club, founded in 1929, competes domestically in the French Pro A League, and ...

of the French

LNB Pro A The LNB Pro A, currently known for sponsorship reasons as Betclic Élite, is the top-tier men's professional basketball league in France. The competition has existed since 1921. Since 1987, the Ligue Nationale de Basket has governed the league ...

. On June 30, 2022, he signed with

of the Turkish

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