Position | Shooting guard |
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Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
Weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
League | NBA D-League |
Team | Rio Grande Valley Vipers |
Number | 21 |
Born | September 28, 1985 San Bernardino, California |
Nationality | American |
College | Colorado |
Pro career | 2008–present |
Career history | Bnei Hasharon (2008-2009) Maccabi Haifa B.C. (2009-2010) Halcones Rojos de Veracruz (2010) |
Richard Roby (born September 28, 1985 in San Bernardino, California) is an American professional basketball player for the Rio Grande Valley Vipers. 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]
Roby is the half-brother of Kenyon Martin.
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.[2] 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.