2003-04
Chosen SEC Player of the Year (AP and Coaches) and SEC Newcomer of the Year (AP) in his first season with the Bulldogs following his transfer from Baylor...Became MSU's first consensus first-team all-American since Bailey Howell, earning first-team status by The Associated Press, Wooden, Rupp, NABC, USBWA, CNNSI.com, Foxsports.com and CollegeInsider.com organizations...Chosen the USBWA District IV Player of the Year...Ranked as the SEC's No. 7 scorer (16.9 ppg) and second-leading rebounder (10.1 rpg; 11th in NCAA) as a junior...Also rated fifth in the conference in field-goal percentage (51.9%), including a team-leading 46 dunks, last season.
2002-03
Completed his sophomore season as Baylor's leading scorer (15.2 ppg) and rebounder (10.4 rpg) for the second consecutive season, averaging a double-double for the year...Ranked 12th among the Big 12's leading scorers and rated 13th nationally (2nd in the Big 12) in rebounding...Chosen Second Team All-Big 12 by the Dallas Morning News for the second straight year, along with earning third-team all-conference laurels from the league's head coaches and the Associated Press...Repeat selection to both the National Association of Basketball Coaches' (NABC) All-District 9 and United States Basketball Writers Association's (USBWA) All-District VII teams.
2001-02
Finished his rookie season leading Baylor and ranking among the Big 12's top-seven statistical leaders in both scoring (16.6 ppg - 7th in Big 12) and rebounding (8.2 rpg - 6th)...Set a new single-season scoring record for Big 12 freshmen with 498 points, while his rebounding average was ranked fourth-highest nationally among Division I freshmen in 2001-02...Named Second Team All-Big 12 by the Dallas Morning News, along with collecting third-team all-league laurels from AP...Garnered Freshman All-America recognition from Basketball Times and CollegeInsider.com...Selected to the USBWA's All-District VII squad and the NABC's All-District 9 Second Team.
High School
Three-time All-District 17-5A selection for coach Dennis Gillespie at Lamar HS in Houston, TX...Averaged 28 points, 18 rebounds and four blocks per game as a senior to earn first-team all-state honors, while leading LHS to a 35-3 record, district championship and an appearance in the state regional finals in 2000-01.
Personal
Lawrence Edward Roberts III was born October 20, 1982, in Houston, TX...Seeking a degree in interdisciplinary studies...The son of Lawrence II and Cynthia Marshall Roberts...Nephew of ABC/ESPN broadcaster Robin Roberts, who graduated cum laude from Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond, LA, after completing her collegiate basketball playing career in 1983 as the school's No. 3 all-time leading scorer (1,446 career points) and rebounder (1,034). |
