Kerwin Roach
Roach in December 2016
No. 77 – Sagesse SC
PositionShooting guard
LeagueLebanese Basketball League
Personal information
Born (1996-10-24) October 24, 1996 (age 27)
Houston, Texas
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High schoolNorth Shore
(Cloverleaf, Texas)
CollegeTexas (2015–2019)
NBA draft2019: undrafted
Playing career2019–present
Career history
2019–2020Rio Grande Valley Vipers
2021Wellington Saints
2021Ironi Ness Ziona
2021–2022Windy City Bulls
2022–presentSagesse SC
Career highlights and awards

Kerwin LaTroy Roach II (born October 24, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for Sagesse SC of the Lebanese Basketball League. He played college basketball for the Texas Longhorns.

High school career

Roach attended North Shore High School. He was considered a 4-star prospect and ranked the 21st best shooting guard and 71st overall prospect in his high school class. Roach committed to Texas, spurning offers from California and Wichita State.[1] He was also a track and field star at North Shore, reaching 50 feet, 8 inches in the triple jump.[2]

College career

Roach was named to the Big 12 Conference All-Newcomer Team.[3] Roach averaged 7.5 points per game as a freshman. He was suspended for the first game of his sophomore year.[4] As a sophomore, Roach averaged 9.9 points per game on an 11-22 team.[5] Roach was an important contributor for Texas as a junior, taking an important role on offense with guard Andrew Jones lost for much of the season with leukemia. Roach had his own health issues to deal with, playing most of the conference season with a broken hand. He averaged 12.3 points, 3.7 rebounds, 3.6 assists, and 1.5 steals per game.[6] Roach improved his shooting to 43.8 percent from the field and 36.4 percent from three and was an Honorable Mention All-Big 12 selection.[7] Roach lost a tooth in a Big 12 tournament matchup with Iowa State but continued to play and finished with 9 points, 6 rebounds and a team-high 7 assists in the win.[8] In the NCAA Tournament, Roach scored a career-high 26 points in an 87-83 overtime loss to seventh-seeded Nevada. After the season Roach flirted with the NBA draft, but ultimately decided to come back to Texas.[6]

He suffered a torn meniscus in his right knee on August 2, 2018 at the CP3 Elite Guard Camp which required surgery.[9] Roach was suspended for the team's season opener for violating team rules.[10] He was suspended again for violating team rules on February 22, 2019.[11] He was sidelined for five games before returning in the Big 12 Tournament against Kansas on March 14.[12] Roach averaged 14.6 points, 4.3 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1.2 steals per game as a senior.[13]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2019 NBA draft, Roach joined the Charlotte Hornets for the 2019 NBA Summer League.[14] He did not play in a game for them.[15]

On July 27, 2019, Roach signed his first professional contract with BC Körmend of the NB I/A and the FIBA Europe Cup.[16] However, he left the team without appearing in a game. He was later named to the training camp roster for the Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the NBA G League.[17] On November 30, Roach finished with 22 points, five rebounds, four assists, two blocks and two steals in a win over the South Bay Lakers.[18]

On January 20, 2021, Roach signed with the Wellington Saints for the 2021 New Zealand NBL season.[19]

Roach joined the Los Angeles Clippers for the 2021 NBA Summer League.[20] In five games, he recorded 7.4 points per game, 1.0 assists per game, and 1.8 rebounds per game. [21]

On August 26, 2021, he has signed with Ironi Ness Ziona of the Israeli Basketball Super League (IBSL).[22]

Roach was selected with the 25th pick of the third round of the 2021 NBA G League draft by the Windy City Bulls.[23]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

College

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2015–16 Texas 33 0 18.0 .453 .328 .629 2.9 1.2 .9 .3 7.5
2016–17 Texas 32 31 30.0 .398 .284 .630 3.9 3.7 1.6 .2 9.9
2017–18 Texas 32 31 33.4 .438 .364 .651 3.7 3.6 1.5 .3 12.3
2018–19 Texas 31 24 29.2 .439 .355 .688 4.3 3.2 1.2 .3 14.6
Career 128 86 27.6 .431 .341 .649 3.7 2.9 1.3 .3 11.0

References

  1. ^ "Four-Star Guard Kerwin Roach Jr. commits to Texas". Sports Illustrated. October 24, 2014. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
  2. ^ "UT basketball pledge Kerwin Roach soars past field in triple jump". Austin American-Statesman. March 28, 2015. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
  3. ^ "Nation's Best Lead All-Big 12 Men's Basketball Awards". Big 12 Sports. March 6, 2016. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
  4. ^ "Tevin Mack, Kerwin Roach remain suspended for Texas's season opener". Sports Illustrated. November 7, 2016. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
  5. ^ Griffin, Tim (October 25, 2017). "Texas-Texas A&M basketball score: Live updates, stats". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
  6. ^ a b Moyle, Nick (May 24, 2018). "Kerwin Roach will return to Texas for senior season". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
  7. ^ Johnson, Raphielle (March 27, 2018). "Texas SG Kerwin Roach entering 2018 NBA Draft without an agent". NBC Sports. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
  8. ^ Boone, Kyle (March 8, 2018). "Texas' Kerwin Roach loses tooth in win over Iowa State, gets it glued back on". CBS Sports. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
  9. ^ Moyle, Nick (August 7, 2018). "Texas' Kerwin Roach undergoes knee surgery". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved August 29, 2018.
  10. ^ "Texas guard Kerwin Roach II suspended for opener for violating team rules". NBC Sports. Associated Press. October 29, 2018. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
  11. ^ Boone, Kyle (February 22, 2019). "Texas' leading scorer, Kerwin Roach II, suspended indefinitely for team rules violation". CBS Sports. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
  12. ^ Davison, Drew (March 13, 2019). "Big 12 basketball notes: What Kerwin Roach's return means for Texas". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
  13. ^ "Kerwin Roach: Picked 22nd in G League Draft". CBS Sports. October 26, 2019. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
  14. ^ Howe, Jeff (June 25, 2019). "Kerwin Roach to play in NBA Summer League for Charlotte Hornets". 247sports.com. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  15. ^ "2019 Charlotte Hornets NBA Summer League Roster". realgm.com. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  16. ^ Skerletic, Dario (July 27, 2019). "Egis Kormend signs rookie Kerwin Roach II". Sportando. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
  17. ^ "Vipers Finalize Training Camp Roster". NBA.com. October 27, 2019. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
  18. ^ "Kerwin Roach: Best outing so far". CBS Sports. December 1, 2019. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
  19. ^ "Your Wellington Saints are thrilled to announce the first of our two imports..." facebook.com/WellingtonSaintsBasketball. January 20, 2021. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  20. ^ "LA Clippers 2021 MGM Resorts NBA Summer League Roster". nba.com. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  21. ^ "2021 MGM Resorts Summer League Player Stats". nba.com. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  22. ^ "Kerwin Roach signs with Ironi Ness Zion". Sportando. August 26, 2021. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
  23. ^ "2021 NBA G League Draft Board". NBA.com. October 23, 2021. Retrieved October 23, 2021.

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New Zealand NBL Finals Most Valuable Player Award
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