Lawrence Edward Roberts III (born October 20, 1982 in Houston, Texas) is an American professional basketball player.
Roberts played for two years as a power forward for Lamar High School, alongside Emeka Okafor of Bellaire High School.
Roberts attended Baylor University for two seasons, where he was Big 12 freshman of the year, but transferred to Mississippi State University in 2003 following the basketball scandal that rocked Baylor's program th...
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Lawrence Edward Roberts III (born October 20, 1982 in Houston, Texas) is an American professional basketball player.
Roberts played for two years as a power forward for Lamar High School, alongside Emeka Okafor of Bellaire High School.
Roberts attended Baylor University for two seasons, where he was Big 12 freshman of the year, but transferred to Mississippi State University in 2003 following the basketball scandal that rocked Baylor's program that year. He was a first-team All-American and the SEC Player of the Year in 2003-04, leading Mississippi State to its first top-ten national ranking and to its first top-two seeding in the NCAA tournament. In the 2003-04 season he averaged 16.9 points and 10.1 rebounds. He was first-team All-SEC and a first team All-American in 2003-2004, finishing third to Jameer Nelson and Emeka Okafor for national player of the year honors. In the 2004-05 season he averaged 16.9 points and 11.0 rebounds. He recorded the first triple-double in Mississippi...
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