Jaleel Roberts is an American professional basketball player for the Brisbane Spartans of the South East Australian Basketball League.
Education
Roberts attended Greensboro Day School in Greensboro, North Carolina where he played for head coach Freddie Johnson. As a senior in 2010-2011, he averaged eight points, eight rebounds and four blocks per game for a Bengals team that finished with a 23–5 overall record and advanced to the state playoffs.
Career
He played college basketball for University of North Carolina Asheville. Roberts played four years of college basketball for the University of North Carolina Asheville Bulldogs, appearing in 90 games with five starts, and averaging 4.1 points, 3.2 rebounds and 1.4 blocks in 12.3 minutes per game. Roberts made a name for himself by being a defensive terror in the paint for the Bulldogs, as he averaged 2.6 blocks per game as a senior in 2014-2015.
On February 18, 2015, in a loss to Winthrop, he set a school and conference record with a perfect shooting performance from the field, making all 12 of his field goal attempts for a career-high 25 points.
After going undrafted in the 2015 National Basketball Association draft, Roberts joined the Washington Wizards for the 2015 National Basketball Association Summer League where he recorded five rebounds in three games. He later signed with the Wizards for training camp on September 25, but was waived by the team on October 24 after appearing in three preseason games.
On March 7, 2016, Roberts signed with the Brisbane Spartans for the 2016 SEABL season.