Education
Roberson attended Karen Wagner High School on the outskirts of San Antonio.
Roberson attended Karen Wagner High School on the outskirts of San Antonio.
He played college basketball for the University of Colorado Boulder. During his senior year, he averaged 15 points, 12 rebounds and 1.7 blocked shots per game. Considered a three-star recruit by Entertainment and Sports Programming Network.com, Roberson was listed as the Number.
62 power forward in the nation in 2010.
Roberson played for the Colorado Buffaloes under coach Tad Boyle. In his three seasons at University of Colorado, Roberson was one of the country"s top rebounders—finishing third in the country in 2011-2012 and second in 2012-2013.
He led the Buffaloes to the National Collegiate Athletic Association Tournament both years. As a junior in 2012-2013, Roberson averaged 10.9 points and 11.2 rebounds per game.
At the end of his junior season, Roberson declared his eligibility for the 2013 National Basketball Association draft.
Oklahoma City Thunder (2013–present)
Roberson was selected with the 26th overall pick in the 2013 National Basketball Association draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves, but was later acquired by the Oklahoma City Thunder on draft night. On July 12, he signed with the Thunder after an impressive Summer League performance. During his rookie season, he had multiple assignments with the Tulsa 66ers of the National Basketball Association Development League.
In July 2014, Roberson re-joined the Thunder for the 2014 National Basketball Association Summer League.
On October 22, 2014, the Thunder exercised their third-year team option on Roberson"s rookie scale contract, extending the contract through the 2015-2016 season. Earning the Thunder"s starting shooting guard spot for the 2014-2015 season, Roberson recorded his first career double-double (10 points, 12 rebounds) on December 18 against the Golden State Warriors, and scored a then career-high 12 points on February 9 against the Denver Nuggets.
On October 23, 2015, the Thunder exercised their fourth-year team option on Roberson"s rookie scale contract, extending the contract through the 2016-2017 season. On January 25, 2016, he was ruled out for three weeks with a right knee sprain.
He returned to action on February 24 after missing 10 games.