No. 7–Westchester Knicks | |
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Position | Power forward |
League | NBA G League |
Personal information | |
Born | Dixon, Illinois, U.S. | February 3, 1998
Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
Listed weight | 230 lb (104 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Dixon (Dixon, Illinois) |
College | Nebraska (2016–2019) |
NBA draft | 2019: 2nd round, 45th overall pick |
Selected by the Detroit Pistons | |
Playing career | 2019–present |
Career history | |
2019–2020 | Texas Legends |
2020–2022 | Oklahoma City Thunder |
2020–2022 | →Oklahoma City Blue |
2022–2023 | San Antonio Spurs |
2023–present | Westchester Knicks |
Career highlights and awards | |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Isaiah Roby (born February 3, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for the Westchester Knicks of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Nebraska Cornhuskers.
Roby attended Dixon High School in Dixon, Illinois. [1] He joined a team that finished its previous season with a 1–28 record, but in his final three years at Dixon, he led the team to a combined 76–13 record. [2] In his junior season, Roby averaged 12.5 points, 9.8 rebounds, 2.6 steals and 3.7 blocks per game, earning second-team all-state Class 3A honors. [3] As a senior, he averaged 19.7 points, 10.5 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 3.9 blocks per game. Roby finished eighth in Illinois Mr. Basketball voting and was named second-team all-state by the Chicago Sun-Times . [4] [5] He left Dixon with the most career rebounds and blocks in school history and the second-most career points. [1] Roby was rated a three-star recruit by ESPN and 247Sports, and a four-star recruit by Rivals. On October 22, 2014, he committed to Nebraska. [6] [7] [8]
Roby entered his freshman season for Nebraska in 2016–17 with a pelvic stress reaction suffered in the offseason, delaying his college debut. [5] He remarked, "It's probably the longest I sat out from basketball since I started playing basketball." [9] In 30 games, Roby made four starts and averaged 3.1 points and 2.9 rebounds per game, while recording 25 blocks, the fifth-most by a Nebraska freshman. [1] He increased his weight from 185 pounds (84 kg) to 220 pounds (100 kg) in his first year in college. [10] As a sophomore, Roby averaged 8.7 points and team-highs of 6.3 rebounds and two blocks per game. He also led his team in field goal percentage, shooting 57 percent, and compiled 63 blocks, the most by a Nebraska player since 2001. [1] [11] In his junior season, Roby started in all 35 games, averaging 11.8 points, 6.9 rebounds, and 1.9 blocks per game. [12] He led Nebraska to an unexpected run in the 2019 Big Ten tournament. [13]
On March 30, 2019, Roby declared for the 2019 NBA draft without hiring an agent. [14]
Roby was drafted 45th by the Detroit Pistons and traded to the Dallas Mavericks. [15] [16] On August 7, 2019, Roby officially signed with the Mavericks. [17] The Mavericks assigned him to the Texas Legends for the start of the NBA G League season. [18] He suffered from plantar fasciitis, which caused him to miss several games for the Legends. [19]
On January 24, 2020, Roby was traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder by the Mavericks in exchange for Justin Patton and cash considerations. He did not appear in a game during his time with the Mavericks. [20] He made his NBA debut with a brief appearance for the Thunder in January 2020. He was then assigned shortly thereafter to the Oklahoma City Blue, returning to the main Thunder roster for only a single day before being sent back to the Blue.
On December 29, 2020, Roby scored a season-high 19 points, alongside seven rebounds and two blocks, in a 107–118 loss to the Orlando Magic. [21]
On March 28, 2022, Roby scored a career-high 30 points, alongside eight rebounds, four assists and two steals, in a 134–131 win over the Portland Trail Blazers. [22] On July 3, Roby was waived by the Thunder. [23]
On July 5, 2022, Roby was claimed off waivers by the San Antonio Spurs. [24] He made his Spurs debut on October 19, recording five points and two rebounds in a 102–129 loss to the Charlotte Hornets. [25] On March 3, 2023, Roby was waived by the Spurs. [26]
On April 9, 2023, Roby signed with the New York Knicks, [27] but was waived on October 18 without playing for the Knicks. [28] Three days later, he re-signed with New York, [29] but was again waived that day. [30] On November 9, Roby was named to the opening night roster for the Westchester Knicks. [31]
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 |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2019–20 | Oklahoma City | 3 | 0 | 3.7 | .000 | — | — | .7 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
2020–21 | Oklahoma City | 61 | 34 | 23.4 | .483 | .294 | .744 | 5.6 | 1.8 | .9 | .6 | 8.7 |
2021–22 | Oklahoma City | 45 | 28 | 21.1 | .514 | .444 | .672 | 4.8 | 1.6 | .8 | .8 | 10.1 |
2022–23 | San Antonio | 42 | 2 | 11.3 | .432 | .300 | .488 | 2.5 | .9 | .4 | .2 | 4.1 |
Career | 151 | 64 | 18.9 | .485 | .351 | .675 | 4.4 | 1.4 | .7 | .5 | 7.7 |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2016–17 | Nebraska | 30 | 4 | 15.2 | .394 | .200 | .762 | 2.9 | .7 | .5 | .8 | 3.1 |
2017–18 | Nebraska | 32 | 13 | 24.0 | .565 | .405 | .724 | 6.3 | 1.7 | .6 | 2.0 | 8.7 |
2018–19 | Nebraska | 35 | 35 | 31.2 | .454 | .333 | .677 | 6.9 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 11.8 |
Career | 97 | 52 | 23.9 | .476 | .336 | .702 | 5.5 | 1.5 | .8 | 1.6 | 8.1 |
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