Chris Douglas-Roberts

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Basketball player
Chris Douglas-Roberts
Chris Douglas-Roberts.jpg

Douglas-Roberts in the Milwaukee Bucks Jersey (2011)
Player information
birthday 8th January 1987 (age 33)
place of birth Detroit , Michigan , United States
size 201 cm
Weight 95 kg
position Small Forward / Shooting Guard
college Memphis State (2005-2008)
NBA draft 2008 , 40th Pick , New Jersey Nets
Clubs as active
2008–2010 New Jersey Nets 2010–2011 Milwaukee Bucks 2011–2012 Virtus Bologna 2012 Texas Legends ( D-League ) 2012–2013 Dallas Mavericks 2013 Texas Legends (D-League) 2013–2014 Charlotte Bobcats 2014–2015 Los Angeles Clippers 2016 Texas Legends (D-League) United StatesUnited States
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Chris Douglas-Roberts (born January 8, 1987 in Detroit , Michigan ), also known as CDR , is a retired American basketball player .

Career

High school and college

During his high school years, Douglas-Roberts initially played for Cass Technical High School in Detroit , Michigan. In 2003 and 2004 he contributed an average of a remarkable 28 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists per game. Following the 2004 season, he moved to Northwestern High School, where his stats dropped to 13.8 points and 5.4 rebounds per game.

Douglas-Roberts was active during his college years (2005-2008) for the Memphis Tigers, the men's basketball team at Memphis State University . In 2008, in his junior year, he and his team reached second place in the nationally held NCAA Division I Basketball Championship , with a points average of 23.3 points per game.

Douglas-Roberts during his college years

NBA

In 2008, he participated in the annual NBA draft and was selected as pick number 40 in the second round by the New Jersey Nets , for which he played until 2010. Before the 2010/11 season , he was transferred to the Milwaukee Bucks for a second-round pick for the 2012 NBA Draft , for which he played one season.

Italy

During the NBA lockout in 2011 played Douglas-Roberts for the club Virtus Bologna in the Italian Serie A . There he brought it as a starter to 12.3 points and 3.0 rebounds per game.

Return to the NBA / D-League

For the 2012/13 NBA season he was signed by the Los Angeles Lakers , but released on October 22, 2012.

On October 25th, he was signed by the Dallas Mavericks . But on October 30th, his contract was canceled by the team.

After Douglas-Roberts could not find a club in the NBA, he moved to the NBA Development League (D-League) and received a contract with the Texas Legends , the farm team of the Dallas Mavericks .

In 2013, Douglas-Roberts played with the Charlotte Bobcats . After the 2013/14 season he was given to the Los Angeles Clippers . He was transferred to the Boston Celtics on January 16, 2015, but released from his contract three days later.

In February 2016 Douglas-Roberts was signed again by the Texas Legends from the NBA D-League.

Personal

In preparation for the 2010/11 season , Douglas-Roberts suffered a tear in the retina of his right eye that had to be operated on. After successful surgery, he returned to the Milwaukee Bucks that season and has been wearing protective goggles as a distinctive feature during the games ever since.

Also striking is a large tattoo on his right upper arm, which shows Psalm 37, verses 1-3 and is part of his ritual for free throws, where he touches it three times before each attempt.

In November 2009 Douglas-Roberts fell ill with swine flu , from which he recovered within a few days and was available again as a player for his team at the time, the New Jersey Nets .

Web links

Commons : Chris Douglas-Roberts  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Associated Press agency report: Douglas-Roberts joins Memphis teammate Rose in entering the NBA draft. On: Entertainment and Sports Programming Network website; Burbank, CA, April 19, 2008. Retrieved March 1, 2019 (in English).
  2. ^ NN: Bucks Acquire Douglas-Roberts in Trade with Nets. Milwaukee sends a 2012 second round draft pick to New Jersey. ( Memento of the original from December 16, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. On: National Basketball Association website; New York, NY, June 25, 2010. Retrieved March 1, 2019. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.nba.com
  3. ^ NN: Chris Douglas-Roberts officially joins Italian team. On: Sporting News website; Charlotte, NC September 10, 2011. Retrieved March 1, 2019 (in English).
  4. ^ NN: Virtus Segafredo Bologna - basketball team. Statistics - Italian League. Season 2011-2012 (Italy). On: EuroBasket website; Hong Kong, 1998-2019. Retrieved March 1, 2019 (in English).
  5. ^ NN: Lakers Sign Chris Douglas-Roberts. On: National Basketball Association website; New York, NY October 1, 2012. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  6. ↑ NN: Transactions: 2012-13 season. On: National Basketball Association website; New York, NY, February 26, 2013. Retrieved March 1, 2019 (in English).
  7. ↑ Tim MacMahon: Mavs add Chris Douglas-Roberts, Melvin Ely. On: Entertainment and Sports Programming Network website; Burbank, CA, October 25, 2012. Retrieved March 1, 2019 (in English).
  8. ↑ The club affiliations with the LA Lakers and the Dallas Mavericks can not be found in the info box, as they took place in the preseason and no season games were played.
  9. ↑ Boston Celtics Waive Chris Douglas-Roberts. In: nba.com. Retrieved May 20, 2020 .
  10. ↑ Chris Douglas-Roberts Returns to Texas Legends. In: oursportscentral.com. February 29, 2016, accessed May 20, 2020 .
  11. ^ Charles F. Gardner: Eye injury keeps Bucks' Douglas-Roberts off the court. Poke during practice turns out to be more serious than first thought. ( March 4, 2016 memento on Internet Archive ) Archived from Journal Sentinel — website; Milwaukee, WI, November 12, 2010. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  12. ↑ NN: Chris Douglas-Roberts' Tattoo Picture: His right arm has Psalm 37: 1-3 tattooed on it, and he taps it - trusting and believing God helps his free-throw percentage ... ( Memento from November 21, 2008 on the Internet Archive ) Archived from CP Times (browser address!) Website; no location, April 7, 2008. Retrieved March 1, 2019 (in English).
  13. ^ Julian Garcia: Swine flu strikes New Jersey Nets forward Chris Douglas-Roberts. On: New York Daily News website; New York, NY, November 7, 2009. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  14. ↑ Julian Garcia: New Jersey Nets' Chris Douglas-Roberts rebounds from bout with swine flu. On: New York Daily News website; New York, NY, November 12, 2009. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
personal data
SURNAME Douglas-Roberts, Chris
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American basketball player
DATE OF BIRTH January 8, 1987
PLACE OF BIRTH Detroit , Michigan