| John Roberson |
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On playing for Coach Knight: "We're playing for the best coach in the college game today, arguably in history."
High School
Played for Tom Inman at Plano High School...family moved to Plano from Florida in his junior year...led the Wildcats to a 55-16 record in two seasons... ranked 139 nationally and No. 6 player in Texas by Rivals.com... averaged 17.4 ppg and 7.2 assists per game in his junior season...2006 Class 5A State Champs and a 29-8 record...Wildcats knocked off Kingwood (Humble) and new Red Raider teammate, Mike Singletary for the 2006 state title...Plano finished 26-8 and advanced to the Region II quarterfinals in his senior season...named Dallas Morning News SportsDay's Player of the Year as a senior...averaged 25.4 ppg and 6.1 assists...named Mr. Basketball by the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches and the TABC's Class 5A Player of the Year...2007 TABC Class 5A All-Star...2007 TABC Class 5A All-Region...2007 TABC Class 5A All-State First Team...2007 member of the Global Games All-Americans squad with new Red Raider teammates D'walyn Roberts and Mike Singletary.
Personal
Born October 28, 1988 in Kansas City, Kansas...son of John and Valerie Roberson...has a sister (Monique) and a brother (Juwan)...hobbies are video games and playing basketball.