Chris Douglas-Roberts

Chris Douglas-Roberts

Douglas-Roberts on the Bucks
Virtus Bologna
Shooting guard
Personal information
Date of birth	January 8, 1987 (1987-01-08) (age 24)
Place of birth	Detroit, Michigan
Nationality	American
High school	Cass Technical, Northwestern (Michigan)
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight	210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
College	Memphis
NBA Draft	2008 / Round: 2 / Pick: 40th overall
Selected by the New Jersey Nets
Pro career	2008–present
Career history
New Jersey Nets (2008-2010) Milwaukee Bucks (2010-2011) Virtus Bologna (2011-)
Stats at NBA.com

Chris Douglas-Roberts, also known as CDR (born January 8, 1987 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American basketball player who plays for Virtus Bologna. He played college basketball for the Memphis Tigers.

High school

Douglas-Roberts played high school basketball at Cass Technical High School and Northwestern High School. He played for Cass Tech in 2003 and 2004 averaging 28 points, 10 rebounds and six assists. After the 2004 season he transferred to Northwestern where he saw limited time due to transfer rules and didn't join the team until the second semester. He finished the season averaging 13.8 points and 5.4 rebounds per game.

College

Douglas-Roberts in the 2008 NCAA Tournament Final Four.

Coming out of high school Douglas-Roberts was considered one of the best prospects available. He eventually chose the University of Memphis. During his freshman season he played in 34 games starting 25. He finished the season averaging 8.3 points, 3.3 rebounds, and 1.5 assists per game. Because of his great play he was on the Conference USA All-Freshman Team. During his sophomore season he started all 35 games he played in. He led the Tigers with 15.4 points per game and received many honors including All-Conference USA first team and Associated Press All-America honorable mention among others. During his junior year he helped the Tigers reach the 2008 NCAA Tournament, averaging 23.3 points over six games as the Tigers finished in second place, losing in the National Championship game to the Kansas Jayhawks. In the last 1:15 of regulation in the game, Douglas-Roberts became a key factor in the team's loss, by missing a jump shot and three free throws, which helped allow Kansas to tie the game and force overtime. At the end of the season he earned first-team All-American honors.

NBA

On April 18, 2008 Douglas-Roberts announced that he would be declaring for the 2008 NBA Draft.^[1] He was selected by the New Jersey Nets in the second round 40th overall pick. On July 9, he signed his first NBA contract with the New Jersey Nets.

On June 25, 2010, Douglas-Roberts was traded by the Nets to the Milwaukee Bucks for a 2012 second round pick.^[2]

Italy

During the 2011 NBA lockout, Douglas-Roberts joined Virtus Bologna in Italy.^[3]

Personal

Douglas-Roberts has a tattoo on his neck and arm. The one on his neck is of his mother, and the one on his arm has verses 1–3 of Psalm 37 from the Bible. He taps the arm tattoo three times before shooting a free throw.^[4] On November 5, 2009, Douglas-Roberts was diagnosed with the swine flu. He recovered and return to practice on November 12, 2009.

Douglas-Roberts suffered a retina tear in his eye during a pre-season practice in the 2010-2011 season. He began wearing protective eyewear after the surgery.

NBA career statistics

Legend
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

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2008–09	New Jersey	44	3	13.3	.460	.250	.823	1.1	1.2	.3	.2	4.9
2009–10	New Jersey	67	38	25.8	.445	.259	.847	3.0	1.4	.8	.3	9.8
2010–11	Milwaukee	44	12	20.1	.429	.326	.831	2.0	1.1	.7	.3	7.3
Career		155	53	20.6	.443	.286	.838	2.2	1.3	.6	.2	7.7

References

1. ^ Douglas-Roberts joins Memphis teammate Rose in entering the NBA draft
2. ^ Bucks Acquire Douglas-Roberts in Trade with Nets
3. ^ Chris Douglas-Roberts officially joins Italian team
4. ^ Memphis one win from national championship, one loss too many from greatness

External links

• Memphis Tigers bio
• NBA.com profile

Persondata
Name	Douglas-Roberts, Chris
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Short description
Date of birth	January 8, 1987
Place of birth	Detroit, Michigan
Date of death
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