Lawrence Roberts (basketball)

Lawrence Edward Roberts III (born October 20, 1982) is an American professional basketball player who last played for BCM Gravelines of the LNB Pro A. Standing at 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m), he plays at the power forward position.

College career

Roberts attended Baylor University for two seasons, where he made the Big 12 All-Freshman Team, but transferred to Mississippi State University in 2003 following the basketball scandal that rocked Baylor's program that year. He was a first-team All-American and the SEC Player of the Year in 2004, leading Mississippi State to its first top-two seeding in the NCAA tournament. In the 2003–04 season he averaged 16.9 points and 10.1 rebounds. He was first-team All-SEC and a first-team All-American, finishing third to Jameer Nelson and Emeka Okafor for national player of the year honors. In the 2004–05 season he averaged 16.9 points and 11 rebounds. He recorded the first triple-double in Mississippi State history against Nicholls State University with 18 points, 11 rebounds, and 12 assists, while wearing an irritating translucent plastic face mask to protect his broken nose.

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Lawrence Roberts (footballer)

Lawrence Roberts was a Scottish footballer who played as a centre forward. He played local football for Renton before joining Football League First Division side Burnley in February 1920. Roberts made his debut for on 14 February 1920 in the 2–0 win over Manchester City, but was replaced by James Twiss for the following match against Sheffield Wednesday. He subsequently returned to Scotland, signing for Hamilton Academical in the Scottish Football League later the same month.

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Lawrence Roberts (athlete)

Lawrence Frederick ("Bob") Roberts (1 July 1903 – 8 March 1977) was a South African track and field athlete who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.

In 1924 he finished eighth in the 1924 high jump event.

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