Lou Roe

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Lou Roe
Personal information
Born (1972-07-14) July 14, 1972 (age 49)
Atlantic City, New Jersey
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High schoolAtlantic City
(Atlantic City, New Jersey)
CollegeUMass (1991–1995)
NBA draft1995 / Round: 2 / Pick: 30th overall
Selected by the Detroit Pistons
Playing career1995–2012
PositionPower forward
Number3, 21
Career history
1995–1996Detroit Pistons
1996–1997Golden State Warriors
1997–1998Málaga
1998Rockford Lightning
1998–1999Cantù
1999–2000Quad City Thunder
2000Inca
2000–2002Gijón
2002–2004Lucentum Alicante
2004–2006Caja San Fernando
2006–2007Seoul Knights
2007Palma
2007Baskonia
2007–2008Palma
2008Murcia
2008–2009Gipuzkoa
2009–2010Tenerife
2010–2011Halcones Xalapa
2011–2012Regatas Corrientes
Career highlights and awards
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Men’s basketball
Representing  United States
Goodwill Games
Bronze medal – third place 1994 St. Petersburg National team

Louis Marquel Roe (born July 14, 1972) is an American former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the Spanish Liga ACB, among other leagues. He was an All-American college player at the University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass).

College playing career[]

Roe played college basketball for the UMass Minutemen, where in 1995, he was the Atlantic 10 Player of the Year, and a consensus second-team All-American.

Professional playing career[]

Roe was selected by the Detroit Pistons, in the second round (30th pick overall) of the 1995 NBA draft. Roe played in two NBA seasons with the Pistons and Golden State Warriors. In his brief NBA career, he appeared in 66 games, and scored a total of 130 points.

After his NBA career wound up, Roe played professionally in Spain, the Continental Basketball Association (CBA), Italy, South Korea, Mexico and Argentina.

Post playing career[]

Roe was working with his alma mater's men's team in an administrative role, assisting his former UMass teammate and former head coach, Derek Kellogg.[1]

Education[]

Lou Roe is an undergraduate student at the University of Massachusetts Amherst through the University Without Walls program.[1]

Honors[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Former Minuteman Lou Roe excited to join Derek Kellogg's staff at UMass, Daily Hampshire Gazette [1]

External links[]

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