Nyree Roberts

Nyree Roberts
Personal information
Born (1976-03-10) March 10, 1976 (age 48)
Orange, New Jersey, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Career information
High schoolSt. Anthony
(Jersey City, New Jersey)
CollegeOld Dominion (1994–1998)
WNBA draft1998: 2nd round, 20th overall pick
Selected by the Houston Comets
PositionCenter
Career history
19981999Houston Comets
1999Washington Mystics
Career highlights and awards
  • WNBA Champion (1998)
  • Third-team All-American – AP (1998)
  • CAA Player of the Year (1998)
  • CAA All-Defensive Team (1998)
  • 2x First-team All-CAA (1997, 1998)

Nyree Khadijah Roberts (born March 10, 1976) is an American professional women's basketball player. As a forward/center at Old Dominion University, Roberts was named to the Final Four All Tournament team in 1997.[1][2] Roberts played in the WNBA from 1998 to 1999 as a member of the Houston Comets and Washington Mystics.[3] She was raised in Jersey City, New Jersey,[1] where she attended and played prep basketball at St. Anthony High School.[4]

Career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game  RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game  BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game
 TO  Turnovers per game  FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 Bold  Career best ° League leader

WNBA

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Regular season

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
1998 Houston 14 0 3.9 85.7 0.0 57.1 0.7 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.3 1.1
1999 Houston 4 0 4.3 0.0 0.0 50.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3
Washington 8 0 7.8 60.0 0.0 57.1 1.3 0.1 0.6 0.1 1.3 2.0
Career 2 years, 2 teams 26 0 5.2 66.7 0.0 56.3 0.8 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.6 1.3

College

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Source[5]

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
Year Team GP Points FG% FT% RPG APG BPG PPG
1994–95 Old Dominion University 33 266 53.8% 40.9% 5.2 0.5 0.7 8.1
1995–96 Old Dominion University 32 329 58.7% 55.6% 4.5 0.8 1.7 10.3
1996–97 Old Dominion University 36 613 65.2% 54.7% 8.0 0.8 2.1 17.0
1997–98 Old Dominion University 32 646 63.2% 51.3% 12.0 0.9 2.0 20.2
Career 133 1854 61.5% 51.0% 74.0 0.8 0.5 13.9

References

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  1. ^ a b "Player Bio: Nyree Roberts". odusports.com. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
  2. ^ Nixon, Rick. "Official 2022 NCAA Women's Final Four Records Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
  3. ^ "Nyree Roberts WNBA Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
  4. ^ "From Jersey City To Glory Nyree Now Noticed At ODU", New York Daily News, March 30, 1997. Accessed July 22, 2024. "She comes from the land of Hurleys, St. Anthony High School in Jersey City. Except that Nyree Roberts is from the other side of the gym divider, from the girls' program."
  5. ^ "ODU Media Guide" (PDF). www.odusports.com. Retrieved 2017-09-04.