Richard Roby

Richard Roby
Roby as a member of Colorado in 2007
Personal information
Born (1985-09-28) September 28, 1985
San Bernardino, California
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High schoolLawrence Academy
(Groton, Massachusetts)
CollegeColorado (2004–2008)
NBA draft2008: undrafted
Playing career2008–2019
PositionShooting guard
Career history
2008–2009Bnei Hasharon
2009–2010Maccabi Haifa
2010Halcones Rojos Veracruz
2010–2011Rio Grande Valley Vipers
2011Peristeri
2012Fos Ouest Provence
2012Estudiantes de Bahía Blanca
2012–2013Wonju Dongbu Promy
2013Gaiteros del Zulia
2013Caciques de Humacao
2013–2016Akita Northern Happinets
2016SAN-EN NeoPhoenix
2016–2017Osaka Evessa
2017Marinos de Anzoátegui
2018Soles de Mexicali
2018-2019Shinshu Brave Warriors
Career highlights
  • 2× bj league Best Five (2014, 2015)
  • bj league All-Star (2015)
  • bj league Best Sixth Man (2014)

Richard Dominique Roby (born September 28, 1985) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Shinshu Brave Warriors of the Japanese B.League. He attended high school at Lawrence Academy at Groton, Massachusetts. Roby attended the University of Colorado at Boulder and played for the Buffaloes from 2004 to 2008. He averaged 17 points and 5.5 rebounds during his career for the Buffaloes. He graduated as Colorado's all-time leading scorer, doing so in his final collegiate game.[1] Richard is an insurance agent who previously worked with World Financial Group (WFG). He had to resign following sexual harassment and misconduct allegations made by a fellow employee, Griselda Pena, which prompted an internal investigation. As of 2023, he works at Global Financial Impact (GFI), where he sells Indexed Universal Life (IUL) policies. [1]

Richard Roby is the half-brother of Kenyon Martin. Roby was married in 2011 to Kendrea Oliver in Las Vegas, Nevada. Together they have five children.[3] In 2025, Kendrea Roby initiated divorce proceedings in the Nevada District Court [2]. Court Docket. Richard Roby was soon after arrested for 2 counts of Domestic Violence Battery, Felony Strangulation, Felony Child Neglect (Case Number 25-CR-066035 For two Dates 02/10/2025 and 05/04/2025 [3][4]) in August, where he was later convicted on the charges for stalking, brutally beating, strangling his wife in front of their children where she almost died, He admitted to the crimes on audio recordings and text messages which were used to help the Clark County DA office prosecute him. His soon to be ex-wife has a current no contact order.


Professional career

In the summer of 2008, Roby signed a contract through the year 2009 with Bnei Hasharon in Israel. During the 2009/2010 season, he joined Maccabi Haifa B.C.

Roby played for the Nuggets in the NBA Summer League in 2010.[5] After playing eight games with Halcones Rojos de Veracruz in Mexico, he left and then signed with the Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the NBA D-League.

Richard played for Fos sur mer team, in French league (LNB 2nd division ) and for Club Wonju Dongbu Promy, a Korean basketball league team (aka KBL).

"Akita star" played for the Akita Northern Happinets of Japan in 2013-16 and won bj league Eastern Conference championship title for two years in a row.[6] He also acquired his Japanese driver's license in Wariyama, Akita.[7]

The Basketball Tournament (TBT) (2017–present)

In the summer of 2017, Roby played in The Basketball Tournament on ESPN for Team Colorado (Colorado Alumni). He competed for the $2 million prize, and for Team Colorado and as a No. 1 seed in the West Region, Roby helped take Team Colorado to the Super 16 Round, but was defeated by Armored Athlete 84–75.[8]

College statistics

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2004–05 Colorado 30 30 30.8 .445 .374 .728 4.8 1.9 1.6 0.8 16.0
2005–06 Colorado 30 29 30.2 .422 .356 .736 3.9 2.5 2.1 0.9 17.0
2006–07 Colorado 27 25 32.1 .383 .268 .734 5.1 2.2 1.2 0.4 17.3
2007–08 Colorado 32 32 34.7 .477 .382 .764 6.7 2.1 1.0 1.0 17.0
Career 119 116 32.0 .431 .347 .742 5.5 2.2 1.5 0.8 16.8

NCAA Awards & Honors

  • All-Big 12 First Team - 2006
  • All-Big 12 Third Team - 2008
  • All-Big 12 Honorable Mention - 2005, 2007
  • Big 12 All-Freshman Team (Media) - 2005

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

NBA Summer League Stats

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2008–09 NJN 2 0 4.8 .200 .000 .000 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 1.0
2009–10 OKC 2 0 6.2 .200 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0
2010–11 DEN 5 4 21.9 .324 .200 .444 3.4 1.0 0.4 0.0 6.8
Career 9 4 14.6 .283 .167 .444 2.0 0.7 0.5 0.0 4.0

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2008–09 Bnei 5 2 21.7 47.9 20.0 82.6 2.40 1.60 0.60 0.00 13.60
2009–10 Maccabi Haifa 20 17.7 52.4 29.0 55.2 2.6 1.3 0.9 0.2 8.9
2010–11 Rio Grande 50 31 27.8 47.0 32.0 66.5 4.54 2.04 1.30 0.62 15.50
2011–12 Peristeri 8 8 28.9 53.8 25.0 75.0 4.75 0.62 1.12 0.38 16.38
2011–12 Fos Ouest 17 11 25.6 53.3 40.5 67.3 3.65 1.76 1.47 0.47 12.59
2012–13 Estudiantes 15 14 35.4 49.8 43.1 78.5 3.93 1.13 1.13 0.60 18.47
2012–13 Wonju 40 11 16.0 51.8 30.5 65.5 3.23 1.00 0.80 0.57 11.43
2012–13 Gaiteros 19 19 30.1 52.5 31.6 70.9 4.74 2.11 1.63 0.53 15.89
2012–13 Humacao 4 1 16.3 37.0 12.5 50.0 3.75 1.50 1.00 0.75 6.50
2013–14 Akita 50 5 27.4 46.1 27.5 70.2 5.2 2.5 1.9 0.9 20.1
2014–15 Akita 51 47 30.3 53.9 32.9 56.0 7.2 4.3 2.3 1.1 20.0
2015–16 Akita 47 47 31.6 47.2 33.9 62.5 8.0 3.7 1.9 0.9 19.9
2016–17 San-en 14 9 18.9 34.6 24.4 65.2 5.6 1.4 1.2 1.0 10.9
2016–17 Osaka 39 5 12.6 42.8 29.2 45.9 2.9 0.9 0.7 0.5 8.0
2016–17 Marinos 6 0 17.5 53.1 44.4 72.7 1.67 1.17 0.17 0.17 7.67
2017–18 Soles 17 7 23.9 38.1 28.6 75.9 4.79 1.50 0.93 0.43 8.29
2018–19 Shinshu 16 16 35.17 43.5 14.1 56.3 9.7 4.0 3.25 1.44 19.1

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2008-09 Bnei 4 18.3 .448 .250 .300 2.3 0.3 2.0 0.3 7.8
2009-10 Haifa 4 10.0 .105 .000 .500 1.8 0.3 0.3 0.8 1.5
2010-11 RGV 8 1 25.7 .453 .200 .558 4.75 1.88 1.38 1.00 14.25
2011-12 Fos 6 23.0 .574 .571 .500 4.0 1.3 1.5 0.3 11.7
2012-13 Humacao 4 16.5 .370 .125 .500 3.8 1.5 1.0 0.8 6.5
2013-14 Akita 6 26.67 .474 .345 .636 6.5 2.17 2.17 1.67 19.0

International Awards & Honors

  • Greek HEBA A1 Round 1 MVP - 2011-2012

References

  1. ^ https://www.instagram.com/richardxroby/?hl=en
  2. ^ https://nvcourts.gov/find_a_court/district_courts/clark_county_district_court_family_division
  3. ^ https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1033866588216115274/1451396774186188913/IMG_1891.png?ex=69460614&is=6944b494&hm=157f0194e9e3d98767642df826f2ced50cd6e92ee8374cb56b9f09a110ef690a&
  4. ^ https://lvjcpa.clarkcountynv.gov/Anonymous/default.aspx
  5. ^ http://www.ridiculousupside.com/2010/6/28/1540775/nba-summer-league-rosters-vegas NBA Summer League Rosters - Vegas
  6. ^ "Akita star Roby saw brother Martin, a longtime NBA standout, as inspiration". 2 April 2016.
  7. ^ Richard X Roby [@richardxroby] (15 February 2016). "Passed my drivers test ✔️🇯🇵!!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  8. ^ "Bracket | The Basketball Tournament". www.thetournament.com. Retrieved 2018-02-17.
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