2016-17 Men's Basketball Roster
Biography
2016-17 (7.0 ppg/2.1 rpg/44.1% 3-pt. FG): Played in all 30 games, including 13 starts… Averaged 22.9 minutes per contest… Led the team and the Atlantic 10 in three-point shooting percentage at 44.1 percent… Ranks fifth in single-season history at La Salle in the category… Connected on 41 three-pointers to tie for third on the team… Scoring average ranked fifth on the squad… Made all six of his field-goal attempts including four from distance against Texas Southern (11/19)… Went 6-for-7 from three-point range and scored 22 points in win at Drexel (11/27)… At one point, made 10 consecutive three-pointers over two games… Tallied 15 points in home win over Lehigh (11/30)… Also scored in double figures against George Washington (1/15), Penn (1/25), George Mason (2/4) and Fordham (3/4).
2015-16 (12.9 ppg/3.6 rpg/1.9 spg): Started all 31 games...Averaged 12.9 ppg., which was second on the team...Scored double-figures in 24 of 31 games...Shot .387 from the field (127-328)...Led team in free-throw shooting (.779) and steals (60)...Had 18 points on 7-for-10 shooting vs. Rider (11/17)...Led team with 20 points at Penn (11/25)...Scored career-high 30 points at Florida Gulf Coast (12/31), with many family and friends in attendance. Shot 10-for-14 from the field...Scored in double-figures the next nine contests...Had 10 points and career-high eight rebounds in win over #25 Dayton (1/9)...Had 15 points while playing all 40 minutes at Richmond (1/13)...Scored 16 points vs. Temple (1/20)...Had 15 points and career-high five steals vs. Rhode Island (2/6)...Scored 17 points vs. Saint Joseph's (2/13)...Shot 8-for-12 for 24 points in win over Saint Louis (3/2)...Scored 18 points in A-10 Tournament win over Duquesne (3/9).
2014-15 (8.8 ppg/2.9 rpg/1.1 apg): Appeared in all 33 games, starting 22...Averaged 8.8 ppg., which was third on the team...Led team with 39 steals...Second on the team with 47 three-point field goals...Shot .759 (63-for-83) from the foul line...Had 14 double-figure scoring games...Made a three-pointer in 14 straight contests...Had eight points in first start vs. Saint Peter's (11/22)...Scored 12 points vs. Temple (12/6)...Scored then-season high 15 points in win at Drexel (12/13)...Played career-best 40 minutes vs. American (12/16)...Had 18 points on 6-for-10 shooting at Hofstra (12/23)...Scored double-figures in next seven games...Had 16 points at George Mason (1/3) and 17 points vs. UMass (1/7)...Set new career-high with 20 points on four three-pointers at St. Bonaventure (1/31)...Scored 16 points in A-10 First Round win over Massachusetts (3/12).
2013-14: Redshirt...Sat out after transferring from Georgia Southern.
2012-13 (at Georgia Southern, 8.6 ppg/2.5 rpg/1.0 apg): Started all 33 games as a freshman…Averaged 8.6 ppg., good for fourth on the team…Was second on the team with 42 three-pointers…Shot .385 (42-for-109) from long distance…Third on team with 36 steals… Reached double-figures 12 times…Scored 18 points in collegiate debut vs. Valparasio (11/9)…Had double-figures in first four games, including 11 versus Charlotte (11/13), 13 versus Webber International (11/16) and 10 versus Kennesaw State (11/21)…Set career-high with 20 points on 7-for-12 shooting at Virginia Tech (12/15)…Scored 17 points versus Appalachian State (2/7)..Tied career-high with 20 points versus The Citadel (2/14) on 7-for-9 shooting.
High School: Helped Miami Norland to the Florida State 6A Championship as a senior and was named the Florida Association of Basketball Coaches 6A and the Dade County Player of the Year…Averaged 17.3 ppg…Named to the Miami Herald All-Dade County 8A-5A team…Averaged 17.8 ppg. as a junior and was named to the Miami Herald All-Dade County 4A-1A team.
Personal: Major is marketing…Father, Cleveland, played football and basketball at Bethune Cookman…Uncle, William, played on Super Bowl winners for the New York Giants.
Other notable Explorers to wear #3: Tyreek Duren, Terquinn Mott, Frank Blatcher
Getting to Know Cleon Roberts
Nickname: Bone
Favorite food: Hot wings
Favorite musical artist: Young Jeezy
Facebook/Twitter?: Facebook
Favorite basketball player: Dwayne Wade
Favorite athlete in another sport: Michael Phelps
Magazine cover I'd like to be on: GQ
If I didn't play basketball, I would play: Football
Last book I read for fun: Silver Linings Playbook (by La Salle alum Matthew Quick)
Favorite A-10 road trip: Fordham
Describe Coach G in one word: Focused
Favorite La Salle memory: Beating Temple
Statistics
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Historical Player Information
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2013-14Sophomore
G
6'5"
180 lbs
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2014-15Redshirt Sophomore
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6'5"
175 lbs
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2015-16Redshirt Junior
G
6'6"
180 lbs
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2016-17Redshirt Senior
G
6'6"
190 lbs