St. John's University Athletics
2019-20 Men's Basketball Roster
Roberts, Josh
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Jersey Number 1
Josh Roberts
- Height:
- 6-9
- Weight:
- 205
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Position:
- Forward
- Hometown:
- Troy, Ala.
- High School:
- Montverde Academy (Fla.)
Bio
2020-21
Appeared in 25 games and made 17 starts… averaged 2.6 points and 2.7 rebounds in 10.7 minutes per game… shot a team-best 64.4 percent from the floor… ranked second on the squad with 19 blocks… converted on 77.8 percent of his tries from the charity stripe… hit all three of his field goal attempts for six points against Stony Brook (Dec. 6)… scored a season-high eight points in the Red Storm’s win over Butler (Jan. 12)… tied a career high with four blocks against Marquette (Jan. 16)… had four blocks and seven boards against Utah Valley (Jan. 23)… grabbed seven rebounds for the second straight game at DePaul (Jan. 27).
2019-20
Played in 29 games and made 28 starts… averaged 5.0 points and 5.8 rebounds per game, the latter of which was good enough for second on the team and 12th in the conference… led the team and ranked fourth in the conference with 1.5 blocks per game… had eight games with three or more blocks… tallied four double-figure scoring efforts and three double-digit rebounding performances, but did not log any double-doubles… shot a team-best 53.7 percent from the floor… began the year with three straight seven-rebound efforts, including a 12-point, seven-rebound outing against New Hampshire (Nov. 12)… recorded back-to-back double-digit rebounding performances against Vermont (13- Nov. 16) and Columbia (11- Nov. 20)… scored a career-high 16 points on 8-of-12 shooting against UMass (Nov. 24)… narrowly missed a double-double with 12 points on 6-of-7 shooting and nine rebounds against Wagner (Nov. 30)… matched a career-high with 16 points and grabbed eight boards against Seton Hall at MSG (Jan. 18)… registered eight points and 10 rebounds at Villanova (Feb. 26).
2018-19
Played in 18 games and made one start as a freshman… averaged 1.2 points and 1.6 boards in 6.3 minutes of action per game… shot 44.0 percent from the field… had a breakout game against Providence at Madison Square Garden, grabbing five boards, four of which came on the offensive glass, in 14 minutes (Feb. 12)… scored a season-high eight points on a perfect 4-for-4 shooting effort against Xavier (Feb. 28)… made his lone start of the campaign and registered two blocks in 21 minutes at DePaul (March 3).
Before College
Came to St. John’s from national powerhouse Montverde Academy, where he was a member of the prep national team under Head Coach Kevin Boyle … led the Eagles to a 32-0 record and a national title in 2017-18 … played for Southern Stampede on the Nike EYBL circuit … averaged 6.1 points, 6.6 boards and 1.8 blocks per game in the summer going into his final year of high school … was a two-sport star at Charles Henderson High School in Troy, Ala., before heading to Montverde Academy … a consensus three-star recruit.
Personal
Josh Roberts … born in Kingston, N.Y. … son of Arthur and Shelia Roberts … has three sisters, Kesha, Rasheena and Kayla.
Josh Roberts Profile
Favorite athlete: Michael Jordan
Favorite sports team: Golden State Warriors
Favorite ice cream: Strawberry
Favorite book: Tears of a Tiger
Appeared in 25 games and made 17 starts… averaged 2.6 points and 2.7 rebounds in 10.7 minutes per game… shot a team-best 64.4 percent from the floor… ranked second on the squad with 19 blocks… converted on 77.8 percent of his tries from the charity stripe… hit all three of his field goal attempts for six points against Stony Brook (Dec. 6)… scored a season-high eight points in the Red Storm’s win over Butler (Jan. 12)… tied a career high with four blocks against Marquette (Jan. 16)… had four blocks and seven boards against Utah Valley (Jan. 23)… grabbed seven rebounds for the second straight game at DePaul (Jan. 27).
2019-20
Played in 29 games and made 28 starts… averaged 5.0 points and 5.8 rebounds per game, the latter of which was good enough for second on the team and 12th in the conference… led the team and ranked fourth in the conference with 1.5 blocks per game… had eight games with three or more blocks… tallied four double-figure scoring efforts and three double-digit rebounding performances, but did not log any double-doubles… shot a team-best 53.7 percent from the floor… began the year with three straight seven-rebound efforts, including a 12-point, seven-rebound outing against New Hampshire (Nov. 12)… recorded back-to-back double-digit rebounding performances against Vermont (13- Nov. 16) and Columbia (11- Nov. 20)… scored a career-high 16 points on 8-of-12 shooting against UMass (Nov. 24)… narrowly missed a double-double with 12 points on 6-of-7 shooting and nine rebounds against Wagner (Nov. 30)… matched a career-high with 16 points and grabbed eight boards against Seton Hall at MSG (Jan. 18)… registered eight points and 10 rebounds at Villanova (Feb. 26).
2018-19
Played in 18 games and made one start as a freshman… averaged 1.2 points and 1.6 boards in 6.3 minutes of action per game… shot 44.0 percent from the field… had a breakout game against Providence at Madison Square Garden, grabbing five boards, four of which came on the offensive glass, in 14 minutes (Feb. 12)… scored a season-high eight points on a perfect 4-for-4 shooting effort against Xavier (Feb. 28)… made his lone start of the campaign and registered two blocks in 21 minutes at DePaul (March 3).
Before College
Came to St. John’s from national powerhouse Montverde Academy, where he was a member of the prep national team under Head Coach Kevin Boyle … led the Eagles to a 32-0 record and a national title in 2017-18 … played for Southern Stampede on the Nike EYBL circuit … averaged 6.1 points, 6.6 boards and 1.8 blocks per game in the summer going into his final year of high school … was a two-sport star at Charles Henderson High School in Troy, Ala., before heading to Montverde Academy … a consensus three-star recruit.
Personal
Josh Roberts … born in Kingston, N.Y. … son of Arthur and Shelia Roberts … has three sisters, Kesha, Rasheena and Kayla.
Josh Roberts Profile
Favorite athlete: Michael Jordan
Favorite sports team: Golden State Warriors
Favorite ice cream: Strawberry
Favorite book: Tears of a Tiger