Nyree Roberts

American basketball player (born 1976)

Nyree RobertsPersonal information

Born|  (1976-03-10) March 10, 1976 (age 48)
Orange, New Jersey, U.S.
Listed height| 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Career information
High school| St. Anthony
(Jersey City, New Jersey)
College| Old Dominion (1994–1998)
WNBA draft| 1998: 2nd round, 20th overall pick
Selected by the Houston Comets
Position| Center
Career history
1998–1999| Houston Comets
1999| Washington 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)

Stats at Basketball Reference

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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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1998 WNBA draft

First round|

* Margo Dydek
* Ticha Penicheiro
* Murriel Page
* Korie Hlede
* Allison Feaster
* Cindy Blodgett
* Tracy Reid
* Maria Stepanova
* Alicia Thompson
* Polina Tzekova

Second round|

* Olympia Scott
* Tangela Smith
* Rita Williams
* Rachael Sporn
* Octavia Blue
* Suzie McConnell
* Christy Smith
* Andrea Kuklová
* Nadine Domond
* Nyree Roberts

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Houston Comets 1998 WNBA champions

* 5 Tiffany Woosley
* 7 Tina Thompson
* 9 Janeth Arcain
* 10 Kim Perrot
* 13 Amaya Valdemoro
* 14 Cynthia Cooper (Finals MVP)
* 22 Sheryl Swoopes
* 23 Tammy Jackson
* 33 Yolanda Moore
* 40 Monica Lamb
* 00 Nyree Roberts

* Head coach Van Chancellor

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