Josh
McRoberts Bio
Personal Notes:
Born Joshua Scott McRoberts on February 28, 1987, in Indianapolis,
Ind. ... mother, Jennifer, is a teacher ... has two younger sisters,
Elizabeth and Sarah, and a younger brother, Zach ... mentored elementary
and middle school students in conjunction with the NCAA Stay in
Bounds Ambassador Program ... member of the Student Athletic Board
at Carmel High.
High School / USA Basketball Notes:
Named the National High School Senior Athlete of the Year
by the National High School Coaches Association ... won the 2005
Morgan Wootten Award as the McDonald’s All-America Player
of the Year ... first team Parade All-America ... All-USA Today
first team selection ... EA Sports All-America in 2005 ... named
the McDonald’s All-America game MVP after scoring 17 points
on 7-of-8 shooting with a game-high 12 rebounds to lead the East
squad to a 115-110 victory ... also participated in the Roundball
Classic (West), finishing with 11 points, seven rebounds, two assists
and three blocked shots in a 136-119 win over the East team ...
led Carmel High in scoring and rebounding as a senior, averaging
17.9 points to go along with 11.4 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 2.9
blocked shots per game ... also shot an impressive .593 (166-of-280)
from the field while guiding the Greyhounds to a 21-4 record and
a trip to the sectional championship game in 2005 ... rated as the
top high school player in the Class of 2005 by Scout.com ... ranked
second overall and number one among power forwards by Rivals.com
... named the top-ranked senior by Bob Gibbons All-Star Report ...
collected 1,264 points, 759 rebounds, 255 assists and 259 blocks
during his high school career ... overcame an early season injury
to average 16.8 points, 10.9 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game as
a junior ... named the MVP at the 2004 Nike Camp in Indianapolis
... two-time Nike Camp All-America ... three-time all-conference,
all-county and all-state selection ... averaged 16 points, 10 rebounds
and three blocked shots per game as a sophomore.
Helped the North team to a silver medal finish at the 2004 USA
Youth Development Festival ... led the North squad in rebounding
with 14.4 rpg. and field goal percentage (.574, 27-of-47) ... his
14.4 rebounds per game was tops among all teams in the festival
and the third-highest mark all-time in the event ... was also third
on the North team in scoring at 14.8 ppg.
Career Notes:
Named one of three team captains for 2006-07 ... McRoberts and Greg
Paulus are the first two sophomore captains in Duke history ...
a versatile big man who will be a major part of Duke’s arsenal
in 2006-07 ... one of the most skilled and athletic post players
in the country ... showed his vast potential throughout his freshman
campaign ... an outstanding passer who has the ability to bring
the ball up the floor ... in addition to his talent, McRoberts brings
a tough mindset to each game ... attacks the rim consistently on
offense ... Duke’s leading returning scorer (8.7) and rebounder
(5.3) ... recovered from back surgery (lumbar diskectomy) performed
in early August to be ready for the open of the 2006-07 season ...
active in Duke’s award-winning Verizon Read with the Blue
Devils, a community outreach reading program in the Durham school
district ... also participated in the school’s Junior Blue
Devil Club Day presented to kids between the ages of 1-16.
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