Lou Roe

Personal information
Born	(1972-07-14) July 14, 1972 (age 51) Atlantic City, New Jersey
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight	220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school	Atlantic City (Atlantic City, New Jersey)
College	UMass (1991–1995)
NBA draft	1995: 2nd round, 30th overall pick
Selected by the Detroit Pistons
Playing career	1995–2012
Position	Power forward
Number	3, 21
Career history
1995–1996	Detroit Pistons
1996–1997	Golden State Warriors
1997–1998	Málaga
1998	Rockford Lightning
1998–1999	Cantù
1999–2000	Quad City Thunder
2000	Inca
2000–2002	Gijón
2002–2004	Lucentum Alicante
2004–2006	Caja San Fernando
2006–2007	Seoul Knights
2007	Palma
2007	Baskonia
2007–2008	Palma
2008	Murcia
2008–2009	Gipuzkoa
2009–2010	Tenerife
2010–2011	Halcones Xalapa
2011–2012	Regatas Corrientes
Career highlights and awards
2× Spanish League Top Scorer (2004, 2006) Spanish League MVP ( 2001) All-Spanish League Team (2004) Consensus second-team All-American ( 1995) Third-team All-American – NABC ( 1994) Atlantic 10 Player of the Year (1995) 3× First-team All- Atlantic 10 (1993–1995) No. 15 retired by UMass Minutemen
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals Men’s basketball Representing   United States Goodwill Games 1994 St. Petersburg National team

Louis Marquel Roe (born July 14, 1972) is an American former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the Spanish Liga ACB, among other leagues. He was an All-American college player at the University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass).

College playing career

Roe played college basketball for the UMass Minutemen, where in 1995, he was the Atlantic 10 Player of the Year, and a consensus second-team All-American.

Professional playing career

Roe was selected by the Detroit Pistons, in the second round (30th pick overall) of the 1995 NBA draft. Roe played in two NBA seasons with the Pistons and Golden State Warriors. In his brief NBA career, he appeared in 66 games, and scored a total of 130 points.

After his NBA career wound up, Roe played professionally in Spain, the Continental Basketball Association (CBA), Italy, South Korea, Mexico and Argentina.

Post playing career

Roe was working with his alma mater's men's team in an administrative role, assisting his former UMass teammate and former head coach, Derek Kellogg. ^[1]

Education

Lou Roe is an undergraduate student at the University of Massachusetts Amherst through the University Without Walls program. ^[1]

Honors

• Spanish League MVP: ( 2001)
• 2× Spanish League Top Scorer: (2004, 2006)

References

External links

• Spanish League Profile (in Spanish)
• Italian League Profile (in Italian)
• UMass College Bio