2020-21 Demon Basketball Roster

Chris Reich, NSU Photographic Services
Chris Reich, NSU Photographic Services
Chris Reich, NSU Photographic Services
Chris Reich, NSU Photographic Services
Chris Reich, NSU Photographic Services
Chris Reich, NSU Photographic Services
Chris Reich, NSU Photographic Services
Chris Reich, NSU Photographic Services
Chris Reich, NSU Photographic Services
Chris Reich, NSU Photographic Services

10 Jairus Roberson

10 Jairus Roberson

  • Position:
    Guard
  • Ht./Wt.:
    6-2 / 176
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Dallas, Texas
  • Highschool:
    Desoto HS
  • Prev School:
    Trinity Valley CC

Summary

Biography

2020-21 Season (Senior): Appeared in 19 games, starting the first 16 of the season, before running into injuries ... tied for the team lead with 43 made 3-pointers ... hit a key 3-pointer in the final minute at Houston Baptist to push the Demons' lead to five ... hit four 3-pointers in all three of NSU's games in Washington -- twice against No. 1 Gonzaga and at Washington State ... had all four of his 3s in the second half of the second game at Gonzaga when the Demons put up 61 points in the half ... forced overtime against ULM with seven points in the final 24 seconds of regulation as part of a season-best 22-point effort ... hit at least three 3s in seven games, including a career-high six against ULM ... reaced double figures in eight of the 16 games before his injury.

2019-20 Season (Junior): Came on strong in the final weeks of the season as he finished with 11.9 points per game, second on the team … his 80 made 3-pointers are tied for second all-time in NSU single-season history … shot 37 percent from deep and 39 percent overall … made 30 3-pointers in last nine games (30-71, .423 percent) … seven games of four or more 3-pointers, including Nicholls, McNeese, Southeastern and Central Arkansas with five makes … ranked fourth in SLC (54th nationally) with a 37.2 percent shooting from deep … ranked sixth in SLC (53rd nationally) in 3-pointers per game (2.67) … tied for team-high with 17 points against TAMU-CC … Southland Conference Player of the Week in the final week of the regular season with 22 points at SLU and 23 vs. Central Arkansas … five games with at least 19 points, including career-high 24 to knock off then league-leading Nicholls … averaged nearly 13 points in SLC play and shot better than 40 percent from 3-point range.

Prior to NSU: Set a Trinity Valley Community College record with 132 3-pointers as a sophomore ... made 47 percent of his attempts and averaged 14 points ... holds the career 3-point mark (151), 3-point shooting percentage (45.8) and single-game mark (13) at TVCC ... top 3-point shooter in NJCAA as a sophomore ... TVCC won Region 14 and reached the NJCAA Sweet 16 in 2018-19 ... TVCC also made Sweet 16 in Roberson’s freshman season ... honorable mention All-Region 14 selection and made the Region 14 All-Tournament team ... posted a 3.5 GPA at TVCC and was named Student-Athlete of the Year ... at DeSoto High, helped team to Class 6A title as a junior ... Eagles were 61-10 in his final two seasons ... averaged 19.3 points per game as a senior and earned second-team All-District 7-6A honors ... graduated from the STEM program in 2017.
 
Personal: Son of Kenneth and Janice Roberson ... Kenneth was NSU assistant Dave Simmons’ teammate at Louisiana Tech ... father is a trainer for Slim Gym Fitness ... mom works at Bank of America headquarters ... one sister Kendra ... nickname is “Slim” ... majoring general studies with a concentration in social science ... life’s ambition is to make it to the NBA.
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  • 10

    2019-20Junior

    Guard
    6'2" 178 lbs
    10
  • 10

    2020-21Senior

    Guard
    6'2" 176 lbs
    10