Anthony

Roberson

About Anthony

Anthony was born in Saginaw, Michigan, and attended Saginaw High School, where he played high school basketball for the Saginaw Trojans and was recognized as a Parade magazine high school All-American as a senior. He was recruited by the University of Florida, Duke University, Michigan State University, and the University of Michigan, after averaging 24 points per game as a high school junior. Roberson accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he played for coach Billy Donovan's Florida Gators men's basketball team from 2003 to 2005. He chose to forgo his final year of NCAA eligibility and left school after his third college season to enter the NBA Draft. Anthony declared for the 2005 NBA draft after his junior season, and signed with the Memphis Grizzlies in August 2005, after going undrafted. Throughout the 2005–06 NBA season, he split his time between the Grizzlies and the Arkansas RimRockers, the Grizzlies' D-League affiliate. In October 2006 he was signed by the Golden State Warriors to be evaluated during training camp and would appear in 20 contests in 2006–07. On December 4, 2006, Anthony scored his NBA career-high 21 points against the San Antonio Spurs. Anthony went overseas and spent the season in Israel (playing for Hapoel Jerusalem) before returning to the US in July 2008, where he was invited to be part of the New York Knicks summer league team. Since then, he's played with numerous teams around the world, including the Chicago Bulls, Strasbourg IG, Enel Brindisi, Fujian Xunxing, La Union Formosa, Boulazac BD, Al Jaysh, Ikaros Chalkidas, APOEL, Paris-Levallois, Boulazac Basket Dordogne, and Libertadores de Querétaro. He has experience coaching at the high school and professional levels as well. DME is proud to have Anthony's vast amount of experience as a part of our Player Development/Coaching staff.