Delvon Roe
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Delvon Roe is a retired basketball player who played at Michigan State University
. He was listed as a forward. He ended his career in September 2011 after three years at Michigan State due to degenerative knee pain.
in Lakewood, Ohio
. During his senior season, his team was ranked in the USA Today
Super 25 (national rankings) and rated as a top-5 team in the Midwest. Roe would miss the rest of his high school career with a knee injury. He was one of the top recruits for the class of 2008, rated as a 5-star, 24th overall best player in the nation by Rivals.
Michigan State basketball team, averaging 18 minutes a game on the national runner-up Spartans. He was the only freshman to start in the National Championship Game
. Increasingly effective as his knee healed, Roe was eventually named to the Big-Ten All Freshman Team.
During the Big Ten Conference season
, Roe had an offensive rebounding percentage of 14.0%, a defensive rebounding percentage of 22.3% and an effective field goal percentage of 57.6%. Going back to the 1996-1997 season, the only freshman from a BCS conference
to do better than Roe in all three of those categories in conference play was Kevin Love
of UCLA
in the 2007-2008 season. In his sophomore season, Roe averaged 6.4 points per game and 5 rebounds per game. During Roe's junior year, 2010-2011, he averaged 6.1 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 1.2 blocks per game.
On September 29, 2011, Roe announced he was ending his basketball career due to degenerative knee pain, and would miss his senior year.
Michigan State Spartans men's basketball
The Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represents Michigan State University and competes in the Big Ten Conference of NCAA Division I. The team currently plays at the Breslin Student Events Center...
. He was listed as a forward. He ended his career in September 2011 after three years at Michigan State due to degenerative knee pain.
High school career
Roe played basketball at St. Edward High SchoolSt. Edward High School (Lakewood, Ohio)
St. Edward High School is private, all-male Catholic, college-preparatory high school located in Lakewood, Ohio, a western Cleveland suburb. It was founded in 1949 and is operated in the by the Midwest Province of the Brothers of Holy Cross, Notre Dame, Indiana. It is one of three remaining...
in Lakewood, Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
. During his senior season, his team was ranked in the USA Today
USA Today
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Super 25 (national rankings) and rated as a top-5 team in the Midwest. Roe would miss the rest of his high school career with a knee injury. He was one of the top recruits for the class of 2008, rated as a 5-star, 24th overall best player in the nation by Rivals.
College
Roe started and contributed often for the 2008-20092008–09 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team
The 2008–09 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Tom Izzo who was in his 14th year. The team played their home games at the Breslin Center in East Lansing, MI...
Michigan State basketball team, averaging 18 minutes a game on the national runner-up Spartans. He was the only freshman to start in the National Championship Game
2009 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The first and second round games were played at the following sites:First and Second Rounds: Thursday and Saturday, March 19 and 21, 2009-Qualifying teams:-Brackets:Results to date * – Denotes overtime periodAll times in U.S. EDT....
. Increasingly effective as his knee healed, Roe was eventually named to the Big-Ten All Freshman Team.
During the Big Ten Conference season
2008–09 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season
The 2008–09 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season marked the continuation of the annual tradition of competitive basketball among Big Ten Conference members that began in 1904. It was the 104th season of Big Ten Conference basketball play...
, Roe had an offensive rebounding percentage of 14.0%, a defensive rebounding percentage of 22.3% and an effective field goal percentage of 57.6%. Going back to the 1996-1997 season, the only freshman from a BCS conference
BCS conference
An Automatic Qualifying conference is an athletic conference in NCAA Division I FBS whose champion receives an automatic berth in one of the five Bowl Championship Series bowl games...
to do better than Roe in all three of those categories in conference play was Kevin Love
Kevin Love
Kevin Love, born in Des Moines, Iowa, is a former NASCAR driver. He ran five races in the 2004 Craftsman Truck Series season, all for Fiddleback Racing....
of UCLA
UCLA Bruins men's basketball
The UCLA Bruins men's basketball program, established in 1920, owns a record 11 Division I NCAA championships. UCLA teams coached by John Wooden won 10 national titles in 12 seasons from 1964 to 1975, including 7 straight from 1967 to 1973. UCLA went undefeated a record 4 times, in 1964, 1967,...
in the 2007-2008 season. In his sophomore season, Roe averaged 6.4 points per game and 5 rebounds per game. During Roe's junior year, 2010-2011, he averaged 6.1 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 1.2 blocks per game.
On September 29, 2011, Roe announced he was ending his basketball career due to degenerative knee pain, and would miss his senior year.