Darryl Roberts

Height:
6-0
Weight:
165
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Toledo, Ohio
High School:
St. Francis DeSales HS

Very athletic player ... excellent free throw shooter, having connected on 88.6 percent (210-of-237) of his attempts from the line during his collegiate career ... played in 14 MAC Tournament games (including four title contests), two National Invitation Tournament games, two NCAA Tournament game and one College Basketball Invitational game during his career ... finished career with 962 points ... earned back a fifth year of eligibility after sitting out in 2006-07 (as a true freshman) to concentrate on academics ... non-scholarship player each of his first two seasons, but was awarded a scholarship during the summer of 2009.

as a Senior (2010-11): Appeared in 36 games as a senior, making 21 starts (16-straight to close the season) ... one of four players to have played in a school-record 36 games in a season on two occasions (2008-09 and 2010-11) ... set the season record for free throw percentage (minimum of 25 made), connecting on 51-of-54 attempts (.944) ... needed 63 attempts to qualify and break the career free throw percentage (.886) ... posted career marks for field goals made (102), field goal percentage (.445), 3-pointers made (50), free throw percentage (.944), rebounds (102), rebounds per game (2.8), assists (62), steals (24), points (305) and points per game (8.5) ... played a career-best 39 minutes against Youngstown State (Nov. 20) ... closed the season making 29-straight and 40-of-41 free throw attempts ... did not miss more than one free throw in a single game ... scored a season-high 17 points on two occasions, both against Bowling Green (Jan. 22 and Feb. 15) ... grabbed a campaign-best six rebounds against Youngstown State (Nov. 20) and Miami (Ohio) (March 10) ... scored in double figures in four of the last six games of the season.

as a Junior (2009-10): Played in all 35 games while starting 19 contests, including 17-straight starts to open the season ... was one of seven players to appear in all 35 games, tying him for fourth-most games played in a season by an Akron junior ... led the Zips in scoring three times, including vs. Niagara (Nov. 29), at Texas A&M (Dec. 4) and vs. Northern Illinois (Feb. 3) ... finished the season ranked first on the team in free throw percentage (81.3 percent/61-of-75) and finished second on the team in 3-point percentage (40.4 percent/36-of-89) ... recorded double-digit scoring totals in nine games ... one of two Zips' players to tally double-digit points in three-of-four postseason contests, recording 10 points (vs. Eastern Michigan, March 11) and 11 points (vs. Ohio, March 13) in the MAC Tournament and 14 points (vs. Green Bay, March 17) in the College Basketball Invitational ... posted a season-high 18 points on 7-of-11 shooting (4-of-5 3-point) and set a career-high with eight boards against Northern Illinois (Feb. 3) ... dished out a career-high five assists versus Drake (Nov. 21) ... connected on a personal-best nine free throws (9-of-10) at Western Michigan (Jan. 27).

as a Sophomore (2008-09): Played in all 36 games and was in the starting lineup 26 times, including the final 21 contests of the campaign ... 36 games played tied six other players for most in a season in program history and also tied for the most by an Akron sophomore ... finished the season ranked first in free throw percentage (92.6 percent/75-of-81) ... led the team with a career-high 19 points versus Gonzaga (March 19) in the NCAA Tournament First Round ... converted 6-of-9 field goals, 4-of-6 3-pointers and 3-of-4 free throws against the Zags, one of 16 double-figure scoring outings for him for the season ... closed out the campaign with a string of five-consecutive double-digit points performances and averaged a team high 13.6 points over those final five contests ... averaged 12.3 points (second best on the team) and shot 45 percent (9-of-20) from 3-point range during the MAC Tournament (March 10-14) ... closed the season ranked fourth in the league in 3-point field goal percent (39.8 percent/49-of-123) ... grabbed a then career-best six rebounds versus Miami (Ohio) (March 12) in the MAC Tournament quarterfinal ... saw a career-long 37 minutes of playing time in the MAC tourney semifinal contest versus Bowling Green (March 13).

as a Redshirt-Freshman (2007-08): Became eligible for competition on Dec. 17 (academics) and played in all 26 games after that date ... member of the starting five twice, versus Toledo (Jan. 30) and versus Eastern Michigan (Feb. 2) ... scored a then career-best 12 points (on 5-of-7 shooting from the field) in a then career-high 23 minutes in the Toledo contest ... also logged 23 minutes in the Zips' 65-60 overtime victory at Florida State (March 18) in the opening round of the NIT ... averaged 8.7 points in UA's three MAC Tournament games (March 13-15) ... averaged 85.2 percent (23-of-27) from the free throw line, which ranked second on the team ... logged double-figure minutes in 17 games and averaged 12.6 minutes for the season.

as a Freshman (2006-07): Sat out to concentrate on academics.

at St. Francis DeSales High School: Named All-Ohio Third Team as a senior when he averaged 18.2 points ... two-time All-District 7 First Team and first-team all-city choice ... also served as team captain and was chosen as team MVP during his senior year ... led the Toledo City League in scoring (23.7 ppg) as a junior, and also averaged 3.5 assists-per-game and 3.5 rebounds-per-game that season ... the Knights went 16-6 and appeared in the district semifinals during his junior year ... finished his career as the all-time leading scorer at the school.

Personal: Born May 7, 1988 ... son of Bridgette Anderson ... Uncle, Mike Roberts, played basketball at Kent State and is a college basketball official.