Lou Roe

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.

Education

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

Honors

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

References

External links

Spanish League Profile

Italian League Profile

UMass College Bio

1972 births

Living people

20th-century African-American sportspeople

21st-century African-American sportspeople

African-American basketball players

All-American college men's basketball players

American expatriate basketball people in Argentina

American expatriate basketball people in Italy

American expatriate basketball people in Mexico

American expatriate basketball people in South Korea

American expatriate basketball people in Spain

American men's basketball players

Atlantic City High School alumni

Baloncesto Málaga players

Basketball players from New Jersey

CB Inca players

CB Lucentum Alicante players

CB Murcia players

Competitors at the 1994 Goodwill Games

Detroit Pistons draft picks

Detroit Pistons players

Gijón Baloncesto players

Gipuzkoa Basket players

Golden State Warriors players

Goodwill Games medalists in basketball

Halcones de Xalapa players

Liga ACB players

Pallacanestro Cantù players

Quad City Thunder players

Real Betis Baloncesto players

Regatas Corrientes basketball players

Rockford Lightning players

Saski Baskonia players

Seoul SK Knights players

Small forwards

Sportspeople from Atlantic City, New Jersey

Tenerife CB players

UMass Minutemen basketball players