Stanley Corvet Roberts is a retired American professional basketball player who played center. Roberts attended Lower Richland High School in Hopkins, where he led his team to two straight state championships, was a Parade first-team All-American his senior year, and considered a top five player nationally, holding his own against Alonzo Mourning in the Dapper Dan and McDonald's All-Star Games. Subsequently, he played collegiately at Louisiana State University, teaming up in his second season with Shaquille O'Neal. Roberts started playing professionally in Spain, with Real Madrid, sharing... teams with another future National Basketball Association player, Venezuelan Carl Herrera. In his only season, he helped the Liga ACB club to the Korać Cup final, an overtime loss against Pallacanestro Cantù of Italy. Roberts was selected by the Orlando Magic in the 1st round of the 1991 NBA Draft, and went on to appear, in a career marred by injuries and other drawbacks, for the Magic, Los Angeles Clippers, Minnesota Timberwolves, Houston Rockets and Philadelphia 76ers in eight NBA seasons.
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