Jeremy Roach
{{short description|American basketball player}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Jeremy Roach
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| position = Point guard
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 2
| weight_lbs = 180
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|11|1}}
| birth_place = Washington, D.C., U.S.
| high_school = Paul VI Catholic
(Fairfax, Virginia)
| college =
| draft_year = 2025
| highlights =
- Third-team All-ACC (2024)
- McDonald's All-American (2020)
- Jordan Brand Classic (2020)
- Nike Hoop Summit (2020)
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{{MedalSport|Men's basketball}}
{{MedalCountry|{{bk|USA}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|FIBA Under-17 World Cup}}
{{MedalGold|2018 Argentina|Team}}
{{MedalCompetition|FIBA Americas U16 Championship}}
{{MedalGold|2017 Argentina|Team}}
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Jeremy Hunter Roach (born November 1, 2001) is an American basketball player. He played college basketball for the Baylor Bears and Duke Blue Devils.
High school career
As a freshman in 2016–17, Roach averaged 11.1 points to help lead his team to a 17–4 record and a runner-up finish in the WCAC. As a sophomore in 2017–18, Roach averaged 15.2 points to help his team to a 33–4 record, including 18–0 in the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference, and a VISAA championship.
Roach would miss the rest of his junior season after he suffered a torn ACL during a scrimmage.{{cite news|title=Five-star Paul VI guard Jeremy Roach out for the season with torn ACL|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2018/11/21/five-star-paul-vi-guard-jeremy-roach-out-season-with-torn-acl/?noredirect=on|newspaper=The Washington Post|last=Pell|first=Samantha|accessdate=August 8, 2019|date=November 21, 2018}}
As a senior, he averaged 19.1 points, 6.3 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.9 steals per game and guided his school to the VISAA D-I State Championship.{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2020/04/13/duke-point-guards-face-plenty-scrutiny-paul-vis-jeremy-roach-isnt-intimidated/|title=Duke point guards face plenty of scrutiny, Paul IV's Jeremy Roach isn't intimidated|last=Errigo|first=Michael|date=April 13, 2020|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=July 31, 2020}}
Roach was selected to play in the McDonald's All-American Game, Jordan Brand Classic and Nike Hoop Summit, but all three games were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite magazine |last1=Jordan |first1=Jason |title=McDonald's All American Game Cancelled Amid COVID-19 Concerns |url=https://www.si.com/college/recruiting/basketball/mcdonalds-all-american-covid19-coronavirus-ncaa-tournament |magazine=Sports Illustrated |accessdate=June 17, 2020 |date=March 12, 2019}}
=Recruiting=
Roach was a consensus five-star recruit and one of the best point guards in the 2020 class. On May 8, 2019, he committed to playing college basketball for Duke over offers from Kentucky, North Carolina, and Villanova.{{cite web|title=Five-star guard Jeremy Roach commits to Duke|url=https://247sports.com/college/basketball/recruiting/Article/Five-star-Jeremy-Roach-Duke-131854735/|website=247Sports|last=Daniels|first=Evan|access-date=August 8, 2019|date=May 8, 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/26703499/duke-lands-commitment-5-star-pg-2020?platform=amp|title=Duke Lands commitment from 5–star PG for 2020|last=Borzello|first=Jeff|date=May 8, 2019|website=ESPN.com|access-date=May 8, 2019}}
{{College Athlete Recruit Start|40=no|collapse=no|year=2020}}
{{College Athlete Recruit Entry
| recruit = Jeremy Roach
| position = PG
| hometown = Leesburg, VA
| highschool = Paul VI Catholic (VA)
| feet = 6
| inches = 2
| weight = 180
| 40 =
| commitdate = May 8, 2019
| scout stars =
| rivals stars = 5
| 247 stars = 5
| espn stars = 5
| espn grade = 94
}}
{{College Athlete Recruit End
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| year = 2020
| rivals ref title = Duke 2020 Basketball Commitments
| scout ref title =
| espn ref title = 2020 Duke Blue Devils Recruiting Class
| rivals school = duke
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| espn schoolid = 150
| 247 overall = 24
| rivals overall = 25
| espn overall = 19
| accessdate = September 11, 2020
| bball = yes
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College career
As a freshman, Roach averaged 8.7 points and 2.8 assists per game while shooting 45.6 percent from the floor.{{cite news |last1=Geoghegan |first1=Zack |title=Duke looking to second-year PG Jeremy Roach as backcourt leader |url=https://www.on3.com/teams/kentucky-wildcats/news/duke-looking-second-year-pg-jeremy-roach-backcourt-leader/ |access-date=February 21, 2024 |work=On3.com |date=November 9, 2021}} He averaged 8.6 points and 3.2 assists per game as a sophomore.{{cite news |last1=Giles |first1=Matt |title=Duke basketball captain Jeremy Roach adds to preseason accolades |url=https://www.si.com/college/duke/basketball/duke-basketball-jeremy-roach-preseason-accolades |access-date=February 21, 2024 |work=Sports Illustrated |date=October 25, 2022}} As a junior, Roach averaged 13.6 points, 3.1 assists and 2.5 rebounds per game. Following the season he declared for the 2023 NBA draft before withdrawing and returning to Duke.{{cite news |last1=Marks |first1=Brendan |title=Jeremy Roach withdraws from NBA Draft: What his return means for Duke |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4521124/2023/05/15/jeremy-roach-nba-draft-duke-return/ |access-date=February 21, 2024 |work=The Athletic |date=May 15, 2023}}
National team career
Roach played for the United States national under-16 team at the 2017 FIBA Under-16 Americas Championship. Roach averaged 10.6 points, 1.4 rebounds, and 2.8 assists per game, helping his team win the gold medal.
Roach played for the United States national under-17 team at the 2018 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup in Rosario and Santa Fe, Argentina. In seven games, he averaged 6.4 points and 2.7 assists per game, helping his team win the gold medal.
Career statistics
{{NBA player statistics legend}}
=College=
{{NBA player statistics start}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2020–21
| style="text-align:left;"| Duke
| 24 || 18 || 27.4 || .456 || .313 || .675 || 2.2 || 2.8 || .8 || .0 || 8.7
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2021–22
| style="text-align:left;"| Duke
| 39 || 27 || 29.4 || .410 || .322 || .763 || 2.4 || 3.2 || .8 || .1 || 8.6
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2022–23
| style="text-align:left;"| Duke
| 32 || 30 || 33.2 || .427 || .343 || .780 || 2.5 || 3.1 || .9 || .0 || 13.6
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2023–24
| style="text-align:left;"| Duke
| 35 || 33 || 32.7 || .468 || .429 || .844 || 2.5 || 3.3 || 1.1 || .1 || 14.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2024–25
| style="text-align:left;"| Baylor
| 29 || 18 || 28.5 || .379 || .333 || .694 || 1.9 || 2.6 || .9 || .1 || 10.0
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career
| 159 || 126 || 30.4 || .428 || .351 || .775 || 2.3 || 3.0 || .9 || .1 || 11.1
{{S-end}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://goduke.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/jeremy-roach/16345 Duke Blue Devils bio]
- [https://baylorbears.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/jeremy-roach/13203 Baylor Bears bio]
- [https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/4433135/jeremy-roach ESPN profile]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20190509030124/https://www.usab.com/basketball/players/mens/r/roach-jeremy.aspx USA Basketball bio]
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Category:21st-century American sportsmen
Category:American men's basketball players
Category:Basketball players from Virginia
Category:Basketball players from Washington, D.C.
Category:Baylor Bears men's basketball players
Category:Duke Blue Devils men's basketball players
Category:McDonald's High School All-Americans