Kerwin Roach

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Kerwin Roach

| image = Kerwin Roach.jpg

| image_size =

| caption = Roach in December 2016

| position = Shooting guard

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 4

| weight_lb = 180

| league = Lebanese Basketball League

| team = CS Antonine

| number = 77

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|10|24}}

| birth_place = Houston, Texas, U.S.

| high_school = North Shore
(Cloverleaf, Texas)

| college = Texas (2015–2019)

| career_start = 2019

| draft_year = 2019

| years1 = 2019–2020

| team1 = Rio Grande Valley Vipers

| years2 = 2021

| team2 = Wellington Saints

| years3 = 2021–2022

| team3 = Windy City Bulls

| years4 = 2022

| team4 = Al-Ahli

| years5 = 2022

| team5 = Marineros de Puerto Plata

| years6 = 2022–2023

| team6 = Sagesse SC

| years7 = 2023

| team7 = Al-Nasr

| years8 = 2023–2024

| team8 = Al-Difaa Al-Jawi

| years9 = 2024–2025

| team9 = Al-Hashd

| years10 = 2025–present

| team10 = CS Antonine

| highlights =

NZNBL champion (2021)
NZNBL Grand Final MVP (2021)
NIT champion (2019)
Big 12 All-Newcomer Team (2016)

}}

Kerwin LaTroy Roach II (born October 24, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for CS Antonine of the Lebanese Basketball League. He played college basketball for the Texas Longhorns.

High school career

Roach attended North Shore High School. He was considered a 4-star prospect and ranked the 21st best shooting guard and 71st overall prospect in his high school class. Roach committed to Texas, spurning offers from California and Wichita State.{{cite news |title=Four-Star Guard Kerwin Roach Jr. commits to Texas |url=https://www.si.com/college-basketball/2014/10/24/four-star-guard-kevin-roach-commits-texas |accessdate=June 5, 2018 |work=Sports Illustrated |date=October 24, 2014}} He was also a track and field star at North Shore, reaching 50 feet, 8 inches in the triple jump.{{cite news |title=UT basketball pledge Kerwin Roach soars past field in triple jump |url=https://www.mystatesman.com/sports/basketball-pledge-kerwin-roach-soars-past-field-triple-jump/Tx2z0g57AOABUy4JDcXFYI/ |accessdate=June 5, 2018 |work=Austin American-Statesman |date=March 28, 2015}}

College career

Roach was named to the Big 12 Conference All-Newcomer Team.{{cite web|title=Nation's Best Lead All-Big 12 Men's Basketball Awards |url=http://www.big12sports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=210776703&DB_OEM_ID=10410 |website=Big 12 Sports |accessdate=March 6, 2016 |date=March 6, 2016}} Roach averaged 7.5 points per game as a freshman. He was suspended for the first game of his sophomore year.{{cite news |title=Tevin Mack, Kerwin Roach remain suspended for Texas's season opener |url=https://www.si.com/college-basketball/2016/11/07/ap-bkc-t25-texas-suspensions |accessdate=June 5, 2018 |work=Sports Illustrated |date=November 7, 2016}} As a sophomore, Roach averaged 9.9 points per game on an 11–22 team.{{cite news |last1=Griffin |first1=Tim |title=Texas-Texas A&M basketball score: Live updates, stats |url=https://www.mystatesman.com/sports/texas-texas-basketball-score-live-updates-stats-oct-2017/hI18nzOeMcGaWu2oZ2jN9O/ |accessdate=June 5, 2018 |work=Austin American-Statesman |date=October 25, 2017}} Roach was an important contributor for Texas as a junior, taking an important role on offense with guard Andrew Jones lost for much of the season with leukemia. Roach had his own health issues to deal with, playing most of the conference season with a broken hand. He averaged 12.3 points, 3.7 rebounds, 3.6 assists, and 1.5 steals per game.{{cite news |last1=Moyle |first1=Nick |title=Kerwin Roach will return to Texas for senior season |url=https://www.chron.com/sports/longhorns/article/Kerwin-Roach-will-return-to-Texas-for-senior-12940928.php |accessdate=June 5, 2018 |work=Houston Chronicle |date=May 24, 2018}} Roach improved his shooting to 43.8 percent from the field and 36.4 percent from three and was an Honorable Mention All-Big 12 selection.{{cite news |last1=Johnson |first1=Raphielle |title=Texas SG Kerwin Roach entering 2018 NBA Draft without an agent |url=https://collegebasketball.nbcsports.com/2018/03/27/texas-sg-kerwin-roach-entering-2018-nba-draft-without-an-agent/ |accessdate=June 5, 2018 |work=NBC Sports |date=March 27, 2018}} Roach lost a tooth in a Big 12 tournament matchup with Iowa State but continued to play and finished with 9 points, 6 rebounds and a team-high 7 assists in the win.{{cite news |last1=Boone |first1=Kyle |title=Texas' Kerwin Roach loses tooth in win over Iowa State, gets it glued back on |url=https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/watch-texas-kerwin-roach-loses-tooth-in-win-over-iowa-state-gets-it-glued-back-on/ |accessdate=June 5, 2018 |work=CBS Sports |date=March 8, 2018}} In the NCAA Tournament, Roach scored a career-high 26 points in an 87–83 overtime loss to seventh-seeded Nevada. After the season Roach flirted with the NBA draft, but ultimately decided to come back to Texas.

He suffered a torn meniscus in his right knee on August 2, 2018, at the CP3 Elite Guard Camp which required surgery.{{cite news |last1=Moyle |first1=Nick |title=Texas' Kerwin Roach undergoes knee surgery |url=https://www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/longhorns/article/Texas-G-Kerwin-Roach-out-indefinitely-after-13138589.php |accessdate=August 29, 2018 |work=Houston Chronicle |date=August 7, 2018}} Roach was suspended for the team's season opener for violating team rules.{{cite news |title=Texas guard Kerwin Roach II suspended for opener for violating team rules |url=https://collegebasketball.nbcsports.com/2018/10/29/texas-guard-kerwin-roach-ii-suspended-for-opener-for-violating-team-rules/ |accessdate=October 29, 2018 |work=NBC Sports |agency=Associated Press |date=October 29, 2018}} He was suspended again for violating team rules on February 22, 2019.{{cite news |last1=Boone |first1=Kyle |title=Texas' leading scorer, Kerwin Roach II, suspended indefinitely for team rules violation |url=https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/texas-leading-scorer-kerwin-roach-ii-suspended-indefinitely-for-team-rules-violation/ |accessdate=May 22, 2020 |work=CBS Sports |date=February 22, 2019}} He was sidelined for five games before returning in the Big 12 Tournament against Kansas on March 14.{{cite news |last1=Davison |first1=Drew |title=Big 12 basketball notes: What Kerwin Roach's return means for Texas |url=https://www.star-telegram.com/sports/college/article227575919.html |accessdate=May 22, 2020 |work=Fort Worth Star-Telegram |date=March 13, 2019}} Roach averaged 14.6 points, 4.3 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1.2 steals per game as a senior.{{cite news |title=Kerwin Roach: Picked 22nd in G League Draft |url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/basketball/news/kerwin-roach-picked-22nd-in-g-league-draft/ |accessdate=May 22, 2020 |work=CBS Sports |date=October 26, 2019}}

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2019 NBA draft, Roach joined the Charlotte Hornets for the 2019 NBA Summer League.{{cite web|last=Howe|first=Jeff|url=https://247sports.com/college/texas/Article/Texas-Longhorns-Basketball-Kerwin-Roach-Charlotte-Hornets-NBA-Summer-League-133185372/|title=Kerwin Roach to play in NBA Summer League for Charlotte Hornets|work=247sports.com|date=June 25, 2019|accessdate=January 20, 2021}} He did not play in a game for them.{{cite web|url=https://basketball.realgm.com/nba/teams/Charlotte-Hornets/3/Rosters/Summer_League/2019|title=2019 Charlotte Hornets NBA Summer League Roster|work=realgm.com|accessdate=January 20, 2021}}

On July 27, 2019, Roach signed his first professional contract with BC Körmend of the NB I/A and the FIBA Europe Cup.{{cite web|last1=Skerletic|first1=Dario|title=Egis Kormend signs rookie Kerwin Roach II|url=https://sportando.basketball/en/egis-kormend-signs-rookie-kerwin-roach-ii/|website=Sportando|accessdate=July 27, 2019|date=July 27, 2019}} However, he left the team without appearing in a game. He was later named to the training camp roster for the Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the NBA G League.{{cite news |title= Vipers Finalize Training Camp Roster |url= https://riograndevalley.gleague.nba.com/news/vipers-finalize-training-camp-roster/ |accessdate=November 2, 2019 |work=NBA.com |date=October 27, 2019}} On November 30, Roach finished with 22 points, five rebounds, four assists, two blocks and two steals in a win over the South Bay Lakers.{{cite news |title=Kerwin Roach: Best outing so far |url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/basketball/news/kerwin-roach-best-outing-so-far/ |accessdate=May 22, 2020 |work=CBS Sports |date=December 1, 2019}}

On January 20, 2021, Roach signed with the Wellington Saints for the 2021 New Zealand NBL season.{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/WellingtonSaintsBasketball/posts/3895517717136147|title=Your Wellington Saints are thrilled to announce the first of our two imports...|work=facebook.com/WellingtonSaintsBasketball|date=January 20, 2021|accessdate=January 20, 2021}}

Roach joined the Los Angeles Clippers for the 2021 NBA Summer League.{{cite web|url=https://www.nba.com/summer-league/2021/vegas/team/1610612746/clippers|title=LA Clippers 2021 MGM Resorts NBA Summer League Roster|work=nba.com|accessdate=August 18, 2021}} In five games, he recorded 7.4 points per game, 1.0 assists per game, and 1.8 rebounds per game.{{cite web|url=https://www.nba.com/summer-league/2021/vegas/player-stats|title=2021 MGM Resorts Summer League Player Stats|work=nba.com|accessdate=August 18, 2021}}

On August 26, 2021, he has signed with Ironi Ness Ziona of the Israeli Basketball Super League (IBSL).{{Cite web|url=https://sportando.basketball/en/kerwin-roach-signs-with-ironi-ness-ziona/|title=Kerwin Roach signs with Ironi Ness Zion|last=|first=|date=August 26, 2021|website=|publisher=Sportando|language=En|access-date=August 26, 2021}}

Roach was selected with the 25th pick of the third round of the 2021 NBA G League draft by the Windy City Bulls.{{cite web |title=2021 NBA G League Draft Board |url=https://gleague.nba.com/2021-nba-g-league-draft-order/ |website=NBA.com |access-date=October 23, 2021 |date=October 23, 2021}}

On August 3, 2024, Roach signed with CS Antonine of the Lebanese Basketball League.{{cite web |last1=Addasi |first1=Abdul |title=CS Antonine adds Roach II to their roster |url=https://www.asia-basket.com/Lebanon/news/885365/CS-Antonine-adds-Roach-II-to-their-roster |website=Asiabasket |access-date=August 6, 2024 |date=August 3, 2024}}