Kevin Roberson (basketball)

{{short description|American basketball player}}

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Kevin Roberson

| image =

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| position = Center

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 8

| weight_lb = 195

| birth_date = October 25, 1970

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| death_date = {{death date and age|1993|5|8|1970|10|25}}

| death_place = Buffalo, New York

| nationality = American

| high_school = Hutchinson Tech
(Buffalo, New York)

| college = Vermont (1988–1992)

| draft_year = 1992

| highlights =

• North Atlantic Player of the Year (1992)
• 2× First-team All-North Atlantic (1991, 1992)
• No. 33 retired by Vermont Catamounts

}}

Kevin A. Roberson (October 25, 1970 – May 8, 1993){{cite web| title =Kevin Roberson stats, splits| work =ESPN.com| publisher =ESPN Internet Ventures, Inc.| url =https://www.espn.com/nba/player/splits/_/id/709/kevin-roberson|access-date = January 18, 2014}}{{cite web| title =Vermont Athletic Hall of Fame – Kevin A. Roberson Class of 1992| work =UVMathletics.com| publisher =University of Vermont| url =http://www.uvmathletics.com/hof.aspx?hof=121&path=&kiosk=

| accessdate = January 18, 2014}} was an American basketball player known for his collegiate playing career at the University of Vermont from 1988 to 1992. He etched himself into the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) record book for blocks; Roberson's 409 career blocks was the third-highest total in Division I history at the time of his graduation, and as of the 2013–14 season it remains the 21st highest.{{Cite web |title=2013–14 NCAA Men's Basketball Records |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |date=2013 |url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_basketball_RB/2014/D1.pdf |format=PDF |accessdate=January 18, 2014}} Five different times he recorded 10 or more blocks in a single game,Top ten UVM men's basketball players of all time. (March 21, 2010). examiner.com. Retrieved on January 18, 2014. including a career-high 13 against New Hampshire on January 9, 1992. Roberson also scored 1,503 points and grabbed 1,054 rebounds, which were second and first in school history, respectively, at the time of his graduation. Roberson recorded five triple-doubles in his career as well. In his junior and senior seasons he was a two-time All-North Atlantic Conference (NAC) First Team selection, and his senior year in 1991–92 saw him be named the NAC Player of the Year. He averaged 18 points and 11.2 rebounds en route to the award.{{Citation| title =Ex-Vermont player killed| newspaper =Lawrence Journal-World| pages =2B| date =May 9, 1993| url =https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=2lUzAAAAIBAJ&sjid=f-YFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3457%2C2827988| accessdate = January 18, 2014}}