2016-17 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
Roberson, Tyler

Jersey Number 21
Tyler Roberson
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-8
- Weight:
- 226
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Union, N.J.
- High School:
- Roselle Catholic
Bio
Senior Year: Roberson played in all 34 games for the Orange ... He saw action in 61 consecutive games and had at least one rebound in each ... Roberson had a team-leading and season-high 18 points when the Orange defeated COLGATE in the season-opener, shooting 9-13 FG … He added 12 points and six rebounds in a season-high 26 minutes of play versus HOLY CROSS … Roberson contributed six points and four rebounds in the victory over MONMOUTH … He tallied his first double-double of the season versus SOUTH CAROLINA STATE with 13 points and a team-leading 12 boards while shooting 5-5 from the FT line … Roberson added six rebounds in the loss versus SOUTH CAROLINA … He tallied four rebounds in Syracuse’s victory over NORTH FLORIDA … Roberson added six points and two rebounds in Syracuse’s loss to CONNECTICUT … He led the team with eight rebounds while also tallying 10 points versus EASTERN MICHIGAN … Roberson tallied seven rebounds and five points versus CORNELL … He had 11 points and 10 rebounds off the bench for a double-double at BOSTON COLLEGE … Roberson tallied nine points, six rebounds, two assists and two steals off the bench versus MIAMI … He had a team-leading 10 rebounds, six blocks and four points off the bench in Syracuse’s victory versus PITTSBURGH … Roberson tallied his third double-double of the season at VIRGINIA TECH with 14 points, 10 rebounds and two blocks … He had a team-leading six rebounds paired with six points versus BOSTON COLLEGE … Roberson added six points and a team-leading eight rebounds in Syracuse’s loss at NORTH CAROLINA … He tallied 10 points and seven rebounds off the bench in Syracuse’s upset of #6 FLORIDA STATE … Roberson had seven rebounds and six points off the bench in Syracuse’s 82-81 road victory at CLEMSON … He had eight points and five rebounds in the Orange loss to PITTSBURGH … Roberson added four points and eight rebounds off the bench in Syracuse’s overtime loss to LOUISVILLE … He had four points and three rebounds in Syracuse’s upset of #10 DUKE … Roberson tallied four points and three rebounds in Syracuse’s 90-61 senior day victory over GEORGIA TECH … He had two points and three boards in Syracuse’s ACC Tournament second round loss to MIAMI … Roberson had seven rebounds and four points in Syracuse’s NIT first round victory over UNC-GREENSBORO.
Junior Year: Roberson had 12 rebounds in game two against ST. BONAVENTURE … He registered his first double-double of the season when he racked up 20 points and 16 rebounds against ELON … In the Battle 4 Atlantis semifinal game, Roberson had 14 points and nine rebounds aginst CONNECTICUT … In a loss at GEORGETOWN, Roberson went 5-for-7 from the field and contributed 15 points and eight rebounds … He had 15 points and grabbed 12 rebounds in a victory against CORNELL … In a contest at PITTSBURGH, Roberson was 7-for-12 from the field and finished with 15 points … He pulled down 11 rebounds at MIAMI … In a home loss to CLEMSON, he scored 14 points … Against NORTH CAROLINA, Roberson was 5-for-5 from the field and had 13 points … He recorded his third double-double of the season (10 points, 12 rebounds) versus BOSTON COLLEGE … He added another double-double at WAKE FOREST, producing 16 points and 13 rebounds … His fifth double-double of the season came in a win at DUKE where he recorded 14 points and a career-high 20 rebounds … It was the most boards by an opposing player in Cameron Indoor Stadium history … He recorded nine points and grabbed nine rebounds against NOTRE DAME … Roberson registered his sixth double-double of the season by posting 12 points and 15 rebounds against VIRGINIA TECH … He was a perfect 4-for-4 from the field and finished with nine points in a home win against FLORIDA STATE … He totaled nine points and 11 rebounds in a loss at NORTH CAROLINA … In an NCAA Tournament victory against DAYTON, Roberson had 10 points and 18 rebounds … He followed that with 12 points and nine boards vs. MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE … He totaled 12 rebounds when the Orange beat GONZAGA … Syracuse was 10-2 when Roberson grabbed 10-or-more rebounds … In five NCAA Tournament games, Roberson averaged 8.6 points and 11.2 rebounds an outing.
Sophomore Year: Roberson played in 28 games and started 19 in his second season with the Orange … He averaged 8.3 points per game, good for fifth on the team … Roberson scored in double digits in 12 contests, including five of the last seven … His 7.3 rebound average was second on the squad … Roberson had 10-or-more rebounds nine times … He posted six double-doubles on the year … Roberson recorded 10 points and 10 rebounds in the season opener against KENNESAW STATE for his first career double-double … He scored seven points in the home victory against HAMPTON … Roberson posted 14 points and 17 rebounds in the victory over LOUISIANA TECH … Roberson’s 11 offensive rebounds against the Bulldogs represented the second-best mark in the Syracuse record books … It was one shy of the program record … He was 5-for-5 from the field at VILLANOVA … Tyler tied his career high with 17 rebounds at VIRGINIA TECH… He also recorded 11 points for his third career double-double … He pulled down 10 rebounds against WAKE FOREST … Roberson led the team with 13 points against CLEMSON … He accumulated 10 points and a career-high three blocks against BOSTON COLLEGE … Roberson recorded his third career double-double with 10 points and 14 rebounds against MIAMI … Roberson tallied 13 points and a personal-best five assists and three steals at NORTH CAROLINA … He had 11 rebounds when Syracuse won at Virginia Tech … He contributed seven points, four assists and a block in the loss at PITTSBURGH … Roberson tallied a double-double against DUKE, scoring a career-high 19 points and grabbing 10 rebounds … Roberson converted 8-of-14 from the field in the defeat … He posted 13 points and grabbed nine rebounds in Syracuse’s win versus LOUISVILLE … Roberson had 16 points and nine boards in the loss at DUKE … He logged his sixth double-double of the season in the final game at NORTH CAROLINA STATE, totalling 16 points and 12 rebounds.
2014 Four Nation’s Cup: Roberson played on the USA East Coast squad which finished second in the 2014 Four Nation’s Cup in Estonia … He averaged 14.3 points and 10.3 rebounds in four games … Roberson led USA East Coast past Estonia’s Tallinna Kalev, 103-59, by contributing 13 points and 14 rebounds … When his club defeated the Austrian National team, 90-82, Roberson contributed 16 points and six rebounds … Estonia, the host team, took the title game, 77-65, despite six points and 16 rebounds from Roberson … USA East Squad closed out the trip with an exhibition game against pro team Helsinki Seagulls, 90-72 … Roberson had 12 points and five boards.
Freshman Year: Roberson earned court time in 20 contests during his first collegiate campaign … He recorded four points, four rebounds and a steal in his collegiate debut against CORNELL ... Roberson contributed five points, including thee free throws against FORDHAM ... He pulled down a season-best five rebounds against COLGATE ... He scored a season-best six points and grabbed five boards against BINGHAMTON … Four of the rebounds were on the offensive end … Roberson tied his season highs with six points and five rebounds (all defensive boards) versus EASTERN MICHIGAN ... He had four points and three rebounds in his first ACC game, a road victory at VIRGINIA TECH … He made his first career start against GEORGIA TECH and played a season-high 23 minutes … Roberson logged nine minutes in the NCAA Tournament win against WESTERN MICHIGAN and finished with three points, three rebounds and a blocked shot.
Roselle Catholic High School: He was coached by Dave Boff … Roberson was ranked the 31st-best overall prospect and 10th-best power forward in the 2013 ESPN 100 … Rivals.com rated him the 39th-best overall prospect and 10th overall at his position … He was rated the 55th overall and 14th among power forwards by Scout.com … In 2012-13, Roberson helped lead Roselle Catholic to a 25-5 record, a state championship and the title in the NJSIAA Tournament of Champions … Roberson was selected as the Star Ledger Player of the Year while Roselle Catholic was named the Team of the Year … With averages of 17.5 points, 11.7 rebounds and 3.3 blocks per outing, Roberson also earned first team All-State and first team All-Non-Public honors from the Star Ledger … Roberson began his senior season with a string of six consecutive double-doubles, including a stretch of four in a row of at least 20 points … He scored a season-high 29 points with 14 rebounds in a 66-53 win at Newark Vocational … In an 86-54 victory against Union, Roberson posted 16 points and 16 rebounds … During a three-game span to close out January, Roberson averaged 23.7 points and 19.3 rebounds per game, including a 27-point, 20-rebound performance against Elizabeth … Against Westfield, he recorded 19 points, 19 rebounds and a season-best eight blocks … The Lions defeated Patrick School, 77-61, in the Non-Public South B State Final … He had 14 points and nine rebounds in the win … Roberson led Roselle Catholic to an upset 48-44 win against two-time defending champion St. Anthony in the Non-Public B State Final … He contributed 13 points and 11 rebounds … In the finals of the New Jersey Tournament of Champions, he racked up 19 points and 12 boards to pace Roselle Catholic to a 65-49 triumph … He was selected to play in the Jordan Brand Regional Classic Game and tallied 19 points, 13 rebounds and two blocks … Roberson teamed up with classmates B.J. Johnson and Ron Patterson to play in the Mary Kline Classic.
Personal: Tyler Evan Roberson was born November 1994 in Union, N.J. … He is the son of Edmon and Corla Roberson … Roberson is majoring in child and family studies in the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics.
Junior Year: Roberson had 12 rebounds in game two against ST. BONAVENTURE … He registered his first double-double of the season when he racked up 20 points and 16 rebounds against ELON … In the Battle 4 Atlantis semifinal game, Roberson had 14 points and nine rebounds aginst CONNECTICUT … In a loss at GEORGETOWN, Roberson went 5-for-7 from the field and contributed 15 points and eight rebounds … He had 15 points and grabbed 12 rebounds in a victory against CORNELL … In a contest at PITTSBURGH, Roberson was 7-for-12 from the field and finished with 15 points … He pulled down 11 rebounds at MIAMI … In a home loss to CLEMSON, he scored 14 points … Against NORTH CAROLINA, Roberson was 5-for-5 from the field and had 13 points … He recorded his third double-double of the season (10 points, 12 rebounds) versus BOSTON COLLEGE … He added another double-double at WAKE FOREST, producing 16 points and 13 rebounds … His fifth double-double of the season came in a win at DUKE where he recorded 14 points and a career-high 20 rebounds … It was the most boards by an opposing player in Cameron Indoor Stadium history … He recorded nine points and grabbed nine rebounds against NOTRE DAME … Roberson registered his sixth double-double of the season by posting 12 points and 15 rebounds against VIRGINIA TECH … He was a perfect 4-for-4 from the field and finished with nine points in a home win against FLORIDA STATE … He totaled nine points and 11 rebounds in a loss at NORTH CAROLINA … In an NCAA Tournament victory against DAYTON, Roberson had 10 points and 18 rebounds … He followed that with 12 points and nine boards vs. MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE … He totaled 12 rebounds when the Orange beat GONZAGA … Syracuse was 10-2 when Roberson grabbed 10-or-more rebounds … In five NCAA Tournament games, Roberson averaged 8.6 points and 11.2 rebounds an outing.
Sophomore Year: Roberson played in 28 games and started 19 in his second season with the Orange … He averaged 8.3 points per game, good for fifth on the team … Roberson scored in double digits in 12 contests, including five of the last seven … His 7.3 rebound average was second on the squad … Roberson had 10-or-more rebounds nine times … He posted six double-doubles on the year … Roberson recorded 10 points and 10 rebounds in the season opener against KENNESAW STATE for his first career double-double … He scored seven points in the home victory against HAMPTON … Roberson posted 14 points and 17 rebounds in the victory over LOUISIANA TECH … Roberson’s 11 offensive rebounds against the Bulldogs represented the second-best mark in the Syracuse record books … It was one shy of the program record … He was 5-for-5 from the field at VILLANOVA … Tyler tied his career high with 17 rebounds at VIRGINIA TECH… He also recorded 11 points for his third career double-double … He pulled down 10 rebounds against WAKE FOREST … Roberson led the team with 13 points against CLEMSON … He accumulated 10 points and a career-high three blocks against BOSTON COLLEGE … Roberson recorded his third career double-double with 10 points and 14 rebounds against MIAMI … Roberson tallied 13 points and a personal-best five assists and three steals at NORTH CAROLINA … He had 11 rebounds when Syracuse won at Virginia Tech … He contributed seven points, four assists and a block in the loss at PITTSBURGH … Roberson tallied a double-double against DUKE, scoring a career-high 19 points and grabbing 10 rebounds … Roberson converted 8-of-14 from the field in the defeat … He posted 13 points and grabbed nine rebounds in Syracuse’s win versus LOUISVILLE … Roberson had 16 points and nine boards in the loss at DUKE … He logged his sixth double-double of the season in the final game at NORTH CAROLINA STATE, totalling 16 points and 12 rebounds.
2014 Four Nation’s Cup: Roberson played on the USA East Coast squad which finished second in the 2014 Four Nation’s Cup in Estonia … He averaged 14.3 points and 10.3 rebounds in four games … Roberson led USA East Coast past Estonia’s Tallinna Kalev, 103-59, by contributing 13 points and 14 rebounds … When his club defeated the Austrian National team, 90-82, Roberson contributed 16 points and six rebounds … Estonia, the host team, took the title game, 77-65, despite six points and 16 rebounds from Roberson … USA East Squad closed out the trip with an exhibition game against pro team Helsinki Seagulls, 90-72 … Roberson had 12 points and five boards.
Freshman Year: Roberson earned court time in 20 contests during his first collegiate campaign … He recorded four points, four rebounds and a steal in his collegiate debut against CORNELL ... Roberson contributed five points, including thee free throws against FORDHAM ... He pulled down a season-best five rebounds against COLGATE ... He scored a season-best six points and grabbed five boards against BINGHAMTON … Four of the rebounds were on the offensive end … Roberson tied his season highs with six points and five rebounds (all defensive boards) versus EASTERN MICHIGAN ... He had four points and three rebounds in his first ACC game, a road victory at VIRGINIA TECH … He made his first career start against GEORGIA TECH and played a season-high 23 minutes … Roberson logged nine minutes in the NCAA Tournament win against WESTERN MICHIGAN and finished with three points, three rebounds and a blocked shot.
Roselle Catholic High School: He was coached by Dave Boff … Roberson was ranked the 31st-best overall prospect and 10th-best power forward in the 2013 ESPN 100 … Rivals.com rated him the 39th-best overall prospect and 10th overall at his position … He was rated the 55th overall and 14th among power forwards by Scout.com … In 2012-13, Roberson helped lead Roselle Catholic to a 25-5 record, a state championship and the title in the NJSIAA Tournament of Champions … Roberson was selected as the Star Ledger Player of the Year while Roselle Catholic was named the Team of the Year … With averages of 17.5 points, 11.7 rebounds and 3.3 blocks per outing, Roberson also earned first team All-State and first team All-Non-Public honors from the Star Ledger … Roberson began his senior season with a string of six consecutive double-doubles, including a stretch of four in a row of at least 20 points … He scored a season-high 29 points with 14 rebounds in a 66-53 win at Newark Vocational … In an 86-54 victory against Union, Roberson posted 16 points and 16 rebounds … During a three-game span to close out January, Roberson averaged 23.7 points and 19.3 rebounds per game, including a 27-point, 20-rebound performance against Elizabeth … Against Westfield, he recorded 19 points, 19 rebounds and a season-best eight blocks … The Lions defeated Patrick School, 77-61, in the Non-Public South B State Final … He had 14 points and nine rebounds in the win … Roberson led Roselle Catholic to an upset 48-44 win against two-time defending champion St. Anthony in the Non-Public B State Final … He contributed 13 points and 11 rebounds … In the finals of the New Jersey Tournament of Champions, he racked up 19 points and 12 boards to pace Roselle Catholic to a 65-49 triumph … He was selected to play in the Jordan Brand Regional Classic Game and tallied 19 points, 13 rebounds and two blocks … Roberson teamed up with classmates B.J. Johnson and Ron Patterson to play in the Mary Kline Classic.
Personal: Tyler Evan Roberson was born November 1994 in Union, N.J. … He is the son of Edmon and Corla Roberson … Roberson is majoring in child and family studies in the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics.
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