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	A Step in the Right Direction?
		Roberts was invited to tryout for the Portland Trail Blazers of the NBA during the offseason.
		The problem is, when Roberts chose to remain in college, that airfare and lodging became a violation of NCAA rules.
		The Baylor basketball program was plunged into chaos when a player was murdered by his teammate prior to the 2003-2004 season, causing numerous players to leave the team.
	www.geocities.com /dmac2808/robertsruling.html (665 words)

	Lawrence Roberts (basketball) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Lawrence Edward Roberts (born October 20, 1982 in Houston, Texas) is an American professional basketball player in the NBA.
		Roberts is the nephew of ABC/ESPN broadcaster Robin Roberts.
		Roberts wears jersey number 44 which was the same number as Grizzlies president Jerry West when he played with the L.A. Lakers.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lawrence_Roberts_(basketball) (297 words)

	Miss. State's Roberts may be suspended - College Basketball - MSNBC.com
		Mississippi State forward Lawrence Roberts could be suspended for three games for working out with the Portland Trail Blazers last summer before he withdrew from the NBA draft.
		Cynthia Roberts, in a telephone interview Saturday from Houston, told The Associated Press that while the Trail Blazers paid her son's expenses, the money was repaid when Roberts decided to return to Mississippi State for his senior season.
		Roberts withdrew his name from the draft a week before it was held.
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/6314717 (630 words)

	ESPN.com - Dick Vitale - NCAA should let Lawrence Roberts play
		The NCAA is investigating the workout Roberts had with the Portland Trail Blazers before he decided against the NBA draft.
		Roberts is currently practicing with the Bulldogs, but he might have to miss up to three games for accepting money from Portland to attend the workout, even though that money was paid back.
		Roberts decided to return to college, and he should be greeted with open arms.
	espn.go.com /dickvitale/vcolumn041027tidbits-LawrenceRoberts.html (669 words)

	Lawrence University Press Release
		In the combined histories of Lawrence and Milwaukee-Downer, (the former women's college consolidated with Lawrence in 1964), only eight faculty members have spent more than 40 years at the two institutions, and Denney (1923-64) and Heimbach (1919-1960) were two of them.
		He oversaw the growth of varsity athletics at Lawrence, including the additions of tennis, golf, swimming and wrestling and was a tireless advocate of the benefits of life-long physical activity, initiating curling, sailing, skiing, hiking and horseback riding recreation programs for students.
		In Lawrence's 1981 first-round NCAA playoff game against Minnesota-Morris, Schwanke caught two touchdown passes, including a 13-yard game-winner in overtime that lifted the Vikings to a 21-14 victory and a berth in the national semifinals.
	www.lawrence.edu /dept/public_affairs/media/release/9798/luhall.html (1165 words)

	USATODAY.com - Getting new starts after Baylor (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Lawrence Roberts averages 17 points and 10 rebounds a game for Mississippi State and is a contender for SEC player of the year.
		Roberts is not bitter at Baylor for the ordeal.
		Roberts, who was second-team All-Big 12 his sophomore year, said he wouldn't be at Mississippi State if center Mario Austin had not declared for the NBA draft last spring.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/college/mensbasketball/sec/2004-02-10-cover-roberts_x.htm (1240 words)

	KUsports.com - : Roberts in town for parent-child camp (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Roberts was on hand at the first day of coach Bill Self's Parent-Child Basketball Camp, taking in the festivities along with son Justin.
		Roberts was away from Self for the first time in eight years last season after taking the head-coaching position at St. John's.
		Roberts, who led the Red Storm to a 9-18 record last year, was able to stop by before playing host to his own camps.
	www.kusports.com /news/mens_basketball/story/114713 (603 words)

	Lawrence Roberts : USAToday.com - Lawrence Roberts Biography from USAToday.com
		Roberts said he wants to bring the same kind of intangibles to the club that Shane Battier brought when he was in Memphis.
		ET Lawrence Roberts started at center for the under-manned Grizzlies and had game-highs of 10 rebounds and three blocks.
		Second-year forward Lawrence Roberts will see his $664,209 salary guaranteed for the 2006-07 season if he is not waived by Tuesday.
	fantasybasketball.usatoday.com /content/player.asp?sport=NBA&id=1185 (334 words)

	KUsports.com - : St. John's picks KU hoops assistant Roberts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Roberts was to be introduced at a news conference in New York sometime today.
		Roberts would be the sixth Self assistant in the last seven years to land a head-coaching job.
		Roberts was a finalist for the SMU job and also interviewed at Miami.
	www.kusports.com /news/mens_basketball/story/110289 (653 words)

	Moving forward: just months after reluctantly leaving tragedy-stricken Baylor, Lawrence Roberts is raising his ...
		Roberts saw the net jostle, heard the buzzer sound and did not need to look at the scoreboard to know what that meant.
		It was Daniels' unchallenged layup that drove Roberts toward the exit.
		Roberts says the reason for his failure to make that squad was "about 60/40, me dealing with the (Dennehy) situation more than the knee.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1208/is_4_228/ai_112647664 (897 words)

	ESPN.com - Dick Vitale - NCAA has precedent in Lawrence Roberts case (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The NCAA is looking into the workout Roberts had with the Portland Trail Blazers last spring when he was considering making the jump to the NBA.
		Roberts withdrew from the draft, but he might have to miss up to three games this season for accepting money from Portland to attend the workout -- even though that money was paid back.
		Roberts, who is practicing with the Bulldogs, did everything right when he visited Portland.
	sports.espn.go.com /dickvitale/vcolumn041103-LawrenceRoberts.html (372 words)

	Mississippi State sports - The Clarion-Ledger
		Roberts scored on a jump hook from five feet with 3.4 seconds left to lift MSU to an electrifying 86-84 victory over UAB before 6,120 at Humphrey Coliseum.
		Roberts is familiar with the role of go-to guy in the clutch from his time at Baylor, where he twice earned third-team all-conference honors and led the Bears in scoring as a freshman and sophomore.
		Roberts suggests he'll be hitting stride on the offensive end of the court about the time State enters Southeastern Conference play in January.
	www.clarionledger.com /news/0312/07/wmsu02.html (758 words)

	Testing The Waters :: Mississippi State's Lawrence Roberts could be headed to the NBA.
		Roberts, the reigning SEC Player of the Year, has experienced more adversity and success than most college athletes.
		Like many accomplished college underclassman, Roberts is "testing the waters." This process can be as treacherous as taking a dip in a shark-tank with an open wound during feeding time.
		According to ESPN's Darren Rovell, a player such as Lawrence Roberts that has a chance to be drafted in the first round can sign with sports card companies before the draft and receive up to $10,000.
	www.cstv.com /sports/m-baskbl/stories/061504aae.html (1373 words)

	Tennis star Roberts now plays hoops ::
		Roberts continued to grow at Lamar, both in stature and in talent.
		While Roberts excelled on the court, winning the Southeast Conference Player of the Year award and leading the Bulldogs to a 29-4 season, his quiet nature made the transition off the court more difficult.
		And Roberts surely looks to repay the favor MSU gave him last year by bringing it a national title this year.
	www.cstv.com /sports/m-baskbl/uwire/111704aab.html (950 words)

	MyUSTINET News: Mississippi State's Roberts Knows Life
		Roberts knows the game against Duke (26-5) might be his last, but there is no looking back.
		Roberts and several other Bears fled the program under an NCAA waiver that allowed them to play immediately at their new school.
		Roberts chose Mississippi State, which was far enough away to distance himself from the Baylor mess, and had a gaping hole that a 6-foot-9, 240 pound forward could fill.
	news.usti.net /newsstory/sports.basketball.college/2/wed/ap/Abkc-ncaa-charlotte.R6w5_FMJ.html (763 words)

	NETS: Lawrence Roberts Counts His Blessings
		Roberts was the 4th leading scorer in the SEC in 2004-05.
		Roberts was named the 2003-04 SEC Player of the Year and became the Bulldogs’ first consensus first-team All-American since NBA Hall of Famer Bailey Howell (1958-59).
		Roberts knows what happens on draft day is out of his hands just as the circumstances were back in the summer of 2003.
	www.nba.com /nets/news/lawrence_roberts.html (495 words)

	Ole Miss sports - The Clarion-Ledger
		Bulldogs forward Lawrence Roberts was named Southeastern Conference Player of the Year, while MSU's Rick Stansbury was selected SEC Coach of the Year by the Associated Press on Tuesday.
		Roberts, a unanimous selection as Player of the Year and also the Newcomer of the Year, was joined by MSU guard Timmy Bowers and Ole Miss forward Justin Reed on the first team.
		Roberts ranks sixth in the SEC in scoring (17.1) and second in rebounding (10.5).
	www.clarionledger.com /news/0403/10/vum01.html (591 words)

	WikiMiki.net - Lawrence Roberts (basketball player) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Lawrence Roberts (born October 20 1982) is a professional basketball player in the NBA.
		The Basketball Association of America was founded in 1946 by the owners of major sports arenas in the Northeast and Midwest, notably including Madison Square Garden in New York City.
		Roberts' father was one of the Tuskegee Airmen.
	budismo.es.wikimiki.net /es/Rueda+de+la+Vida (10074 words)

	Mississippi State Bulldogs, NCAA Division I Mens Basketball - CBS SportsLine.com
		The NCAA cut Lawrence Roberts some slack because he was the first.
		Mississippi State and its basketball coach, Rick Stansbury, are confused.
		Roberts reimbursed Portland after withdrawing from the draft, but according to NCAA by-laws, that's not enough.
	cbs.sportsline.com /collegebasketball/story/7859760 (524 words)

	Transfer Roberts flourishing at Miss. St. - College Basketball - MSNBC.com
		Roberts found a new basketball home at Mississippi State, filling the team’s pressing need for a big man, and is leading the No. 19 Bulldogs (15-1, 4-1 Southeastern Conference) to their best start ever.
		Roberts was the best of several Baylor players who decided to transfer after last year’s scandal, which was sparked by the shooting death of Patrick Dennehy.
		While basketball clearly drove Robert’s decision, Mississippi State and the small town of Starkville was also the right place for a guy hoping to keep a low profile.
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/4039360 (795 words)

	GRIZZLIES: Grizzlies Sign Lawrence Roberts To Contract
		Roberts, who was selected 55th overall by the Seattle SuperSonics in the 2005 Draft, signed a two-year contract with the Grizzlies.
		Roberts transferred to Mississippi State from Baylor University prior to his junior year and finished his collegiate career averaging 16.5 points and 9.9 rebounds per game and starting 117 of 118 games.
		Roberts had a double-double with 23 points and 14 rebounds vs. Stanford in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
	www.nba.com /grizzlies/news/release-050710-roberts_signed.html (357 words)

	UA sees star who got away (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Roberts had such a good time and was so impressed with MSU that he went home to Texas, packed his stuff and moved to Starkville, Miss.
		Roberts, who is averaging 16.2 points and 11.2 rebounds a game, creates major problems for the No. 21 Wildcats.
		UA wanted Lawrence Roberts (4), a former Baylor standout, after Ndudi Ebi opted for the NBA.
	www.azcentral.com /sports/ua/articles/1205uabkc1205.html (455 words)

	Basketball Skuttle-Butt (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Lawrence has had a couple of workouts, but not more than one with any team.
		ESPN also pointed out that, of all the websites that predict who will be drafted in the first and second rounds, Lawrence's name isn't in the first round on any of them.
		Lawrence, when asked his thoughts about going back to Mississippi State for his senior season, said there would be a lot of pre-season honors and he would enjoy playing for a great team that has great coaches.
	www.genespage.com /msubasketballskuttlebutt/2000/0406basketsb.htm (305 words)

	Roberts to return to Mississippi State - College Basketball - MSNBC.com
		Rogelio Solis / AP Mississippi State forward Lawrence Roberts, the SEC player of the year, decided to withdraw from the NBA Draft and return to school for his senior season.
		Roberts, the SEC player of the year and Wooden Award finalist, made the announcement Thursday afternoon on ESPNNews.
		Roberts was slated to be a late first-round pick or second round choice in next week's NBA Draft.
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/5235606 (183 words)

	Mississippi State’s Roberts to miss one game - HoopsVibe
		Roberts attended a pre-draft workout with the Portland Trail Blazers before deciding to return to school.
		Roberts will miss the November 11 contest against Fairfield in the opening round of the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic in Birmingham, Alabama.
		Roberts applied for entry into the NBA Draft in June, but did not hire an agent.
	www.hoopsvibe.com /college-basketball/college-basketball-news/mississippi-state-s-roberts-to-miss-one-game-ar14075.html (313 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > San Diego Padres -- A run - for Lawrence?
		Lawrence retired the first 12 hitters he faced largely because Roberts three times raced into deep left-center to run down drives by Floyd in the second and Mike Cameron and Carlos Beltran on consecutive plays in the fourth.
		Floyd stopped Lawrence's Roberts-aided stab at perfection by leading off the fifth with a 425-foot drive off a two-seam fastball that hovered over the middle of the plate.
		But Lawrence and the Padres met their match in Mets starter Benson, who also served up a solo homer among the five hits he allowed.
	www.signonsandiego.com /sports/padres/20050720-9999-1s20padres.html (770 words)

	Chan: Houston a hotbed for basketball prodigies - Sports
		Houston's basketball history has long been overshadowed by football like everywhere else in Texas, but go to Drexler's World Famous BBQ (yes, that Drexler) in downtown Houston to hear stories of Hakeem Olajuwon going one-on-one against Moses Malone at the Fonde rec center, or of John Lucas playing in pick-up games.
		Lucas, Roberts and Okafor are top contenders for the Big 12, SEC and Big East players of the year, respectively.
		Roberts remained close with Lucas and Okafor, but with that trio broken up, no one could stop another trio in the Houston suburb of Missouri City.
	www.dailytexanonline.com /news/2004/03/11/Sports/Chan-Houston.A.Hotbed.For.Basketball.Prodigies-631623.shtml (463 words)

	BlueGrassRoots: Basketball (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		For the masses of loyal UK basketball fans throughout the eastern half of the state of Kentucky the month of March is a chaotic jumble of gut-wrenching moments revolving around an inflated leather globe.
		This showcase of basketball talent has for years seemed like the old Kentucky Invitational Tournaments (why don’t we have this anymore by the way???) with Kentucky handily putting down the field, but this year promises to be a far greater challenge for the Wildcats.
		Kentucky basketball Ross Neltner, and you have a team that is on the rise in the SEC.
	crazytalk.typepad.com /bluegrassroots/basketball/index.html (4896 words)

	Roberts day-to-day after major scare - ProSportsDaily Forums
		The sight of Roberts' leg going in one direction while he fell in the other was painful to watch.
		Roberts said he felt OK after the game, a 94-78 loss to No. 3 Kentucky in which the combination of three first-half fouls and the injury limited Roberts to just 19 minutes and seven points.
		Mississippi State coach Rick Stansbury said he was scared when he saw Roberts (17.8 ppg, 11.3 rpg) on the court, nervous for him and obviously petrified to what could have been a crushing blow to this team.
	www.prosportsdaily.com /forums/showthread.php?t=12945 (471 words)

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