John Roberson Class: Junior Hometown: Plano, Texas High School: Plano High School Height / Weight: 5-11 / 165 Position: Guard Birthdate: 10/28/1988 Experience: 2 Years

FRESHMAN John played 25 minutes in the season opener against UC Riverside and scored 7 points...he made 3-of-6 shots from the field - including a three-pointer... played in all 31 games during the season and had 25 starts...averaged 30.9 minutes per game and played 40 minutes in three games...third on the 2007-2008 squad with 12.3 ppg...topped the squad with 101 assists and had 7 assists on four different occasions...scored 20 or more points in seven games with a season best of 28 points against Northwestern Start...made 9-of-12 shots from the field -- including 5 three-pointers and 5-of-6 free throws...for the season, John made 72-100 free throw attempts (.720) and was perfect from the line in 8 games for a combined 27-for-27 mark...started each conference game (16) and averaged 12.5 ppg in conference play...named Big 12 Rookie of the Week two consecutive weeks - Dec. 31 and Jan. 7 - after his 28-point performance against Northwestern State and 21-point performance against Lamar...named Carrs/Safeway Player of the Game in the Great Alaska Shootout with Texas Tech's 74-47 win over Alaska Anchorage...John scored 22 points sinking 8-of-9 shots from the field - including 6-of-7 three-pointers.

High School Played for Tom Inman at Plano High School...family moved to Plano from Florida in his junior year...led the Wildcats to a 55-16 record in two seasons... ranked 139 nationally and No. 6 player in Texas by Rivals.com... averaged 17.4 ppg and 7.2 assists per game in his junior season...2006 Class 5A State Champs and a 29-8 record...Wildcats knocked off Kingwood (Humble) and new Red Raider teammate, Mike Singletary for the 2006 state title...Plano finished 26-8 and advanced to the Region II quarterfinals in his senior season...named Dallas Morning News SportsDay's Player of the Year as a senior...averaged 25.4 ppg and 6.1 assists...named Mr. Basketball by the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches and the TABC's Class 5A Player of the Year...2007 TABC Class 5A All-Star...2007 TABC Class 5A All-Region...2007 TABC Class 5A All-State First Team...2007 member of the Global Games All-Americans squad with new Red Raider teammates D'walyn Roberts and Mike Singletary.

Personal Born October 28, 1988 in Kansas City, Kansas...son of John and Valerie Roberson...has a sister (Monique) and a brother (Juwan)...hobbies are video games and playing basketball.