In fact, I think even Brown thought (at the time) that Roberts was the future NBA star, not Shaq. After Roberts NBA career appeared over and his money dried up, Brown pulled a few strings and lined up a gig for Roberts with the Harlem Globetrotters. When he saw the Stanley Roberts nameplate on the office next to his, he stopped and took a double take. He has played 12 seasons in the NBA, playing for the Los Angeles Clippers this past season. Also learn how He earned most of networth at the age of 50 years old? I was really scared. 33; Roberts wearing No. In 1999, the family moved to Galt and Clinton attended Greer Middle School and Galt High School. Lower Richland in Hopkins, South Carolina, Draft: 981 Ridge Road, Pottstown, PA 19465. If anything, I was infamous.. Anybody here witness the legendary "Dungeon" fights between Shaq and Stanley Roberts? Join Facebook to connect with Jennifer Lynn Stanley-Roberts and others you may know. Winds SSW at 5 to 10 mph. When Stanley hit a growth spurt in middle school and skyrocketed to 6-foot-7, Wayne suggested to Childers that he take a look at his not-so-little brother. Roberts estimates he mightve dunked four possessions in a row. Former high school teammates like Jo Jo English, Tracy Garrick and Charles Boogie Jacobs say that Roberts should be celebrated not only for his high school dominance but for the way he pulled the pieces of his life back together after basketball ended. Dont let this affect you.. Clinton Stanley Roberts, 28, passed away on June 13, 2016. The Magic selected him with the 23rd overall pick in the 1991 NBA Draft, with visions of him becoming a cornerstone player and their starting center. For the first time ever, ESPN cameramen had a reason to travel to small-town Hopkins, to capture this 7-foot phenom on film. The Skinny: ONeal didnt attend college, going straight from high school to the NBA in 1996. Hes constantly on the phone with welders, pipefitters and other craftsmen, interviewing them, setting up their paychecks, scheduling their drug screenings. He is currently an assistant coach for Phoenix Suns. He unabashedly loves Marvel movies and animated films, like Shark Tale. He has a subscription to Disney-Plus. Im gonna be in a bad mood all night, Roberts said, half-jokingly, when he pulled into the Sims driveway that evening. A 2002 Sports Illustrated feature on Roberts, titled His Own Worst Enemy, opens with the line: Big men cant hide. But for most of his adult life, Roberts has tried. Louisiana native Kelvin Burns, Roberts boss, has the office right next to him. The Bulls were up big in the third quarter, a lead so big they felt comfortable sitting Jordan, Scottie Pippen and Horace Grant on the bench. She made sure they went to church. College coaches from all over the country flew to the Diamond Mine to watch Roberts play from the bleachers. Before he parks in front of his unit, Roberts swings by the communal mailbox and drops in a thick envelope. I was always on my moms coattails. And unfortunately, I think hes assessed and judged by that. Roberts nodded. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. In the 2003 off-season, the 33-year-old signed for the Toronto Raptors, being waived shortly after. Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. He can talk for hours; hes a charming storyteller who speaks without the slightest glint of dishonesty. ONeal was smoking hookah backstage when Roberts, the Sims and Stanley Roberts Jr., one of Roberts four children, stepped in with their VIP passes. Stanley is the middle child of the late Isabella Roberts Davis and Robert Lee Davis Jr. Their oldest child is John Wayne Roberts, who goes by Wayne, and the youngest is Judith Roberts. Gainesville, Georgia. But with his brother in trouble, pressure to pick the hometown Gamecocks started to mount. But Hopkins is Roberts hometown and no one can ever change that. us, High School: That moment was one of the last the mother and son would share in person. He will always be a Diamond.. She said Felton told her that he knew the judge for Waynes case, that the judge was a USC graduate and that Stanley committing to South Carolina could prove beneficial for his brother on trial. Contact Information. Roberts lost himself in the glamour of the NBA, but he found clarity in his seven months in a ragged, cockroach-infested rehab center in Texas City. Its more about being a product. But after he left home, he grew tired of praying, tired of serving and giving. No family. A few minutes went by, and a middle-aged Black woman sat down next to Roberts. Something told her this man was hurting. Stanley Roberts weighed 285 lbs (129 kg) when playing. Nobodys perfect. Its shiny and clean. The Skinny: After graduating from South Carolina as the schools all-time leading scorer, English played 15 years in the NBA and was an eight-time NBA All-Star. A former Gamecocks football player, Lance Laury, bought the property and finished construction on it several years ago. Then came the surprise positive test. So thats when I started my journey back towards God.. 1979 JANUARY 1979 Stanley Roberts. I appreciate everything you did for me in college, ONeal told him. Roberts mom never got a chance to live in the 4,900-square foot, six-bedroom house. Back in the day, Stanley Roberts helped Lower Richland basketball win state titles in 1987 and 1988. But his most prized possession is his recliner, positioned right in front of a curved LED TV. Jennifer Lynn Stanley-Roberts is on Facebook. Roberts kept his sunglasses on, kept listening to his music, kept trying to hide. His perplexed head coach, Jim Childers, approached him. Support my work with a digital subscription, Wright State Raiders vs. Milwaukee Panthers - Summary - March 2, 2023, A winning Powerball ticket was sold in South Carolina. He never saw his dad at any of his high school games, and his absence spoke volumes. Here's The Post and Courier's lineup of the best former high school basketball players from the state, listed in chronological order. Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Wednesday, March 1, 4:56AM. Stanley High School (current page) Share Print. Not even in the years after his 1999 NBA suspension, when he felt too humiliated to come back. Position: Felton says today that he has no recollection of that conversation. Before joining The Post and Courier in 1989, he graduated from South Carolina with a degree in journalism. MARCH 1979 Stanley Roberts. Not only did Roberts make waves across the state, but the rest of the nation took notice. Jo Jo English a former South Carolina Gamecock, NBA player and a teammate of Roberts at Lower Richland is one of those people. I kind of lost the luster for basketball, Roberts said. If youre ready to make a decision to go to school, make your decision. In 1984, he moved to the Salinas Valley, where he worked as a floor camera operator at KCBA Fox 35 News.. Of healing. Back in the VIP room behind the stage, ONeal asked Roberts what kind of car he was driving. A lesson in soft-doubling strategy. Mr. Roberts moved to Salinas Valley in 1984, where he played a big role with the start-up of KCBA Fox 35 News, and where he worked as a floor camera operator. Charleston, SC 29403, News tips/online questions: [email protected], Delivery/subscription questions: [email protected], var html = new Date().getFullYear(); I dont care what anybody says.. He asked her a few times. But in the last months of his senior year at Lower Richland, there were whispers of a threat on Stanleys life. Every once in a while, hed meet up with Roberts and would float the idea of, Hey, you should go back to school. Roberts would always say no. But first, here in mid-October, Childers has returned home to the Midlands. Roberts attended Lower Richland High School in Hopkins, where he led his team to two straight state championships, was a Parade first-team All-American his senior year, and considered a top five player nationally, holding his own against Alonzo Mourning in the Dapper Dan and McDonald's All-Star Games. In the midst of his cross-country excursion, a production company from Spain reached out to him about a documentary its making on Roberts who played one season overseas for Real Madrid as a 19-year-old after he flunked out of LSU. Give him the ball in the post, and no one could stop him. Last November, Shaquille ONeal performed a DJ set at a club in Baton Rouge and invited Stanley Roberts his old college teammate to join him. Davis died from cancer early in Roberts NBA career. When she gave the green light, I said, OK, Ill go play because mama wants me to play.. The Midlands grew into such a basketball hotbed that Lower Richland and rival high school Eau Claire sold out the 12,000-seat Carolina Coliseum twice. Roberts missed all but 14 games in the 199394 season, then all of the next due to an Achilles tendon injury, first in one leg, then the other. Dan Heneghan. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? Was: $30.99. . Though theres a new mobile home in its place, Childers will never forget the times he stepped into Roberts cramped trailer to see the family of four and sometimes uncles and cousins packed together. Im gonna buy you a truck tomorrow. Stanley Roberts, Jr., the son of former LSU standout and NBA center Stanley Roberts, Sr., signed with Tulane on Monday. , Post and Courier, an Evening Post Publishing Newspaper Group. He then went to LSU where he played. Veteran journalist Stanley Roberts broke the story over the weekend of a North Beach cafe refusing to seat on-duty police. Stanley Roberts. Email: [email protected]. For almost a decade, the empty husk of a mansion glowered over the rest of a quiet country road peeling plywood, collapsing beams, 8.3 acres of weeds and dead grass. He didnt have a lot.. $9.49 to $29.44. He didn't go directly to the. Subsequently, he played collegiately at Louisiana State University, teaming up in his (Roberts') only season with Shaquille O'Neal, during O'Neal's first season at LSU. In the very back corner of the place, a giant 1989-90 LSU team picture leans against the wall. The Skinny: Nance played 13 seasons in the NBA for Phoenix and Cleveland. In this position, he conducts the Mercer Singers, the Mercer Women's Chamber Choir, and the University Choir while . Then he walked back to his adopted new home and sat there alone. This wasnt the life anyone predicted for Stanley Roberts, but this is home. 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