Roby Named All-Big 12 Third Team

IRVING, Texas - University of Colorado senior guard Richard Roby was named to the All-Big 12 Conference third team, announced Monday by the conference office.

The official All-Big 12 awards are selected by the league's head coaches, who are not allowed to vote for their own players.

It's the third conference honor in four years awarded to Roby. The 6'6" senior from San Bernardino, Calif. was a first-team selection in 2005-06 and a member of the All-Freshman team in 2004-05. In 2006-07, he was an honorable mention selection.

Roby is rewriting the Colorado record book in his final season in Boulder. This past weekend he moved up to second overall on the school's all-time scoring list (1,951 points) and is averaging a team-best 16.5 points per game. His scoring average ranks third in the Big 12.

Roby is on the verge of becoming only the third player in school history to lead the Buffaloes in scoring all four years.

With over 1,000 minutes played (a personal-best), Roby is shooting a season-best percentage from the field (.471) and the 3-point arc (.396). In addition to a season-best 192 rebounds (6.4 rpg.), Roby also has a season-high four doubles-doubles (nine career) and a trio of 27-point scoring games.

Last week, he was named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) second team recognizing the nation's best men's collegiate basketball student-athletes. It was Roby's second appearance on the NABC list having earned first-team honors as a sophomore.

Colorado plays Baylor in the first round of the Big 12 Basketball Championship, Thursday, March 13 at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Mo. Game time is 1 p.m. (MDT) on ESPNU and Altitude Sports and Entertainment.

Roby All-Time at Colorado

Category                                Total    Rank      

Games Started/Career             114           1st    

Games Started/Conf. Career     61            1st    

Minutes/Career (Conf.-onl)        2108         1st    

Games Played/Conf.-only         64            t-1st

Points Scored/Career               1951        2nd                 

Minutes/Career                        3716        2nd    

3-Point Attempts/Career           605           3rd    

3-Point Field Goals/Career        211           3rd    

Career Field Goals Attempts     1563         3rd    

Career Free Throws                  400           4th    

Career FT Attempts                 539           5th    

Steals/Career                          173           5th      

Career FGs Made                    670           5th    

Blocked Shots/Career              90            t-7th

Games Played/Career              117         t-8th    

Minutes/Season                      1021       10th    

Assists/Career                        253         14th    

Rebounds/Career                     637         14th

Double-Doubles/Career               9        t-23th    

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