Lou Roe
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Louis "Lou" Marquel Roe (born July 14, 1972, in Atlantic City, New Jersey
) is an American
professional basketball
player who was selected by the Detroit Pistons
in the 2nd round (30th overall) of the 1995 NBA Draft
. Roe played in two NBA
seasons with the Pistons and Golden State Warriors
. In his brief NBA career, he appeared in 66 games and scored a total of 130 points. He played collegiately
at the University of Massachusetts (UMass) where in 1995 he was the Atlantic 10 Player of the Year, and a consensus second team All-American.
Since his NBA career wound up, Roe has played professionally in the CBA
, Spain
, South Korea
, and Italy
.
Atlantic City, New Jersey
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) is an American
United States
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professional basketball
Basketball
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player who was selected by the Detroit Pistons
Detroit Pistons
The Detroit Pistons are a franchise of the National Basketball Association based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. The team's home arena is The Palace of Auburn Hills. It was originally founded in Fort Wayne, Indiana as the Fort Wayne Pistons as a member of the National Basketball League in 1941, where...
in the 2nd round (30th overall) of the 1995 NBA Draft
1995 NBA Draft
The 1995 NBA Draft took place on June 28, 1995 at SkyDome in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It marked the first NBA draft for the two Canadian expansion teams, Toronto Raptors and Vancouver Grizzlies...
. Roe played in two NBA
National Basketball Association
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seasons with the Pistons and Golden State Warriors
Golden State Warriors
The Golden State Warriors are an American professional basketball team based in Oakland, California. They are part of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association...
. In his brief NBA career, he appeared in 66 games and scored a total of 130 points. He played collegiately
College basketball
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at the University of Massachusetts (UMass) where in 1995 he was the Atlantic 10 Player of the Year, and a consensus second team All-American.
Since his NBA career wound up, Roe has played professionally in the CBA
Continental Basketball Association
The Continental Basketball Association was a professional men's basketball league in the United States, which has been on hiatus since the 2009 season.- History :...
, Spain
Spain
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, South Korea
South Korea
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, and Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
.