Mike Roberts - Men's Basketball Coach - Indiana University Athletics

Mike Roberts

Title:
Assistant Coach
Email:
mbasket@indiana.edu
Phone:
(812) 855-2238

• Former Hoosier Mike Roberts will be the team’s new Assistant AD for Basketball Administration of serving the last two seasons as a member of the IU coaching staff. He will manage the program’s day-to-day relationships with academics, compliance, financial aid, housing, business office, scheduling, equipment, athletic department and University administration.

• Roberts, a native of Terre Haute, came to IU after spending eight seasons as Associate Head Coach at UNC Greensboro.

• Last year, the Hoosiers saw Trayce Jackson-Davis earn All-American honors while Armaan Franklin (2^nd), Jackson-Davis (5^th) and Race Thompson (6^th) rank among the most improved scorers in the Big Ten. He was part of a staff which attracted the No. 13 class in 2020 including Indiana Mr. Basketball winner Anthony Leal, Trey Galloway, Jordan Geronimo and Max Preps All-American Khristian Lander.

• In 2019-20, Indiana finished 20-12 and was poised to return to the NCAA Tournament before the COVID-19 Pandemic hit. The Hoosiers also finished with a winning record against nationally ranked teams with five victories, which was tied for 7^th most in the country. IU also improved to 26^th in the country in adjusted defense according to KenPom. The team also posted a 3.398 grade point average in the spring semester and a perfect 1.000 score on the APR for 2018-19. Jackson-Davis earned All-Freshman and third-team All-Big Ten accolades.

• Roberts helped the Spartans reach the 20-win mark each of the last three seasons for the first time in program history including last year's 29-win campaign. Additionally, the Spartans have earned a trip to either the NCAA Tournament or National Invitation Tournament each of those three years.

• In 2018-19, UNCG earned the No. 1-overall seed in the NIT as the Spartans earned a first round win over Campbell to finish the year perfect against in-state competition. During the season, UNCG set new school-best marks in consecutive home victories (17) and non-conference victories (11) as the Spartans reached the championship game of the SoCon Tournament for a third straight year. During the 2017-18 season, Roberts assisted UNCG in reaching the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 17 years, as the Spartans defeated ETSU in the Southern Conference Tournament Championship. In the first round of the NCAA Tournament, No. 13 seeded UNCG had No. 4 Gonzaga on the ropes before suffering a narrow 68-64 defeat. In December, UNCG defeated North Carolina State for the program's first victory over one of North Carolina's four ACC teams, erasing a 14-point deficit to score an 81-76 victory.

• Roberts also helped the Spartans earn their third Southern Conference regular season championship and the program's first-ever No. 1 seed in the SoCon Tournament in 2016-17. He helped UNCG to a 25-10 overall record and a 14-4 mark in SoCon play. UNCG advanced to the SoCon Tournament Championship game for the third time in program history and the first time since 2005. Roberts aided the Spartans to their second-straight postseason appearance and just the fifth appearance in program history as UNCG earned the SoCon's automatic bid into the National Invitation Tournament (NIT). In 2015-16, Roberts helped the Spartans finish with a 15-19 campaign last year. The 15 victories were the highest since the 2007-08 season while the Spartans' 10-8 record in SoCon play matched their win total in the league from 2011-12. He helped UNCG to just its fourth postseason appearance in program history as the Spartans took part in the College Basketball Invitational (CBI), advancing to the quarterfinals. UNCG picked up its first-ever postseason win in program history with a 69-65 win over Houston Baptist at home at the Greensboro Coliseum. Roberts helped UNCG picked up just its second victory all-time against an ACC opponent in 2013-14 with a win at Virginia Tech, its first over the ACC since 2007.

• During his coaching career, Roberts was the position coach for three NBA draft picks, including Ryan Anderson to the Orlando Magic in 2008 (21st pick), Devon Hardin to the Seattle Supersonics in 2008 (50th pick) and Arsalan Kazemi to the Washington Wizards in 2013 (54th pick). Roberts came to UNCG after four years as an assistant coach at Rice under head coach Ben Braun. Roberts also served two years on Braun's staff at California from 2006-08. The Owls improved in each of the last three seasons with Roberts on staff, culminating in a 19-16 record in 2011-12, the program's first winning season since 2005. The 19 wins were also a program high since the 2004-05 campaign. Rice participated in the 2012 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament, winning two games to reach the CIT quarterfinals. A first-round win over Louisiana-Lafayette marked the Owls' first postseason win since a first-round victory in the 1993 NIT.

• He spent a year as a graduate assistant coach at Texas Tech under Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame coach Bob Knight after wrapping up his playing career at Indiana.

• Prior to Indiana, Roberts played at South Eugene High School in Oregon before attending the New Hampton School in New Hampshire.

• Roberts and his wife, Janet, a 2002 IU graduate, have two sons, Paxton and Ronin.