2016-17 Men's Basketball Roster

Zach McRoberts
- Weight:
- 200
- Height:
- 6-6
- Position:
- Guard
- Year:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Carmel, IN
- High School:
- Carmel
2018-19 (Redshirt Senior)
• Team Captain
• Big Ten Sportsmanship Honoree
• 2019 Academic All-Big Ten
• Played in 26 games and made 5 starts... averaged 0.8 points and 2.1 rebounds... had 7 points and 5 boards in an exhibition game against USI... made 2 of 3 triples... led team with 4 steals against Loyola in a closed scrimmage... made both of his three-point field goal attempts against Chicago State and added 7 boards and 3 assists... had a basket, 2 assists and a steal in first half of Montana State game... did not play in the second half due to tightness in his back... missed 4 games with same injury... came back against Duke and had a 3-pointer and 3 rebounds.... played 25 minutes and had 3 boards against Northwestern... had 2 boards at Penn State... had 2 rebounds in 19 minutes against Louisville... had 5 rebounds and a steal against Butler... had 2 boards, 3 assists and a steal against Central Arkansas... did not play against Jacksonville due to a sore back... tied a career-high with 4 steals against Illinois... added a 2 boards and an assist... had 2 rebounds at Michigan and at Maryland... had 3 boards and 3 steals against Nebraska... made his first start since Game #2 and had 4 points, 7 boards and 3 steals... had 3 assists at Northwestern... had 2 boards against Michigan... limited to 1 minute at Rutgers and had a rebound... missed last 4 games due to a stress reaction in his foot... returned against Purdue and had 3 points, 2 rebounds and a steal in 12 minutes.... played 5 minutes at Iowa and against Wisconsin...had key offensive board at Illinois... played 4 minutes on Senior Day against Rutgers and had 2 rebounds and an assist... played 4 minutes against Ohio State in the B1G Tournament... had a rebound and assist in 12 minutes against St. Francis... played 10 minutes in the NIT game against Arkansas and had a basket, three boards and a blocked shot... had 2 rebounds against Wichita State.
2017-18 (Redshirt Junior)
***Established a new Crossroads Classic record with 7 offensive rebounds***
***2nd in Big Ten Games only in steals***
***5th in overall steals in B1G***
Academic All-Big Ten ... a walk-on who started the last 17 games of the season... averaged 2.8 points and shot a team-high 39.4 percent from 3-point range... among Big Ten leaders in steals with 1.4 overall and 1.7 in Big Ten play... defensive standout... had four points, three rebounds and an assist against EMU... played six minutes and had two rebounds against Duke... played 12 minutes at Michigan off the bench... Had two points, two boards, an assist and a steal in 12 minutes against Iowa... Played 29 minutes and had an IU career-high nine boards against Notre Dame... his Crossroads Classic record seventh offensive rebound off a missed Juwan Morgan free throw turned into an assist to Morgan for game-winning basket... Posted an IU career-high with nine points against Fort Wayne... had eight points, six boards and three assists against Tennessee Tech... hit both of his 3-point attempts in the second half... off the bench, he had seven points, eight rebounds, two assists and two steals against Youngstown State.... made his fourth career start against Wisconsin... had seven rebounds and career-high four steals at Minnesota... made third straight start with six rebounds, three assists and three steals against Penn State... started against Northwestern and had three boards, two assists and a steal.... had seven points, four boards, three assists and three steals against Maryland... had an IU career-high 10 points and had five boards at Illinois... had two points, six boards, two assists and three steals against Purdue... had five points, four rebounds and matched career-high with four steals against Michigan State... chipped in 8 points and 8 rebounds at home against Ohio State... also added two steals... played a career-high 43 minute against the Buckeyes... had four points and two rebounds against Rutgers in the Big Ten Tournament.
2016-17 (Redshirt Sophomore)
Appeared in 31 games, making three starts ... averaged 0.8 points and 1.5 rebounds per game ... handed out 29 assists and came away with 12 steals ... hit one 3-point field goal to go along with one steal, one rebound and one assist against Mississippi Valley State ... dropped in four points and grabbed one steal against Austin Peay ... recorded four points shooting 2-of-2 to go along with three boards versus Rutgers ... drained one 3-pointer to go along with five rebounds, one block and two steals against Michigan State ... scored two points while shooting 1-of-2 with five boards and three assists against Penn State ... grabbed five rebounds and dropped two points shooting 1-of-1 to go along with one assist and a block against Purdue ... had three assists in the win at Ohio State to end the regular season ... named Academic All-Big Ten.
Attended Indiana University but was not a member of the men’s basketball program
2014-15 (Freshman - University of Vermont)
Played in 27 games as a freshman at Vermont, making three starts … averaged 4.2 points and 4.4 rebounds per game … shot 48.8 percent from the floor and 35.3 percent from behind the 3-point line … also contributed nearly one assist per game and 0.6 steals per contest … season-high in points came against Hofstra in the first round of the CBI, when he dropped 13 points in 21 minutes of action off the bench to help the Catamounts to the win … his career-best rebounding effort came in back-to-back games, when he hauled down 11 boards against Binghamton (Jan 19) and New Hampshire (Jan. 22) … the team advanced to the semifinals of the CBI before falling to ULM.
Prep/Personal
Played for head coach Scott Heady at Carmel High School … helped lead Carmel to a 21-2 record and the sectional title game his senior year … was named an Indiana All-Star as a senior … won back-to-back state championships in 2012 and 2013 at Carmel … averaged 14 points and 7.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists as a junior … named to the All-State team by the Associated Press and the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association (IBCA) … parents are Tim and Jennifer McRoberts … has one brother, Josh, and two sisters, Sarah and Elizabeth … Josh played two years at Duke before embarking on a 11-year NBA career where he has played for seven different teams, most recently the last three years for the Miami Heat … birthday is Aug. 15, 1995.