Nyree Khadijah Roberts (born March 10, 1976) is an American professional women's basketball player.
She was raised in Jersey City, New Jersey, where she attended and played prep basketball at St. Anthony High School."From Jersey City To Glory Nyree Now Noticed At ODU", New York Daily News, March 30, 1997. Accessed July 22, 2024. "She comes from the land of Hurleys, St. Anthony High School in Jersey City. Except that Nyree Roberts is from the other side of the gym divider, from the girls' program."
As a forward/center at Old Dominion University, Roberts was named to the Final Four All Tournament team in 1997.
Roberts played in the WNBA from 1998 to 1999 as a member of the Houston Comets and Washington Mystics. During the 2000 expansion draft on December 15, 1999, Roberts was selected by the Indiana Fever but ultimately never played for the Fever.
Career statistics
WNBA
| align="left" | 1998 | align="left" | Houston |14||0||3.9||85.7||0.0||57.1||0.7||0.1||0.1||0.0||0.3||1.1 |- | align="left" rowspan=2 | 1999 | align="left" | Houston |4||0||4.3||0.0||0.0||50.0||0.5||0.0||0.0||0.0||0.3||0.3 |- | align="left" | Washington |8||0||7.8||60.0||0.0||57.1||1.3||0.1||0.6||0.1||1.3 ||2.0 |- class="sortbottom" | align="left" | Career | align="left" | 2 years, 2 teams |26||0||5.2||66.7||0.0||56.3||0.8||0.1||0.2||0.0||0.6 ||1.3
College +YearTeamGPPointsFG%FT%RPGAPGBPGPPG1994–95Old Dominion University3326653.8%40.9%5.20.50.78.11995–96Old Dominion University3232958.7%55.6%4.50.81.710.31996–97Old Dominion University3661365.2%54.7%8.00.82.117.01997–98Old Dominion University3264663.2%51.3%12.00.92.020.2 Career133185461.5%51.0%74.00.80.513.9
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