{{Short description|American basketball player (born 1993)}} {{use mdy dates|date=September 2025}} {{Infobox basketball biography | name = Justin Roberson | image = Justin Roberson.jpg | number = 32 | team = KK Cibona | position = Point guard | league = Croatian League | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|7|8|df=y}} | birth_place = Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana US | nationality = USA | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 1 | weight_lb = 189 | college = University of Louisiana at Monroe (2014–2016) | draft_year = 2016 | career_start = 2016 | years1 = 2016–2017 | team1 = Fribourg Olympic Basket | years2 = 2017–2018 | team2 = SAM Basket Massagno | years3 = 2018–2019 | team3 = Fribourg Olympic Basket | years4 = 2019–2020 | team4 = Burevestnik Yaroslavl | years5 = 2020–2022 | team5 = Uralmash Yekaterinburg | years6 = 2022–2023 | team6 = Parma | years7 = 2023–2024 | team7 = Samara | years8 = 2024–2025 | team8 = Sharjah | years9 = 2025–present | team9 = KK Cibona | highlights = * Swiss Champion (2018–2019) * The owner Swiss Cup (2018) * UAE Champion (2024–2025) * Silver medalist of the 2020–2021 Super League-1 * Super League 1 Champion (2021–2022) }}
'''Justin Raashard Roberson''' (born July 8, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for KK Cibona of the Croatian League.
== Professional career == In the NCAA, Roberson played for the University of Louisiana at Monroe.
In 2016, Roberson moved to Switzerland, where he played for Fribourg Olympic Basket and SAM Basket Massagno.
In July 2018, he signed a contract with Fribourg Olympic Basket.<ref>{{Cite web |last=ATS |date=2018-07-16 |title=Justin Roberson revient à Olympic |url=https://www.laliberte.ch/articles/sports/basketball/justin-roberson-revient-a-olympic-558033 |access-date=2025-09-06 |website=La Liberté |language=fr}}</ref> In the 2018/2019 season, Roberson became the Swiss champion and won the national cup.
On June 13, 2019, Roberson signed a contract with the Russian club Burevestnik.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ярославский "Буревестник" усилит швейцарский американец |url=http://city-news.ru/news/sport/yaroslavskiy-burevestnik-usilit-shveytsarskiy-amerikanets-/ |access-date=2025-09-06 |website=city-news.ru |language=ru}}</ref> On March 24, 2020, Justin Roberson extended his contract with Burevestnik.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Американец Джастин Роберсон продлил контракт с ярославским "Буревестником" |url=http://city-news.ru/news/sport/amerikanets-dzhastin-roberson-prodlil-kontrakt-s-yaroslavskim-burevestnikom-/ |access-date=2025-09-06 |website=city-news.ru |language=ru}}</ref>
In December 2020, Roberson left Burevestnik<ref>{{Cite web |title=Оба легионера покинули "Буревестник" |url=https://basketball.ru.com/news/117564}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=К сожалению, вчера свой последний матч в составе "Буревестника" провел Джастин Роберсон. |url=https://vk.com/wall-98665402_15393}}</ref> and joined Uralmash,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Джастин Роберсон в Уралмаше |url=https://vk.com/wall-126628298_21043}}</ref> with whom he became the silver medalist of the Super League-1.
In May 2021, Roberson signed a new contract with Uralmash.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Джастин Роберсон остается в "Уралмаше" |url=https://vk.com/wall-126628298_23474}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Защитник Джастин Роберсон остается в "Уралмаше" |url=https://basket-2.livejournal.com/794486.html |access-date=2025-09-06 |website=basket-2.livejournal.com |language=en-us}}</ref> As part of the team, Justin became the champion of the Super League-1 and was recognized as the MVP of the tournament.<ref>{{Cite web |title="Уралмаш" - чемпион, бронза – у "Темп-СУМЗ-УГМК"! / Российская Федерация Баскетбола |url=https://russiabasket.ru/news/39426/uralmash-chempion-bronza-u-temp-sumz-ugmk |access-date=2025-09-06 |website=russiabasket.ru}}</ref>
In June 2022, Roberson signed a contract with Parma.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Джастин Роберсон перешел из "Уралмаша" в "Парму" |url=https://www.sports.ru/basketball/1109729252-dzhastin-robinson-pereshel-iz-uralmasha-v-parmu.html |access-date=2025-09-06 |website=Спортс’’ |language=ru}}</ref> At the end of the 2022/2023 regular season, Roberson received the award for "Best Performance of the Season in the VTB United League".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Justin Roberson gets the Performance of the Year award {{!}} VTB United League - Official Website |url=https://vtb-league.com/en/news/justin-roberson-gets-the-performance-of-the-year-award/ |access-date=2025-09-06 |language=en}}</ref>
In June 2023, Roberson signed a contract with Samara.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Джастин Роберсон — новичок "Самары"! |url=https://bcsamara.com/news/?id=5300 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230607081049/https://bcsamara.com/news/?id=5300 |archive-date=2023-06-07 |access-date=2025-09-06 |website=bcsamara.com |language=en}}</ref>
In the 2024/2025 season, he joined Al-Sharjah and became the UAE champion.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sharjah 24 |title=Sharjah secures 2024–2025 men’s basketball league title |url=https://sharjah24.ae/en/Articles/2025/05/01/aa8 |access-date=2025-09-06 |website=Sharjah secures 2024–2025 men’s basketball league title |language=en}}</ref>
On August 6, 2025, Justin signed a contract with KK Cibona.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-09-06 |title=Justin Roberson: – 'Jedva čekam pomoći ekipi!' {{!}} KK Cibona |url=https://www.cibona.com/2025/09/justin-roberson-jedva-cekam-pomoci-ekipi/ |access-date=2025-09-09 |website=www.cibona.com |language=hr}}</ref>
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Roberson, Justin}} Category:1993 births Category:Living people Category:Sportspeople from Natchitoches, Louisiana Category:Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks men's basketball players Category:Point guards Category:KK Cibona players Category:American expatriate basketball people in Croatia Category:Fribourg Olympic players Category:SAM Basket players Category:BC Uralmash Yekaterinburg players Category:BC Parma players Category:BC Samara players Category:Sharjah SC basketball players Category:American men's basketball players