Zach McRoberts is an American basketball player from Carmel, Indiana. McRoberts played one season at the University of Vermont and three seasons at Indiana University. After his year at Vermont, McRoberts actually quit basketball and enrolled as a student at IU. McRoberts later decided to restart his career and became a walk-on with the Hoosiers. He soon became an integral part of the team’s defense and provided leadership to several young squads. In 2018-2019, he was named a team captain, after a player vote.
Zach McRoberts Biography
- Name: Zach McRoberts
- Position: Guard
- Nationality: USA
- Age: 29 years old
- Birthday: August 15, 1995
- Hometown: Carmel, Indiana
- High School: Carmel High School
- Height: 6’6″ (198 cm)
- Weight: 210 lbs (95 kg)
- Seasons: 3 (2016-2017, 2017-2018, 2018-2019)
- Jersey: #15
- NBA Draft: 2019 / Undrafted
Player Awards and Accolades:
- 2018-2019 Team Captain
Zach McRoberts Seasons with the Hoosiers
18-16 (7-11 Big Ten)
🏅 NIT First Round
16-15 (9-9 Big Ten)
19-16 (8-12 Big Ten)
🏅 NIT Quarterfinals
Zach McRoberts Indiana University Career Statistics
| GP | GS | MIN | AVG | FG | FGA | PCT | 3PM | 3PA | PCT | FT | FTA | PCT | OFF | DEF | TOT | AVG | PF | FO | AST | AST/G | T/O | BLK | STL | PTS | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-2017 | 31 | 3 | 350 | 11.3 | 9 | 27 | 0.333 | 4 | 12 | 0.333 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 32 | 45 | 1.5 | 45 | 0 | 29 | 0.9 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 0.8 |
| 2017-2018 | 28 | 17 | 613 | 21.9 | 27 | 63 | 0.429 | 13 | 33 | 0.394 | 11 | 16 | 0.688 | 35 | 60 | 95 | 3.4 | 66 | 3 | 33 | 1.2 | 18 | 4 | 37 | 78 | 2.8 |
| 2018-2019 | 26 | 5 | 357 | 13.7 | 8 | 26 | 0.308 | 4 | 19 | 0.211 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 48 | 55 | 2.1 | 27 | 0 | 14 | 0.5 | 8 | 1 | 14 | 20 | 0.8 |
| Career | 85 | 25 | 1320 | 15.5 | 44 | 116 | 0.379 | 21 | 64 | 0.328 | 13 | 18 | 0.722 | 55 | 140 | 195 | 2.3 | 138 | 3 | 76 | 0.9 | 34 | 11 | 63 | 122 | 1.4 |
Zach McRoberts High School Career
At Carmel High School, McRoberts was a 2-time state champion (2012 and 2013) and an Indiana All-Star (2014). He was known for his defensive prowess and his willingness to battle for rebounds.
Carmel coach Scott Heady later reflected on McRoberts’ high school career saying, “Zach’s always been his own guy… He just kind of found his own niche, knew he was gonna do whatever he has to do to help his team win.”
McRoberts committed to Vermont. He also had offers from Lipscomb, Miami (Ohio), and Northern Kentucky.
Zach McRoberts College Career
Vermont
At Vermont, McRoberts appeared in 27 games, posting 4.2 points and 4.4 rebounds per game in 20 minutes per game.
Then, McRoberts decided to leave the program and leave basketball altogether. It was reported the summer after his freshman season that McRoberts was leaving to “pursue other interests” and would be enrolling at Indiana University as a student.
UVM coach John Becker said at the time that it would be a “big loss” for the program and that McRoberts had a chance to be a starter for the Catamounts in the upcoming season.
Becker stated, “His heart wasn’t in it anymore, didn’t want to play basketball… It’s something he’s been thinking about for a long time now, dating back to high school. For whatever reason, he felt that way again this off-season…He just wants to be a normal student.”
The Vermont coach also added “I love the kid.”
