Dixon High School graduate Isaiah Roby will play his first season outside the United States this September. Roby signed a contract to play basketball in Germany after playing in the NBAβs G Leauge last season.
Roby signed in July with the Ratiopharm Ulm, a professional basketball club based in the city of Ulm.
The 26-year-old Roby was drafted out of Nebraska in the second round of the 2019 NBA Draft by the Detroit Pistons and has played in 151 career NBA games. He spent five seasons with the Oklahoma City Thunder, the San Antonio Spurs and, most recently, the New York Knicks.
Roby averaged 7.7 points, 4.4 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game. The 6-foot, 8-inch Roby spent last season with the Westchester Knicks, an NBA G League team in White Plains, New York. He averaged 13.6 points and 8.1 rebounds per game with Westchester.
Ratiopharm Ulm plays in the Basketball Bundesliga, Germanyβs top basketball division. They will open their season in late September.
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