The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2018-19 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
Kerwin Roach II
- Position:
- G
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 180
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Houston, Texas
- High School:
- North Shore HS
- Major:
- Physical Culture & Sports
Returns for his fourth season in the backcourt rotation … has played in 97 career games (62 starts) in his first three years … enters the season just 41 points shy of reaching the 1,000-point mark in his career (959) … will become the 37th player in UT program history to join the 1,000-point club … has topped the 20-point mark seven times and reached double figures in scoring 46 times in his career … Honorable Mention All-Big 12 selection as a junior … earned a spot on the six-person Big 12 Conference All-Newcomer team in his freshman season (2015-16) … on pace to earn his degree in May 2019.
As a Junior in 2017-18:
Played in 32 games (31 starts) … Honorable Mention All-Big 12 selection … led the team in steals (47) and ranked second in assists (3.6 apg), third in scoring (12.3 ppg) and fourth in rebounding (3.7 rpg) … reached double figures in scoring in 20 contests and topped the 20-point mark five times … posted a team-high 16 points (7-8 FG, 2-3 FT) in 24 minutes against Lipscomb (Nov. 18) … in the three games at the PK80, he averaged 11.0 ppg and 5.3 rpg while converting 59.1-percent (13-22) of his field goals, including 2-4 threes, in 33.7 mpg … tallied 18 points (7-9 FG, 1-1 threes) in 44 minutes against No. 1/1 Duke (Nov. 24) … his first-half coast-to-coast dunk was named ESPN’s SportsCenter “No. 1 Play of the Day” … held Duke’s Grayson Allen to 12 points (4-11 FG, 2-7 threes) in 25 minutes … tied his career high in rebounds (11) while adding 7 points and 4 assists in 36 minutes against No. 17/17 Gonzaga (Nov. 26) … had 11 points (5-7 FG), 3 assists without a turnover and 2 steals in 18 minutes against Florida A&M (Nov. 29) … registered 11 points (4-8 FG, 2-2 FT) and 6 boards in 38 minutes against Michigan (Dec. 12) … tallied 12 points (4-5 FT) and a season-high 4 steals in 37 minutes against Tennessee State (Dec. 18) … posted 11 points (4-6 FG, 2-3 FT) and 5 assists against 1 turnover in 37 minutes at Alabama (Dec. 22) … had primary responsibility on Collin Sexton (entered the game leading the SEC at 21.4 ppg) and limited Sexton to 8 points (4-12 FG) in 32 minutes … recorded 13 points (5-10 FG, 3-4 FT), 7 boards and 4 assists against 1 turnover in 38 minutes against No. 11/11 Kansas (Dec. 29) … missed two games (TCU on Jan. 10, at Oklahoma State on Jan. 13) due to a hand injury … returned to the lineup against No. 8/8 Texas Tech (Jan. 17) and posted 20 points (5-10 FG, 8-9 FT) and 5 rebounds in 29 minutes … held Keenan Evans (Texas Tech) to 11 points (3-8 FG, 0-5 threes) and 4 turnovers in 36 minutes … had 22 points (8-15 FG, 4-5 threes) and added 4 assists and 2 steals in 34 minutes against Iowa State (Jan. 22) … tallied 16 points (7-12 FG) and 5 assists in 31 minutes against Ole Miss (Jan. 27) … registered a team-high 20 points (4-10 threes) and 4 assists in 42 minutes at No. 10/10 Texas Tech (Jan. 31) … posted 19 points (7-11 FG, 3-5 threes), 4 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals in 35 minutes against No. 12/15 Oklahoma (Feb. 3) … part of a team effort defensively that held Trae Young (entered the game averaging 33.7 ppg in Big 12 play) to 19 points (7-22 FG, 2-14 threes) … recorded 15 points, 4 assists without a turnover and 3 steals in 43 minutes against Baylor (Feb. 12) … tallied 12 points (5-9 FG, 2-2 threes), 4 rebounds and 3 assists in 34 minutes at No. 23/23 Oklahoma (Feb. 17) … led a team defensive effort that held the Sooners to a season-low 66 points on 30.8-percent FG shooting (20-65) … Oklahoma entered the game leading the country in scoring at 88.4 ppg … posted 12 points (4-4 FT), 5 assists and 4 boards in 37 minutes against Oklahoma State (Feb. 24) … hit the game-winning lay-up with 1.2 seconds remaining against Oklahoma State to give the Longhorns a 65-64 victory … recorded a team-high 18 points (2-4 threes), tied a career high with 8 assists and added 4 boards and 2 steals in 38 minutes at No. 6/6 Kansas (Feb. 26) … registered 22 points (8-10 FT), tied a career high with 8 assists and set a career high in blocks (2) in the home overtime win against No. 20/19 West Virginia (March 3) … had 9 points (4-5 FT), 7 assists, 6 boards and 2 steals in 37 minutes against Iowa State in the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship first round (March 7) … suffered a broken tooth late in the first half but returned to action quickly … at halftime of the Iowa State contest, Dr. William Busch (team dentist of the NFL’s Kansas City Chiefs) re-attached the tooth successfully and Roach finished the game wearing a protective mouth guard … registered a career-high 26 points (9-19 FG, 6-10 threes), 5 boards, 2 assists and 1 steal in 45 minutes during the NCAA Tournament loss to No. 24/25 Nevada (March 16) … also set career highs in field goals made, 3-pointers made and minutes against Nevada … named to the Spring 2018 Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (min. 3.0 GPA).
As a Sophomore in 2016-17:
Played in 32 of a possible 33 games (31 starts) … led the team in steals (51) and tied for the team lead in assists (117, 3.7 apg) … ranked fourth in scoring (9.9 rpg), tied for fourth in rebounding (3.9 rpg) and third in minutes played (30.0 mpg) … reached double figures in scoring in 17 of his 32 contests … posted 11 points (4-7 FG) and 6 rebounds in 23 minutes against Eastern Washington (Nov. 17) … tallied a team-high 16 points in 30 minutes against Colorado (Nov. 22) … had 16 points (season-high 8-14 FG) and 3 steals against UTA (Nov. 29) … registered a team-high 16 points (career-high 12-16 FT) and 5 boards against Alabama (Dec. 2) … set a career high with 6 steals in just 21 minutes against UAB (Dec. 21) … the 6 steals were the most by a UT player in a single game since Daniel Gibson had 6 steals vs. Iowa State on Feb. 5, 2005 … recorded 13 points (4-7 FG, 4-4 FT), 3 assists and 2 steals in 32 minutes against Kent State (Dec. 27) … tallied 11 points (3-3 FG, 5-6 FT), 5 boards, 6 assists against 2 turnovers, 2 steals and 1 block in 36 minutes against Oklahoma State (Jan. 4) … registered a season-high 21 points (7-9 FG, career-high 4-4 threes) and 5 assists in 37 minutes at Iowa State (Jan. 7) … had 11 points, 6 boards and 5 assists in a season-high 38 minutes against No. 10/9 West Virginia (Jan. 14) … tallied 11 points, a career-high 8 assists against 2 turnovers, a season-high 7 rebounds and 3 steals in 34 minutes against Oklahoma (Jan. 23) … posted 10 points (4-8 FG) and tied his season high with 7 boards in 31 minutes at Georgia (Jan. 28) … registered 13 points (6-9 FG), 6 rebounds, 5 assists against 2 turnovers and 3 steals in 34 minutes at Oklahoma State (Feb. 11) … posted 13 points (5-6 FT), 5 assists, 4 boards and 2 steals in 34 minutes at Oklahoma (Feb. 14) … recorded 13 points (7-8 FT), 5 rebounds and 3 assists in 33 minutes at No. 12/13 West Virginia (Feb. 20) … tallied 9 points, 6 assists, 4 boards and 4 steals in 35 minutes against No. 3/3 Kansas (Feb. 25) … posted 13 points (4-8 FG, 2-4 threes) in 29 minutes against Texas Tech (Mar. 8) in the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship first round.
As a Freshman in 2015-16:
Played in all 33 games … earned a spot on the six-person Big 12 Conference All-Newcomer team … two-time Phillips 66 Big 12 Newcomer of the Week selection (Feb. 1 and Mar. 5) … ranked fourth on the team in scoring (7.5 ppg), tied for the team lead in steals (29) and tied for fourth in rebounding (2.9 rpg) while averaging 17.8 minutes per contest … reached double-figures in scoring nine times, including five during Big 12 play … his first-half dunk in the UTA game (Dec. 1) was named the “Top Play” in ESPN SportsCenter’s Top10 and earned ESPN’s “Dunk of the Year” for 2015 … recorded 14 points (4-5 FG) and 4 assists against 1 turnover in 22 minutes against UTSA (Dec. 8) … his first-half dunk in the Appalachian State game (Dec. 15) was named the No. 8 play in ESPN SportsCenter’s Top10 … tallied 14 points (6-7 FG, 2-2 threes), 3 assists and 2 steals in 20 minutes at Stanford (Dec. 19) … recorded 11 points (6-8 FT), 3 boards and 2 steals in 21 minutes against Oklahoma State (Jan. 16) … recorded a game-high 22 points (6-9 FG, 10-15 FT), 5 rebounds and 3 steals in 29 minutes against TCU (Jan. 26) … had his first career double-double with 15 points (5-10 FG, 5-8 FT), 11 boards and 4 steals in 30 minutes against Vanderbilt (Jan. 30) … earned Phillips 66 Big 12 Newcomer of the Week honors (Feb. 1), averaging 18.5 ppg, 8.0 rpg and 3.5 spg in 29.5 mpg while converting 11-19 (.579) field goals and 15-23 (.652) free throws in the home wins against TCU and Vanderbilt … posted 12 points (4-6 FG, 4-4 FT) and 7 boards in 25 minutes against Texas Tech (Feb. 6) … recorded 12 points (3-4 FG, 6-8 FT) and 3 boards in 18 minutes against No. 3/4 Oklahoma (Feb. 27) … posted a team-high 15 points (6-9 FG, 2-3 threes), 6 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals in 25 minutes at Oklahoma State (Mar. 4) … scored all 15 points in the second half, including scoring or assisting on UT’s last 12 points in the final 4:32 to secure the road win … claimed Phillips 66 Big 12 Newcomer of the Week accolades (Mar. 6), averaging 12.0 ppg, 3.0 rpg and 2.0 spg in 23.0 mpg while converting 9-15 (.600) field goals, including 3-4 from three-point range, in games against No. 1/1 Kansas and at Oklahoma State … registered 13 points (5-10 FG), a team-high 6 boards and 2 steals in 26 minutes against No. 22/20 Baylor in the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship quarterfinals (Mar. 10) … earned a spot on the Fall 2015 Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (minimum 3.0 GPA).
High School:
North Shore High School in Houston, Texas (head coach David Green) … tabbed the No. 34 overall prospect in the nation by Rivals.com and No. 47 by ESPN following his senior year … averaged 20.7 points, 4.8 assists and 3.0 steals per game while pacing North Shore to a 27-7 mark as a senior … averaged a team-best 16.1 points per game as a junior while leading North Shore to a 33-3 overall and the class 5A state title … also competed in track and field and won back-to-back 5A state championships in the triple jump as a junior and senior … set a Nike Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays meet record with a jump of 50-8.00 (15.44 meters) in April 2015 on the UT campus.
Personal:
Full name is Kerwin LaTroy Roach II … born Oct. 24, 1996 in Houston … son of Kerwin Sr. and LaKita Roach … father played basketball at Texas Southern University … has a younger brother, Kieston … brother is a redshirt freshman cornerback on the Texas State football team … majoring in Physical Culture & Sports.
