PHILADELPHIA – The University of Pennsylvania’s John R. Rockwell Head Coach of Men’s Basketball, Steve Donahue, has announced the addition of Ethan Roberts as a transfer into the program. Roberts comes to Penn after a redshirt year at Drake University, but this is actually his third collegiate stop as he spent his freshman year at Army where he was the Patriot League Rookie of the Year.
“I am really excited to have Ethan join our program,” said Donahue. “He has already proven himself at the college level, putting together a great freshman season at Army two years ago, and I expect that his game will immediately impact our program. Ethan also grew up and remains good friends with Reese McMullen, so I imagine he will be well-versed in our program and its culture before he arrives on campus which will allow him to hit the ground running.”
ETHAN ROBERTS
6-5 | 195
Arlington Heights, Ill. | John Hersey
2023-24 (at Drake): Redshirted after suffering a preseason injury.
2022-23 (at Army): Played in all 33 games for the Black Knights, making 31 starts which tied for third on the team … Patriot League Rookie of the Year … Patriot League All-Freshman Team … finished second on the team in both scoring (12.4 ppg) and rebounding (4.4 rpg) … Also second on the team in three-point shooting, knocking down 59 treys and shooting 40.7 percent from beyond the arc … Drained at least three treys in eight games … Also had 40 assists and 19 steals on the season … Finished the season with 18 double-figure scoring games including a 30-point outing and three other games over 20 points … Had two double-doubles, with 16 pts/10 rbs in a league game against Boston University (2/22) and with 17 pts/10 rbs against Merchant Marine (11/30) … Scored 32 points in 32 minutes at Buckell (2/4), going 6-of-8 from distance … Had 22 points, four rebounds and four assists—tied for his season/career high—in his third collegiate game, at Siena (11/16) … Scored 23 points, going a perfect 5-of-5 beyond the arc, in a two-point PL win over Lehigh (12/30) … Dropped 20 in a league win at American (1/11) … Flirted with a double-double (19 pts, 8 rbs) against Manhattan (11/26), the start of a four-game double-digit stretch of games … Had four 17-point games: Bucknell (1/18), at American (1/25), and then back-to-back games against Loyola Maryland (2/8) and Navy (2/11) … Also had three steals against the AU Eagles, a season high he matched in the next game against Holy Cross (1/28).
High School: Letter winner and team captain at John Hersey under head coach Austin Scott … Averaged 20.3 PPG … All-state, all-conference, all-area recognitions … Chicago Sun-Times All-State Team.
Personal: Son of Kim and Andy Roberts … Older sister, Abbigayle, played lacrosse at Fresno State … Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences.
Why Penn? “It is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that encompasses my ambitions perfectly as a person. I feel that Penn will yield the best version of myself.”
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