Isaiah Roby
Isaiah Owen Roby was born on February 3, 1998, in Dixon, Illinois, to Danielle and Roderick Roby. He has four siblings: Donovan, Ellis, Drew, and Kordae. Prior to his college basketball career, Roby attended Dixon High School, where he excelled in both basketball and track and field. As a senior, he averaged 19.7 points, 10.5 rebounds, 5.5 assists, and 3.9 blocks per game, leading Dixon to a 25-4 record. He was also a two-time all-state selection in track and field, placing fourth in the high jump at the Illinois Class 2A state meet in 2016. Roby was a four-star recruit by Scout, 247, and Rivals, ranking as the No. 114 player in the class of 2016, and committed to Nebraska in October 2014, after considering schools such as Iowa, Georgia, and Creighton.
Roby played college basketball for the Nebraska Cornhuskers from 2016 to 2019. During his freshman year (2016-17), he had a late start due to an offseason injury but became an essential part of the Huskers’ rotation, playing in 30 games with four starts and averaging 3.1 points and 2.9 rebounds per game. His career at Nebraska saw him reach double figures 11 times, including a career-high 19 points against Minnesota on February 6, where he also had eight rebounds and five blocks. He followed that with three consecutive double-doubles. Overall, in his Nebraska career, he averaged 8.1 points, 5.5 rebounds, and 1.5 assists.
After his college career, Roby was drafted into the NBA. He signed an Exhibit 10 contract with the New York Knicks in 2025 but was waived the same day, with plans to join their G League affiliate, the Westchester Knicks, for the 2025-26 campaign. Previously, in the 2022-23 season, he played for the San Antonio Spurs, where he notably scored 9 points and grabbed 3 rebounds against Cleveland on December 12, marking his first start of the season. Currently, Isaiah Roby is an American professional basketball player for ratiopharm Ulm of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) and EuroCup, playing as a power forward.
