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San Antonio Spurs: 1980 NBA Draft Pick Wants to Make the Team

In 1980, the San Antonio Spurs selected a player, named Calvin Roberts from California State University, Fullerton. This happened in Round 4, Pick 83.

Roberts played two years of college basketball at CSU Fullerton. He averaged 15.8 points and 9.5 rebounds on 54 percent shooting.

Roberts never played for the Spurs and didn’t record a single minute in an NBA game, however. Given how lengthy NBA Draft’s were, with being it 10 rounds until 1984.

Well, 37 years after being drafted by San Antonio, Roberts wants in on the NBA. He’s 61-years-old, standing at 6-foot-8, 246 pounds.