Mike Roberts Position: Assistant Coach Alma Mater: Indiana, 2005

Mike Roberts is in his second season as an assistant coach on the Rice staff after being apart of Ben Braun's staff at the University of California the previous two years.

During Roberts' first season on South Main, Rice more than tripled its win total from the previous year. Rice also signed a recruiting class that both ESPN.com and Rivals.com recognized as one of the Top 10 among mid-major universities.

Academically, Rice had six members of the squad named to the Conference USA Commissioner's Honor Roll, an accomplishment unmatched by any other league member

Mike Roberts

This past season at Cal, Roberts was responsible for overseeing the team's academic program and recruiting as well as scouting and game preparation in addition to on-floor coaching. As video coordinator, Roberts was involved in game preparation, self scouting, game film breakdown and other administrative duties.

Prior to his two seasons in Berkeley, Roberts played at Indiana, graduating in 2005 with a bachelor's degree in history with a certificate in management, then served one season a graduate assistant coach at Texas Tech.

"Having played at Indiana and worked with Bob Knight at Texas Tech, Mike brings valuable experience to our program," Braun said.

As an undergraduate at Indiana, Roberts helped Indiana to three NCAA Tournaments, including a national runner-up finish in 2002, as well as one NIT appearance. A two-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree and recipient of a Big Ten Sportsmanship Award, he served as team captain as a senior in 2004-05.

At Texas Tech, Roberts aided the coaching staff in practices, supervised academic progress of the players and was an analyst for Texas Tech radio and television broadcasts. He also participated in the 2006 ESPN production "Knight School," in which the Texas Tech coaching staff evaluated 16 walk-ons who vied for one spot on the Red Raiders' roster.

In addition to receiving bachelor's degree from Indiana in 2005, Roberts received a master's degree in interdisciplinary studies from Texas Tech in 2006.