{"id":156445,"date":"2018-05-24T10:47:20","date_gmt":"2018-05-24T17:47:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bilcomprd.wpengine.com\/?p=156445"},"modified":"2023-06-12T14:33:48","modified_gmt":"2023-06-12T21:33:48","slug":"kerwin-roach-jr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ballislife.com\/kerwin-roach-jr\/","title":{"rendered":"Kerwin Roach Jr &#038; His Top Of The Backboard Touching Hops Returns For Senior Year!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"omc-video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width:100%; height: 100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tGu6lRqkrYw\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen width=\"600\" height=\"420\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Texas Longhorns fans are going to love this news: Kerwin Roach II is withdrawing from the NBA draft and returning for his senior season at Texas.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter getting as much information directly from NBA personnel and talking with my family and my coaches, I\u2019ve decided to return for my senior season at Texas,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hookem.com\/2018\/05\/24\/kerwin-roach-returning-texas-senior-season\/\">Roach said<\/a> in a press release. \u201cI\u2019m hungry for the opportunity to make a career in the NBA, but I realize I have to improve in so many areas on the court. I\u2019m also on pace to earn my degree, and that is a big deal for me and my family. I\u2019m really excited to get back to work with my returning teammates and a great group of freshmen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Since I live in Houston, I've known about the 6'3\" Roach and his grasshopper-like hops since he was a making posters in high school. I've been posting about him since he released a video of himself touching the top of the backboard and doing an equally impressive back flip as a Texas freshman. I remained a fan as he continued to make posters throughout college -- including a couple on some Dukies -- and even dunked over his mom, who told him he would be grounded if he messed her hair up.<\/p>\n<p>I was looking forward to seeing him on a NBA roster but I'm happier to see him return to college so he can complete his degree, which is reportedly in Physical Culture &amp; Sports. I just assumed it was in Art because he's made a few masterpieces worth framing and displaying.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"600\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-156446\" src=\"https:\/\/dsz7vodgjx60a.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Dd-aF2KVwAANLdw.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dsz7vodgjx60a.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Dd-aF2KVwAANLdw.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/dsz7vodgjx60a.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Dd-aF2KVwAANLdw-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dsz7vodgjx60a.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Dd-aF2KVwAANLdw-768x461.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"omc-video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width:100%; height: 100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/v459y_3rHvo\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen width=\"600\" height=\"420\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h3>DUNKING OVER HIS MOM<\/h3>\n<div class=\"omc-video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width:100%; height: 100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/R-Afg2xHg-E\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen width=\"600\" height=\"420\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h3>DUNKING ON DUKIES<\/h3>\n<div class=\"omc-video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width:100%; height: 100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lworZka9WIU\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen width=\"600\" height=\"420\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Texas Longhorns fans are going to love this news: Kerwin Roach II is withdrawing from the NBA draft&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":156449,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8316,1444,5,39,23],"tags":[13199],"featured":[],"class_list":["post-156445","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-articles","category-all-blogs","category-college","category-college-videos","category-video","tag-kerwin-roach"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Kerwin Roach Jr &amp; His Top Of The Backboard Touching Hops Returns For Senior Year! 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