2023-24 Men's Basketball Roster

#1 Julian Roper II Men's Basketball Roster

Height 6-4

Weight 210

Class Junior

Eligibility Junior

Hometown Detroit, MI

High School St. Mary's / Northwestern

Bio / Statistics

AT NOTRE DAME

As a Junior (2023-24)

Played in 31 games with 12 starts, averaging 22.8 min.
11 points at Virginia Tech (3/9) in ACC regular-season finale. It was his first double-digit scoring performance since Dec. 16 vs. Georgetown. Roper went 4-for-6 from the field, which included two threes.
Went 4-for-6 from three over the final 3 games.
Finished 33.7 percent from deep, which ranked as the 2nd highest on the team.
Perfect 3-for-3 from the field which included 2 treys at Syracuse (2/24), good for 8 points. His 7 rebounds were the most since Jan. 15.
7 points on 3-of-4 shooting, plus 5 boards in win over Virginia Tech on Feb. 10.
Within a two-minute span vs. Miami on Jan. 24, Roper II drained a three, took a charge and recorded a block to spark the Irish. He finished with 7 points and 4 rebounds.
Career high 10 rebounds at Boston College (1/15).
Only Irish player with positive +/- after the game at Miami (12/2) and against Florida State (1/13).
Had an absolute circus layup in the Georgetown game on his way to 13 points. Also grabbed a career best 3 steals.
Knocked down a career high three triples at Marquette (12/9).
Career high 14 points against Western Michigan (12/5), converting a career best six made field goals (6-8)
12 points in the win over Oklahoma State (11/17). Roper also tied his season high of 8 rebounds.
Energy guy on the court. Happy to see his teammates succeed – first to cheer for them. Roper short feature:

AT NORTHWESTERN

As a Sophomore (2022-23)

Tallied six points, five rebounds, and four assists in a win at Georgetown (11/15)
Scored a career-high 12 points against UIC (12/20)
Grabbed a career-high seven rebounds against Illinois (1/4). … Tallied eight point (3-for-4 FG, 2-for-3 3P) and five rebounds against Rutgers (1/11).

As a Freshman (2021-22)

Played in 29 games and made 15 starts, averaging 4.0 points, 1.0 assist and 3.4 rebounds per game
Ranked fourth on the team in starts, starting each of the final 15 games of the season
Hauled in 32 offensive rebounds, fourth-most among Big Ten freshmen
Tallied 25 steals, second-most on the team, and tied for third-most in the Big Ten among freshmen
Made his collegiate debut against Eastern Illinois, recording six blocks, three steals, four rebounds, one block and one assist (11/9)
Tallied five points, four rebounds, four assists, and two steals against Providence (11/22)
Recorded five points, a career-high six rebounds, and three steals in a career-high 29 minutes against Wake Forest (11/30)
Tallied seven points and five rebounds, including three offensive boards, against Wiconsin (1/18)
Earned his first career start, tallying seven points, four rebounds and three steals at Purdue (1/23)
Scored eight points and dished out a career-high five assists against Rutgers (2/1)
Posted seven points with three boards against Purdue (2/16)
Recorded seven points, while making a career-high four free throws, with five boards in the regular season finale against Minnesota (3/6)
Played a career-high 29 minutes and scored eight points with five rebounds in the Big Ten Tournament against Nebraska (3/9)
Totaled a career-high nine points against Iowa in the Big Ten Tournament (3/10).

Prep

Ranked as the No. 4 prospect in Michigan and No. 32 shooting guard in the nation by 247sports.com
Ranked as the No. 141 player in the country by Rivals.com
Named one of five finalists for Michigan’s Mr. Basketball award following his senior season in which he averaged 20.2 points per game and 10.3 rebounds, also earned 2021 Associated Press Division I First-Team All-State honors
Averaged 18.3 points, 7.6 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 2.6 steals as a junior and earned second team All-State honors in Michigan’s Division 1 while being named second team All-Metro by MLive.com.

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