Elvis Rolle

Elvis Rolle
	Rolle (left) with coach Alberto Bucci in 1984
Personal information
Born	February 8, 1958 (age 66); Cat Island, Bahamas
Listed height	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight	225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school	Fort Pierce Central; (Fort Pierce, Florida)
College	Oral Roberts (1976–1978); Florida State (1979–1981);
NBA draft	1981: 2nd round, 42nd overall pick
	Selected by the Los Angeles Lakers
Playing career	1981–1994
Position	Power forward / center
Career history
1981–1985	Virtus Bologna
1985–1988	Pallacanestro Livorno
1988–1989	AS Monaco
1989–1992	Pallacanestro Livorno
1992–1993	Virtus Roma
1994	Pallacanestro Trapani
Career highlights and awards
	Italian Champion (1984); Italian Cup (1984); Second-team All-Metro Conference (1981);
	Stats at Basketball Reference

Elvis Rolle (born February 8, 1958) is a Bahamian former professional basketball player.^[1]

Rolle was born in the Bahamas and moved to Florida, United States, in 1969 to live with an uncle.^[2] He attended Fort Pierce Central High School in Fort Pierce, Florida.^[2]

Rolle played college basketball for the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles for two seasons before he transferred to play for the Florida State Seminoles during his final two years of eligibility,^[3] where he was named a second-team All-Metro selection during his senior season.^[4] He was selected by the Los Angeles Lakers as the 42nd overall pick of the 1981 NBA draft but did not play in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Rolle spent the majority of his thirteen-year career in Italy with the exception of one season in France playing for AS Monaco in 1988–89.^[5] With Virtus Bologna, Rolle won an Italian championship title and an Italian Cup in 1984.

Career statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

College


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1976–77	Oral Roberts	26	–	–	.500	–	.435	2.0	.3	–	.4	2.3
1977–78	Oral Roberts	27	–	–	.428	–	.694	6.4	.2	–	.3	6.6
1979–80	Florida State	31	–	32.2	.612	–	.577	7.9	.8	.5	1.4	15.4
1980–81	Florida State	28	–	32.1	.566	–	.569	9.2	.4	.5	1.7	16.0
Career		112	–	32.2	.553	–	.583	6.5	.4	.5	1.0	10.4

References

^ "Elvis Rolle". legabasket.it (in Italian). Retrieved February 29, 2020.
^ ^a ^b Hamel, Larry (August 5, 1976). "Rolle Found Way Out Of Orange Groves". The Orlando Sentinel. p. 99. Retrieved December 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Weiskopf, Herm (10 December 1979). "THE WEEK (NOV. 26-DEC. 2)". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
^ "Florida State Men's Basketball Media Guide". Issuu. 27 October 2009. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
^ "ROLLE Elvis". Ligue Nationale de Basket (in French). Retrieved 24 February 2020.

External links

College statistics

[1] "Elvis Rolle". legabasket.it (in Italian). Retrieved February 29, 2020.

[hamel-2] Hamel, Larry (August 5, 1976). "Rolle Found Way Out Of Orange Groves". The Orlando Sentinel. p. 99. Retrieved December 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[3] Weiskopf, Herm (10 December 1979). "THE WEEK (NOV. 26-DEC. 2)". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 24 February 2020.

[4] "Florida State Men's Basketball Media Guide". Issuu. 27 October 2009. Retrieved 25 February 2020.

[5] "ROLLE Elvis". Ligue Nationale de Basket (in French). Retrieved 24 February 2020.

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