Jr., Guard, 5-6, 160, Asheville, NC

Returns to the program after a one-and-a-half season absence… brings speed and athleticism to the point guard position… impressed the coaches with his competitiveness and ability to pick up Guilford's new system… 1997-98: Played sparingly in seven games off the bench… 1996-97: Scored a career-best 12 markers against Randolph-Macon… scored 10 points and dished out a personal-best three assists versus Chowan… enjoyed four double-digit scoring games… High School: Three-year letter winner and 1995 team Most Valuable Player for the Carolina Day School… earned honorable mention all-state honors as a senior… named the 1995 Carolinas Athletic Association Player of the Year… two-time All-Western North Carolina selection… lettered once with the soccer team… Personal: Completed an internship with the Bank of Asheville in 1999… born Johnathan William Roberts 12/16/77 in Asheville, NC… son of Clara Roberts and Michael Bates… accounting major… management/sport management minor.