 All five starting Buckeyes—Roberts, Havlicek, Lucas, Siegfried, and Nowell—were drafted to play in the NBA, a rare feat considering there were then just nine NBA teams.Roberts did play for Ohio State in the 1960 US Olympics trials, but drew little attention away from his teammates and the many AAU players who came to take their place on that team regardless of performance.Roberts was drafted in the third round by the NBA's Syracuse Nationals.