Robert Loe is a New Zealand

New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...

 college basketball

Basketball

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...

 player who plays for the Saint Louis Billikens

Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball

The Saint Louis University Billiken's men's basketball team is the intercollegiate men's basketball program representing Saint Louis University. The school competes in the Atlantic 10 Conference. Rick Majerus is the current head coach. Chaifetz Arena is home to the Billikens. The Billikens have...

. The 2.11m tall center

Center (basketball)

The center, colloquially known as the five or the post, is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. The center is normally the tallest player on the team, and often has a great deal of strength and body mass as well...

 also plays for the New Zealand national basketball team

New Zealand national basketball team

The New Zealand national basketball team represents New Zealand in international basketball competitions. It is nicknamed the Tall Blacks, derived from the name of New Zealand's Rugby union team, the All Blacks.-History:...

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Loe competed for the New Zealand junior national team as a 17-year old at the FIBA Under-19 World Championship 2009

FIBA Under-19 World Championship 2009

The 2009 FIBA Under-19 World Championship was an international basketball competition held in Auckland, New Zealand from July 2, 2009 until July 12.-Qualification:*FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship 2008*#*#*FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship 2008*#*#*#...

, held in New Zealand. Although the Junior Tall-Blacks struggled to a disappointing 13th place finish, Loe led the team with 18.8 points and 7 rebounds per game.

On the heels of his strong performance at the Under-19 championship, Loe was selected to the senior Tall Blacks for the first time at the FIBA Oceania Championship 2009

FIBA Oceania Championship 2009

The FIBA Oceania Championship for Men 2009 was the qualifying tournament of FIBA Oceania for the 2010 FIBA World Championship in Turkey. For the first time, the tournament featured a best-of-two, home-and-away series between Australia and New Zealand. Game one was held in Sydney, New South Wales...

. At only 18 years of age, Loe was the youngest player in the tournament, and saw action off the bench in both games versus Australia

Australia national basketball team

The Australian national basketball team is the men's basketball side that represents Australia in international competitions. The team is known in Australia as the Boomers, an Australian slang term for Kangaroo. Australia is ranked 9th in the world and finished 7th at the 2008 Beijing Olympic...

. Loe was also selected to the World Select Team at the 2010 Nike Hoops Summit in Portland, OR.

In the 2010-11 season at Saint Louis, he averaged 17.5 minutes, 6.7 points, and 3.5 rebounds per game.