Roberto Fortes

Roberto Duete Fortes is an Angolan former basketball player. Fortes was a member of the Angola national basketball team and formerly the Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team. He represented Angola at the 2010 FIBA World Championship.
He last played for Recreativo do Libolo at the Angolan major basketball league BIC Basket.

Personal

Fortes moved to the United States with his family at the age of 11, after leaving his native Angola to flee the Civil War. He also attended North Side High School in Fort Wayne, Indiana and Daytona State Community College prior to attending Illinois State.