Justin Robinson (basketball, born 1987) explained

Justin Robinson
Position:Point guard / shooting guard
Height M:1.88
Weight Kg:86
League:British Basketball League
Team:Surrey Scorchers
Number:17
Birth Date:17 October 1987
Birth Place:Brixton, London, England
High School:Blair Academy
(Blairstown, New Jersey)
College:Rider (2007–2011)
Draft Year:2011
Career Start:2011
Years1:2011
Years2:2011–2012
Years3:2012–2013
Years4:2013
Years5:2013–2014
Years6:2014
Years7:2014–2015
Team7:Apollon Limassol
Years8:2015
Years9:2015–2016
Years10:2016–2017
Years11:2017
Years12:2017–2022
Years13:2023–present
Highlights:

Justin Robinson (born 17 October 1987) is a British professional basketball player who plays for the Surrey Scorchers of the British Basketball League (BBL).

Early life

Robinson played for the Brixton TopCats before moving to the United States to attend high school at the Blair Academy. As a junior, he would lead Blair to a Mid-Atlantic Prep League title and was named to the All-MAPL first team.[1]

College career

Robinson played college basketball for the Rider Broncs. During his senior year as team captain he averaged 15.3 points, 3.8 assist, 2.8 rebounds and 1.0 steal a game.[2]

Professional career

In September 2011, Robinson began his professional career with Greek team Maroussi.[3] The next month he left Maroussi and moved to Apollon Limassol of the Cypriot League where he spent the 2011–12 season.

On 6 August 2012, he signed with BC Kyiv of Ukraine.[4] On 26 February 2013, he parted ways with Kyiv.[5] On 3 March 2013, he signed with Uppsala Basket of Sweden for the rest of the season.[6]

During the 2013–14 season he played in Hungary with Falco KC Szombathely and Atomerőmű SE.[7]

On 12 November 2014, he signed with his former team Apollon Limassol of Cyprus.[8] On 25 February 2015, he left Apolon and signed with Kolossos Rodou of the Greek Basket League.[9]

On 17 August 2016, Robinson signed with Slovenian club Union Olimpija.[10] However, only twelve days later, he left the club before appearing in a game for them.[11] On 20 September 2016, he signed with Greek club Doxa Lefkadas.[12] He left Doxa after appearing in 19 games. On 16 March 2017, he signed with the French Pro B club Saint-Quentin for the rest of the season.[13]

On 23 August 2017, Robinson signed with the London Lions of the British Basketball League.[14] In 2019 Robinson won his second BBL MVP award in a row.[15] He averaged 17 points and 5 assists per game during the 2019–20 season. On 13 July 2020 he signed a new 2-year deal with the London Lions.[16]

Career statistics

|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2017–18| style="text-align:left;"| London Lions| 30 || 29 || 29.4 || 48.5 || 45.8 || 83.5 || 3.1 || 5.6 || 1.8 || 0.1 || 17.8 |-| style="text-align:left;"| 2018–19| style="text-align:left;"| London Lions| 31 || 31 || 32.0 || 41.7 || 36.9 || 86.9 || 3.5 || 4.9 || 1.4 || 0.0 || 19.2 |-| style="text-align:left;"| 2019–20| style="text-align:left;"| London Lions| 13 || 13 || 32.1 || 42.1 || 33.3 || 87.5 || 3.4 || 4.8 || 1.4 || 0.0 || 16.2|-

International

Robinson plays for the Great Britain national basketball team, making his debut against Poland in 2009.[17]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.gobroncs.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=20200&ATCLID=1368964 Rider Men's Basketball BIO
  2. https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/37455/justin-robinson Justin Robinson-ESPN stats
  3. http://www.sportando.net/eng/europe/greece/30947/rookie_justin_robinson_moves_to_maroussi.html Rookie Justin Robinson moves to Maroussi
  4. http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/ukraine/94234/bc-kyiv-lands-jarrod-jones-and-justin-robinson.html BC Kyiv lands Jarrod Jones and Justin Robinson
  5. http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/ukraine/99549/bc-kyiv-part-ways-with-justin-robinson-jarrod-jones.html BC Kyiv part ways with Justin Robinson, Jarrod Jones
  6. http://www.hoopsfix.com/2013/03/justin-robinson-heads-to-sweden-with-uppsala/ Justin Robinson Heads to Sweden with Uppsala
  7. http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/hungary/111768/justin-robinson-moves-from-falco-to-paks.html Justin Robinson moves from Falco to Paks
  8. http://www.court-side.com/news/blog/justin-robinson-signed-apollon/ Justin Robinson signed by Apollon
  9. http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/greece/153540/justin-robinson-signs-with-kolossos-rhodes.html Justin Robinson signs with Kolossos Rhodes
  10. http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/slovenia/209739/justin-robinson-inks-with-union-olimpija-ljubljana.html Justin Robinson inks with Union Olimpija Ljubljana
  11. http://www.union.olimpija.com/novice/robinson-zapusca-ljubljano Robinson zapušča Ljubljano
  12. http://www.eurobasket.com/Greece/news/463472/Justin-Robinson-(ex-Un.Olimpija)-agreed-terms-with-Doxa-Lefkadas Justin Robinson (ex Un.Olimpija) agreed terms with Doxa Lefkadas
  13. http://www.hoopsfix.com/2017/03/justin-robinson-joins-saint-quentin-pro-b/ Justin Robinson Joins Saint-Quentin in Pro-B
  14. http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/united-kingdom/244991/british-guard-justin-robinson-signs-with-london-lions.html British guard Justin Robinson signs with London Lions
  15. News: Classy Robinson crowned Molten BBL MVP again. 17 May 2019. bbl.org.uk. 3 August 2019.
  16. Web site: London Lions extend Justin Robinson. 13 July 2020. Sportando. En. 13 July 2020.
  17. http://gameongb.com/men/biogs.php?player=85271&includeref=dynamic Justin Robinson