Kassius Robertson Explained

Kassius Robertson
Position:Shooting guard
Height Ft:6
Height In:3
Weight Lb:182
League:Liga ACB
Team:Joventut Badalona
Birth Date:20 April 1994
Birth Place:Toronto, Ontario
Nationality:Canadian
High School:
College:
Draft Year:2018
Career Start:2018
Years1:2018–2019
Team1:Medi Bayreuth
Years2:2019
Team2:Niagara River Lions
Years3:2019–2020
Team3:Fortitudo Bologna
Years4:2020–2021
Team4:Obradoiro
Years5:2021
Team5:Niagara River Lions
Years6:2021–2022
Team6:Obradoiro
Years7:2022
Team7:Reggio Emilia
Years8:2022–2023
Team8:Obradoiro
Years9:2023
Team9:Scarborough Shooting Stars
Years10:2023–2024
Team10:Valencia
Years11:2024–present
Team11:Joventut
Highlights:

Kassius Robertson (born April 20, 1994) is a Canadian professional basketball player for Joventut Badalona of the Spanish Liga ACB. He competed in college basketball for Canisius and Missouri.

Early life

Robertson is the son of Shannon Robertson and grew up in Toronto. He is of Jamaican descent.[1] He played baseball and soccer growing up but decided to focus on basketball in eighth grade. He attended Vaughan Secondary School, where he was a bench player on a team led by Andrew Wiggins. Robertson followed his AAU coach Shane James to Thornlea Secondary School to try to get more playing time. As a senior, he posted 22 points, five assists and two steals per game. Even so, he was lightly recruited, and only received his lone Division I offer from Canisius after assistant coach Mike Mennenga came to scout a different player.[2] Other college coaches liked his shooting but thought he was skinny and frail.

College career

Robertson redshirted his freshman season at Canisius, hitting the weight room and staying in the gym late. Campus police sometimes told Robertson to leave the gym. In his redshirt freshman year, Robertson scored 6.8 points per game and was named to the MAAC All-Rookie Team.[3] Throughout his Canisius career, he developed into a productive 3-point shooter and potent scorer.[4] He averaged 14.1 points per game as a sophomore in 2015-16.[5] He scored 16 points in a 93-69 loss to Kentucky on November 13, 2016. As a redshirt junior, Robertson averaged 16.1 points, 3.1 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game. He was named to the Second Team All-MAAC.[6] After his junior season, he opted to transfer to Missouri, choosing the Tigers over Georgia Tech because he liked Cuonzo Martin’s coaching philosophy.

Robertson expected to be a three-point specialist playing alongside Michael Porter Jr., however his role expanded when Porter was injured in the first game. Robertson scored 23 points in a win against Wagner on November 13, 2017, shooting 5 for 8 on three-pointers. In a victory over St. John's on November 24, he posted 17 points and five assists. He organized late night team meetings after the team dropped three straight SEC games. Missouri rebounded to record a five game winning streak, during which time Robertson scored 20.6 points per game. Over this stretch he won two SEC Player of the Week awards.[3] As a graduate transfer at Missouri, Robertson led the Tigers in scoring with 16.6 points per game while shooting 43 percent from behind the arc. At the conclusion of the regular season he was named to the First Team All-SEC.[7] Robertson competed in a 3-on-3 tournament after the season alongside other SEC players.[8]

Professional career

In June 2018 Robertson signed with Medi Bayreuth of the Basketball Bundesliga league.[9] He averaged 12.3 points per game in the Bundesliga.[10]

In 2019, Robertson signed with the Niagara River Lions of the Canadian Elite Basketball League, where he played for seven games before being invited to play for the Charlotte Hornets in the 2019 NBA Summer League.[11]

In July 2019, Robertson signed with Fortitudo Bologna of the Lega Basket Serie A.[12] He was called in the Canadian national team for the first window of the FIBA AmeriCup qualifiers where he procured himself an injury[13] that compromised the rest of the season. On March 3, 2020, Robertson was released by the team.[14]

On July 17, 2020, Robertson signed with Monbus Obradoiro of the Liga ACB.[15]

On February 24, 2021, Robertson re-signed with the Niagara River Lions.

On August 15, 2022, he has signed with Reggio Emilia of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).[16]

On November 27, 2022, Robertson signed with Monbus Obradoiro of the Liga ACB.[17]

On May 10, 2023, Robertson signed with the Scarborough Shooting Stars of the Canadian Elite Basketball League.[18]

On July 17, 2023, Robertson signed a two-year deal with Valencia.[19] On June 7, 2024, the Spanish club opted out of their mutual contract. In a total of 54 games, Robertson averaged 6 points and 1 assist per contest.

On June 26, 2024, he signed with Joventut Badalona of the Spanish Liga ACB.[20]

Career statistics

EuroLeague

|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2023–24| style="text-align:left;"| Valencia| 30 || 16 || 15.7 || .307 || .279 || .647 || 1.3 || .7 || .3 || .0 || 4.1 || 1.6|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career| 30 || 16 || 15.7 || .307 || .279 || .647 || 1.3 || .7 || .3 || .0 || 4.1 || 1.6

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kassius Robertson, scoring explosiveness for the next two seasons - Sportando. Alessandro. Maggi. July 17, 2023.
  2. News: Schiffer. Alex. 'We'd be in a different position:' How Kassius Robertson carried Missouri's season. May 8, 2018. Kansas City Star. March 2, 2018.
  3. News: Lewis. Alec. From one DI offer to elite graduate transfer: The road MU's Robertson has traveled. May 8, 2018. Columbia Missourian. February 19, 2018.
  4. News: 4. Kassius Robertson (2018). May 8, 2018. St. Louis Post-Dispatch. March 1, 2018.
  5. News: Palmer. Tod. Mizzou basketball adds grad transfer Kassius Robertson from Canisius. May 8, 2018. Kansas City Star. May 3, 2017.
  6. News: MAAC Announces 2016-17 All-MAAC Men's Basketball Teams. May 8, 2018. Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. February 27, 2017.
  7. 2018 SEC Men's Basketball Awards announced . Southeastern Conference . March 6, 2018 . March 6, 2018.
  8. News: Bland. Pete. Robertson's SEC team 3-0, headed to quarters in 3-on-3 tourney. May 8, 2018. Columbia Missourian. March 31, 2018.
  9. Web site: Kassius Robertson just signed with your new favorite Bundesliga hoops team. SB Nation. June 28, 2018. July 3, 2018.
  10. Web site: 2023-07-16 . Valencia Basket brings in scorer Kassius Robertson EuroLeague . 2024-02-01 . Euroleague Basketball . en-GB.
  11. Web site: Kassius Robertson Returns to the River Lions. RiverLions.ca. February 24, 2021. July 9, 2021.
  12. Web site: Kassius Robertson signs with Fortitudo Bologna . Sportando . January 27, 2020 . July 16, 2019.
  13. Web site: Fortitudo Pompea Bologna will sign Jerome Dyson after Kassius Robertson's injury . sportando.basketball . 25 February 2020 .
  14. Web site: Risoluzione consensuale con Kassius Robertson . fortitudo103.it . 3 March 2019 . Italian .
  15. Web site: Kassius Robertson signs with Monbus Obradoiro. July 17, 2020. Sportando. En. July 17, 2020.
  16. Web site: Pallacanestro Reggiana officially signs Kassius Robertson. August 15, 2022. Sportando. En. August 17, 2022.
  17. Web site: Kassius Robertson regresa al Monbus Obradoiro. November 27, 2022. obradoirocab.com. es. November 28, 2022.
  18. Web site: Shooting Stars Re-Sign Team Canada Guard Robertson. CEBL.ca. May 10, 2023. June 19, 2023.
  19. Web site: Kassius Robertson, scoring explosiveness for the next two seasons. ValenciaBasket.com. July 17, 2023. July 22, 2023.
  20. Web site: Joventut Badalona officially signs Kassius Robertson. June 26, 2024. Sportando. En. June 26, 2024.