Keira Robinson Explained

Keira Robinson
League:Úrvalsdeild kvenna
Team:Haukar
Position:Point guard
Birth Date:1994 12, mf=yes
Birth Place:Columbia, South Carolina
Nationality:American
Height Cm:173
High School:W. J. Keenan
(Columbia, South Carolina)
College:VCU (2013–2017)
Draft League:WNBA
Draft Year:2017
Career Start:2017
Years1:2017–2018
Team1:C.D. Magec Tías
Years2:2018
Team2:Tomás de Rocamora
Years3:2018–2019
Team3:UCAM Murcia CB
Years4:2019–2021
Team4:Skallagrímur
Years5:2021
Team5:UCAM Murcia CB
Years6:2021–present
Team6:Haukar
Highlights:

Keira Breeanne Robinson (born December 20, 1994) is an American professional basketball player. In 2020 she was named the Icelandic Cup Finals MVP after leading Skallagrímur to its first ever Icelandic Cup win.

High school

Robinson played attended W. J. Keenan High School in Columbia, South Carolina.[1] During her senior season, she averaged 20.1 points, 5.1 assists and 6.0 steals per game.[2]

College career

From 2013 to 2017, Robinson played college basketball for the VCU Rams. She was the second player in the schools history to reach 1,000 points, 400 assists and 200 steals.[3]

Professional career

After playing in Spain and Argentina, Robinson signed with Skallagrímur of the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild kvenna in September 2019.[4] She starred during the final-four of the Icelandic Cup, scoring 44 points in the semi-finals against Haukar and 32 points in the finals against KR, leading Skallagrímur to its first ever win in the Cup. For her performance, she was named the Cup Finals MVP.[5] In the Úrvalsdeild, she averaged 24.1 points, 8.6 rebounds and 5.2 assists per game and led Skallagrímur to a 4th place finish before the rest of the season was canceled in March 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic in Iceland.[6] A month later, she signed a re-signed with the club for the 2020–21 season.[7]

On 20 September 2020, she won the Icelandic Super Cup after scoring a team high 21 points when Skallagrímur defeated Valur 74–68.[8]

In 2021, she signed with Spanish club UCAM Murcia CB.[9] She left the team in December 2021, after averaging 6.0 points, 4.0 assists and 2.1 assists in 14 league games,[10] and returned to Iceland where she signed with Haukar, replacing the recently departed Haiden Palmer.[11] In her debut, she shad 27 points and 9 rebounds in a victory against Breiðablik.[12] On 19 March 2022, she won the Icelandic Cup for the second time after Haukar defeated Breiðablik in the 2022 Cup Finals.[13] In April 2022, she signed a 2-year contract extension with the club.[14]

On 14 January 2023, she posted 22 points, 12 rebounds and 5 assists in Haukar's 94–66 win against Keflavík in the Icelandic Cup final.[15]

On 20 September 2023, Robinson scored a game high 19 points, including the game winning basket at the buzzer, in Haukar's 78-77 win against Valur in the Icelandic Super Cup.[16] [17]

Statistics

College statistics

YearTeamGPPointsFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2013–14Virginia Commonwealth3236538.1%26.7%68.1%3.66.32.20.111.4
2014–15Virginia Commonwealth2915728.9%32.3%47.4%3.01.91.60.25.4
2015–16Virginia Commonwealth3324633.6%24.7%71.6%3.63.81.80.27.5
2016–17Virginia Commonwealth3134436.3%30.4%80.0%5.03.02.10.311.1
Career125111235.0%28.2%69.4%3.83.81.90.28.9
Source[18]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: John Devlin . Reloaded Raiders eye title . 17 April 2022 . . 27 February 2013 . C3 . Newspapers.com.
  2. Web site: Keira Robinson – VCU . vcuathletics . . 14 May 2020 . 19 September 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150919093443/http://www.vcuathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2013-14/bios/robinson_keira_hh3j?view=bio . dead .
  3. News: La americana Keira Robinson se suma al proyecto del Magec Tías de Liga Femenina 2 . 14 May 2020 . lavozdelanzarote.com . 9 August 2017 . Spanish.
  4. News: Skallgrímur semur við bandarískan leikmann . 14 May 2020 . . 2 October 2019 . Icelandic.
  5. News: Kristján Jónsson . Skoraði 76 stig í Höllinni . 14 May 2020 . . 16 February 2020 . Icelandic.
  6. News: Arnar Geir Halldórsson . Borgnesingar halda sínum besta leikmanni . 14 May 2020 . . 26 April 2020 . Icelandic.
  7. News: Keira Robinson spilar og þjálfar áfram með Skallagrími . 14 May 2020 . Skessuhorn . 26 April 2020 . Icelandic.
  8. News: Bikarmeistararnir gegn Íslandsmeisturunum . . 20 September 2020 . Icelandic . 20 September 2020.
  9. News: UCAM Jairis welcome back Robinson, ex Skallagrimur . 26 December 2021 . . 19 August 2021.
  10. Web site: Hozono Global Jairis - Statistics . . 26 December 2021.
  11. News: Hjörtur Leó Guðjónsson . Keira Robinson gengur til liðs við Hauka . 26 December 2021 . . 26 December 2021 . Icelandic.
  12. News: Haukar fóru illa með Breiðablik . 23 January 2022 . . 23 January 2022 . Icelandic.
  13. News: Árni Jóhannsson . Leik lokið: Haukar - Breiðablik 88-81 - Haukar bikarmeistarar 2022 . 19 March 2022 . . 19 March 2022 . Icelandic.
  14. News: Keira Robinson með Haukum næstu tvö tímabilin . 17 April 2022 . Karfan.is . 16 April 2022 . Icelandic.
  15. News: Guðmundur Aðalsteinn Ásgeirsson . Umfjöllun og viðtöl: Haukar - Keflavík 94-66 - Haukakonur bikarmeistarar með miklum yfirburðum . 14 January 2023 . . 14 January 2023 . Icelandic.
  16. News: Sæbjörn Þór S. Steinke . Umfjöllun og viðtal: Valur - Haukar 77-78 Haukakonur meistarar meistaranna eftir flautukörfu . 21 September 2023 . . 20 September 2023 . Icelandic.
  17. News: Runólfur Trausti Þórhallsson . Sjáðu frábæra flautukörfu Keiru sem tryggði bikarinn . 21 September 2023 . . 21 September 2023 . Icelandic.
  18. Web site: NCAA Statistics. web1.ncaa.org. 2021-05-25.