Robert Turner (basketball) explained

Robert Turner
Number:33
League:Pro B
Team:Fos Provence Basket
Position:Point guard
Birth Date:8 April 1993
Birth Place:Augusta, Georgia
Height Ft:6
Height In:3
Weight Lb:180
High School:Lucy C. Laney
(Augusta, Georgia)
College:
Years1:2015
Team1:Georgia Kingz
Years2:2016
Team2:Darkhan Garid
Years3:2016
Team3:Fort Gordon Eagles
Years4:2016
Team4:Zavkhan
Years5:2016–2017
Team5:Arhangai Altan
Years6:2017–2018
Team6:BC Orchies
Years7:2018–2019
Team7:Força Lleida CE
Years8:2019
Team8:Augusta Eagles
Years9:2019–2021
Team9:Aurore de Vitre
Years10:2021–2022
Team10:Stjarnan
Years11:2023–2024
Team11:Stade Rochelais Basket
Years12:2024–present
Team12:Fos Provence Basket
Highlights:

Robert Eugene Turner III (born April 8, 1993) is an American basketball player for Fos Provence Basket of the Pro B. He played college basketball for New Mexico Junior College and Texas Tech University before going on to play professionally in Asia and Europe. In 2017, he won the Mongolian Superleague with Arhangai Altan, while also being named MVP,[1] and in 2022 he won the Icelandic Cup with Stjarnan.

College career

Turner played for Texas Tech from 2013 to 2015, starting 61 of his 64 games and averaging 8.8 points, 2.8 rebounds, and 2.2 assists per game.[2]

Professional career

Turner joined Stjarnan of the Icelandic top-tier Úrvalsdeild karla in 2021, and led the team in scoring an assists with 23.3 points and 5.2 assists per game. He helped the team win the Icelandic Cup in January 2022. He resigned with the team for the following season.[3] In December 2022, Stjarnan announced that Turners contract had been bought up by a French Pro B club.[4] [5] Despite appearing in only 11 games, he led the Úrvalsdeild in scoring with 29.0 points per game.[6] On 2 January 2023, he signed with Stade Rochelais Basket.[7]

On January 4, 2024, he signed with Fos Provence Basket of the Pro B.[8]

Personal life

Turner was born to LaTanya and Robert Turner Jr., the middle of five children.[9]

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Notes and References

  1. News: National Basketball League concludes . 30 December 2022 . . 22 March 2017 . Pressreader.com.
  2. News: Matthew Conner . Texas Tech basketball all-decade team: The point guards . 30 December 2022 . wreckemred.com . . 7 December 2019.
  3. News: Besti leikmaður bikarmeistaranna áfram með liðinu . 30 December 2022 . . 30 December 2022 . Icelandic.
  4. News: Besti maður Stjörnunnar á förum . 30 December 2022 . . 29 December 2022 . Icelandic.
  5. News: Sigur í síðasta leik ársins og breytingar framundan . 30 December 2022 . . 30 December 2022 . Icelandic . Facebook.com.
  6. Web site: Subway deild karla (2022-2023 Tímabil) . kki.is . . 3 May 2023 . Icelandic.
  7. News: Robert Turner III (ex Stjarnan) agreed terms with Stade Rochelais . 3 January 2023 . . 2 January 2023.
  8. Web site: Fos Provence Basket tient son premier renfort. January 4, 2024. fosprovencebasket.com. fr. January 14, 2024.
  9. News: Krista Pirtle . Tech guard Robert Turner finds motivation in loss . 30 December 2022 . . 7 November 2014.