Junior Robinson (basketball)
{{short description|American basketball player (born 1996)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2018}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Junior Robinson
| image = File:MSMvsLIU01022016-4.JPG
| caption = Robinson (#3) is defended by LIU-Brooklyn's Aakim Saintil
| position = Point guard
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 5
| weight_lbs = 150
| league =
| team = Free agent
| number =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|2|15}}
| birth_place = Mebane, North Carolina
| nationality = American
| high_school = Eastern Alamance
(Mebane, North Carolina)
| college = Mount St. Mary's (2014–2018)
| draft_year = 2018
| career_start = 2018
| years1 = 2018–2019
| team1 = Sáenz Horeca Araberri
| years2 = 2020
| team2 = Grupo Alega Cantabria CBT
| years3 = 2020–2021
| team3 = Kipinä Basket
| years4 = 2022–2023
| team4 = Raiffeisen Panthers Fürstenfeld
| years5 = 2023–2024
| team5 = BBC Monthey-Chablais
| highlights = * NEC Player of the Year (2018)
- First-team All-NEC (2018)
}}
Steve Lamont "Junior" Robinson jr (born February 15, 1996) is an American basketball player who last played for BBC Monthey-Chablais of the Swiss Basketball League (SBL). He played college basketball for Mount St. Mary's. He was born in Mebane, North Carolina.
College career
Robinson, a 5'5 guard, attended Eastern Alamance High School and scored 2,228 points in his career, 17th in North Carolina high school history. Despite being one of the shortest players in college basketball, he averaged 8.2 points per game as a freshman and was named to the NEC all-rookie team.{{cite news|last1=Fuchs|first1=Jeremy|title=Mount St. Mary's 5'5" Guard Junior Robinson Knows He's Short—And That's What Makes Him Good|url=https://www.si.com/college-basketball/2018/01/16/mount-st-marys-junior-robinson-second-shortest-college-basketball-player|access-date=April 5, 2018|work=Sports Illustrated|date=January 16, 2018}} He scored 12.6 points per game and was named to the Second Team All-Northeast Conference as a sophomore.
As a junior, Robinson averaged 14.1 points per game and led Mount St. Mary's to the NCAA tournament as a 16 seed. He scored 23 points on 9-for-14 shooting in the First Four win against New Orleans.{{cite news|last1=Shaffer|first1=Jonas|title=Mount St. Mary's Junior Robinson is the NCAA tournament's new darling|url=http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/baltimore-sports-blog/bal-mount-st-mary-s-junior-robinson-is-the-ncaa-tournament-s-new-darling-20170314-story.html|access-date=April 5, 2018|work=Baltimore Sun|date=March 14, 2017}} Robinson repeated on the Second Team All-Northeast Conference that year. As a senior, Robinson averaged 22.0 points and 4.8 assists per game and led the Mountaineers to a second-place finish in conference play. He earned five Northeast Conference Player of the Week mentions. After the regular season he was named NEC Player of the year, the second Mount St. Mary's player to be so honored.{{cite press release|url=http://www.northeastconference.org/news/2018/2/27/MBB_All_NEC_18.aspx?path=mbball|title=Mount St. Mary's Junior Robinson Named NEC Men's Basketball Player of the Year |publisher=Northeast Conference |date=February 27, 2018 |access-date=February 27, 2018}}
Professional career
After going undrafted in the 2018 NBA draft, Robinson signed with the Atlanta Hawks for NBA Summer League.{{cite news |last1=Cunningham |first1=Michael |title=Hawks complete roster for NBA summer league |url=https://www.ajc.com/sports/basketball/hawks-complete-roster-for-nba-summer-league/BJ3QMFBQhsEaD5BFVEehFL/ |access-date=June 25, 2018 |work=Atlanta Journal-Constitution |date=June 22, 2018}} On August 22, 2018, Robinson signed with Sáenz Horeca Araberri of the LEB Oro.{{cite news |title=Junior Robinson signs with Araberri |url=https://sportando.basketball/en/spain/leb-gold/286332/junior-robinson-signs-with-araberri.html |access-date=August 22, 2018 |work=Sportando |date=August 22, 2018}} In his professional debut on October 6, he scored 47 points against Melilla, the second-most points in a single game in league history.{{cite web |title=Junior Robinson, el jugón que maravilla en LEB Oro con... ¡47 puntos y 1,65 de estatura! |url=http://www.marca.com/baloncesto/basketfeb/2018/10/07/5bb9bb12ca4741610c8b4595.html |website=Marca |access-date=October 7, 2018 |language=Spanish |date=October 7, 2018}}
After missing the beginning of the season with a knee injury, Robinson signed with Grupo Alega Cantabria CBT of the LEB Plata.{{cite web|url=https://kiaenzona.com/basket-feb/leb-plata/debut-junior-robinson-106712/|title=The great sensation of the past LEB Gold ... debuts in LEB SILVER being decisive!|website=Kiaenzona.com|language=Spanish}} In the end of 2020 he signed for Kipinä Basket for the rest of the 2020-2021 season.{{cite web|title=Kipinä kääntää uudella innolla kurssiaan kevätkaudelle|date=January 7, 2021|url=https://www.sisasuomenlehti.fi/paikalliset/3215535|language=Finnish}}
On October 27, Robinson signed with the Greensboro Swarm,{{cite web|title=Greensboro Swarm Announce Training Camp Roster for 2024-25 Season|url=https://greensboro.gleague.nba.com/news/greensboro-swarm-announce-training-camp-roster-for-2024-25-season|website=NBA.com|date=October 27, 2024|access-date=October 27, 2024}} but was waived on November 6.{{cite web|title=2024-2025 Greensboro Swarm Transaction History|url=https://basketball.realgm.com/gleague/teams/Greensboro-Swarm/45/Transaction_History/2025|website=RealGM.com|access-date=November 7, 2024}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.mountathletics.com/sports/mbkb/2017-18/bios/robinson_junior_xekf Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers bio]
- [http://www.feb.es/2018/10/6/baloncesto/junior-robinson-pequeno-gigante-que-firmo-debut-historico/76307.aspx Junior Robinson, el pequeño gigante que firmó un gran debut (Por Pablo Romero en FEB.es)]
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