Justin_Robinson_(basketball,_born_1987)
Justin Robinson (basketball, born 1987)
British basketball player
Justin Robinson (born 17 October 1987) is a British professional basketball player who plays for the Surrey Scorchers of the British Basketball League (BBL).
Robinson in 2009. | |
| No. 17 – Surrey Scorchers | |
|---|---|
| Position | Point guard / shooting guard |
| League | British Basketball League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1987-10-17) 17 October 1987 (age 36) Brixton, London, England |
| Listed height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Listed weight | 86 kg (190 lb) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Blair Academy (Blairstown, New Jersey) |
| College | Rider (2007–2011) |
| NBA draft | 2011: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2011–present |
| Career history | |
| 2011 | Maroussi |
| 2011–2012 | Apollon Limassol |
| 2012–2013 | BC Kyiv |
| 2013 | Uppsala Basket |
| 2013–2014 | Falco KC Szombathely |
| 2014 | Atomerőmű SE |
| 2014–2015 | Apollon Limassol |
| 2015 | Kolossos Rodou |
| 2015–2016 | Aries Trikala |
| 2016–2017 | Doxa Lefkadas |
| 2017 | Saint-Quentin |
| 2017–2022 | London Lions |
| 2023–present | Surrey Scorchers |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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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]
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]
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]
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017–18 | London Lions | 30 | 29 | 29.4 | 48.5 | 45.8 | 83.5 | 3.1 | 5.6 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 17.8 |
| 2018–19 | London Lions | 31 | 31 | 32.0 | 41.7 | 36.9 | 86.9 | 3.5 | 4.9 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 19.2 |
| 2019–20 | London Lions | 13 | 13 | 32.1 | 42.1 | 33.3 | 87.5 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 16.2 |
Robinson plays for the Great Britain national basketball team, making his debut against Poland in 2009.[17]
- Robinson zapušča Ljubljano (in Slovene)
- "Classy Robinson crowned Molten BBL MVP again". bbl.org.uk. 17 May 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
- "London Lions extend Justin Robinson". Sportando. 13 July 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020.