Junior Robinson (basketball)

Junior Robinson
Robinson is defended by LIU-Brooklyn's Aakim Saintil
No. 3 – Sáenz Horeca Araberri
Position Point guard
League LEB Oro
Personal information
Born (1996-02-15) February 15, 1996
Mebane, North Carolina
Nationality American
Listed height 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Listed weight 150 lb (68 kg)
Career information
High school Eastern Alamance
(Mebane, North Carolina)
College Mount St. Mary's (2014–2018)
NBA draft 2018 / Undrafted
Playing career 2018–present
Career history
2018–present Araberri
Career highlights and awards

Lamont "Junior" Robinson (born February 15, 1996) is an American basketball player for Sáenz Horeca Araberri of the LEB Oro. 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.[1] He scored 12.6 points per game and was named to the Second Team All-Northeast Conference as a sophomore.[2][1]

As a junior, Robinson averaged 14.1 points per game and led Mount St. Mary's to the NCAA tournament as a 16 seed.[1] He scored 23 points on 9-for-14 shooting in the First Four win against New Orleans.[3] 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 five Northeast Conference Player of the Week mentions. At the conclusion of the regular season he was named NEC Player of the year, the second Mount St. Mary's player to be so honored.[2]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2018 NBA draft, Robinson signed with the Atlanta Hawks for NBA Summer League.[4] On August 22, 2018, Robinson signed with Sáenz Horeca Araberri of the LEB Oro.[5] In his professional debut on October 6, he scored 47 points against Melilla, the second-most points in a single game in league history.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Fuchs, Jeremy (January 16, 2018). "Mount St. Mary's 5'5" Guard Junior Robinson Knows He's Short—And That's What Makes Him Good". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Mount St. Mary's Junior Robinson Named NEC Men's Basketball Player of the Year" (Press release). Northeast Conference. February 27, 2018. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
  3. ↑ Shaffer, Jonas (March 14, 2017). "Mount St. Mary's Junior Robinson is the NCAA tournament's new darling". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
  4. ↑ Cunningham, Michael (June 22, 2018). "Hawks complete roster for NBA summer league". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Junior Robinson signs with Araberri". Sportando. August 22, 2018. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Junior Robinson, el jugón que maravilla en LEB Oro con... ¡47 puntos y 1,65 de estatura!". Marca (in Spanish). October 7, 2018. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
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