Justin Robinson (basketball, born 1987)

Justin Robinson (born 17 October 1987) is a British professional basketball player for the London Lions of the British Basketball League (BBL).

Justin Robinson
Robinson in 2009.
No. 10 London Lions
PositionPoint guard / Shooting guard
LeagueBBL
Personal information
Born (1987-10-17) 17 October 1987
Brixton, London, England
NationalityBritish
Listed height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Listed weight86 kg (190 lb)
Career information
High schoolBlair Academy
(Blairstown, New Jersey)
CollegeRider (2007–2011)
NBA draft2011 / Undrafted
Playing career2011–present
Career history
2011Maroussi
2011–2012Apollon Limassol
2012–2013BC Kyiv
2013Uppsala Basket
2013–2014Falco KC Szombathely
2014Atomerőmű SE
2014–2015Apollon Limassol
2015Kolossos Rodou
2015–2016Aries Trikala
2016–2017Doxa Lefkadas
2017Saint-Quentin
2017–presentLondon Lions
Career highlights and awards

Early life

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]

College career

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]

Professional career

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]

Career Statistics

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2017-18 London Lions 302929.448.545.883.53.15.61.80.117.8
2018-19 London Lions 313132.041.736.986.93.54.91.40.019.2
2019-20 London Lions 131332.142.133.387.53.44.81.40.016.2

International

Robinson plays for the Great Britain national basketball team, making his debut against Poland in 2009.[17]

References

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