Stuart Robbins

Stuart Robbins (2 November 1976 – 12 April 2010) was a Welsh basketball player from Neath in South Wales, who played at centre for the London Towers and Thames Valley in the British Basketball League and professionally in Germany, Belgium and in Limerick, Ireland. He had also played college basketball at Saint Joseph's University in Pennsylvania, United States. In Limerick, he served as assistant coach as well as centre for the city's Superleague team UL Eagles.[1] UL Eagles point guard Matt Hall, also Welsh, was a close friend.[2]

Stuart Robbins
Personal information
Born(1976-11-02)2 November 1976
Died12 April 2010(2010-04-12) (aged 33)
NationalityWelsh
Listed height6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Career information
High schoolKing's Academy
CollegeSaint Joseph's University
PositionCentre
Career history
?Saint Joseph's Hawks
?Thames Valley Tigers
?London Towers
?Bree BBC
?Kaiserslautern
basketballFC Bayern Munich
?UL Eagles

Death

Stuart Robbins died in his sleep at the age of 33; he was found dead in his hotel room in Galway on 12 April 2010.[3] He had just completed his debut season with UL Eagles, where he led his team in scoring and rebounding[3] and was considered one of the outstanding players of that season.[2]

References
  1. Western Mail, April 16, 2010, Basketball star Stuart Robbins found dead in hotel room
  2. Irish Times, April 13, 2010, Irish basketball mourns death of Robbins
  3. BBC Sport, April 13, 2010, Wales international centre Stuart Robbins dies at 33


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