Frank Robinson (basketball)

Franklin Marquieth Robinson (born June 1, 1984) is an American professional basketball retired player. He played college basketball for the East Carolina University and the California State University, Fullerton.

Frank Robinson
Personal information
Born (1984-06-01) June 1, 1984 (age 40)
Compton, California
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High schoolSylmar (Sylmar, Los Angeles)
College
NBA draft2008: undrafted
Playing career2008–2018
PositionShooting guard / small forward
Career history
2008–2009Union Olimpija
2009Ludwigsburg
2009–2010Los Angeles D-Fenders
2010–2011Maccabi Haifa
2011Sukhumi
2011–2012Habik'a
2012Asseco Prokom Gdynia
2012–2013Budivelnyk
2013S.Oliver Baskets
2013–2014Bisons Loimaa
2014Panelefsiniakos
2015Ironi Nahariya
2016İstanbul DSİ
2016–2017Partizan
2017–2018Club Malvín
2018Changwon LG Sakers
Career highlights and awards

Professional career

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Robinson started his professional career in 2008 with Union Olimpija of Slovenia. On February 27, 2009, he parted ways with Olimpija.[1] In March 2009, he signed with Ludwigsburg for the rest of the season.[2]

On December 23, 2009, Robinson was acquired by the Los Angeles D-Fenders of the NBA D-League.[3]

On July 24, 2010, Robinson signed with Maccabi Haifa of Israel for the 2010–11 season.[4]

The 2011–12 season Robinson started with Sukhumi, but left the team after few weeks due to the financial problems the club was facing.[5] He then signed with Artland Dragons but left the team before appearing in a game for them.[6] In December 2011, he moved to Israel and signed with Habik'a for the rest of the 2011–12 season.

On September 7, 2012, Robinson signed with Asseco Prokom Gdynia of Poland.[7] On November 28, 2012, he parted ways with Prokom.[8] On December 5, 2012, he signed with Budivelnyk of Ukraine.[9] On January 30, 2013, he was waived by Budivelnyk.[10] On February 23, 2013, he signed with S.Oliver Baskets of Germany for the rest of the season.[11]

On October 3, 2013, Robinson signed with Bisons Loimaa of Finland for the 2013–14 season.[12]

On September 17, 2014, Robinson signed with Panelefsiniakos of Greece.[13] On December 31, 2014, he left Panelefsiniakos and signed with Israeli club Ironi Nahariya for the rest of the season.[14]

On February 12, 2016, Robinson signed with İstanbul DSİ of the Turkish Basketball First League.[15] In six games, he averaged 15.7 points, 4.5 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game.

On July 29, 2016, Robinson signed with Serbian club Partizan for the 2016–17 season.[16] On May 7, 2017, he parted ways with Partizan.[17]

On September 8, 2017, Robinson signed with Club Malvín for the 2017–18 season.[18] He left Malvin after appearing in 17 games. On January 30, 2018, he signed with Changwon LG Sakers of South Korea for the rest of the season.[19]

Robinson announced the end of his career in October 2018.[20]

The Basketball Tournament

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Frank Robinson played for Team CitiTeam Blazers in the 2018 edition of The Basketball Tournament. In two games, he averaged 5.5 points per game and 4.0 rebounds per game. CitiTeam Blazers made it to the Second Round before falling to Team Challenge ALS.

Career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold  Career high

Euroleague

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2008–09 Union Olimpija 8 5 20.2 .588 .143 .579 3.3 .6 .5 .0 6.8 4.4
2012–13 Asseco Prokom Gdynia 7 4 20.2 .407 .269 .50 3.7 .6 .6 .0 7.4 5.9
Career 15 9 20.2 .382 .242 .541 3.5 .6 .5 .0 7.1 5.1

References

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  1. ^ "Olimpija and Robinson parted ways". TalkBasket.net. 27 February 2009. Retrieved 2018-11-10.
  2. ^ EnBW Ludwigsburg verstärkt sich Archived 2016-08-06 at the Wayback Machine (German)
  3. ^ "D-Fenders Acquire Frank Robinson". OurSports Central. 23 December 2009. Retrieved 2018-11-10.
  4. ^ "Maccabi Haifa announces Frank Robinson". sportando.com. Retrieved 2018-11-10.
  5. ^ "Artland Dragons sign Frank Robinson". sportando.com. Retrieved 2018-11-10.
  6. ^ "Artland Dragons tab Goran Jeretin to replace Frank Robinson". sportando.com. Retrieved 2018-11-10.
  7. ^ "Asseco Prokom adds swingman Robinson - News - Welcome to Euroleague Basketball". euroleague.net. Retrieved 2018-11-10.
  8. ^ "Asseco Prokom, Robinson part ways - News - Welcome to Euroleague Basketball". euroleague.net. Retrieved 2018-11-10.
  9. ^ "Budivelnyk signs Frank Robinson". sportando.com. Retrieved 2018-11-10.
  10. ^ "Budivelnyk signs Rihards Kuksiks, waives Frank Robinson". sportando.com. Retrieved 2018-11-10.
  11. ^ "S.Oliver Baskets sign Frank Robinson". sportando.com. Retrieved 2018-11-10.
  12. ^ "Frank Robinson signs with Nilan Bisons". sportando.com. Retrieved 2018-11-10.
  13. ^ "Frank Robinson signs with Panelefsiniakos". sportando.com. Retrieved 2018-11-10.
  14. ^ "Frank Robinson signing with Nahariya". sportando.com. Retrieved 2018-11-10.
  15. ^ "Frank Robinson moves to Istanbul DSI". sportando.com. Retrieved 2018-11-10.
  16. ^ "Partizan inks veteran swingman Robinson - Latest - Welcome to 7DAYS EuroCup". eurocupbasketball.com. Archived from the original on July 29, 2016. Retrieved 2018-11-10.
  17. ^ Frenk i zvanično nije više crno-beli (in Serbian)
  18. ^ Frank Robinson es el primer extranjero de la playa para esta temporada. El jugador perimetral de 33 años viene de jugar en Serbia. (in Spanish)
  19. ^ [LG세이커스 외국인 선수 소개 LG세이커스의 새로운 외국인 선수! ‘프랭크 로빈슨’ 선수가 오늘부터 경기에 함께합니다. 팬 여러분의 응원과 환영 부탁드립니다 !] (in Korean)
  20. ^ Sećate se Frenka Robinsona? Ode čovek u penziju (in Serbian)
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