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Topex Robinson

Michael Christopher "Topex" Robinson (born December 25, 1976)[1] is a Filipino professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach for the De La Salle Green Archers of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP). He previously coached the Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He was drafted 44th overall by the Tanduay Rhum Masters.

Topex Robinson
Robinson (center) and the Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters during a timeout.
De La Salle Green Archers
PositionHead coach
LeagueUAAP
Personal information
Born (1976-12-25) December 25, 1976 (age 47)
Olongapo City, Philippines
NationalityFilipino
Listed height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Listed weight155 lb (70 kg)
Career information
CollegeSan Sebastian College – Recoletos
PBA draft2001: 3rd round, 44th overall pick
Selected by the Tanduay Rhum Masters
Playing career1999–2011
PositionPoint guard
Number5, 11
Coaching career2011–present
Career history
As player:
1999–2000San Juan Knights
2003–2008Red Bull Barako
2008–2009Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants
2010–2011Alaska Aces
As coach:
2011–2012, 2013–2014San Sebastian Recolletos
2011–2017Alaska Aces (assistant)
2015–2019Lyceum
2017–2020Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters (assistant)
2020–2022Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters
2023–presentDe La Salle University
Career highlights and awards
As player:

As head coach:

As assistant coach:

Playing career edit

Robinson played point guard. He played for Montaña in the PBL and was then signed as a free agent by Yeng Guiao in 2003 to play for Red Bull Thunder as a backup point guard.

After the 2008 PBA Fiesta Conference ended, the Red Bull Barako waived him. He was immediately signed by the Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants for the 2008-09 PBA season.[2] During the 2010 PBA Fiesta Conference, he was signed by Alaska. He also first played for the San Juan Knights in the MBA.

Coaching career edit

Robinson started as an assistant under Tim Cone in Alaska Aces, his last played team in the middle of 2010–11 season.[3][4]

Robinson was named coach of the RnW Pacific Pipes team in the PBA D-League during the 2011 PBA D-League Foundation Cup, leading the team to the quarterfinals.[5] In June 2011, Robinson was named coach of the San Sebastian Stags.[6] After the Stags lost to the San Beda Red Lions in the Finals of NCAA Season 87, Robinson led the Stags to the 2011 Philippine Collegiate Championship, beating the Ateneo Blue Eagles in two games.[7][8]

In 2012, he returned to the PBA as he joined the Alaska Aces as an assistant coach to Luigi Trillo and Alex Compton from 2012 to 2017.[9] Robinson also served as the head coach of the Lyceum Pirates from 2015 to 2019. He led the Pirates to winning the title in the 2017 PCCL National Collegiate Championship, beating the San Beda Red Lions.[10][11] In 2018, Robinson led Zark's-Lyceum to the championship in the 2018 PBA D-League Aspirants' Cup.[12][13] He became the head coach of the Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters in 2020.[14]

Robinson left Phoenix in January 2023.[15][16][17][18] In the same month, he was named as the new head coach of the De La Salle Green Archers.[19][20][21][22] In his first year, he led the Green Archers to their first UAAP Finals appearance since 2017,[23][24] and ended a seven-year title drought.[25][26] Robinson joined a group of La Salle mentors who reached the UAAP Finals in their first year as head coach and won the championship. This includes coaches Franz Pumaren, Juno Sauler, and Aldin Ayo.[27][28]

Personal life edit

Robinson studied in San Sebastian College – Recoletos, and played for the San Sebastian Stags in the NCAA.[29] Aside from being the head coach of the De La Salle Green Archers in the UAAP,[30] Robinson is taking up Sports Management at De La Salle University. He is currently the only UAAP student-coach to lead a team from a school where he is also studying.[31][32]

PBA career statistics edit

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  Bold  Career high

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Season-by-season averages edit

Year Team GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2003 Red Bull 16 15.4 .575 .571 .474 2.2 3.4 1.0 .0 3.7
2004–05 Red Bull 70 17.0 .353 .179 .488 3.3 2.8 1.0 .1 3.6
2005–06 Red Bull 65 19.4 .439 .192 .481 3.9 2.8 .8 .2 5.1
2006–07 Red Bull 51 16.4 .417 .100 .448 3.1 2.3 1.0 .0 4.4
2007–08 Red Bull 45 17.7 .407 .184 .545 3.9 3.4 1.3 .1 5.9
2008–09 Purefoods 30 19.4 .435 .250 .591 3.8 2.3 1.2 .0 3.2
2009–10 Alaska 8 5.0 .500 — — .9 .6 .0 .0 .8
2010–11 Alaska 2 8.0 — — — 2.0 1.5 .0 .0 .0
Career 287 17.3 .413 .191 .502 3.4 2.7 1.0 .1 4.3

Coaching record edit

Collegiate record edit

Season W L PCT Finish PG PW PL PCT Results
San Sebastian Stags (NCAA)
2011 16 2 .888 2nd 4 1 3 .667 Runner-Up
2012 7 3 .700 2nd – – – – (Resigned)
2013 11 7 .611 3rd 2 1 1 .500 Final Four
2014 5 13 .277 8th – – – – Eliminated
Lyceum Pirates (NCAA)
2015 4 14 .222 9th – – – – Eliminated
2016 6 12 .333 9th – – – – Eliminated
2017 18 0 1.000 1st 2 0 2 .000 Runner-Up
2018 15 3 .833 2nd 3 1 2 .333 Runner-Up
2019 13 5 .722 2nd 1 0 1 .000 Final Four
De La Salle Green Archers (UAAP)
2023 11 3 .786 2nd 4 3 1 .750 Champion
Totals 106 62 .630 16 6 10 .275 1 championship

Professional career edit

Team Season Conference G W L PCT Finish PG W L PCT Results
Phoenix Super LPG 2020 Philippine Cup 11 8 3 .727 2nd 6 3 3 .500 Lost in the Semifinals
Phoenix Super LPG 2021 Philippine Cup 11 4 7 .364 9th – – – – Did not qualify
Governors' Cup 11 5 6 .445 8th 1 0 1 .000 Lost in the Quarterfinals
Phoenix Super LPG 2022–23 Philippine Cup 11 3 8 .273 11th – – – – Did not qualify
Commissioner's Cup 12 6 6 .500 7th 1 0 1 .000 Lost in the Quarterfinals
Totals 56 26 30 .464 Playoff Totals 8 3 5 .375 0 championship

References edit

  1. ^ "Bona fide Lasallista: UAAP champion Topex Robinson embraces freshly grown Taft roots". The Philippine Star. December 7, 2023.
  2. ^ Red Bull Undergoes Revamp
  3. ^ "How Tim Cone jumpstarted Topex Robinson's coaching career". ESPN.com. 2020-10-21. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
  4. ^ "How Tim Cone prepared Topex Robinson for coaching career". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
  5. ^ "Gilmore-RnW duel kicks off PBA D-League". The Philippine Star. March 12, 2011.
  6. ^ "Robinson to coach Stags in 87th NCAA season". GMA News. June 30, 2011.
  7. ^ "Stags dethrone PCCL champ Blue Eagles". GMA News. December 15, 2011.
  8. ^ "Stags trim Blue Eagles for PCCL title". Inquirer. December 15, 2011.
  9. ^ "Cariaso to Topex: 'Coming from the Alaska culture, I expect more class'". Tiebreaker Times. March 3, 2022.
  10. ^ "Lyceum gets revenge, beats San Beda for PCCL title". ABS-CBN News. February 15, 2018.
  11. ^ "Topex savors first major title for Lyceum, but quick to turn focus on D-League stint". SPIN.ph. February 15, 2018.
  12. ^ "Zark's-Lyceum rallies past Che'Lu, seizes PBA D-League title". ABS-CBN News. May 1, 2018.
  13. ^ "Secret ingredient: Zark's Burger-Lyceum won the Aspirants' Cup crown because of trust". ESPN. May 2, 2018.
  14. ^ "Jeff Perlas named Lyceum coach as Topex Robinson leads Phoenix". Rappler. October 4, 2020.
  15. ^ "PBA: Topex Robinson leaves Phoenix Super LPG". ABS-CBN News. January 12, 2023.
  16. ^ "Phoenix parts ways with Topex Robinson; Jamike Jarin named as interim head coach". GMA News. January 12, 2023.
  17. ^ "PBA: Topex Robinson, Phoenix mutually part ways". Inquirer. January 12, 2023.
  18. ^ "Phoenix, Topex Robinson part ways after 5 years". Rappler. January 12, 2023.
  19. ^ "La Salle appoints Topex Robinson as new Green Archers coach". The Philippine Star. January 19, 2023.
  20. ^ "'Dream of mine': Topex Robinson named new La Salle coach". Rappler. January 19, 2023.
  21. ^ "Topex Robinson takes over as La Salle head coach". Inquirer. January 19, 2023.
  22. ^ "Topex Robinson tapped as new La Salle head coach". GMA News. January 19, 2023.
  23. ^ "Topex Robinson wants Finals-bound La Salle to 'enjoy the moment'". Inquirer. November 26, 2023.
  24. ^ "'Enjoy the moment': Topex Robinson wants La Salle to relish UAAP finals run vs UP". Rappler. November 28, 2023.
  25. ^ "Champ at last: Topex Robinson ends 'runner-up curse' with La Salle". Rappler. December 6, 2023.
  26. ^ "Now-champion coach Topex bares self-doubt after Archers lopsidedly lost Game 1". The Philippine Star. December 6, 2023.
  27. ^ "Topex Robinson follows footsteps of Pumaren, Sauler, Ayo". Manila Bulletin. December 6, 2023.
  28. ^ "After series of heartbreaks, winning first collegiate championship feels surreal for Topex Robinson". The Manila Times. December 7, 2023.
  29. ^ "In NCAA, hunger to prove worth is top quality, says player-turned-coach Topex Robinson". GMA News. May 6, 2021.
  30. ^ "Topex Robinson couldn't pass up the opportunity to coach 'dream school' La Salle". CNN Philippines. January 20, 2023. Archived from the original on January 20, 2023.
  31. ^ "COLUMN: Topex splits time coaching La Salle and finishing his degree". SPIN.ph. November 25, 2023.
  32. ^ "By becoming a DLSU student, Topex turns into best teacher to his players". SPIN.ph. December 8, 2023.
  33. ^ "Topex Robinson Player Profile - PBA-Online.net". PBA-Online.net. Archived from the original on March 7, 2014.

External links edit

Preceded by San Sebastian Stags men's basketball head coach
2011–2012 		Succeeded by
Allan Trinidad
Preceded by
Allan Trinidad
 San Sebastian Stags men's basketball head coach
2013–2014 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Lyceum Pirates men's basketball head coach
2015–2019 		Succeeded by
Gilbert Malabanan
Preceded by De La Salle Green Archers head coach
2023–present 		Succeeded by
Incumbent
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