Thomas Robinson (basketball)

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High school career

Robinson played high school basketball at Brewster Academy in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire. Robinson averaged 16 points, 13 rebounds and 5 blocks per game his senior year.

Robinson was ranked as the No. 24 recruit by Scout.com, No. 31 by Rivals.com and No. 40 by ESPN.com as a high school senior.[1]

Name Home town High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Thomas Robinson
PF		 Washington, DC Brewster Academy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 222 lb (101 kg) Oct 10, 2008 
Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 93

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College career

Robinson began his junior year and the 2011-2012 men's college basketball season as one of 50 candidates for the preseason John R. Wooden Award.[3] Along with senior teammate Tyshawn Taylor, Robinson was expected to become one of the leaders for the Kansas team.

On December 31, 2011, in a game against the University of North Dakota, Robinson scored 30 points and grabbed 21 rebounds. He was the first Kansas player to record a 30/20 performance since Wayne Hightower scored 36 points and grabbed 21 rebounds in a 1961 game against the University of Missouri.[4] At the end of the Big 12 conference regular season, Robinson was second in the nation with 22 double doubles behind O.D. Anosike of Siena College. At that point, Robinson averaged 18 points and 11.9 rebounds.

Prior to their game on January 22, 2011 against Texas, Kansas players, coaches and fans held a moment of silence in honor of Robinson, who had lost his grandmother, grandfather, and mother all within three weeks of one another. After the game, Kansas coach Bill Self said "For him to even be out there on the court was remarkable."[5]

On March 4, 2012, Robinson was named the 2012 Big 12 Player of the Year. All-Big 12 awards are selected by the league’s head coaches.[6] On March 5, 2012, he was named the Associated Press Big 12 Player of the Year.[7]

On April 9, 2012, Robinson decided to forgo his senior season and declared for the 2012 NBA Draft.[8]

College statistics

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2009–10 Kansas 33 1 7.2 .485 .000 .395 2.7 .3 .2 .5 2.5
2010–11 Kansas 33 2 14.6 .601 .000 .510 6.4 .6 .4 .7 7.6
2011–12 Kansas 39 39 31.8 .505 .500 .682 11.9 1.8 1.1 .9 17.7
Career 105 42 18.7 .525 .500 .606 7.3 1.0 .6 .7 9.8

College Awards and Honors

Professional career

Sacramento Kings

On June 28, 2012, Robinson was drafted fifth overall in the 2012 NBA Draft by the Sacramento Kings.

On November 7, 2012, in the 4th quarter of a game against the Detroit Pistons, Robinson hit Jonas Jerebko in the throat with an elbow, and was ejected from the game.[10] On November 8, 2012, he was suspended for two games.[11]

Houston Rockets

On February 20, 2013, Robinson was traded to the Houston Rockets along with Francisco García and Tyler Honeycutt in exchange for Patrick Patterson, Toney Douglas and Cole Aldrich.[12] Robinson wore #0 for the Rockets until former Rockets guard and Kings teammate Aaron Brooks re-signed with the Rockets; Robinson switched to #41 while Brooks took his number.

Portland Trail Blazers

On July 10, 2013, Robinson was traded to the Portland Trail Blazers in exchange for the rights to Kostas Papanikolaou and Marko Todorović, as well as two future second-round picks.[13] On February 23, 2014, Robinson recorded 14 points and a career-high 18 rebounds in a 108–97 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves.[14] In 2013–14, he averaged 4.8 points and 4.4 rebounds in 70 games.

While playing for the Trail Blazers during the 2014 NBA Summer League, Robinson tore a ligament in his thumb which required surgery.[15]

The 2014–15 season saw Robinson consigned to the bench, buried on the depth chart by the team's off-season addition of former All-Star big man Chris Kaman. Robinson's first real opportunity of the season came with the injury of starting center Robin Lopez, who fractured his right hand on December 15 in a win over the San Antonio Spurs.[16] Robinson made his first NBA start in the team's next game, a December 17 home contest against the Milwaukee Bucks, racking up 15 points and 16 rebounds to help the Trail Blazers win 104–97. He became the third Blazers player to put up at least 15 points and 15 rebounds in his first start; the other two being Bill Walton and Maurice Lucas.[17] In subsequent games, Robinson was paired with Kaman off the bench, playing solid reserve minutes as power forward behind LaMarcus Aldridge.[18]

Philadelphia 76ers

On February 19, 2015, Robinson was traded, along with Will Barton, Víctor Claver and a lottery-protected 2016 first-round pick, to the Denver Nuggets in exchange for Arron Afflalo and Alonzo Gee.[19] Three days later, he was waived by the Nuggets before playing in a game for them.[20]

On February 24, 2015, Robinson was claimed off waivers by the Philadelphia 76ers.[21] The next day, he made his debut for the 76ers, recording 7 points and 6 rebounds in a 104–88 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks.[22]

Brooklyn Nets

On July 9, 2015, Robinson signed a two-year deal with the Brooklyn Nets.[23][24] He made his debut for the Nets in the team's season opener against the Chicago Bulls on October 28, recording 4 points and 5 rebounds off the bench in a 115–100 loss.[25] On March 5, 2016, he had a season-best game with 18 points and 17 rebounds in 40 minutes as a starter in a 132–118 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves. On March 29, he made just his second start of the season and again scored 18 points, this time in a loss to Orlando Magic.[26] On April 3, he recorded his fourth straight double-double with 11 points and 15 rebounds in a 106–87 loss to the New Orleans Pelicans.[27]

NBA career statistics

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

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2012–13 Sacramento 51 0 15.9 .424 .000 .577 4.7 .7 .5 .4 4.8
2012–13 Houston 19 0 13.0 .449 .000 .421 4.1 .5 .8 .3 4.5
2013–14 Portland 70 0 12.5 .481 .000 .564 4.4 .5 .3 .3 4.8
2014–15 Portland 32 4 12.2 .516 .000 .438 4.2 .3 .5 .3 3.6
2014–15 Philadelphia 22 0 18.5 .467 .000 .603 7.7 1.1 .7 .7 8.8
Career 194 4 14.1 .463 .000 .538 4.8 .6 .5 .3 5.1

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2014 Portland 11 0 11.1 .419 .000 .857 2.6 .5 .5 .5 2.9
Career 11 0 11.1 .419 .000 .857 2.6 .5 .5 .5 2.9

References

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  10. ↑ Ben Golliver. "Kings’ Robinson ejected for vicious elbow to throat of Pistons’ Jerebko". SI.com. November 8, 2012. Retrieved on November 8, 2012.
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  21. ↑ Sixers Claim Thomas Robinson
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