Glenn Robinson

This article deals with the basketball player Glenn Robinson, for the film technician see Glen Robinson .

Glenn Robinson
Player information
Full name	Glenn Allan Robinson, Jr.
Nickname	Big dog
birthday	January 10, 1973 (47 years and 234 days)
place of birth	Gary , Indiana , United States
size	201 cm
position	Small forward
college	Purdue
NBA draft	1994 , 1st pick, Milwaukee Bucks
league	NBA
Clubs as active
1994-2002 Milwaukee Bucks 2002-2003 Atlanta Hawks 2003-2005 Philadelphia 76ers 2005 San Antonio Spurs 00000

Glenn Allan "Big Dog" Robinson, Jr. (born January 10, 1973 in Gary , Indiana ) is a retired American basketball player who was active between 1994 and 2005 in the NBA.

college

Glenn Robinson played for Purdue University for a total of two years . He had a very successful college career, scoring 30.3 points and 11.2 rebounds per game in his junior year. This made him the first player since 1978 to lead the Big Ten Conference in these two categories . For his achievements, he has won countless college awards such as the Big Ten Conference Player of the Year , the John R. Wooden Award and the Naismith Award for best college basketball player.

NBA

In the 1994 NBA Draft , he was selected by the Milwaukee Bucks in 1st place. Before he even played a game for the Bucks, Robinson was awarded a ten-year contract that guaranteed him $ 68 million. This made him the highest-paid rookie in NBA history. The following year, the NBA agreed on limited contracts for rookies. Robinson won Rookie of the Month twice during his first season . At the end of the season he led the list of rookies in points with 21.9 points per game. In the vote for Rookie of the Year had he Grant Hill and Jason Kidd beaten. However, he was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team .

During his time with the Bucks, Robinson formed one of the best offensive duos in the NBA with Ray Allen and at times with Sam Cassell . In 2000 and 2001 he was in the NBA All-Star Game . In 2001 the Bucks managed to advance to the Eastern Conference finals . In seven of his eight years with the Bucks, Robinson always scored more than 20 points per game. Behind Kareem Abdul-Jabbar , Robinson is the most successful basket shooter in Bucks history.

In 2002 Robinson was traded to the Atlanta Hawks . In these he only played one year and during this time he scored 20.8 points per game and hit 87.8% of his free throws.

2003 followed a move to the Philadelphia 76ers , where he placed the second scoring option on the side of Allen Iverson . However, he only played 42 games, in which he scored 16.6 points per game. Due to an injury Robinson played 2004-05 no more game for the 76ers. He joined the New Orleans Hornets in February 2005 , but they released him shortly thereafter.

His last NBA station was the San Antonio Spurs , who signed Robinson on April 5, 2005. For the Spurs, he completed the remaining games of the season. In the 2005 playoffs, Robinson came off the bench as a role player and won the NBA championship with the Spurs. In the playoffs he scored 3.8 points and 1.6 rebounds per game in 13 playoff encounters.

After winning the championship, Robinson couldn't find a team and ended his NBA career due to an injury at the age of 32. During his career, Robinson averaged 20.7 points, 6.1 rebounds and 2.7 assists in 688 professional games.

Others

Robinson was originally nominated for the US basketball selection at the 1996 Olympic Games, but he had to cancel due to an injury. His eldest son Glenn Robinson III was selected 40th by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 2014 NBA Draft .

Web links

• Glenn Robinson - player profile on basketball-reference.com