Mitchell Robinson

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Basketball player
Mitchell Robinson
Brooklyn Nets vs NY Knicks 2018-10-03 td 176a - 1st Quarter.jpg

Robinson in the game of the New York Knicks against the
Brooklyn Nets on 03/10/2018
Player information
birthday 1st April 1998 (age 22)
place of birth New Orleans , Louisiana , United States
size 213 cm
Weight 109 kg
position center
High school Chalmette
NBA draft 2018 , 36th Pick , New York Knicks
Club information
society New York Knicks
league NBA
Jersey number 23
Clubs as active
2018–0000 United StatesUnited States New York Knicks

Mitchell Robinson (born April 1, 1998 in New Orleans , Louisiana ) is an American basketball player who currently plays for the New York Knicks in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

career

Robinson played in adolescence at Pine Forest High School in Pensacola , Florida and Chalmette High School in Chalmette , Louisiana . He accepted the college team at Texas A&M University , but withdrew after their coach Rick Stansbury announced his move to Western Kentucky University . Robinson decided to follow Stansbury and play for Western Kentucky.

In the run-up to the 2017/18 season, Robinson was suspended for violating the team's internal rules, then sought a team change, but returned to Western Kentucky in late August. In September 2018, Robinson announced that he would no longer play at university level and instead prepare himself for a professional career and aim to participate in the NBA draft process in June 2018. There the New York Knicks secured the rights to Robinson in the second selection round in a total of 36th place.

NBA

Robinson finished his first season in the NBA with an average of 7.3 points, 6.4 rebounds and 2.4 blocks at 20.6 minutes per encounter. On May 21, 2019, Robinson was the only player from the second draft round of his class to be awarded the NBA All-Rookie Second Team .

On January 1, 2020, Robinson set the club record for the most hits without a failed attempt in the game against the Portland Trail Blazers with eleven hits in eleven throws. He shares the record with Bernard King (January 19, 1984) and Johnny Newman (January 6, 1988). Wilt Chamberlain holds the league record with 18 hits in 18 throws (February 24, 1967).

In the 2019/2020 season , Robinson set the record for the highest hit rate within a season with 74.2%. This exceeded the previous record of 72.7% set by Wilt Chamberlain in 1973.

Web links

Commons : Mitchell Robinson  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ ROD WALKER rwalker@theadvocate.com: 6-foot-11 Mitchell Robinson transfers to Chalmette . In: The Advocate . ( theadvocate.com [accessed June 21, 2018]).
  2. ↑ Top recruit Mitchell Robinson gives hope to WKU basketball fans . In: The Courier-Journal . ( courier-journal.com [accessed June 21, 2018]).
  3. ^ WKU suspends Robinson, who has left school . In: ESPN.com . ( espn.com [accessed June 21, 2018]).
  4. ↑ JAY SISKIN jsiskin@glasgowdailytimes.com: Mitchell Robinson returns to Western Kentucky, enrolls for event classes . In: Glasgow Daily Times . ( glasgowdailytimes.com [accessed June 21, 2018]).
  5. ↑ 5-star freshman Mitchell Robinson will skip college to prepare for 2018 NBA draft . In: SBNation.com . ( sbnation.com [accessed June 21, 2018]).
  6. ↑ Former Chalmette star Mitchell Robinson drafted by New York Knicks in NBA Draft 2018 . In: NOLA.com . ( nola.com [accessed June 22, 2018]).
  7. ^ NBA Advanced Stats Mitchell Robinson. Retrieved June 17, 2019 .
  8. ↑ Mitchell Robinson Named to NBA All-Rookie Second Team. Retrieved June 13, 2019 .
  9. ^ Robinson ties record, Knicks down Blazers for 3rd straight. Retrieved January 2, 2020 .
  10. ^ Wilt Chamberlain's NBA Records. Retrieved January 3, 2020 .
  11. ^ Knicks' Mitchell Robinson will set record for highest single-season field goal percentage. Retrieved on August 19, 2020 (English).
personal data
SURNAME Robinson, Mitchell
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American basketball player
DATE OF BIRTH April 1, 1998
PLACE OF BIRTH New Orleans , Louisiana