Shawan Robinson
Personal information | |
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Born | Boone, North Carolina | September 7, 1983
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Listed weight | 180 lb (82 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Leesville Road (Raleigh, North Carolina) |
College | Clemson (2002–2006) |
NBA draft | 2006: undrafted |
Playing career | 2006–2009 |
Position | Point guard / shooting guard |
Career history | |
2006–2007 | Newcastle Eagles |
2007–2008 | Gießen 46ers |
2008 | Skyliners Frankfurt |
2008–2009 | BK NH Ostrava |
Shawan Robinson (born September 7, 1983) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball at Clemson University and professionally played in Europe.[1]
Robinson attended Clemson for 4 years. In his final year (the 2005/2006 season) he averaged a team leading 12.3ppg and a free throw percentage of 91.3%, enough to have him ranked 3rd in the nation. This percentage was also the fourth best in the history of the ACC.[2]
Robinson became the first Clemson Tiger to be named Academic All-ACC in each of his four seasons. He was a student teacher at Central Elementary and graduated with an Elementary Education degree in 2006.[3]
Robinson signed with Ostrava after a brief stint with the Deutsche Bank Skyliners from Germany. He spent the 2006/2007 season in England where he led the British Playoff Champions with 16 ppg and 4 assist, and 2007/2008 season in Giessen Germany where he averaged 3.1 ppg in limited action. As of January 11, 2009, Robinson was averaging 16.32 ppg to go along with 3.5 apg and 3.7 rpg, and 32% on threes for NH Ostrava.
In 2014, Robinson was named head coach of the Panther Creek High School boys basketball team.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Eurobasket.com Profile
- ^ Ingram, Tyreese (February 6, 2016). "A Clemson Tiger from the Past: Shawan Robinson". rubbingtherock.com. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
- ^ "Shawan Robinson Named to Men's Basketball All-ACC Academic Team". clemsontigers.com. June 30, 2006. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
- ^ J. Mike Blake (May 27, 2014). "Panther Creek names Shawan Robinson boys basketball coach". The News & Observer. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
- 1983 births
- Living people
- American expatriate basketball people in Germany
- American expatriate basketball people in the Czech Republic
- American expatriate basketball people in the United Kingdom
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players from North Carolina
- BK NH Ostrava players
- British Basketball League players
- Clemson Tigers men's basketball players
- Giessen 46ers players
- Leesville Road High School alumni
- Newcastle Eagles players
- Shooting guards
- Skyliners Frankfurt players
- American basketball biography, 1980s birth stubs