James Robinson (basketball)

James Robinson

Personal information
Born	(1970-08-31) August 31, 1970 Jackson, Mississippi
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight	180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school	Murrah (Jackson, Mississippi)
College	Alabama (1990–1993)
NBA draft	1993 / Round: 1 / Pick: 21st overall
Selected by the Portland Trail Blazers
Playing career	1993–2004
Position	Shooting guard
Number	26
Career history
1993–1996	Portland Trail Blazers
1996–1997	Minnesota Timberwolves
1997–1999	Los Angeles Clippers
1999	Minnesota Timberwolves
1999–2000	Olympiacos (Greece)
2001	Orlando Magic
2001–2002	Lokomotiv Rostov (Russia)
2003	Upea Capo D'Orlando (Italy)
2003–2004	Lokomotiv Rostov (Russia)
2004	Las Vegas Rattlers (ABA)
Career NBA statistics
Points	2,882 (7.6 ppg)
Rebounds	660 (1.7 rpg)
Assists	715 (1.9 apg)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

James "Hollywood" Robinson (born August 31, 1970) is a former American professional basketball player, most notably in the NBA.

Robinson, an undersized 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) shooting guard, attended the University of Alabama before being selected with the 21st overall pick in the 1993 NBA Draft by the Portland Trail Blazers.

High school & college

As a high school star at Jackson, Mississippi's Murrah High School, Robinson played with another future NBA player, Lindsey Hunter.

As a junior at Alabama in 1992-93, Robinson led the Crimson Tide with 20.6 points per game, also tallying 4.5 rebounds and 2.3 assists per contest, and was named to the All-Southeastern Conference First Team. He set a school record by scoring 20 or more points in 12 straight games and became the first junior in Crimson Tide history to surpass 1,500 career points (he finished with 1,831). During his college career he played with two future NBA players, Latrell Sprewell and Robert Horry.

Robinson's scoring average was the highest at Alabama since Buck Johnson's 20.7 in 1986. After such a stellar year, Robinson elected to pass up his senior season and enter the 1993 NBA Draft.

NBA

Robinson had an uneventful first professional season (58 games with 11 minutes per game), although he did compete in the NBA Slam Dunk Contest at the NBA All-Star Weekend, where he finished in last place (6th). He also has the distinction of being one of three Robinsons that the Portland Trail Blazers had on its roster in the 1995-96 NBA season, the others being Clifford Robinson and Rumeal Robinson. Robinson's importance in Portland increased from 1994–96, as Clyde Drexler was traded to Houston midway through 1994-95 and Terry Porter was often injured the following season. After that season, he was traded, along with Bill Curley and a conditional first-round pick to the Minnesota Timberwolves, for Isaiah Rider.

As a Timberwolf, Robinson achieved roughly the same averages than his final two Portland years, albeit in less playing time. In 1997-98, he signed as a free agent with the Los Angeles Clippers, and posted similar numbers (almost 8 ppg in 84 games). Waived in March 1999, he would rejoin the Timberwolves, with little impact.

Midway through 2000-01, after one season of absence, Robinson received a ten-day contract with the Orlando Magic, eventually his last NBA stint.

Career statistics

Season	Team	G	FG%	3P%	FT%	OR	DR	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
1993-94	POR	58	.365	.315	.672	0.6	0.8	1.3	1.2	0.5	0.3	0.9	1.2	4.8
1994-95	POR	71	.409	.341	.591	0.6	1.3	1.9	2.5	0.7	0.2	1.8	2.0	9.2
1995-96	POR	76	.399	.359	.659	0.6	1.5	2.1	2.0	0.4	0.2	1.5	1.9	8.5
1996-97	MIN	69	.407	.382	.684	0.3	1.3	1.6	1.8	0.4	0.1	1.0	1.8	8.3
1997-98	LAC	70	.389	.329	.720	0.5	1.1	1.6	1.9	0.5	0.1	1.4	1.4	7.7
1998-99	LAC	14	.398	.267	.741	0.7	1.2	1.9	1.3	1.0	0.2	1.1	2.1	7.6
1998-99	MIN	17	.322	.295	.571	0.5	1.6	2.1	2.2	0.5	0.3	1.6	1.8	4.5
2000-01	ORL	6	.364	.400	n/a	0.0	1.3	1.3	0.0	0.7	0.2	0.7	0.8	1.7

Trades and contracts

• 7/23/1996 – Traded by the Blazers with Bill Curley and a conditional first round draft pick in 1997 or 1998 to the Minnesota Timberwolves for Isaiah "J.R." Rider.
• 8/16/1997 – Signed as a free agent by the Los Angeles Clippers; 3/18/1999 – waived
• 3/26/1999 – Signed to the first of two consecutive 10-day contracts by the Minnesota Timberwolves; 4/17/1999 – signed for the remainder of the season

External links

• Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
• Career statistics and player information from WNBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
• Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
• Career statistics and player information from WNBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com