Clifford Robinson (basketball, born 1966)
New Jersey Nets | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Career statistics | |
Points | 19,591 (14.6 ppg) |
Rebounds | 6,306 (4.6 rpg) |
Assists | 3,094 (2.2 apg) |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Clifford Ralph Robinson (December 16, 1966 – August 29, 2020) was an American professional
College basketball career
Robinson played four seasons at the
Professional basketball career
Portland Trail Blazers (1989–1997)
Robinson was selected with the 36th overall pick in the second round of the
Phoenix Suns (1997–2001)
Robinson signed with the Phoenix Suns as a free agent on August 25, 1997,[4] where he remained for four more seasons. The highlight of his tenure with the Suns was registering a career-best 50 points against the Denver Nuggets on January 16, 2000.[4] He became the oldest player in NBA history to register his first 50-point game, aged 33 years and 2 months.[4]
Detroit Pistons (2001–2003)
Robinson was traded to the Detroit Pistons on June 29, 2001, in exchange for Jud Buechler and John Wallace.[4]
Golden State Warriors (2003–2005)
Robinson was traded to the
New Jersey Nets (2005–2007)
On February 14, 2005, Golden State traded Robinson to the New Jersey Nets in exchange for two second-round draft picks.[4] He played with the Nets for two more seasons until he was released by the team in July 2007.[10] Robinson then retired.[11]
Suspensions
Robinson was arrested for
Retrospective
Robinson held career NBA per-game averages of 14.2 points, 4.6 rebounds, 1.05 steals, and 1.03 blocks. As of March 2024, his 1,380 NBA games played is the 14th-highest total in NBA history.[15]
Robinson was one of only two players drafted in the 1980s that was still active in the league in 2007, with the other being Kevin Willis.[10] He played in the NBA playoffs in all but one of his 18 seasons in the league.[9]
At 6'10", he was the tallest player to make more than 1,000 three-pointers until he was surpassed by Dirk Nowitzki and Rashard Lewis.[16] As of 2019, Robinson was one of seven players to record 1,300 steals and 1,300 blocked shots in his ABA/NBA career; the others are Kevin Garnett, Julius Erving, Bobby Jones, Hakeem Olajuwon, David Robinson and Ben Wallace.[17]
NBA career statistics
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 |
* | Led the league |
Regular season
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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1989–90 | Portland[18]
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82 | 0 | 19.1 | .397 | .273 | .550 | 3.8 | .9 | .6 | .6 | 9.1 |
1990–91 | Portland[19]
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82 | 11 | 23.7 | .463 | .316 | .653 | 4.3 | 1.8 | 1.0 | .9 | 11.7 |
1991–92 | Portland[20]
|
82 | 7 | 25.9 | .466 | .091 | .664 | 5.1 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 12.4 |
1992–93 | Portland[21]
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82 | 12 | 31.4 | .473 | .247 | .690 | 6.6 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 19.1 |
1993–94 | Portland[22]
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82 | 64 | 34.8 | .457 | .245 | .765 | 6.7 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 20.1 |
1994–95 | Portland[23]
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75 | 73 | 36.3 | .452 | .371 | .694 | 5.6 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 21.3 |
1995–96 | Portland[24]
|
78 | 76 | 38.2 | .423 | .378 | .664 | 5.7 | 2.4 | 1.1 | .9 | 21.1 |
1996–97 | Portland[25]
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81 | 79 | 38.0 | .426 | .346 | .696 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 1.2 | .8 | 15.1 |
1997–98 | Phoenix[26]
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80 | 64 | 29.5 | .479 | .321 | .689 | 5.1 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 14.2 |
1998–99 | Phoenix[27]
|
50* | 35 | 34.8 | .475 | .417 | .697 | 4.5 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 16.4 |
1999–00 | Phoenix[28]
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80 | 67 | 35.5 | .464 | .370 | .782 | 4.5 | 2.8 | 1.1 | .8 | 18.5 |
2000–01 | Phoenix[29]
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82 | 82* | 33.5 | .422 | .361 | .709 | 4.1 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 16.4 |
2001–02 | Detroit[30]
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80 | 80 | 35.7 | .425 | .378 | .694 | 4.8 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 14.6 |
2002–03 | Detroit[31]
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81 | 69 | 34.9 | .398 | .336 | .676 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 12.2 |
2003–04 | Golden State[32]
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82 | 82 | 34.7 | .387 | .357 | .711 | 4.1 | 3.3 | .9 | .9 | 11.8 |
2004–05 | Golden State[33]
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42 | 29 | 26.0 | .398 | .331 | .603 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 1.0 | .9 | 8.5 |
2004–05 | New Jersey[33]
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29 | 0 | 20.7 | .361 | .379 | .692 | 3.3 | 1.0 | .6 | .5 | 6.0 |
2005–06 | New Jersey[34]
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80 | 13 | 23.3 | .427 | .343 | .658 | 3.3 | 1.1 | .6 | .5 | 6.9 |
2006–07 | New Jersey[35]
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50 | 1 | 19.1 | .372 | .379 | .444 | 2.4 | 1.0 | .2 | .5 | 4.1 |
Career | 1380 | 844 | 30.8 | .438 | .356 | .689 | 4.6 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 14.2 | |
All-Star | 1 | 0 | 18.0 | .625 | .000 | – | 2.0 | 5.0 | 1.0 | .0 | 10.0 |
Playoffs
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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1990
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Portland[18]
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21 | 6 | 18.6 | .358 | .000 | .558 | 4.1 | 1.1 | .9 | 1.1 | 6.5 |
1991
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Portland[19]
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16 | 0 | 22.1 | .538 | .333 | .551 | 3.9 | 1.1 | .4 | 1.0 | 10.3 |
1992
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Portland[20]
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21 | 0 | 24.9 | .462 | .167 | .571 | 4.2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 10.8 |
1993
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Portland[21]
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4 | 0 | 32.8 | .262 | .000 | .409 | 4.3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 10.3 |
1994
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Portland[22]
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4 | 4 | 37.3 | .412 | .222 | .875 | 6.3 | 2.5 | .8 | 1.5 | 16.3 |
1995
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Portland[23]
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3 | 3 | 39.7 | .362 | .235 | .563 | 6.3 | 2.7 | .7 | .3 | 15.7 |
1996
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Portland[24]
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5 | 5 | 36.2 | .344 | .261 | .757 | 3.6 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 15.2 |
1997
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Portland[25]
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4 | 4 | 40.3 | .362 | .188 | .688 | 6.8 | 3.0 | .5 | 1.0 | 12.0 |
1998
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Phoenix[26]
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4 | 4 | 23.0 | .273 | .000 | .778 | 3.0 | .8 | .8 | .5 | 6.3 |
1999
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Phoenix[27]
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3 | 3 | 39.0 | .475 | .222 | .636 | 5.3 | 2.7 | 2.0 | .3 | 15.7 |
2000
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Phoenix[28]
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9 | 9 | 37.0 | .386 | .325 | .733 | 6.0 | 2.1 | 1.2 | .8 | 17.6 |
2001
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Phoenix[29]
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4 | 4 | 28.5 | .420 | .250 | .636 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | .5 | 15.0 |
2002
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Detroit[30]
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10 | 10 | 40.9 | .363 | .340 | .800 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 13.2 |
2003
|
Detroit[31]
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17 | 17 | 30.8 | .358 | .373 | .595 | 2.7 | 2.9 | .9 | .8 | 9.3 |
2005
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New Jersey[36]
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4 | 0 | 17.8 | .407 | .286 | 1.000 | 2.5 | 1.3 | .8 | .3 | 7.0 |
2006
|
New Jersey[34]
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8 | 0 | 24.8 | .333 | .316 | .800 | 3.3 | .6 | 1.1 | .4 | 4.5 |
2007
|
New Jersey[35]
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4 | 0 | 5.0 | .167 | .500 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .3 | .0 | .8 |
Career | 141 | 69 | 27.6 | .393 | .298 | .629 | 3.9 | 1.8 | 1.0 | .9 | 10.3 |
Post-NBA endeavors
Survivor
Robinson was a contestant in the 28th installment of the American reality television series Survivor (filmed in 2013 and broadcast the following year).[37] Although he did not initially plan to reveal his identity, he was recognized by another contestant.[37] He was the fifth contestant of the season to be voted out, finishing in 14th place.[38]
Basketball diplomacy
In 2014, Robinson was named to a team assembled by
Cannabis entrepreneurship
During his post-basketball life, Robinson became an entrepreneur in the
Robinson appeared in the 2019 Netflix film Grass Is Greener, which examines the history of cannabis prohibition in the United States.[44]
Personal life
On September 21, 2003, Robinson married Heather Lufkins on the island of
Health issues and death
Robinson suffered a stroke in March 2017 that paralyzed the left side of his body, but he soon recovered much of his arm and leg movement.[47] He had a tumor removed from his jaw in March 2018.[48]
In March 2019, Robinson underwent surgery for cancer. He died of lymphoma on August 29, 2020, at the age of 53.[49][50]
See also
- List of National Basketball Association career blocks leaders
- List of National Basketball Association career games played leaders
- List of oldest and youngest National Basketball Association players
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- ^ a b "Clifford Robinson 1990-91 game log". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
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- ^ a b "Clifford Robinson 1992-93 game log". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
- ^ a b "Clifford Robinson 1993-94 game log". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
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- ^ a b "Clifford Robinson 1995-96 game log". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
- ^ a b "Clifford Robinson 1996-97 game log". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
- ^ a b "Clifford Robinson 1997-98 game log". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
- ^ a b "Clifford Robinson 1998-99 game log". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
- ^ a b "Clifford Robinson 1999-00 game log". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
- ^ a b "Clifford Robinson 2000-01 game log". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
- ^ a b "Clifford Robinson 2001-02 game log". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
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- ^ a b "Clifford Robinson 2005-06 game log". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
- ^ a b "Clifford Robinson 2006-07 game log". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
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