Glenn Robinson

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Glenn Robinson
Roosevelt (Gary, Indiana)
CollegePurdue (1992–1994)
NBA draft1994: 1st round, 1st overall pick
Selected by the Milwaukee Bucks
Playing career1994–2005
PositionSmall forward / shooting guard
Number13, 31, 3
Career history
1994–2002Milwaukee Bucks
2002–2003Atlanta Hawks
2003–2005Philadelphia 76ers
2005San Antonio Spurs
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points
14,234 (20.7 ppg)
Rebounds4,189 (6.1 rpg)
Assists1,879 (2.7 apg)
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at Basketball-Reference.com

Glenn Alan Robinson Jr. (born January 10, 1973) is an American former professional basketball player. Nicknamed "Big Dog" and "The Chosen One",[1][2] he played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1994 to 2005 for the Milwaukee Bucks, Atlanta Hawks, Philadelphia 76ers, and San Antonio Spurs. Robinson attended Purdue University and was the first overall pick in the 1994 NBA draft. He is the father of Glenn Robinson III, who played college basketball at the University of Michigan and has also played in the NBA.

Early life

Robinson was born to Christine Bridgeman in

air-conditioning and refrigeration shop.[3]

High school career

Robinson attended

McDonald's All-American[8] and along with Chris Webber was one of the MVPs of the Dapper Dan Roundball classic.[9]

College career

1991–1993

After high school, Robinson attended Purdue University to play under head coach Gene Keady and his recruiter/assistant coach Frank Kendrick. A school custodian gave him the nickname of "Big Dog" before he played a game for Purdue.[10] Robinson subsequently got a tattoo of a "snarling bulldog wearing a spiked collar" on his chest.[10]

Due to struggles with NCAA eligibility, resulting from Proposition 48 which requires minimum academic standards, he had to redshirt for his freshman season. He worked as a welder during the summers while at Purdue.

Eligible for his sophomore season, Robinson led the

NCAA
tournament appearance. He received First Team All-Big Ten and Second Team All-American honors.

1993–1994

In his

USBWA College Player of the Year
.

College notes

Robinson left Purdue after becoming the only Boilermaker to have more than 1,000 points, 500 rebounds, 100 steals, 100 assists and 50 blocked shots in a career during his two seasons at Purdue,[11] along with a school weightlifting record with a 309-pound clean-and-jerk.[citation needed] His 1,030 points during his junior year made him only the 15th player in college history to score 1,000 points in a season.[12] In September 2010, the Big Ten Network named Robinson Icon No. 35 on its list of the biggest icons in Big Ten Conference history.

Purdue's campus bookstores sold T-shirts featuring Robinson's image and his nickname "Big Dog" before Robinson complained and they discontinued the practice.[10]

Professional career

Milwaukee Bucks (1994–2002)

Robinson was selected by the Milwaukee Bucks with the first overall pick in the 1994 NBA draft, the first Boilermaker to be selected as the first pick since Joe Barry Carroll in 1980.

At the draft, Robinson wore a gold suit and black alligator slip-ons.[13] Before he could take the court, he and the Bucks became involved in a contract holdout that lasted until the beginning of training camp after it was rumored that he desired a 13-year, $100 million contract.[14] Robinson eventually signed a rookie-record 10-year, $68 million deal that still stands as the richest NBA rookie contract,[15] as a salary cap for rookies was implemented the following season. During his first year in the NBA, Robinson was twice named the Schick NBA Rookie of the Month and was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team after leading all rookies with an average of 21.9 points per game. Robinson finished third in Rookie of the Year voting behind Grant Hill and Jason Kidd, who shared the award, but was named Rookie Of The Year by Basketball Digest magazine.[16]

While playing for the

Washington Bullets.[17] Despite another strong statistical season from Robinson, the Bucks would again fail make the NBA playoffs.[18]

After several trades, one of which had Baker go to Seattle, Robinson teamed with

Eastern Conference Finals, losing to the Philadelphia 76ers in a 7 game series. In the final game of that series, Robinson scored 24 points, grabbed 7 rebounds, and recorded 4 assists in a losing effort.[22] It would be the closest the Bucks would get to the finals until 2019, when another Bucks Forward, Giannis Antetokounmpo, helped end their 18 year conference finals drought.[23]

Robinson was the second place all-time leading scorer in Milwaukee Bucks history, only trailing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar until surpassed by Giannis Antetokounmpo. Robinson averaged at least 20 points per game in seven of his eight seasons in Milwaukee. He made back-to-back NBA All-Star Team appearances in 2000 and 2001.[24][25][26][27]

Atlanta Hawks (2002–2003)

Robinson was traded by Milwaukee to the Atlanta Hawks for Toni Kukoč, Leon Smith, and a 2003 first-round pick on August 2, 2002.[28] In Robinson's debut as a Hawk in the season opener, he scored 34 points, had 10 rebounds and 8 assists against the New Jersey Nets. During the 2002–03 season, he averaged 20.8 points a game and shot a personal-best 87.6 percent from the free throw line.

Philadelphia 76ers (2003–2005)

After a year in Atlanta, he was traded on July 23, 2003 with a

2004–05, largely due to an injury. On February 24, 2005, he was traded to the New Orleans Hornets in exchange for forwards Rodney Rogers and Jamal Mashburn
. Robinson was waived by the team almost immediately and never suited up for them.

San Antonio Spurs (2005)

Robinson signed with the San Antonio Spurs on April 4, 2005 to establish an additional veteran shooting presence as the team prepared for the playoffs. As a role player in the 2005 playoffs, Robinson helped the Spurs win the championship. The games in the NBA Finals would be Robinson's last in the NBA, capping off his 11-year career with a title.

Robinson was forced to retire due to injuries, particularly to his knees. He finished his career with 14,234 career points, averaging 20.7 points, 6.1 rebounds, 2.7 assists, and 1.2 steals per game, also playing in two league all-star games.

NBA career statistics

Legend
  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
 †  Won an NBA championship  *  Led the league

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1994–95 Milwaukee 80 76 37.0 .451 .321 .796 6.4 2.5 1.4 .3 21.9
1995–96 Milwaukee 82 82* 39.6 .454 .342 .812 6.1 3.6 1.2 .5 20.2
1996–97 Milwaukee 80 79 38.9 .465 .350 .791 6.3 3.1 1.3 .9 21.1
1997–98 Milwaukee 56 56 41.0 .470 .385 .808 5.5 2.8 1.2 .6 23.4
1998–99 Milwaukee 47 47 33.6 .459 .392 .870 5.9 2.1 1.0 .9 18.4
1999–00 Milwaukee 81 81 35.9 .472 .363 .802 6.0 2.4 1.0 .5 20.9
2000–01 Milwaukee 76 74 37.0 .468 .299 .820 6.9 3.3 1.1 .8 22.0
2001–02 Milwaukee 66 63 35.5 .467 .326 .837 6.2 2.5 1.5 .6 20.7
2002–03 Atlanta 69 68 37.6 .432 .342 .876 6.6 3.0 1.3 .4 20.8
2003–04 Philadelphia 42 42 31.8 .448 .340 .832 4.5 1.4 1.0 .2 16.6
2004–05† San Antonio 9 0 17.4 .442 .333 .870 2.7 .9 .4 .3 10.0
Career 688 668 36.8 .459 .340 .820 6.1 2.7 1.2 .6 20.7
All-Star 2 0 12.5 .529 — — 5.0 .5 .5 .5 9.0

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1999
Milwaukee
 3 3 39.3 .412 .500 .889 8.3 1.7 1.0 .7 20.7
2000
Milwaukee
 5 5 34.8 .405 .286 .846 4.2 2.6 1.6 .8 15.4
2001
Milwaukee
 18 18 38.2 .429 .387 .893 6.4 3.3 .6 1.3 19.4
2005†
San Antonio
 13 0 8.7 .356 .300 .882 1.6 .1 .2 .5 3.8
Career 39 26 28.0 .416 .379 .885 4.7 2.0 .6 .9 13.8

National team career

Robinson was selected for the 1996 U.S. Olympic basketball team, but was unable to play because of injury. He was replaced by Gary Payton.

Personal life

His oldest son,

NBA Slam Dunk Contest champion in 2017 when he was with the Indiana Pacers and most recently played for the Sacramento Kings
.

His younger son, Gelen (class of 2014), is the 2013

discus runner-up, and a repeat (2012 and 2013) winner of The Times of Northwest Indiana Football Defensive Player of the Year and as a result the 2012–13 Times of Northwest Indiana Athlete of the Year.[31] Gelen played for the Purdue University football team and signed with the CFL BC Lions in 2018. He played rugby for the LA Giltinis of Major League Rugby
(MLR). Gelen currently plays Defensive Tackle for the XFL’s St. Louis Battlehawks.

Robinson also has a daughter named Jaimie who competes in track and field,[32] As a freshman, she was 2014 Class 2A Illinois High School Association (IHSA) runner-up in the triple jump for De La Salle Institute.[33] As a sophomore, she was the 2015 Class 2A IHSA state champion in the triple jump De La Salle,[34] setting the IHSA Class 2A record at 40 ft 0 in (12.19 m).[35] As a senior, she was 3-time 2017 IHSA Class 3A state champion in the triple jump, long jump, and 200 metres for Homewood-Flossmoor High School,[36] setting the Class 3A state record in the triple jump at 42 ft 8.5 in (13.02 m).[37] She ran track in college for Alabama Crimson Tide (2018), Oregon Ducks (2019–21) and Ohio State Buckeyes (2022–23),[38] earning Big Ten Indoor and Outdoor Championship triple jump championships in 2022 and Big Ten Indoor and Outdoor Championship triple jump runner up finishes in 2023,[39] as well as the Ohio State Outdoor Triple Jump school record.[40] and a son, Gicarri Harris, who is a college basketball recruit in the class of 2024, and just committed to play for the Purdue Boilermakers.

On May 16, 2003, Robinson was convicted in Cook County, Illinois of domestic battery and assault charges involving his former fiance on July 20, 2002 in her Chicago Heights home.[41]

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