James Robinson (basketball, born 1970)
Vegas Ballers | |
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Position | Head coach |
League | Las Vegas Rattlers |
As coach: | |
2021–present | Vegas Ballers |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Career NBA statistics | |
Points | 2,882 (7.6 ppg) |
Rebounds | 660 (1.7 rpg) |
Assists | 715 (1.9 apg) |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
James "Hollywood" Robinson (born August 31, 1970) is a former American professional basketball player, most notably in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is currently the head coach of the Vegas Ballers of TBL.
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.
Robinson was named
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
As a Timberwolf, Robinson achieved roughly the same averages than his final two Portland years, albeit in less playing time. Robinson did have a memorable December 30, 1996 game against the Cleveland Cavaliers in which he came off the bench to score 23 points in 10 minutes. [6] 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 |
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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
- July 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.
- August 16, 1997 – Signed as a free agent by the Los Angeles Clippers; March 18, 1999 – waived
- March 26, 1999 – Signed to the first of two consecutive 10-day contracts by the Minnesota Timberwolves; April 17, 1999 – signed for the remainder of the season
References
- ^ Mississippi Mr. Basketball
- ^ Mississippi Mr. Basketball
- ^ 1989 McDonalds All-American Rosters
- ^ 1989 McDonald's Slam Dunk Contest
- ^ James “Hollywood” Robinson Named Alabama’s 2018 SEC Basketball Legend
- ^ "Moments of Glory series: James Robinson's Hollywood highlight reel". Star Tribune. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com