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Gerald Robinson
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Robinson with Promitheas Patras in November 2019
No. 22 – Scafati Basket
Point guard / shooting guard
Personal information
Born (1989-02-10) February 10, 1989 (age 35)
Nashville, Tennessee
Nationality American
High school Martin Luther King
(Nashville, Tennessee)
Listed height 1.85 m (6 ft 0.83 in)
Listed weight 77 kg (170 lb)
Career information
College
  • Tennessee State (2007−2009)
  • Georgia (2010−2012)
NBA Draft 2012 / Undrafted
Pro career 2012–present
League LBA
Career history
2012–2013 Leuven Bears
2013–2014 Gilboa Galil
2014–2015 VEF Rīga
2015–2016 Nanterre
2016–2017 Petrochimi Bandar Imam
2017 Alba Berlin
2017–2019 AS Monaco
2019–2020 Promitheas Patras
2020 Frutti Extra Bursaspor
2020 Virtus Roma
2020-2021 V.L. Pesaro
2021 JDA Dijon
2021 Niners Chemnitz
2021–2023 Dinamo Sassari
2023–present Scafati Basket
Career highlights and awards
  • French League Cup winner (2018)
  • Latvian League champion (2015)
  • Italian League steals leader (2022)

Gerald Anthony Robinson Jr. (born February 10, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for Scafati Basket of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). Standing at 1.85 m (6'1"), he plays at the point guard and shooting guard positions.

College career

Robinson played college basketball at Tennessee State University, with the Tennessee State Tigers. He played at Tennessee State from 2007 to 2009. Robinson then attended the University of Georgia. He played with the school's men's team, the Georgia Bulldogs, from 2010 to 2012.

Professional career

Robinson started his pro career in Belgium with the Leuven Bears.

In July 2013, Robinson joined the Memphis Grizzlies for the 2013 NBA Summer League in Las Vegas. In August 2013, he signed a one-year deal with Gilboa Galil of Israel.

On August 25, 2014, he signed with Latvian powerhouse VEF Rīga.

On July 1, 2015, he signed with French club JSF Nanterre.

On March 30, 2017, Robinson moved to ALBA Berlin of the German Basketball Bundesliga.

On July 6, 2017, Robinson signed with AS Monaco.

On October 24, 2019, Robinson signed with Promitheas Patras.

On January 24, 2020, he has signed with Frutti Extra Bursaspor of the Turkish Super League (BSL).

On August 11, 2020, he has signed with Virtus Roma of the Italian Serie A (LBA).

After Virtus Roma's withdrawal from the Serie A due to financial problems, Robinson, like all the Roma players, was made free agent. On 29 December V.L. Pesaro signed Robinson for a period of seven weeks until February 15 to replace the injured Frantz Massenat.

After the experience in V.L. Pesaro and after playing the Italian Cup final, Robinson moved to JDA Dijon Basket in France, where he signed until the end of the season.

On September 3, 2021, he has signed with Niners Chemnitz of the Basketball Bundesliga. At mid-season, on November 28, Robinson moved to Dinamo Sassari in the Italian Serie A and Basketball Champions League.

See also

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