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Glenn Robinson III
Robinson in the January 3 2012–13 Big Ten Conference season opener against Northwestern at Welsh-Ryan Arena
CollegeMichigan
ConferenceBig Ten
SportBasketball
PositionSmall Forward
Jersey #1
ClassFreshman
Career2012–present
Height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight210 lb (95 kg)
NationalityAmerican
Born (1994-01-08) January 8, 1994 (age 30)
Gary, Indiana
High schoolLake Central
Career highlights
Awards
Honors
  • 2012 Post-Tribune Boys basketball player of the year
  • 2012 All-State (IBCA-1st Team, AP-2nd Team)
  • 2012–13 Big Ten season All-freshman
  • 2012–13 Big Ten season honorable mention All-conference

Glenn Alan "Trey" Robinson III (born January 8, 1994) is a college basketball player for the Michigan Wolverines who is playing his freshman season for the 2012–13 team. He was an All-State high school basketball player for Lake Central High School in Indiana. He is the son of Glenn Robinson, the 1994 NBA first overall draft pick.

In high school, he committed to the University of Michigan before his junior season while he was still a three-star prospect ranked outside of the top 100 in the national class of 2012, according to Rivals.com. By the end of his high school career, he was a five-star top 20 prospect in the national class, according to some, including Rivals and ESPN.com. [1] Nonetheless, he was overlooked by many prestigious honors selectors, but he did appear in some national All-American contests. Subsequently, he began his college career at Michigan where he was an immediate starter. Following the 2012–13 Big Ten season he was recognized as an honorable mention All-conference selection and All-freshman honoree by the coaches.

Background

Robinson was born, weighing 3 pounds 4 ounces (1.5 kg), three months premature to his single Purdue University freshman mother, Shantelle Clay, at Methodist Hospital in Gary, Indiana.[2] He spent his first two months in an incubator (with a miniature basketball), until he was about 6 pounds (2.7 kg).[2] By age three he was a participant in the Hammond, Indiana YMCA children's basketball league.[2] Robinson attended Grimmer Middle School prior to attending Lake Central High School.[3] He stood at 5 feet 6 inches (1.68 m) in seventh grade and 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) two years later as a freshman.[2] Robinson was nearly 6 feet 4 inches (1.93 m) during his sophomore season and stood at over 6 feet 5.5 inches (1.97 m) as a junior.[4]

As a sophomore, he was a first-team All-area selection.[5] In early 2010, he received his first scholarship offer from Valparaiso.[6][7] On September 14, 2010, Robinson became the first verbal commitment to the Michigan Wolverines men's basketball class of 2012.[4] At the time, he had scholarship offers from Colorado, Valparaiso, Missouri State, IUPUI and Indiana State, and Rivals.com rated him as the 118th best player in the class of 2012.[5] He committed early to relieve himself of recruiting pressures and to focus on improving his skills.[5] On February 5, 2011, Robinson posted his career-high 39 points against East Chicago Central High School on 14-for-19 shooting.[8][9] In the 2011 Indiana sectional against Munster High School, Robinson scored 31 points in an overtime 54–53 loss, but missed a free throw in the final seconds.[10]

In the spring following his junior season, he was ranked 90th by Scout.com, but he was ranked 39th after the summer before his senior year.[11] He and Mitch McGary had been friends for years prior to their Michigan affiliation.[12] By the time McGary committed to Michigan in November 2011, Robinson had moved up to the national number 34 player ranking according to Rivals.com. The pair along with Nik Stauskas gave Michigan a consensus top 10 entering class for its 2012 class.[13] McGary and Robinson decided to be Michigan roommates.[12] Robinson visited Michigan along with future teammate Stauskas to see the 61–56 New Year's Day 2012 victory by the 2011–12 Wolverines team over Minnesota.[14][15] Robinson blossomed as a senior in 2012.[16] In January 2012, he led Lake Central to a 71–47 win over North Carolina-bound J. P. Tokoto's Menomonee Falls High School at the Brandon Jennings Invitational in Milwaukee. Robinson earned Most Valuable Player (MVP) honors with 33 points while Tokoto posted 28.[17] As the season progressed, Robinson (and Stauskas) improved in the national player ratings to offset McGary's slide and maintain a top-rated class.[18][19][20] Later that season, Robinson led Lake Central to its first sectional championship since 1997 with a 24 point performance in the team's 63–37 victory over Highland High School.[21] The road to the sectional title included a rematch 66–56 victory against Munster.[10] Robinson was an honorable mention Associated Press All-state selection.[9]

Following the season, Robinson was invited to participate in the four-team All-American Championship along with future teammate McGary in New Orleans on April 1, 2012.[22] He posted 16 points and 4 rebounds to earn the ESPNHS All-American Championship game MVP.[23] He was named the 2012 Post-Tribune Boys basketball player of the year.[3] By the end of his senior year, Robinson was considered a five-star player by Rivals.com.[24] Robinson was an honor roll student at Lake Central.[3] Robinson placed fourth in the Indiana Mr. Basketball voting behind Gary Harris, Yogi Ferrell and Kellen Dunham.[25] Harris and Ferrell, who signed with Big Ten Conference rivals (Michigan State and Indiana, respectively),[26] were both selected as participants in the McDonald's All-American Game.[25] Robinson was a second team Associated Press All-state selection.[3] Although, he finished as the highest rated Indiana basketball player according to Rivals.com and the Indiana Basketball News state MVP,[27][3] he was not a McDonalds selectee.[11] He was runner up in the BallIsLife All-American Game dunk competition and participated in the BallIsLife All-American Game on April 7.[28][29] With his late rise in the rankings, he completed his run from three-star prospect to five-star prospect and surpassed McGary to become Michigan's highest rated prospect according to some rankings.[30] His late rise offset a late fall by McGary and enabled Michigan to retain its top ten class status.[31] Robinson was selected as a member of the Indiana All-Stars and performed well on offense and defense against the Kentucky All-Stars.[32]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Glenn Robinson III
SF 		St. John, IN Lake Central High School (IN) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 198.5 lb (90.0 kg) Jul 13, 2011 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 97
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 29, 8 (SF)   Rivals: 11, 2 (SF)  ESPN: 18, 5 (SF), 2 (IN)
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Michigan 2012 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2012-11-13.
  • "2012 Michigan Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved 2012-11-13.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2012-11-13.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved 2012-11-13.
  • "2012 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2012-11-13.

College career

Robinson shooting a free throw and completing an alley oop in the January 3 2012–13 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season opener against Northwestern

Robinson began his Michigan career in the starting lineup on November 9.[33] In his first career game, Robinson nearly posted a double-double with ten points and eight rebounds in a 100–62 victory against Slippery Rock.[34] In his second game, Robinson had 21 points, while making his first eight field goals in a 91–54 victory against the IUPUI Jaguars on November 12.[35][36] On November 23, he posted 12 rebounds in the championship game victory in the NIT Season Tip-Off tournament against Kansas State.[37] With Tim Hardaway, Jr. (and Jon Horford) sidelined due to injury on December 29 against Central Michigan,[38] Robinson posted his second career 20-point game.[39][40] On January 3, contributed 10 points against Northwestern in the 2012–13 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season opener.[41] On January 6, Robinson posted 20 points and 10 rebounds against Iowa, to earn his first career double-double.[42] He was the first Michigan freshman to post at least 20 points and 10 rebounds in a game since LaVell Blanchard did so three times for the 1999–2000 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team.[43] On January 7, he earned recognition as Big Ten Conference Freshman of the Week.[44] Michigan defeated Purdue 68–53 on January 24 and Illinois 74–60 on January 27.[45][46] This gave Michigan the first 19–1 record in school history.[47] For the week, Robinson earned his second Big Ten Freshman of the week award on January 28 due to a pair of 12-point performances on 71.4% shooting in which he averaged 8 rebounds.[48] On January 31, Robinson and Stauskas were named to the Wayman Tisdale Award (USBWA National Freshman of the Year) top 12 midseason list.[49] On February 17 against Penn State, Robinson tied his career-high point total of 21 and posted his second double-double by adding 10 rebounds.[50][51] Robinson made a career-high 9 free throws on 11 attempts and had a career-best field goal day going 6-for-6, surpassing an earlier 4-for-4 game.[51] He was a 2012–13 Big Ten Conference all-freshman and honorable mention all-conference selection by the coaches.[52][53]

Personal

He is the son of Shantelle Clay and Glenn Robinson, who was Indiana Mr. Basketball,[5] Collegiate national player of the year, NBA All-Star,[4] NBA first overall draft pick and an eleven-year NBA veteran. Robinson III's nickname is "Trey".[2][5] His younger brother, Gelen (class of 2014), is a football recruit by several Big Ten schools He is also on the Ellis' March Madness Fantasy Team.[54][55]

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