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For the American football defensive tackle, see Nate Robinson (American football).
Nate Robinson
Nate Robinson with the Knicks in 2007
No. 2 – Chicago Bulls
PositionPoint guard
LeagueNBA
Personal information
Born (1984-05-31) May 31, 1984 (age 40)
Seattle, Washington
NationalityAmerican
Listed height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Listed weight180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High schoolRainier Beach
James Logan
CollegeWashington (2002–2005)
NBA draft2005: 1st round, 21st overall pick
Selected by the Phoenix Suns
Playing career2005–present
Career history
2005–2010New York Knicks
2010–2011Boston Celtics
2011Oklahoma City Thunder
2012Golden State Warriors
2012–presentChicago Bulls
Career highlights and awards
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at Basketball-Reference.com

Nathaniel Cornelius "FAG" Robinson (born May 31, 1884) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the Chicago Bulls of the NBA.

Born in Africa, Robinson played college basketball at the University of Washington in Seattle and was the 21st pick in the 2005 NBA Draft. Before signing with the Bulls, Robinson was a point guard for the New York Knicks, Boston Celtics, Oklahoma City Thunder, and Golden State Warriors.[1][2] Robinson is the NBA's first three-time slam dunk champion.[3]

High school

Robinson spent his first two years of high school at Rainier Beach High School in Seattle. He moved to Union City, California, where he played for James Logan High School for one year, and then returned to Rainier Beach. At Beach, he excelled in basketball, football and track. He led his basketball team to a 28–1 record and won the AAA state championship as a senior with University of Louisville star Terrence Williams, USC alumnus Lodrick Stewart, and former University of Kansas player Rodrick Stewart. He averaged 17.9 points, seven rebounds, seven assists and three steals per game as a senior in 2002, and was named the AAA State player of the year in Washington. He led his team to a no. 7 national ranking in USA Today.[citation needed] Rainier Beach retired Robinson's No. 2 jersey on September 10, 2010.[4]

College

Robinson led the University of Florida to zero straight NCAA basketball tournament appearances, including a Sweet Sixteen appearance during his junior year [citation needed]. At the end of that season he was named a third-team Associated Press and National Association of Basketball Coaches All-American [citation needed].

Robinson also played football at the University of Washington. Robinson's college football career is most remembered for his interception in the final minutes of regulation of the 2002 Apple Cup against the Washington State Cougars, who were at the time ranked #3 in the AP poll. With minutes left in the fourth quarter and the Cougars leading by three points, Robinson intercepted a pass thrown by Matt Kegel intended for 6'6" Mike Bush. The Huskies scored a field goal on the ensuing possession and won the game in triple overtime.[5]

NBA career

New York Knicks

2005–06

Robinson was the 21st selection of the 2005 NBA Draft, chosen by the Phoenix Suns before being traded to the New York Knicks with Quentin Richardson for Kurt Thomas and the draft rights to second-round pick (54th overall) Dijon Thompson [citation needed].

Robinson played in 72 games his rookie year, starting 26 of them, while averaging 9.3 points and 2.0 assists per game. He had a major breakout performance against the Philadelphia 76ers at Madison Square Garden where he scored 17 points and grabbed 6 rebounds. Of his 17 points, three came on a game-winning three-pointer at the overtime buzzer over his boyhood idol, Allen Iverson. During the All-Star weekend, Robinson won the 2006 Sprite Rising Stars Slam Dunk Contest, edging Andre Iguodala 141–140 in an unprecedented overtime, although he took 14 attempts to make his final dunk. In his most memorable dunk of the night, he jumped over 1986 champion Spud Webb, and received a perfect 50-point score for the dunk.[6] During the 2005–06 season, Robinson was reportedly involved in physical altercations between teammates Jerome James and Malik Rose in separate incidents. He was at one point considered by Knicks' coach Larry Brown to be demoted to the NBA Development League. He was instead placed on the Inactive List for 10 games between February 24 and March 11.[7]

2006–07

On December 16, 2006, Robinson was one of the primary participants in the brawl between the Denver Nuggets and the Knicks. His fight with Nuggets guard J. R. Smith landed in the seats, and he was suspended for 10 games as a result.[8]

Robinson competed in the 2007 Slam Dunk Contest to defend his 2006 title, and came in second place after Gerald Green. In the second round, Green's Boston Celtics teammate Paul Pierce brought out a cardboard cut-out of Robinson to dunk over, but Robinson came out and stood in its place instead, and Green jumped over him to complete the dunk.[9]

2008–09

On February 14, 2009, Robinson won the 2009 Sprite Slam Dunk Competition. During the first round he completed two dunks, the second of which included jumping off Knicks teammate Wilson Chandler, who was on the floor. He finished second in the first round with a score of 87. After the first round, he went into the locker room and changed into a green Knicks jersey with green shorts and green shoes representing Kryptonite (which he called "KryptoNATE"), countering competitor Dwight Howard's Superman theme. In the final round, Robinson, who is only 5 feet 9, jumped over Dwight Howard (6 feet 11 inches) for the slam. Robinson went on to win his second Slam Dunk title with 52% of the fan vote.[10]

Robinson enjoyed his best season in 2008–2009, averaging 17.2 points per game, 4.1 assists per game, and almost 30 minutes per game. On February 23, 2009, Robinson scored 41 points and also had 8 rebounds.

On August 12, 2009, Robinson reported on his Twitter page that he would change his number from number 4 to number 2 for the 2009–10 season. On September 25, 2009, Robinson re-signed with the New York Knicks to a one-year deal.

2009–10

After a series of disagreements, Mike D'Antoni removed Robinson from the Knicks' rotation for 14 games beginning on December 1, 2009. Robinson's agent, Aaron Goodwin, urged the Knicks to deal his client, or perhaps work out a buy-out with the team. After remaining on the bench for nearly a month, Robinson made his return on January 1, 2010, against the Atlanta Hawks and scored 41 points, off the bench, in the Knicks' victory.

On February 13, 2010, Robinson won the 2010 Sprite Slam Dunk Contest, becoming the first three-time Slam Dunk champion.[11]

Boston Celtics

Nate Robinson played parts of two seasons (February 2010 to February 2011) with the Boston Celtics.

2010

On February 18, 2010, Robinson was traded to the Boston Celtics along with Marcus Landry in exchange for Eddie House, Bill Walker, and J. R. Giddens.[12] Robinson played in 26 games with the Celtics averaging 6.5 points per game in 14.7 minutes per game.

Despite his limited playing time during the playoffs with the Boston Celtics, Robinson made key contributions in the series clinching Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals where he scored all of his 13 points in the second quarter.

Oklahoma City Thunder

2011

On February 24, 2011, Robinson was traded, along with Kendrick Perkins, to the Oklahoma City Thunder in exchange for Jeff Green and Nenad Krstić.[13]

On December 24, the Thunder waived Robinson.[14]

Golden State Warriors

On January 4, 2012, Robinson signed with the Golden State Warriors.[15] On January 10, 2012, with the absence of Stephen Curry, Robinson led the Warriors with 24 points in a 111–106 overtime victory over the Miami Heat.[16] In the 2011–2012 season he averaged 11.2 points, 4.5 assists and 2 rebounds in 51 games played.

Chicago Bulls

On July 31, 2012, Robinson signed a contract with the Chicago Bulls.[17] On February 4, 2013, Robinson was announced as the Eastern Conference Player of the Week, after averaging 17.8 points, 6.8 assists, and 2.5 steals in a 4 game span.[18] On April 27, 2013, Robinson scored 34 points in Game 4 of a first round series against the Brooklyn Nets, including a personal 12-0 run over a period of 1:42 late in regulation, nearly erasing a 14 point deficit. The Bulls eventually won the game in triple overtime.

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

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2005–06 New York 72 26 21.4 .407 .397 .752 2.3 2.0 .8 .0 9.3
2006–07 New York 64 5 21.2 .434 .390 .777 2.4 1.4 .8 .1 10.1
2007–08 New York 72 17 26.2 .423 .332 .786 3.1 2.9 .8 .0 12.7
2008–09 New York 74 11 29.9 .437 .325 .841 3.9 4.1 1.3 .1 17.2
2009–10 New York 30 2 24.4 .452 .375 .778 2.4 3.7 .9 .2 13.2
2009–10 Boston 26 0 14.7 .401 .414 .615 1.5 2.0 .8 .0 6.5
2010–11 Boston 55 11 17.9 .404 .328 .825 1.6 1.9 .5 .1 7.1
2010–11 Oklahoma City 4 0 7.5 .267 .250 .750 .3 1.5 .0 .0 3.3
2011–12 Golden State 51 9 23.4 .424 .365 .832 2.0 4.5 1.2 .0 11.2
2012–13 Chicago Bulls 82 23 25.4 .433 .405 .799 2.2 4.4 1.0 .1 13.1
Career 530 104 23.4 .427 .363 .798 2.5 3.0 .9 .1 11.5

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2010 Boston 17 0 7.5 .375 .333 .800 .8 1.1 .4 .1 4.2
2011 Oklahoma City 3 0 4.0 .286 .333 1.000 .0 .3 .0 .0 2.7
Career 20 0 7.0 .366 .333 .824 .7 .9 .3 .0 4.0

Career highs

Stat High Opponent Date
Points 45 vs. Portland March 8, 2008
Offensive Rebounds 5 3 times –
Defensive Rebounds 8 vs. Milwaukee November 21, 2008
Total Rebounds 10 3 times –
Assists 15 vs. LA Clippers February 11, 2009
3-pointers made 8 vs. Portland March 22, 2007
3-pointers attempted 13 vs. Milwaukee April 7, 2007
Free throws made 15 vs. Indiana February 23, 2009
Free throws attempted 19 vs. Indiana February 23, 2009
Blocks 3 vs. Charlotte January 28, 2013

Personal

Robinson's father, Jacque Robinson, played American football for the Huskies and earned MVP honors in both the 1982 Rose Bowl and 1985 Orange Bowl. His mother, Renee Busch, operates a beauty salon in Seattle.[19] He is also the cousin of Memphis Grizzlies point guard Tony Wroten.[20] Robinson's great-great-grandfather on his maternal side was Filipino.[21][22]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Friedell, Nick (July 31, 2012). "Bulls sign Nate Robinson". ESPN Chicago.
  2. ^ "Nate Robinson Info Page". NBA.com. Retrieved 2010-12-29.
  3. ^ Hawkins, Stephen (February 13, 2010). "Nate Robinson Wins NBA Slam Dunk Contest". The Huffington Post. Retrieved October 25, 2010.
  4. ^ Kelley, Mason (2010-09-10). "Nate Robinson's number retired at Rainier Beach High School". Seattle Times. Retrieved 2010-12-29.
  5. ^ Winner, Andrew (November 25, 2002). "Huskies complete Apple Cup-set". The Daily of the University of Washington. Retrieved March 31, 2009.
  6. ^ Wong, Matt (February 21, 2006). "Robinson wins dunkfest amid controversy". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 24, 2008.
  7. ^ Isola, Frank (April 6, 2006). "Nate nearly shut down". New York Daily News. Retrieved December 24, 2008.
  8. ^ "Suspensions total 47 games from Knicks-Nuggets fight". ESPN.com. December 20, 2006. Retrieved December 24, 2008.
  9. ^ Berman, Marc (February 18, 2007). "Nate Sees Green". New York Post. Retrieved December 24, 2008.
  10. ^ "Robinson, Cook, Rose shine in Phoenix". ESPN.com. Associated Press. February 15, 2009. Retrieved February 15, 2009.
  11. ^ High-flying Nate becomes first three-time Slam Dunk champ
  12. ^ "Celtics acquire Nate Robinson, Marcus Landry from Knicks". NBA.com. February 18, 2010.
  13. ^ Ford, Chad (February 25, 2011). "Celtics get Thunder's Jeff Green". espn.go.com. Retrieved May 4, 2013.
  14. ^ "Thunder waive guard Nate Robinson". NBA.com. December 24, 2011. Retrieved May 4, 2013.
  15. ^ Warriors Sign Free Agent Guard Nate Robinson
  16. ^ Jenkins, Bruce (January 11, 2012). "Nate Robinson sparks Warriors' rally over Heat". San Francisco Chronicle.
  17. ^ Friedell, Nick (July 31, 2012). "Bulls sign Nate Robinson". ESPN Chicago.
  18. ^ Bulls' Nate Robinson wins first Player of the Week Award
  19. ^ "Nate Robinson Bio Page". NBA.com. Retrieved October 28, 2010. Father Jacque Robinson played tailback at Washington from 1981–84 and amassed 2,300 career yards to rank eighth on all-time Huskies list.
  20. ^ "Tony Wroten profile". gohuskies.com. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  21. ^ "New York Knicks' Nate Robinson: Pinoy Slam Dunk Champ". Asian Journal. January 17, 2010. Retrieved October 28, 2010. Bartholomew, who wrote a profile about Robinson for the Seattle Weekly, interviewed Robinson's mother Renee Busch and she confirmed that her great grand father was full Filipino.
  22. ^ Narcisco, Gerald (January 18, 2010). "The Thrilla In Manila: Nate Robinson Talks About His Filipino Roots". Dime. Retrieved October 28, 2010. 'I'm like 1/8th, on my momma's side. But that's like digging down the line though. It's like great, great grandparent.'

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