Nate Robinson

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Nate Robinson
Position Point guard
League NBA
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight 180 lb (82 kg)
Team New York Knicks
Nationality Flag of United States United States
Born May 31, 1984
Seattle, Washington
College University of Washington
Draft 21st overall, 2005
Phoenix Suns
Pro career 2005 – present
Awards 2006 NBA Slam Dunk Contest winner

Nathaniel Cornelius Robinson (born May 31, 1984 in Seattle, Washington) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the New York Knicks of the NBA.

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[edit] College

Robinson had a successful collegiate career in which he led his number-one-seeded Washington Huskies to the Sweet Sixteen in the 2005 NCAA basketball tournament during his junior season. At the end of that season he was named a third-team Associated Press and NABC All-American.

Robinson also played football at Washington, and was a highly touted return man and cornerback. In fact, Robinson attended college on a football scholarship, walking onto the school's basketball team. It was only later that his football scholarship was dropped, and he received a basketball scholarship and played that sport exclusively.

[edit] NBA career

He was the 21st overall 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.

Listed at 5'9" (1.75 m), but measured at 5'7 3/4", Robinson is one of the smallest players in the NBA.

[edit] 2006 Slam Dunk Contest

Despite his size, Robinson is an explosive dunker. On February 18, 2006, Robinson won the 2006 Sprite Rising Stars Slam Dunk Contest, edging Andre Iguodala by one point (141-140) in an unprecedented "overtime." His victory was controversial because it took Robinson 14 attempts to make his final dunk. In his most memorable dunk of the night, he jumped over 1986 slam dunk champion, Spud Webb.

[edit] Trivia

  • His vertical leap has been measured at 43.5 inches [1].
  • On November 20, 2006, the Robinson blocked a shot attempt of 7'6" Houston Rockets center Yao Ming in the closing seconds of the third quarter. It was only the third time in ten NBA seasons that a player's shot attempt was blocked by another player at least a foot-and-a-half shorter. [2]
  • Scored a career high 34 points against the Philadelphia 76ers on March 31, 2006
  • He is a charitable figure in the community also, helping local children with basketball every summer
  • Has received community awards for his local service
  • Attended Rainier Beach High School in Seattle, WA

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2005 NBA Draft
First Round
Andrew Bogut | Marvin Williams | Deron Williams | Chris Paul | Raymond Felton | Martell Webster | Charlie Villanueva | Channing Frye | Ike Diogu | Andrew Bynum | Fran Vázquez | Yaroslav Korolev | Sean May | Rashad McCants | Antoine Wright | Joey Graham | Danny Granger | Gerald Green | Hakim Warrick | Julius Hodge | Nate Robinson | Jarrett Jack | Francisco García | Luther Head | Johan Petro | Jason Maxiell | Linas Kleiza | Ian Mahinmi | Wayne Simien| David Lee
Second Round

Salim Stoudamire | Daniel Ewing | Brandon Bass | C.J Miles | Ricky Sánchez | Ersan Ilyasova | Ronny Turiaf | Travis Diener | Von Wafer | Monta Ellis | Roko Ukić | Chris Taft | Mile Ilić | Martynas Andriuškevičius | Louis Williams | Eražem Lorbek | Bracey Wright | Mickaël Gelabale | Andray Blatche | Ryan Gomes | Robert Whaley | Axel Hervelle | Orien Greene | Dijon Thompson | Lawrence Roberts | Amir Johnson | Marcin Gortat | Uros Slokar | Cenk Akyol | Alex Acker
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