Russell Robinson

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Russell Robinson
College	University of Kansas
Conference	Big 12
Sport	Basketball
Position	Shooting guard / Point guard
Jersey #	3
Class	Junior
Major	Communication studies
Career	2004 – present
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	200 lb (91 kg)
Nationality	United States
Born	January 24, 1986 (age 21) Bronx, New York City
High School	Rice High School, New York, NY
Awards
Big 12 All-Defensive Team (2006) Associated Press All-Big 12 Honorable Mention (2006) Ted Owens Defensive Player Award (2006) Hunter/Vaughn/Miles Assists Award (2006) Danny Manning "Mr. Jayhawk" Award (2006) ESPN.com's National Freshman of the Week (2004)

Russell Robinson, Jr. (born January 24, 1986) is an American NCAA basketball player.

[edit] Early years

Russell Robinson was born to Theresa Robinson and Russell Robinson, Sr. in Bronx, New York. Russell attended Rice High School in New York City, where he was coached by Maurice Hicks. As a junior, he led his team with 18 points, six rebounds, four assists and four steals per game. His senior year, he averaged 22 points and eight rebounds. During his senior year he was the New York Newsday Manhattan Player of the Year, a New York Daily News All-City Team selection, and a CHSAA All-City Team honoree.^[1]

[edit] Player profile

Russell Robinson is a junior point guard for University of Kansas Jayhawks. Robinson is from New York City where he starred at Rice High School. Known as a tenacious defender, Coach Bill Self often refers to Robinson as the "glue" of the Jayhawk beasketball team. When Robinson is being introduced during player introductions at Allen Fieldhouse, public address announcer Hank Booth says "At guard, from New York...." and the crowd loudly repeats "New York!!!"..."number 3, Russell Robinson"...