Nate Robinson
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| Position | Point guard |
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| Height | 5 ft 7.75 in (1.72 m) |
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg) |
| League | NBA |
| Team | New York Knicks |
| Jersey | #4 |
| Born | May 31, 1984 Seattle, Washington |
| Nationality | American |
| High school | James Logan (Union City) Rainier Beach (Seattle) |
| College | Washington |
| Draft | 21st overall, 2005 Phoenix Suns |
| Pro career | 2005–present |
| Awards | 2006 NBA Slam Dunk Contest winner |
| Official profile | Info Page |
Nathaniel Cornelius "Nate" Robinson (born May 31, 1984, in Seattle, Washington) is an American professional basketball player who plays for the New York Knicks of the NBA.
Robinson is one of the shortest players in the league, listed at 5 feet 9 inches (1.75 m) (and measured at 5 ft. 7.75 in (1.72 m)[1]), but has a vertical leap of 43.5 inches (110 cm).[2] Robinson won the Slam Dunk Contest at the 2006 NBA All-Star Weekend.
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[edit] High school
Nate Robinson attended Rainier Beach High School in Seattle, after transferring prior to his senior year from James Logan High School in Union City, California. Here 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 current 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 even led his team to a no. 7 national ranking in USA Today, and was one of the 100 finalists for the McDonald's High School All-America team.
Also in 2002 he was named the AAA player of the year for football where he totaled over 1,200 yards rushing and 500 yards receiving while scoring 21 touchdowns. And he was a SuperPrep All-American in 2001 and was ranked as the nation's 17th-best player at the athlete position. He was also a standout in track and field, setting a Washington state record of 13.85 seconds in the 110-meter hurdles. He also placed second in the 110-meter hudles at the 2002 state track meet.
[edit] College
Robinson had a successful collegiate career in which he led the 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 National Association of Basketball Coaches All-American.
Robinson also played football at Washington, and was a highly touted return man and cornerback. Robinson initially attended college on a football scholarship, walking onto the school's basketball team. It was only later that his football scholarship was dropped, he received a basketball scholarship, and played basketball exclusively.
[edit] NBA career
[edit] 2005-06 season
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.
Robinson played in 76 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.[3]
During the season, Robinson was reportedly involved in physical altercations between teammates Jerome James and Malik Rose in separate incidents during the 2005-06 season. 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.[4]
[edit] 2006-07 season
On November 20, 2006, Robinson blocked a shot attempt of 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) 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.[5] 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 was suspended for 10 games as a result.[6]
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.[7]
[edit] Summer League 2007
During the NBA Summer League of 2007, Robinson led the New York Knicks to a 5-0 record and won MVP honors over future stars such as Al Thornton, Greg Oden, and Kevin Durant.[8]
[edit] Notes
- ^ Condotta, Bob. "Nate Robinson says he'll enter NBA draft", The Seattle Times, April 11, 2005.
- ^ Wynn, Luke. "Draft Overrated/Underrated", Sports Illustrated, June 24, 2005.
- ^ Wong, Matt. "Robinson wins dunkfest amid controversy", ESPN.com, 2006-02-21.
- ^ Isola, Frank. "Nate nearly shut down", New York Daily News, 2006-04-06.
- ^ "Rockets duo helps Houston handle New York — again", ESPN.com, November 20, 2006.
- ^ "Suspensions total 47 games from Knicks-Nuggets fight", ESPN.com, 2006-12-20.
- ^ Berman, Marc. "NATE SEES GREEN", New York Post, 2007-02-18.
- ^ Kerber, Fred. "ROBINSON WINS SUMMER MVP", New York Post, 2007-07-16.
[edit] External links
- Nate Robinson Info Page at NBA.com
- Nate Robinson Statistics at Basketball-Reference.com
- Nate Robinson's Blog of his rookie NBA season
- Nate Robinson Bio
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