Darnell Robinson
Darnell Robinson (born May 30, 1974 in Oakland, California) is a retired American professional basketball player and a member of the University of Arkansas Razorbacks 1994 NCAA champion men's basketball team, playing center. He holds the high school career record for most blocked shots with 1,187 [1]
Robinson was selected a McDonald's All-America following an exceptional high school career at Emery High School, where he finished as the leading scorer in California men's high school basketball history with a total of 3,361 points (breaking the previous record held by Tracy Murray).[2] He scored 19 points, outplaying the more highly regarded Rasheed Wallace, and getting him thrown out of the game.[3][4]
Robinson was drafted by the Dallas Mavericks with the 29th pick of the 2nd round of the 1996 NBA Draft[5] after leaving Arkansas a season early. He later signed with the Philadelphia 76ers,[6] but never played in the NBA.[7] Robinson ended up playing professionally in Italy, Greece, Israel, Puerto Rico and France.[8][9]
Robinson's coach in Greece referred to him as "one of the greatest underachievers I've ever been involved with."[7]
References
- ↑ http://www.nfhs.org/recordbook/Records.aspx?CategoryId=1073 NFHS Record Book
- ↑ http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1137390/index.htm Faces In The Crowd
- ↑ . 1996-03-27 http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=CC&s_site=contracostatimes&p_multi=CC&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=1063FA56583AB7E8&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ Falduto, Brad (1993-03-16). "CIF STATE BASKETBALL FINALS Emery's Big Package Awaits Brethren Christian in Final Basketball: Darnell Robinson, 6-11, is expected to power his team's offense in the Division V State championship game". Pqasb.pqarchiver.com. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
- ↑ Arkansas Razorback Sports Network :: Your Online Source for Razorback Football and Basketball (pnHome)
- ↑ "SI.com - NBA - Darnell Robinson Player Page". Sportsillustrated.cnn.com. 1974-05-30. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
- 1 2 NBA eludes state's all-time prep scorer Darnell Robinson
- ↑ "Former Hogs in Pro Basketball". Hognation.net. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
- ↑ http://www.basketpedya.com/Acc002InfJug.php?idjug=5008
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