Thomas Robinson (basketball)
Robinson in 2012 playing for Kansas
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| No. 15 – Los Angeles Lakers | |
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| Position | Power forward |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
March 17, 1991 Washington, D.C. |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
| Listed weight | 237 lb (108 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
Brewster Academy (Wolfeboro, New Hampshire) |
| College | Kansas (2009–2012) |
| NBA draft | 2012 / Round: 1 / Pick: 5th overall |
| Selected by the Sacramento Kings | |
| Playing career | 2012–present |
| Career history | |
| 2012–2013 | Sacramento Kings |
| 2013 | Houston Rockets |
| 2013–2015 | Portland Trail Blazers |
| 2015 | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 2015–2016 | Brooklyn Nets |
| 2016–present | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Thomas Earl Robinson (born March 17, 1991) is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A consensus All-American at the University of Kansas, Robinson was drafted fifth overall in the 2012 NBA draft by the Sacramento Kings.
Robinson played high school basketball at Brewster Academy in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire. Robinson averaged 16 points, 13 rebounds and 5 blocks per game his senior year.
Robinson was ranked as the No. 24 recruit by Scout.com, No. 31 by Rivals.com and No. 40 by ESPN.com as a high school senior.
Robinson began his junior year and the 2011–2012 men's college basketball season as one of 50 candidates for the preseason John R. Wooden Award. Along with senior teammate Tyshawn Taylor, Robinson was expected to become one of the leaders for the Kansas team.
On December 31, 2011, in a game against the University of North Dakota, Robinson scored 30 points and grabbed 21 rebounds. He was the first Kansas player to record a 30/20 performance since Wayne Hightower scored 36 points and grabbed 21 rebounds in a 1961 game against the University of Missouri. At the end of the Big 12 conference regular season, Robinson was second in the nation with 22 double doubles behind O.D. Anosike of Siena College. At that point, Robinson averaged 18 points and 11.9 rebounds.
Prior to their game on January 22, 2011, against Texas, Kansas players, coaches and fans held a moment of silence in honor of Robinson, who had lost his grandmother, grandfather, and mother all within three weeks of one another. After the game, Kansas coach Bill Self said "For him to even be out there on the court was remarkable."
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