Darnell Robinson

Darnell Lamont 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 (6'11" 245 lbs). He holds the high school career record for most blocked shots with 1,187 [1]

This article is about the basketball player. For the Hip Hop artist born as Darnell Robinson see Darnell Roy.
Darnell Robinson
Personal information
Born (1974-05-30) 30 May 1974
Oakland, California
NationalityAmerican
Career information
High schoolEmery Secondary School
(Emeryville, California)
CollegeArkansas (1993–1996)
NBA draft1996 / Round: 2 / Pick: 58th overall
Selected by the Dallas Mavericks
Playing career1996–2000
PositionCenter
Career history
1996–1997Genertel Trieste
1997Gigantes de Carolina
1997Bnei Herzliya
1997–1999Apollon Patras
1999PSG Racing
1999–2000Aris Thessaloniki
Career highlights and awards

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, arguably outplaying the more highly regarded Rasheed Wallace in the 1993 game.[3] He also recorded 1,187 career blocks at Emery, the all-time record for high school basketball according to the National Federation of State High School Associations: he had 241 as a freshman, 281 as a sophomore, 334 as a junior and 331 as a senior.[4] His 334 blocks in 1991–92 were an all-time record for blocks in a single season from 1992 to 2009, when it was broken by Angelo Chol's 337.[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
  1. http://www.nfhs.org/recordbook/Records.aspx?CategoryId=1073 NFHS Record Book
  2. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1137390/index.htm Faces In The Crowd
  3. http://www.mcdonaldsallamerican.com/content/aag/en/MediaCenter/2015/background-materials/2014-retrospective/_jcr_content/featuredcontent/everything/file.res/2014%20Retrospective%20FINAL.pdf
  4. "Records Results for Basketball - Boys - Most blocks". National Federation of State High School Associations. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
  5. Arkansas Razorback Sports Network :: Your Online Source for Razorback Football and Basketball (pnHome)
  6. "SI.com - NBA - Darnell Robinson Player Page". Sportsillustrated.cnn.com. May 30, 1974. Retrieved July 28, 2010.
  7. NBA eludes state's all-time prep scorer Darnell Robinson
  8. "Former Hogs in Pro Basketball". Hognation.net. Archived from the original on February 5, 2011. Retrieved July 28, 2010.
  9. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 31, 2017. Retrieved August 17, 2008.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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