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Bernard Robinson
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Robinson with the Charlotte Bobcats in February 2006
Personal information
Born (1980-12-26) December 26, 1980 (age 43)
Washington, D.C.
Nationality American
High school Dunbar (Washington, D.C.)
Listed height 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight 210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
College Michigan (2000–2004)
NBA Draft 2004 / Round: 2 / Pick: 45th overall
Selected by the Charlotte Bobcats
Pro career 2004–2013
Career history
2004–2007 Charlotte Bobcats
2007 New Jersey Nets
2010 Metros de Santiago
2010–2011 Minas Tênis Clube
2011–2012 Quimsa
2012–2013 Basquete Cearense
Career highlights and awards
  • NBB All Star Game MVP (2011)

Bernard Gregory Robinson Jr. (born December 26, 1980) is an American former professional basketball player who played 3 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) with the Charlotte Bobcats and New Jersey Nets.

Career

After a career at the University of Michigan, where he helped lead the Wolverines to the 2004 NIT title, Robinson was a second round draft pick of the Charlotte Bobcats in the 2004 NBA draft. As a rookie in 2004–05, Robinson appeared in 31 games, averaging 3.0 points and 1.5 rebounds per game.

On January 3, 2007, Robinson was traded by the Bobcats to the New Jersey Nets for Jeff McInnis.

In the 2007 offseason, he tore his medial collateral ligament in his left knee. On October 29, 2007, he was traded to New Orleans Hornets along with Mile Ilić for David Wesley. Both of them were immediately waived by the Hornets.

Novo Basquete Brasil (NBB)

In 2010, Robinson signed with Minas Tênis Clube in Brazil.

In 2012, he signed with Basquete Cearense in Brazil.

See also

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