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Gerald Robinson
No. 6 – Selfoss
Power forward
Personal information
Born (1984-09-15) September 15, 1984 (age 40)
Memphis, Tennessee
Nationality American / Dutch
Listed height 2.02 m (6 ft 7.53 in)
Listed weight 104 kg (229 lb)
Career information
College Aiken Tech (2004–2006)
Tennessee–Martin (2006–2008)
NBA Draft 2008 / Undrafted
Pro career 2008–present
League 1. deild karla
Career history
2008 Oviedo
2008–2009 Cantabria
2009 Plymouth Raiders
2009–2010 USC Freiburg
2010–2011 Haukar
2011–2012 Landstede Zwolle
2012–2013 Apollon Limassol
2013 BSW
2013 Cheshire Phoenix
2014 Höttur
2014 Plymouth Raiders
2015–2016 Apollo Amsterdam
2016–2017 Calais Basket Cheminots
2018 Pichincha Potosi
2017–2018 Surrey Scorchers
2018–2019 ÍR
2019–2020 Haukar
2020–2021 Sindri Höfn
2021–present Selfoss
Career highlights and awards
  • Úrvalsdeild karla rebounding leader (2011)
  • OVC All-Newcomer Team (2007)
  • All-OVC Second Team (2008)

Gerald Robinson (born September 15, 1984) is an American-Dutch professional basketball player for Selfoss of the Icelandic first division. The 230 lb, 6 ft 9 power forward attended University of Tennessee at Martin, and started his career in the Spanish LEB Bronze league with Oviedo CB and later Cantabria Baloncesto. Later on Robinson also played for teams in the Netherlands, Cyprus, and Iceland.

Playing career

Robinson spent the 2010–2011 season with Haukar where he averaged 20.6 points and league leading 13.6 rebounds during the regular season. In January 2014, he signed with Höttur of the Höttur where he averaged 21.9 points and 9.6 rebounds during the regular season and playoffs.

Robinson spent the 2017–2018 season with the Surrey Scorchers of the British Basketball League, averaging 13.8 points and 6.1 rebounds.

In June, 2018, Robinson signed with Njarðvík of the Úrvalsdeild karla. He was released by Njarðvík on 27 September 2018 prior to the start of the season. In October he signed with ÍR. In 22 regular season games, Robinson averaged 18.3 points and team leading 9.5 rebounds per game. On April 1, 2019, he helped ÍR to victory in game 5 of its first-round playoff series against second seeded Njarðvík. With the victory, ÍR became the third team in the Úrvalsdeild history to come back from a 0–2 deficit and win a best-of-five series. On April 19, he scored 22 points in ÍR's game 5 victory against top seeded Stjarnan, helping ÍR to the Úrvalsdeild finals.

On August 25, 2019, Robinson signed with Haukar with whom he previously played during the 2010–11 Úrvalsdeild season.

On 4 August 2020, Robinson signed with 1. deild karla club Sindri Höfn. In 19 games, he averaged 22.3 points and 10.1 rebounds per game for Sindri which finished with the third best record in the league.

In July 2021, Robinson signed with rival 1. deild club Körfuknattleiksfélag Selfoss. During his first season with the club, he averaged 24.2 points and 12.6 rebounds per game.

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