Gerald Robinson (basketball, born 1989)

This article is about the American basketball guard born in 1989. For the American-Dutch basketball forward, see Gerald Robinson (basketball, born 1984).

Gerald Anthony Robinson Jr. (born February 10, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for Rimini of the Italian Serie A2. Standing at 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in), he plays at the point guard and shooting guard positions. He played college basketball for Tennessee State and Georgia.

Gerald Robinson

Robinson with Promitheas Patras in November 2019
No. 22 – Rinascita Basket Rimini
Position	Point guard / shooting guard
League	Serie A2
Personal information
Born	(1989-02-10) February 10, 1989 (age 36) Nashville, Tennessee
Nationality	American
Listed height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Listed weight	77 kg (170 lb)
Career information
High school	Martin Luther King (Nashville, Tennessee)
College	Tennessee State (2007−2009) Georgia (2010−2012)
NBA draft	2012: undrafted
Playing career	2012–present
Career history
2012–2013	Leuven Bears
2013–2014	Gilboa Galil
2014–2015	VEF Rīga
2015–2016	Nanterre
2016–2017	Petrochimi Bandar Imam
2017	Alba Berlin
2017–2019	AS Monaco
2019–2020	Promitheas Patras
2020	Frutti Extra Bursaspor
2020	Virtus Roma
2020-2021	V.L. Pesaro
2021	JDA Dijon
2021	Niners Chemnitz
2021–2023	Dinamo Sassari
2023–2024	Scafati Basket
2024–present	Rinascita Basket Rimini
Career highlights
French League Cup winner (2018) Latvian League champion (2015) Italian League steals leader (2022)

College career

Robinson played college basketball at Tennessee State University, with the Tennessee State Tigers. He played at Tennessee State from 2007 to 2009. Robinson then attended the University of Georgia. He played with the school's men's team, the Georgia Bulldogs, from 2010 to 2012.

Professional career

Robinson started his pro career in Belgium with the Leuven Bears.^[1]

In July 2013, Robinson joined the Memphis Grizzlies for the 2013 NBA Summer League in Las Vegas.^[2] In August 2013, he signed a one-year deal with Gilboa Galil of Israel.^[3]

On August 25, 2014, he signed with Latvian powerhouse VEF Rīga.^[4]

On July 1, 2015, he signed with French club JSF Nanterre.^[5]

On March 30, 2017, Robinson moved to ALBA Berlin of the German Basketball Bundesliga.^[6]

On July 6, 2017, Robinson signed with AS Monaco.^[7]

On October 24, 2019, Robinson signed with Promitheas Patras.

On January 24, 2020, he has signed with Frutti Extra Bursaspor of the Turkish Super League (BSL).^[8]

On August 11, 2020, he has signed with Virtus Roma of the Italian Serie A (LBA).^[9]

After Virtus Roma's withdrawal from the Serie A due to financial problems,^[10] Robinson, like all the Roma players, was made free agent. On 29 December V.L. Pesaro signed Robinson for a period of seven weeks until February 15 to replace the injured Frantz Massenat.^[11]

After the experience in V.L. Pesaro and after playing the Italian Cup final, Robinson moved to JDA Dijon Basket in France, where he signed until the end of the season.^[12]

On September 3, 2021, he has signed with Niners Chemnitz of the Basketball Bundesliga.^[13] At mid-season, on November 28, Robinson moved to Dinamo Sassari in the Italian Serie A and Basketball Champions League.^[14]