Justin Robinson (basketball, born 1996)

Not to be confused with Justin Robinson (basketball, born 1987); Justin Robinson (basketball, born 1995); or Justin Robinson (basketball, born 1997).

Justin Michael Robinson (born October 14, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for Elitzur Netanya of the Israeli National League. He played college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils. He is the youngest son of Hall of Fame basketball player David Robinson.

Justin Robinson

Robinson with Duke in 2019
No. 50 – Ramat Hasharon
Position	Small forward / power forward
League	Israel National League
Personal information
Born	(1996-10-14) October 14, 1996 (age 28) San Antonio, Texas
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	202 lb (92 kg)
Career information
High school	San Antonio Christian (San Antonio, Texas)
College	Duke (2016–2020)
NBA draft	2020: undrafted
Playing career	2020–present
Career history
2020–present	Mornar Bar
2020–2021	→Podgorica
2021	Maccabi Ra'anana
2021–Present	Elitzur Netanya

High school career

Robinson attended San Antonio Christian School in San Antonio, Texas. As a senior, he averaged 13.5 points, 10.2 rebounds and 4.6 blocks per game, leading his team to a 33–6 record. Robinson was named to the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools 4A All-District First Team.^[1]

College career

Robinson expected to play for Duke as a walk-on before accepting a scholarship offer from the program.^[2] He redshirted his first season, during which he often guarded Brandon Ingram at practice.^[3] He was named a team captain as a senior.^[4]

Robinson was on Duke's 2017 ACC tournament championship team and 2019 ACC tournament championship team.

In the final game of the season, on March 7, 2020, he made his first career start and recorded 13 points, six rebounds, four blocks and three assists in an 89–76 win over North Carolina.^[5] It was the third straight game that Robinson had played significant minutes. Coach Mike Krzyzewski compared him to Notre Dame football walk-on Rudy Ruettiger, saying he was better.^[6][7] Robinson finished the season averaging 2.8 points and 1.5 rebounds in 6.8 minutes per game.^[8]

In his senior season, Robinson received the 2020 Tedd E. Mann award for his contributions to the team.^[9][10]

Professional career

On September 18, 2020, Robinson signed his first professional contract with Mornar Bar of the Montenegrin League and the ABA League.^[11]

On October 6, 2020, Podgorica announced that they had signed Robinson.^[12]

Robinson had been included in roster of the San Antonio Spurs for 2021 NBA Summer League.^[13] On September 13, 2021, he signed with Mornar Bar of the Montenegrin League and the ABA League.^[14][15] On November 28, 2023 he was named Duke's Director of Player Development by Coach Jon Scheyer.

Career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

College

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2015–16	Duke	Redshirt
2016–17	Duke	6	0	1.7	–	–	.500	.2	.0	.0	.0	.2
2017–18	Duke	17	0	4.8	.421	.353	.250	.6	.1	.0	.5	1.4
2018–19	Duke	17	0	3.4	.615	.444	.000	.5	.1	.1	.2	1.2
2019–20	Duke	15	1	6.8	.516	.429	.500	1.5	.5	.3	1.1	2.8
Career		55	1	4.6	.508	.404	.333	.8	.2	.1	.5	1.6

Personal life

His father, David Robinson, was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame following a 14-year career in the National Basketball Association with the San Antonio Spurs.^[16] Robinson's older brother, Corey, played college football for Notre Dame.^[2]

Robinson graduated from Duke University with a degree in Psychology and earned a Masters of Management Studies (MMS) degree from Duke's Fuqua School of Business in 2020. While at Duke, Robinson was a 3-time ACC Honor Roll recipient.^[17][18]