Angel Robinson (basketball, born 1989)

Angel Robinson (born 1989) [1] is a Minnesota native basketball forward. She registered in 134 games and started all but two games of her career. Robinson completed her career at MU as the only player in program history with over 1,500 points, 500 assists and 250 steals. She ranks in the top 12 in eight career statistical categories, including an MU-record 134 career games played. Robinson was selected First Team selection and WBCA All-America Team finalist. She was also a two time ALL-BIG EAST First Team selection and a member of the 2008 ALL- BIG EAST Freshman team. The American forward was drafted 22nd overall by the New York Liberty in 2011 WNBA Draft and traded to the Minnesota Lynx, who released her before the season began. She also signed a one-year deal to play for Ceyhan-Belediyesi SC in the Adana Province of Turkey. Robinson spent time playing for Telge in Sweden and currently plays in Switzerland.

Angel Robinson
Personal information
Born (1989-05-13) May 13, 1989 (age 35)
Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight160 lb (73 kg)
Career information
High schoolCentral
(Saint Paul, Minnesota)
CollegeMarquette (2007–2011)
WNBA draft2011: 2nd round, 22nd overall pick
Selected by the New York Liberty
PositionForward
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-Big East (2011)
  • Big East All-Freshman Team (2008)
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Marquette University

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Career Notes: Played in 134 career games and started in all but two games of her career, including the last 105 straight ... First player in Marquette history with over 1,500 points, 500 assists and 250 steals ... Ranks in the top 12 in eight career statistical categories, including a MU-record 134 career games played ... Stands second on the career steals (277), free throws made (434) and free throws attempted (600) lists, third in assists (570), sixth in points (1,699), eighth in field goals made (587) and 12th in rebounds (640) ... Drafted 22nd overall by the New York Liberty in the 2011 WNBA Draft.

Marquette statistics

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Source[2]

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
Year Team GP Points FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2007-08 Marquette 35 399 38.7 33.3 69.7 4.3 3.9 2.5 0.4 11.4
2008-09 Marquette 33 459 36.9 30.0 73.3 5.0 3.7 1.3 0.4 13.9
2009-10 Marquette 33 392 36.1 24.0 70.8 4.5 4.7 2.1 0.3 11.9
2010-11 Marquette 33 449 42.7 28.2 75.3 5.3 4.8 2.4 0.4 13.6
Career 134 1699 38.5 28.7 72.3 4.8 4.3 2.1 0.4 12.7

High School Basketball

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Prior to Marquette: 2007 Minnesota Miss Basketball ... Averaged 16.3 points, 5.3 assists and 4.9 steals per game while leading St. Paul Central to the Minnesota AAAA State Championship and an undefeated season in 2006-07 ... Set the Minnesota State steals record with 776 for her career ... Was a first team all-state selection in 2007 as well as the Minneapolis Star Tribune's Metro Player of the Year ... Ranked as high as No. 24 (overall prospect) by All-Star Girls Report and the fourth best point guard overall by the publication ... No. 49 by scout.com ... Participated in the Adidas Top 10 All-American Camp ... Also lettered as a member of the cross country and track teams.

Awards and honors

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  • 2013 Eurobasket.com All-Swedish Damligan All-Imports Team
  • 2013 Eurobasket.com All-Swedish Damligan Honorable Mention
  • 2013 Swedish Damligan Regular Season Champion
  • 2011 Drafted to the Minnesota Lynx
  • 2010-11 All-BIG EAST First Team Selection
  • 2009-10 All-BIG EAST Second Team Selection
  • 2008-09 All-BIG EAST Second Team Selection
  • 2008 NIT Champion
  • 2007-08 All-BIG EAST Freshman Team Selection
  • 2007 First Team All-State Selection
  • Minneapolis Star Tribune's Metro Player of the Year

References

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  1. ^ "ANGEL ROBINSON basketball profile". eurobasket.com. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  2. ^ "NCAA® Career Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
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