Cliff Robinson (basketball, born 1960)

This article is about the 1980s NBA player. For the former Portland Trail Blazers player, see Clifford R. Robinson.

Cliff Robinson

No. 45, 44, 11, 4, 43
Small forward
Personal information
Date of birth	March 13, 1960 (1960-03-13) (age 51)
Place of birth	Oakland, California
Nationality	American
High school	Castlemont (Oakland, California)
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
College	USC (1977–1979)
NBA Draft	1979 / Round: 1 / Pick: 11th overall
Selected by the New Jersey Nets
Pro career	1979–1994
Career history
1979–1981	New Jersey Nets
1981–1982	Kansas City Kings
1982–1984	Cleveland Cavaliers
1984–1986	Washington Bullets
1986–1989	Philadelphia 76ers
1991–1992	Rapid City Thrillers (CBA)
1992	Los Angeles Lakers
1992–1993	Rapid City Thrillers (CBA)
1993	Miami Tropics (USBL)
1993–1994	Milonas (Greece)
1994	Rapid City Thrillers (CBA)
Career NBA statistics
Points	10,823 (17.2 ppg)
Rebounds	5,237 (8.3 rpg)
Assists	1,249 (2.0 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Clifford Trent Robinson (born March 13, 1960) is a retired American professional basketball player.

Professional career

A University of Southern California alumnus, Robinson was drafted into the National Basketball Association by New Jersey Nets in 1979 with the 11th overall pick in the 1979 NBA Draft. He gave the Nets a solid rookie season, averaging 13.6 points and 7.2 rebounds per game.

In the following nine seasons, Robinson missed numerous games due to injury and was moved from team to team four times. Despite these challenges, he steadily maintained his scoring average between 15 and 20 points per game. His best season (1985-86) came in a Washington Bullets uniform, as he achieved a career-high season total of 1,460 points in 78 games played, and shot a career-best 76.2% from the free throw line. In 1986, he and Jeff Ruland were traded to the Philadelphia 76ers for NBA legend Moses Malone.

Robinson left the NBA in 1989, hampered by injuries, but later signed with the Los Angeles Lakers, playing only nine games of the 1991-92 season.

External links

• nba.com/historical/playerfile
• Clifford Trent Robinson at Basketball-Reference.com

Persondata
Name	Robinson, Clifford T.
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	March 13, 1960
Place of birth	Oakland, California
Date of death
Place of death