Ronnie Robinson

Position:
C
Ht./Wt.:
6-8 / 220
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Memphis, Tenn.

One of the top rebounders in the history of the program, Robinson joined Melrose High teammate and lifelong friend Larry Finch at Memphis and was instrumental in the successful resurgence of the program. He averaged double figures in each of his three seasons and is one of only four players at the school to have scored 1,000 points and grabbed 1,000 rebounds.

Robinson was a member of the 1972-73 team that advanced to the finals of the NCAA Tournament before losing to UCLA.

Robinson and Finch rewrote the Tigers basketball record book and led the team to its finest moments. Robinson, a three-year starter, worked as a center and a forward. He averaged double figures in both scoring and rebounding throughout his career.

Robinson scored a career-high 30 points against Tulsa as a sophomore, and coincidentally, set the school rebounding record (28) in the same game.

Robinson was a three-time All-Missouri Valley Conference Selection and was named to the Vanderbilt Classic and Sun Bowl All-Tournament teams. He received All-America honors (Converse and Basketball News) as a senior.

Robinson still holds school records school records for the highest field goal percentage in a career (57.7%), most rebounds in a single game (28), and most rebounds in a career (1,066).

Robinson was selected in the fourth round of the 1973 NBA Draft by the Phoenix Suns.