Personal information | |
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Born | Buffalo, New York | December 16, 1966
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
Listed weight | 225 lb (102 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Riverside (Buffalo, New York) |
College | UConn (1985–1989) |
NBA draft | 1989 / Round: 2 / Pick: 36th overall |
Selected by the Portland Trail Blazers | |
Playing career | 1989–2007 |
Position | Forward / Center |
Number | 3, 30 |
Career history | |
1989–1997 | Portland Trail Blazers |
1997–2001 | Phoenix Suns |
2001–2003 | Detroit Pistons |
2003–2005 | Golden State Warriors |
2005–2007 | New Jersey Nets |
Career highlights and awards | |
Career statistics | |
Points | 19,591 (14.6 ppg) |
Rebounds | 6,306 (4.6 rpg) |
Assists | 3,094 (2.2 apg) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com |
Clifford Ralph Robinson (born December 16, 1966) is an American retired professional basketball player who played 18 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Selected 36th overall in the 1989 draft, he played the first 8 seasons of his career with the Portland Trail Blazers, followed by stints with the Phoenix Suns, Detroit Pistons, Golden State Warriors, and New Jersey Nets. Robinson received the NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award in 1993 and was selected as an All-Star in 1994. Robinson played college basketball at the University of Connecticut.
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Robinson played four seasons at UConn beginning in 1985. [1] In 1988, the Huskies won the NIT Championship and Robinson was named to the all-tournament team. [2] Robinson was later named to UConn's All-Century men's Basketball team. [2] On February 5, 2007, Robinson's number "00" was retired at Gampel Pavilion during halftime of a UConn basketball game against Syracuse as part of the "Huskies of Honor" ceremony which recognized personal accomplishments of 13 former players and three coaches. [2]
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Robinson was selected with the 36th overall pick (2nd round) in the 1989 NBA draft by the Portland Trail Blazers. Robinson played for the Trail Blazers for eight seasons. Portland made the playoffs each year Robinson was on the team, and played in the NBA Finals in 1990 and 1992. Robinson won the 1992–93 Sixth Man of the Year Award after averaging 19.1 points, 6.6 rebounds and a career-best 1.99 blocks per game. [3] [4] He was an All Star with the team in 1994. [4] Following game 4 of the 1992 Western Conference Finals against the Utah Jazz, Robinson performed a victory dance that he later told press was named the "Uncle Cliffy". [5] The nickname stuck with Robinson for the rest of his career. [6] Following a game against the Golden State Warriors on February 22, 1995, Robinson would be forced to end his 461 iron man streak of consecutive games played for which he started his career. [7] This streak stands as a franchise record for the Trail Blazers. [8]
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Robinson was traded to the Detroit Pistons on June 29, 2001 in exchange for Jud Buechler and John Wallace. [4]
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On February 14, 2005, Golden State traded Robinson to the New Jersey Nets in exchange for two second-round draft picks. [4] He played with the Nets for two more seasons until he was released by the team in July 2007. [10] Robinson then retired. [11]
Robinson was arrested for marijuana possession and driving under the influence in February 2001 and received a one-game suspension. [12] Robinson was also suspended five games in February 2005 while playing for Golden State, and was suspended for five games during the NBA playoffs on May 12, 2006 for violating terms of the league's drug policy for the second time in two seasons. [13] [14]
Legend | |||||
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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 | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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1989–90 | Portland | 82 | 0 | 19.1 | .397 | .273 | .550 | 3.8 | .9 | .6 | .6 | 9.1 |
1990–91 | Portland | 82 | 11 | 23.7 | .463 | .316 | .653 | 4.3 | 1.8 | 1.0 | .9 | 11.7 |
1991–92 | Portland | 82 | 7 | 25.9 | .466 | .091 | .664 | 5.1 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 12.4 |
1992–93 | Portland | 82 | 12 | 31.4 | .473 | .247 | .690 | 6.6 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 19.1 |
1993–94 | Portland | 82 | 64 | 34.8 | .457 | .245 | .765 | 6.7 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 20.1 |
1994–95 | Portland | 75 | 73 | 36.3 | .452 | .371 | .694 | 5.6 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 21.3 |
1995–96 | Portland | 78 | 76 | 38.2 | .423 | .378 | .664 | 5.7 | 2.4 | 1.1 | .9 | 21.1 |
1996–97 | Portland | 81 | 79 | 38.0 | .426 | .346 | .696 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 1.2 | .8 | 15.1 |
1997–98 | Phoenix | 80 | 64 | 29.5 | .479 | .321 | .689 | 5.1 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 14.2 |
1998–99 | Phoenix | 50 | 35 | 34.8 | .475 | .417 | .697 | 4.5 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 16.4 |
1999–00 | Phoenix | 80 | 67 | 35.5 | .464 | .370 | .782 | 4.5 | 2.8 | 1.1 | .8 | 18.5 |
2000–01 | Phoenix | 82 | 82 | 33.5 | .422 | .361 | .709 | 4.1 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 16.4 |
2001–02 | Detroit | 80 | 80 | 35.7 | .425 | .378 | .694 | 4.8 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 14.6 |
2002–03 | Detroit | 81 | 69 | 34.9 | .398 | .336 | .676 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 12.2 |
2003–04 | Golden State | 82 | 82 | 34.7 | .387 | .357 | .711 | 4.1 | 3.3 | .9 | .9 | 12.2 |
2004–05 | Golden State | 42 | 29 | 26.0 | .398 | .331 | .603 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 1.0 | .9 | 8.5 |
2004–05 | New Jersey | 29 | 0 | 20.7 | .361 | .379 | .692 | 3.3 | 1.0 | .6 | .5 | 6.0 |
2005–06 | New Jersey | 80 | 13 | 23.3 | .427 | .343 | .658 | 3.3 | 1.1 | .6 | .5 | 6.9 |
2006–07 | New Jersey | 50 | 1 | 19.1 | .372 | .379 | .444 | 2.4 | 1.0 | .2 | .5 | 4.1 |
Career | 1380 | 844 | 30.8 | .438 | .356 | .689 | 4.6 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 14.2 | |
All-Star | 1 | 0 | 18.0 | .625 | .000 | – | 2.0 | 5.0 | 1.0 | .0 | 10.0 |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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1990 | Portland | 21 | 6 | 18.6 | .358 | .000 | .558 | 4.1 | 1.1 | .9 | 1.1 | 6.5 |
1991 | Portland | 16 | 0 | 22.1 | .538 | .333 | .551 | 3.9 | 1.1 | .4 | 1.0 | 10.3 |
1992 | Portland | 21 | 0 | 24.9 | .462 | .167 | .571 | 4.2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 10.8 |
1993 | Portland | 4 | 0 | 32.8 | .262 | .000 | .409 | 4.3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 10.3 |
1994 | Portland | 4 | 4 | 37.3 | .412 | .222 | .875 | 6.3 | 2.5 | .8 | 1.5 | 16.3 |
1995 | Portland | 3 | 3 | 39.7 | .362 | .235 | .563 | 6.3 | 2.7 | .7 | .3 | 15.7 |
1996 | Portland | 5 | 5 | 36.2 | .344 | .261 | .757 | 3.6 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 15.2 |
1997 | Portland | 4 | 4 | 40.3 | .362 | .188 | .688 | 6.8 | 3.0 | .5 | 1.0 | 12.0 |
1998 | Phoenix | 4 | 4 | 23.0 | .273 | .000 | .778 | 3.0 | .8 | .8 | .5 | 6.3 |
1999 | Phoenix | 3 | 3 | 39.0 | .475 | .222 | .636 | 5.3 | 2.7 | 2.0 | .3 | 15.7 |
2000 | Phoenix | 9 | 9 | 37.0 | .386 | .325 | .733 | 6.0 | 2.1 | 1.2 | .8 | 17.6 |
2001 | Phoenix | 4 | 4 | 28.5 | .420 | .250 | .636 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | .5 | 15.0 |
2002 | Detroit | 10 | 10 | 40.9 | .363 | .340 | .800 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 13.2 |
2003 | Detroit | 17 | 17 | 30.8 | .358 | .373 | .595 | 2.7 | 2.9 | .9 | .8 | 9.3 |
2005 | New Jersey | 4 | 0 | 17.8 | .407 | .286 | 1.000 | 2.5 | 1.3 | .8 | .3 | 7.0 |
2006 | New Jersey | 8 | 0 | 24.8 | .333 | .316 | .800 | 3.3 | .6 | 1.1 | .4 | 4.5 |
2007 | New Jersey | 4 | 0 | 5.0 | .167 | .500 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .3 | .0 | .8 |
Career | 141 | 69 | 27.6 | .393 | .298 | .629 | 3.9 | 1.8 | 1.0 | .9 | 10.3 |
Robinson holds career NBA per-game averages of 14.2 points, 4.6 rebounds, 1.05 steals and 1.03 blocks. His 1,380 games played are the 8th most all time in the NBA. [15] and second among players eligible for the 2015 Basketball Hall of Fame (after Kevin Willis). [16] [17] At the end of the 2013–14 NBA season, his 42,561 minutes played in the NBA ranked him 19th among all players, [18] 14th among retired players, [19] and first among players eligible for the 2016 class of the Basketball Hall of Fame. [20]
Robinson was one of only two players drafted in the 1980s that was still active in the league in 2007, with the other being Kevin Willis. [10] He played in the NBA Playoffs in all but one of his 18 seasons in the league, with his 2003–04 campaign with the Golden State Warriors being the exception. [9] As of the 2014 NBA Playoffs, his 141 playoff games played rank him 16th among inactive players not yet in the Hall of Fame, although he had a low .393 field goal percentage (compared to .438 during the regular season) [21] and 2.1 Win Shares in those games. [22]
At 6'10", he was the tallest player to make more than 1,000 three-pointers until he was surpassed by Dirk Nowitzki and Rashard Lewis; [23] Robinson made 1,253 threes in his career. Among players qualified for the 2015 Class of the Basketball Hall of Fame, Robinson ranks fifth among all players for field goals made [24] and first among those 6'10" or taller. [25]
Robinson was a contestant on the 28th installment of the American reality television series, Survivor . The theme for the season was Brains vs. Brawn vs. Beauty, and Robinson was placed on the "Brawn" tribe, Aparri. Although he did not initially plan to reveal his identity, he was recognized by Yung "Woo" Hwang, who admitted to being a fan of Robinson. Once his identity was revealed, he did not attempt to cover it up. After a tribe swap, Trish Hegarty revealed her strong distaste for Robinson and convinced fellow tribemate Tony Vlachos to vote with her to eliminate him. He was the fifth contestant of the season to be voted out, finishing in 14th place, while Vlachos went on to win the season and Hwang was the runner-up.
In 2014, Robinson was named to a team assembled by Dennis Rodman as part of his "basketball diplomacy" effort in North Korea with the job of playing an exhibition match against the North Korean Senior National Team to celebrate the birthday of Kim Jong-un. [26] The team also included Kenny Anderson, Vin Baker, Craig Hodges, Doug Christie, Sleepy Floyd, Charles D. Smith and four streetballers. [27]
In his post-basketball life, Robinson has become an entrepreneur in the cannabis industry, selling assorted cannabis products under his "Uncle Cliffy" brand name. [14] [28] Robinson is also an advocate for the legalization of cannabis, supporting efforts to reform cannabis laws in Oregon and Connecticut. [29] [30] During his time in the NBA, Robinson used cannabis to help relieve pain and anxiety, and avoid the undesirable side effects caused by pharmaceutical drugs. [14] [29] He partially attributes the longevity of his NBA career to his use of cannabis. [28]
On September 21, 2003, Robinson married Heather Lufkins on the island of Barbados. [31] His son Isaiah Robinson plays basketball for the Jefferson High School Democrats in Portland.
Robinson suffered a stroke in March 2017 that paralyzed the left side of his body, but he soon recovered much of his arm and leg movement. [32] Robinson had a tumor removed from his jaw in March 2018. [33]
As of 2017, Robinson was residing in the West Hills area of Portland, Oregon. [32]
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