Quantez Robertson

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Quantez Robertson
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Robertson with Skyliners in January 2023
Personal information
Born (1984-12-16) 16 December 1984 (age 38)
Cincinnati, Ohio
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school Laurinburg Institute
(Laurinburg, North Carolina)
College Auburn (2005–2009)
NBA draft 2009: undrafted
Playing career2009–2023
Position Shooting guard
Number23
Career history
2009–2023 Fraport Skyliners
Career highlights and awards

Quantez Robertson (born 16 December 1984) is a retired American basketball shooting guard. [1] Robertson spent his entire professional career with German Bundesliga side Fraport Skyliners. He played college basketball for the Auburn Tigers from 2005 to 2009. [2]

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College career

Robertson was named Outstanding Defensive Player of the Auburn Tigers three times. He is also the all-time leader in steals with 210 for the Tigers. In his junior year, he started all games for Auburn and averaged 7.8 points and 5.0 rebounds per game.

Professional career

In 2009, Robertson signed a contract with the German BBL team Fraport Skyliners. In 2010, he reached the BBL Finals and the Cup Final with Skyliners; both were lost. The 2015–16 season was a successful one for Robertson and the Skyliners. The team won the FIBA Europe Cup Final against Pallacanestro Varese and Robertson was named Final Four MVP. In the Bundesliga, Robertson was named the BBL Best Defensive Player. [3]

On May 1, 2023, Robertson announced his retirement, citing a persisting foot injury. He retired as the Bundesliga all-time leader in steals (742). His 1860 made three-pointers put him third on the all-time list. He had 4425 Bundesliga career points, which ranked him eleventh all-time when he left the league. The Skyliner organisation decided to retire Robertson's jersey number 23. [4]

The Basketball Tournament

In 2017, Robertson played for the Matadors of The Basketball Tournament. He averaged 7.0 PPG to help the Matadors make it to the second round where they were bounced by eventual champion Overseas Elite. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Quantez Robertson Basketball Player Profile". Basketball.eurobasket.com. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  2. ↑ Quantez Robertson (4 July 2005). "Quantez Robertson Bio". AuburnTigers.com. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  3. ↑ "Beko BBL - Awards Wanamaker und Robertson". www.beko-bbl.de. Archived from the original on 11 May 2016.
  4. ↑ "Legende der Skyliners Frankfurt: Quantez Robertson verkündet Karriereende". Hessenschau (in German). 1 May 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  5. ↑ "Quantez Robertson | The Basketball Tournament". www.thetournament.com. Archived from the original on 1 November 2017.
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