Robert Day (basketball)

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Robert Day
Personal information
Born (1982-01-13) January 13, 1982 (age 42)
Portland, Oregon
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school Benson Polytechnic
(Portland, Oregon)
College Western Oregon (2000–2004)
NBA draft 2004: undrafted
Playing career2004–2016
Position Shooting guard / small forward
Number31
Career history
2004–2006 Algodoneros de la Comarca
2007–2008 Caballeros de Culiacan
2008–2009 Algodoneros de la Comarca
2009–2010 Lobos Grises de la UAD Durango
2010–2014 Uberlândia
2014–2016 Bauru
Career highlights and awards

Robert Andrew Day (born January 31, 1982), is an American former professional basketball player, who last played with the Brazilian team Bauru, of the Novo Basquete Brasil, the major Brazilian basketball league.

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Early life and career

Born in Portland, Oregon, Day started to practice basketball at 10 years old. He went on to play high school basketball at Benson Polytechnic High School where he averaged over 20 points per game as a senior.

College career

After high school, Day played college basketball at Western Oregon University, with the Western Oregon Wolves.

Professional career

Day's first professional team was with the Algodoneros de la Comarca in Mexico where he stayed for two years. He stopped playing for a season and a half due to a lack of playing time and a lack of opportunities elsewhere. He returned to professional basketball again in Mexico in the second half of the 2007–08 season with Caballeros de Culiacan. The following season, he returned to Algodoneros de la Comarca.

In the 2009–10 season he signed with Lobos Grises de la UAD Durango in the hopes of gaining visibility outside of Mexico. After the season, his agent initially arranged for him to participate in a tournament in China with an Argentine team, but after further negotiations he signed with Brazilian team Unitri/Uberlândia for 2010–11 NBB season.

In his first season in Brazil, Day gained visibility and became known for being extremely dangerous from the three-point line. His great performances earned him a spot in the NBB All-Star Game, held in Franca, where he played for a team composed of foreign players, called NBB Mundo (NBB World), against a team composed entirely of Brazilian players. Day started the game on the bench, but when he entered the court, his story began to be written. With a rare performance from the three-point line, Day hit an unbelievable 12 three-pointers and scored an incredible 50 points. NBB World won the match 115–99 and Day was named the MVP of the game. [1] During the season, Robert Day, assisted by Robby Collum and Valtinho, led the team to the quarterfinals of the championship, being eliminated by Brasília of Alex Garcia, Guilherme Giovannoni and Nezinho dos Santos.

The following season, Uberlândia emerged as one of the favorites of the NBB. The team had been having a great season, having led a good portion of the regular season, but the departure of Uruguayan coach Miguel Volcan in the middle of the season was detrimental to the team, which finished fifth in the first phase. In the playoffs, the team of Minas Gerais was eliminated by Flamengo in the quarterfinals.

But in the 2012–13 NBB season, with the return of Helio Rubens Garcia and Helio Rubens Filho, Robert Day had his best season in Brazil, led the team to the championship final, again facing Flamengo. But this match, played at the Rio de Janeiro, was canceled. The Paraguayan Bruno Zanotti took charge to mark the American, which was fundamental for the title of the team from Rio de Janeiro.

After the match, Robert Day was chosen to the NBB First Team, beside Fúlvio de Assis, Marquinhos, Rafael Mineiro and Caio Torres. [2]

Robert Andrew Day now has 3 kids Lainey (the oldest), Cooper (the middle), and Beckett (the youngest).

Brazilian League statistics

NBB regular season

SeasonTeamGPMPGFG%3PT%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2010–11 Uberlândia 2830.5.486.395.8334.41.61.3.217.1
2011–12 Uberlândia 2633.7.509.413.8535.12.61.3.116.5
2012–13 Uberlândia 3434.7.555.478.8714.63.61.7.118.8
2013–14 Uberlândia 2732.2.517.443.8405.02.81.3.117.5
Career11532.5.519.435.8524.82.71.4.117.5
All-Star3––––––––26.3

NBB playoffs

SeasonTeamGPMPGFG%3PT%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2011 Uberlândia 832.9.609.529.7716.42.41.5.422.8
2012 Uberlândia 932.8.520.444.7694.32.70.8.119.1
2013 Uberlândia 932.9.500.515.8794.22.30.4.014.6
2014 Uberlândia 533.7.497.412.8526.22.81.8.218.0
Career3133.1.536.459.8065.32.51.1.218.5

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References

  1. ↑ "Espetáculo". globoesporte.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved July 31, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Melhores da temporada". globoesporte.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved July 31, 2013.
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