Don Alex Robinson Jr (born May 20, 1995) is an American professional

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player who last played for the

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of the

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. He played college basketball for the

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Early life

Born in

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to Don Alex Robinson Sr and Darla Biggs Robinson, Alex grew up in nearby

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. He attended Timberview High School, where he became a basketball star for the Wolves - averaging over 23 points per game and earning All-State honors as a senior in 2014.

College career

Texas A&M

Robinson enrolled at

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on a basketball scholarship in the summer of 2014. As a true freshman in the 2014-2015 season, he averaged 5.2 points and 2.6 assists in 32 games, helping lead the Aggies to a 21-12 record and a berth in the 2015 NIT.

TCU

After one season at A&M, Robinson transferred to

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in Fort Worth, where he would sit out the 2015-2016 season due to

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transfer rules. He chose to wear jersey number 25, which his mother had worn while playing for the TCU women's basketball team in the 1980s. Under new head coach

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, Robinson became the Horned Frogs' starting point guard as a redshirt sophomore in 2016-2017. He averaged a team-high 5.8 assists per game, helping lead the Frogs to a 24-15 record that included an upset win over #1

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in the Big 12 tournament and culminated in winning the 2017 NIT title. Robinson recorded a

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with 10 points and 11 assists against

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in the championship game at

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and was named to the All-Tournament team. As a junior in 2017-2018, Robinson once again led TCU with 6.1 assists per game. In January 2018, he set a new school and

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record by tallying 17 assists in a home win over

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. The Frogs finished the season with a 21-12 record, which included a berth in the 2018 NCAA tournament, the program's first in 20 years. Early in Robinson's senior season, the Frogs won the 10th annual

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held in

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. With 26 assists in TCU's three games, Robinson set a new tournament record and was named the event's most valuable player. He holds school records for assists in a career, season and game.

Professional career

Canton Charge (2019–2020)

Robinson went undrafted in the

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. He signed with the

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of the

for the 2019–20 season. Robinson played 22 games for the Charge, averaging 4.8 points and 2.5 assists per game.

Santa Cruz Warriors (2020)

He was traded to the

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and played one game.

Iowa Wolves (2020)

Robinson was traded again to the

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and averaged 4.7 points per game in four games.

BC Vienna (2020–2021)

On October 14, 2020, Robinson signed with

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of the

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Salt Lake City Stars (2021)

In October 2021, Teague joined the

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Wisconsin Herd (2021–2022)

Robinson was acquired by the

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of the

on December 20, 2021. Robinson was then later waived on February 8, 2022.

Fort Wayne Mad Ants (2022)

On February 22, 2022, Robinson was acquired via available player pool by the

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. He was waived on March 11.

Long Island Nets (2022)

On March 18, 2022, Robinson was acquired via available player pool by the

. On March 30, he was waived.

ABC Fighters (2023–present)

In February 2023, Robinson signed with the

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of Ivory Coast to play in the

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. He was released by the Fighters ahead of the playoffs.

References

External links

TCU Horned Frogs bioTexas A&M Aggies bio
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