Hugh Gibson Robertson (born September 15, 1989) is an American retired basketball player. Standing at , he played the

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position. After playing two years of college basketball at Tallahassee Community College, and two years at

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, Robertson entered the

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, but he was not selected in the draft's two rounds.

High school career

Robertson played high school basketball at Northeast High School in

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. He was selected to the second team Preseason All-Middle Georgia and averaged 18.3 points and 9.2 rebounds per game.

College career

As a senior at Tallahassee Community College, Robertson was ranked as the nation's No. 2 junior college prospect at the shooting guard/small forward position. He played 31 games, producing 11.6 points, 4.7 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game. He also led the Eagles to the 2010 FCCAA Championship game and a 25-6 overall record being selected to the 2010 FCCAA All-Tournament Team. After two years at Tallahassee, Robertson was transferred to

. During his Junior year, he appeared in 33 games, averaging 8.3 points, 4.3 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game. At his final year at college, his numbers dropped, averaging 6.5 points and 4.3 rebounds in 36 games.

Professional career

After going undrafted in the

, Wright joined Hopsi Polzela of the Slovenian League. He stayed at the team for two years before joining Tadamon Zouk of the Lebanese League. The next season, he returned to the Slovenian League and joined

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. With Domžale, Robertson won the Slovenian League, the Slovenian Supercup and the

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. On June 19, 2016, he joined RheinStars Köln of the 2. Basketball Bundesliga. The next year, he left Germany and joined Rethymno Cretan Kings of the Greek Basket League. He officially left the Greek team on December 19, 2017. In the 2019–20 season, Robertson played for

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in the Belgian Pro Basketball League. He was named the league's Most Valuable Player, becoming the first Leuven player to win the award. He averaged 19.7 points, 6.8 rebounds and 3 assists, until the league was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In September 2020, Robertson retired.

References

External links

South Florida Bulls bioGerman league profileEurobasket.com profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Robertson, Hugh 1989 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Belgium American expatriate basketball people in France American expatriate basketball people in Germany American expatriate basketball people in Greece American expatriate basketball people in Lebanon American expatriate basketball people in Slovenia American men's basketball players Basketball players from Georgia (U.S. state) Leuven Bears players NINERS Chemnitz players Rethymno B.C. players Shooting guards South Florida Bulls men's basketball players Sportspeople from Macon, Georgia Tallahassee Eagles men's basketball players Helios Suns players