Jerome Robinson (born February 22, 1997) is an American professional

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player for the

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of the

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. He played

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with the

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. He was selected by the

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in the first round of the

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with the 13th overall pick.

College career

Robinson was not ranked as a high school recruit and had trouble receiving offers from Power-5 programs coming out of

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in Raleigh North Carolina. Boston College assistant coach

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, who is known for finding diamonds in the rough, was the only representative of a Power-5 school to offer Robinson. As a freshman, Robinson averaged 11.7 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists per game for the 2015-16 season. As a sophomore, he averaged 18.7 points, 4 rebounds, 3.4 assists per game. During his junior year, he averaged 20.7 points, 3.6 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game and was named All

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First Team with 14 ACC Player of the Year votes. Additionally, he was an

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honorable mention All-American. He scored a career-high 46 points in a loss at Notre Dame on February 6. After the season, he declared for the

but did not hire an agent to preserve his collegiate eligibility. On April 28, 2018 he hired an agent with CAA sports thus ending his eligibility. Robinson became the first ever lottery draft pick out of Boston College.

Professional career

Los Angeles Clippers (2018–2020)

On June 21, 2018, Robinson was selected with the thirteenth overall pick by the

in the

. Robinson scored a career high 21 points in a win versus the

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on November 17, 2019.

Washington Wizards (2020–2021)

On February 6, 2020, Robinson was traded to the

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in a 3-team trade, involving the

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. On April 8, 2021, Robinson was waived by the Wizards after 38 appearances.

Santa Cruz Warriors (2022)

On January 5, 2022, Robinson was acquired by the

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

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, 17 , , 6 , , 17.9 , , .295 , , .262 , , .800 , , 2.2 , , 1.5 , , .7 , , .4 , , 4.9 , - class="sortbottom" , align="center" colspan="2", Career , 113 , , 12 , , 14.2 , , .363 , , .310 , , .721 , , 1.8 , , 1.2 , , .5 , , .2 , , 4.5

Playoffs

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College

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, 32 , , 32 , , 34.0 , , .423 , , .333 , , .722 , , 3.9 , , 3.4 , , 1.7 , , .4 , , 18.7 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2017–18 , style="text-align:left;",

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References

External links

Boston College Eagles bio
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