Keira Breeanne Robinson (born December 20, 1994) is an American professional

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player. In 2020 she was named the Icelandic Cup Finals MVP after leading Skallagrímur to its first ever Icelandic Cup win.

High school

Robinson played attended

W. J. Keenan High School Richland County School District One (abbreviated RCSD One or "Richland One"), is a school district with its headquarters in the Stevenson Administration Building in Columbia, South Carolina. RCSD One is South Carolina's fifth-largest school distri ...

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. During her senior season, she averaged 20.1 points, 5.1 assists and 6.0 steals per game.

College career

From 2013 to 2017, Robinson played

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for the

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. She was the second player in the schools history to reach 1,000 points, 400 assists and 200 steals.

Professional career

After playing in

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and

Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...

, Robinson signed with Skallagrímur of the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild kvenna in September 2019. She starred during the final-four of the Icelandic Cup, scoring 44 points in the semi-finals against

Haukar Knattspyrnufélagið Haukar ( en, Hawks F.C.) is an Icelandic multi-sport club from Hafnarfjörður with divisions in Football, Handball, Basketball, Karate, Skiing & Chess. Club history The club was founded on 12 April 1931, when 13 young boys ...

and 32 points in the finals against KR, leading Skallagrímur to its first ever win in the Cup. For her performance, she was named the Cup Finals MVP. In the Úrvalsdeild, she averaged 24.1 points, 8.6 rebounds and 5.2 assists per game and led Skallagrímur to a 4th place finish before the rest of the season was canceled in March 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic in Iceland. A month later, she signed a re-signed with the club for the 2020–21 season. On 20 September 2020, she won the

Icelandic Super Cup The Icelandic Men's Super Cup (Icelandic: ''Meistarakeppni karla'') is an annual football game between the reigning champions of the Úrvalsdeild karla and the Icelandic Cup holders (or, if the same team holds both titles, between the title-holde ...

after scoring a team high 21 points when Skallagrímur defeated

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74–68. In 2021, she signed with Spanish club

UCAM Murcia CB UCAM Universidad Católica de Murcia Club de Baloncesto, Sociedad Anónima Deportiva, S.A.D., more commonly referred to as UCAM Murcia, is a professional basketball team based in Murcia, Spain. It plays their home games at Palacio de Deportes de ...

. She left the team in December 2021, after averaging 6.0 points, 4.0 assists and 2.1 assists in 14 league games, and returned to Iceland where she signed with

, replacing the recently departed Haiden Palmer. In her debut, she shad 27 points and 9 rebounds in a victory against Breiðablik. On 19 March 2022, she won the Icelandic Cup for the second time after Haukar defeated Breiðablik in the 2022 Cup Finals. In April 2022, she signed a 2-year contract extension with the club. On 14 January 2023, she posted 22 points, 12 rebounds and 5 assists in Haukar's 94–66 win against

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in the Icelandic Cup final. On 20 September 2023, Robinson scored a game high 19 points, including the game winning basket at the buzzer, in Haukar's 78-77 win against Valur in the

Statistics

College statistics

Source

References

External links

Icelandic statistics
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Spanish statistics
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VCU Rams bioEurobasket.com profile
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