Robert Andrew Day (born January 31, 1982), is an American former professional

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player, who last played with the Brazilian team

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, of the

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, the major Brazilian basketball league.

Early life and career

Born in

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, Day started to practice basketball at 10 years old. He went on to play high school basketball at

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where he averaged over 20 points per game as a senior.

College career

After high school, Day played

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, with the

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Professional career

Day's first professional team was with the Algodoneros de la Comarca in

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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

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with an Argentine team, but after further negotiations he signed with Brazilian team

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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

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, 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. During the season, Robert Day, assisted by

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and Valtinho, led the team to the quarterfinals of the championship, being eliminated by

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of Alex Garcia,

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and

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. 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

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an coach

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in the middle of the season was detrimental to the team, which finished fifth in the first phase. In the playoffs, the team of

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was eliminated by

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in the quarterfinals. But in the

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, with the return of

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and

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, Robert Day had his best season in Brazil, led the team to the championship final, again facing Flamengo. But this match, played at the

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, was canceled. The

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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

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and

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

Brazilian League statistics

NBB regular season

NBB playoffs

References

External links

Latinbasket.com Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Day, Robert 1982 births Living people Algodoneros de la Comarca players American expatriate basketball people in Brazil American expatriate basketball people in Mexico American men's basketball players Associação Bauru Basketball players ABA All-Star Game players Basketball players from Portland, Oregon Benson Polytechnic High School alumni Caballeros de Culiacán players Lobos Grises UAD players Novo Basquete Brasil players Shooting guards Small forwards Unitri/Uberlândia basketball players Western Oregon Wolves men's basketball players