Ryan Ashley Robertson (born October 2, 1976) is an American former professional

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player who was selected by the

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in the 2nd round (45th pick) of the 1999 NBA draft. He played

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at the

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under coach Roy Williams. He scored a career high 31 points in a second round loss to

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in the 1999 NCAA Tournament. Robertson also played varsity basketball for four years at

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from 1991 to 1995. During his tenure at St. Charles West the basketball team made it to the final four in the Missouri State Championship for the first time. Robertson led the team to the State championship in 1995. He started his professional career with the

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He played one game for the Sacramento Kings during the 1999-2000 NBA season, scoring five points. He later played professionally for the

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team

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during the 2000–2001 season. After one season with the Kansas City minor league team, he then moved to Europe to play in the

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for EiffelTowers Nijmegen during the 2001–04 seasons. With EiffelTowers, he won the Dutch championship and Cup in 2003. He finished his professional career playing for Panellinios B.C. (

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) and

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(

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) during the 2004–05 season.

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1976 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Greece American expatriate basketball people in France American expatriate basketball people in the Netherlands American men's basketball players Basketball players from Oklahoma Cholet Basket players Heroes Den Bosch players Greek Basket League players Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball players McDonald's High School All-Americans Panellinios B.C. players Sacramento Kings draft picks Sacramento Kings players Shooting guards Sportspeople from Lawton, Oklahoma {{1970s-US-basketball-bio-stub