BC Khimki adds Thomas Robinson to roster

BC Khimki adds Thomas Robinson to roster23 september 2017

American power forward Thomas Earl Robinson will continue his career in BC Khimki. The contract was signed till the end of 2017/2018 season.

Georgios Bartzokas, BC Khimki head coach:

“We checked the market with our President and GM and decided to make our team better. I'm about one month with the team and I see where we are week and where we are strong. I would like to thank our President and sponsors as Robinson is a very strong add to the team. He is a very good and famous player with big NBA profile. He was number five on draft and he is at good age now. I think he fits a lot to our system. We know the level of the EuroLeague with many games so we need to have quality players”.

Thomas Earl Robinson

Birthday – March 17, 1991
Position – power forward.
Height – 208 cm.
Weight – 108 kg.
Nationality — USA

Sports career

Teams played:
2009-2012 – University of Kansas (NCAA, USA),
2012-2013 – Sacramento Kings (NBA, USA),
2013 – Houston Rockets (NBA, USA),
2013-2015 – Portland Trail Blazers (NBA, USA),
2015 – Philadelphia 76ers (NBA, USA),
2015-2016 – Brooklyn Nets (NBA, USA),
2016-2017 – Los Angeles Lakers (NBA, USA),
Since 2017 – BC Khimki

Achievements:
2009 – Fourth-team Parade All-American,
2012 – Consensus first-team All-American, Big 12 Player of the Year, First-team All-Big 12, selected by Sacramento Kings in the first round (# 5 overall) of the 2012 NBA Draft

Robinson played 313 games (12 started) in the NBA (regular season; 11 more games in the play-offs). He averaged 4.9 pts, 4.8 rebounds, 0.6 assists and 0.5 steals in 13.4 mins.