Rondey Robinson

Rondey Robinson
Personal information
Born	May 14, 1967 (age 57); Chicago, Illinois
Nationality	American
Listed height	201 cm (6 ft 7 in)
Career information
College	Compton CC; Wright State (1987–1989);
Playing career	1990–1996
Position	Center
Number	14, 42
Career history
1990–1996	Njarðvík
Career highlights and awards
	3× Icelandic champion (1991, 1994, 1995); Icelandic Cup winner (1992); Icelandic Super Cup winner (1995); 2× Úrvalsdeild Foreign Player of the Year (1992, 1994); Úrvalsdeild rebounding leader (1991); Icelandic All-Star Game MVP (1991);

Rondey Robinson (born May 14, 1967) is an American former professional basketball player. He played six seasons in the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild with Njarðvík, winning the national championship three times.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

College

Robinson played college basketball for Wright State under coach Ralph Underhill.^[5] He missed his senior season after a knee injury that required surgery.^[1]^[6]

Iceland

Robinson signed with Njarðvík in 1990 as player-coach. Shortly later the club decided to hire Friðrik Ingi Rúnarsson as head coach instead and let Robinson concentrate on playing.^[7] After a rough start, where the club almost let him go, his play improved markedly^[1]^[8] and at the end of the season Njarðvík won the national championship after defeating arch-rivals Keflavík in the finals. In the deciding game, Robinson had 17 points and 23 rebounds.^[9] In 1991 Icelandic All-Star game, Robinson was named the game's MVP.^[10]^[11]

With 1.4 seconds left of the fifth and deciding game of the 1994 Úrvalsdeild finals against Grindavík, Robinson made one out of two free throws that gave Njarðvík a one point victory, 68-67, and the national championship.^[12]^[13] After the season he was named the Úrvalsdeild Foreign Player of the Year.^[14]

He retired after Njarðvík's loss in the semi-finals of the 1996 Úrvalsdeild playoffs.^[15]^[16]

Personal life

Robinson grew up in Chicago with five brothers and two sisters.^[1]

External links

Wright State statistics at sports-reference.com
Úrvalsdeild statistics at kki.is

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Rondey Robinson í Visa sport". Stöð 2. 1996. Retrieved 2 September 2017 – via YouTube.
^ Kárason, Ægir Már (April 11, 1995). "Ég á orðið fleiri vini hér en í Bandaríkjunum". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2 September 2017 – via Tímarit.is.
^ Ólafsson, Frímann (April 11, 1995). "Rondey líklega áfram". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2 September 2017 – via Tímarit.is.
^ "Eðlislægt að leggja mig alltaf eins vel fram og ég get". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). April 12, 1995. Retrieved 2 September 2017 – via Tímarit.is.
^ Archdeacon, Tom (September 9, 2011). "Ex-WSU basketball coach Underhill passes away". Springfield News-Sun (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2 September 2017.
^ "Þarf að sanna mig". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). November 23, 1993. p. B2. Retrieved 19 September 2017 – via Tímarit.is.
^ "Langar að verða lögga!". Íþróttablaðið (in Icelandic). 1 February 1995. pp. 32–37. Retrieved 15 May 2022 – via Tímarit.is.
^ "Hefur liðið vel á Íslandi". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 13 March 1991. p. 16. Retrieved 29 December 2019 – via Tímarit.is.
^ ""Litli bróðir" var of stórfyrir Keflvíkinga". Morgunblaðið. April 12, 1991. Retrieved 25 September 2017 – via Tímarit.is.
^ "Dagur Suðurnesjamanna". Víkurfréttir (in Icelandic). 14 February 1991. Retrieved 10 February 2019 – via Tímarit.is.
^ Frímann Ólafsson (12 February 1991). "Suðurnesjasigur í stjörnuleik". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). pp. B5–B6. Retrieved 10 February 2019 – via Tímarit.is.
^ "Taugar Njarðvíkinga sterkari". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). April 18, 1994. pp. 6, 7. Retrieved 19 September 2017 – via Tímarit.is.
^ "Áttundi titill Njarðvíkinga". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). April 18, 1994. pp. 22, 23. Retrieved 19 September 2017 – via Tímarit.is.
^ "Guðmundur sá besti". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). April 23, 1994. p. 38. Retrieved 19 September 2017 – via Tímarit.is.
^ ""Ég á eftir að sakna fólksins"". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). March 26, 1996. Retrieved 19 September 2017 – via Tímarit.is.
^ "Rondey kvaddur!". Víkurfréttir (in Icelandic). April 2, 1996. Retrieved 19 September 2017 – via Tímarit.is.

[visasport-1] "Rondey Robinson í Visa sport". Stöð 2. 1996. Retrieved 2 September 2017 – via YouTube.

[2] Kárason, Ægir Már (April 11, 1995). "Ég á orðið fleiri vini hér en í Bandaríkjunum". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2 September 2017 – via Tímarit.is.

[3] Ólafsson, Frímann (April 11, 1995). "Rondey líklega áfram". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2 September 2017 – via Tímarit.is.

[4] "Eðlislægt að leggja mig alltaf eins vel fram og ég get". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). April 12, 1995. Retrieved 2 September 2017 – via Tímarit.is.

[5] Archdeacon, Tom (September 9, 2011). "Ex-WSU basketball coach Underhill passes away". Springfield News-Sun (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2 September 2017.

[6] "Þarf að sanna mig". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). November 23, 1993. p. B2. Retrieved 19 September 2017 – via Tímarit.is.

[7] "Langar að verða lögga!". Íþróttablaðið (in Icelandic). 1 February 1995. pp. 32–37. Retrieved 15 May 2022 – via Tímarit.is.

[8] "Hefur liðið vel á Íslandi". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 13 March 1991. p. 16. Retrieved 29 December 2019 – via Tímarit.is.

[9] ""Litli bróðir" var of stórfyrir Keflvíkinga". Morgunblaðið. April 12, 1991. Retrieved 25 September 2017 – via Tímarit.is.

[10] "Dagur Suðurnesjamanna". Víkurfréttir (in Icelandic). 14 February 1991. Retrieved 10 February 2019 – via Tímarit.is.

[11] Frímann Ólafsson (12 February 1991). "Suðurnesjasigur í stjörnuleik". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). pp. B5–B6. Retrieved 10 February 2019 – via Tímarit.is.

[12] "Taugar Njarðvíkinga sterkari". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). April 18, 1994. pp. 6, 7. Retrieved 19 September 2017 – via Tímarit.is.

[13] "Áttundi titill Njarðvíkinga". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). April 18, 1994. pp. 22, 23. Retrieved 19 September 2017 – via Tímarit.is.

[14] "Guðmundur sá besti". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). April 23, 1994. p. 38. Retrieved 19 September 2017 – via Tímarit.is.

[15] ""Ég á eftir að sakna fólksins"". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). March 26, 1996. Retrieved 19 September 2017 – via Tímarit.is.

[16] "Rondey kvaddur!". Víkurfréttir (in Icelandic). April 2, 1996. Retrieved 19 September 2017 – via Tímarit.is.

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