Duncan Robinson

At 30 years old, Duncan Robinson has this physical status:

Duncan McBryde Robinson (born April 22, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

He played college basketball for the Michigan Wolverines.

He transferred to Michigan after leading the NCAA Division III Williams Ephs to the 2014 NCAA Men's Division III Basketball Tournament championship game.

He was the 2014 Division III Rookie of the Year and a Division III All-American. Robinson played high school basketball for The Governor's Academy before a postgraduate season at Phillips Exeter Academy, where he led the team to a New England Preparatory School Athletic Council (NEPSAC) Class A championship in 2013.

He earned the 2013 NEPSAC Class A tournament MVP.

He was a NEPSAC All-League First Team selection in both 2012 (Class B) and 2013 (Class A). Robinson made a splash in his first season of play at Michigan.

He led the Big Ten Conference in three point shooting percentage (.450) from the beginning of conference play in December 2015 until early February 2016.

In his three-year career at Michigan, he made several game-changing three point shots late in Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament victories and was a member of tournament champions in 2017 and 2018.

Robinson was the 2018 Big Ten Conference Sixth Man of the Year.

He was part of the 2017–18 team that reached the Championship Game of the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament.

Early life

Born April 22, 1994, in York, Maine, Robinson is the son of Elisabeth and Jeffrey Robinson and the youngest of their three children (after sister Marta and brother Eli). He is part Hawaiian on his mother's side. Robinson grew up in the town of New Castle, New Hampshire, where his Maude H. Trefethen Elementary School 6th grade graduating class was composed of just four students.

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High school career

Robinson attended Rye Junior High School and decided to attend The Governor's Academy in Massachusetts rather than Portsmouth High School, the public high school for students in New Castle.

Robinson started his freshman season as a 5-foot-7-inch (1.70 m) point guard for The Governor's Academy in 2008, but did not play much until he became "serviceable" as a junior. In his early days, he trained for hours, aiming to make 1,600 shots a week. Robinson began working with trainer Noah LaRoche in his junior year. He was selected for the 2012 All-NEPSAC Class B first team and the 2012 All-Independence School League (ISL) team, after averaging 18.5 points as a senior at The Governor's Academy. He graduated with a 3.55 G.P.A.

Robinson spent his senior year on the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) circuit and summer in order to improve his college chances. Robinson was a member of Michael Crotty Jr.'s Middlesex Magic AAU team. Crotty was a two-time All-American at Williams College, and he served as point guard for the 2003 NCAA Division III Tournament champions (and 2004 Tournament runners up). Robinson's heights reached 6 feet 6 inches (1.98 m) and 175 pounds (175 kg) in his senior season. He had grown to 6 feet (8 inches) and 195 pounds (88.5 kg) by the end of the summer.

While on a campus visit in September 2012, Division III Williams made a personal visit to Robinson. According to U.S. News & World Report, Williams was the country's top liberal arts college at the time, and the school was a Division III basketball powerhouse. They had gone 93–22 over the previous four seasons under head coach Mike Maker. Phillips Exeter Academy defeated Choate Rosemary Hall by 24-points on March 10 in their first NEPSAC Class A championship victory. Exeter finished the season at 28–1. Despite this, Merrimack College's only scholarship program offered was in NCAA Division II. As well as Division III Bates and Amherst, he was also concerned with the Division I Brown Bears and Columbia Lions, as well as Division III Bates and Amherst.

College career

According to the preseason poll, Williams was ranked third in Division III teams prior to the season opener against Southern Vermont College on November 15, 2013. Despite a 5–6 shooting by Robinson, Williams was trapped in the midst of a home court scheduling dispute. Robinson was the only freshman starter at Maker's six-year tenure as head coach at Williams. Robinson was named Player of the Week twice during his 2013-2014 freshman season at Williams. Williams was invited to the 2014 NCAA Division III basketball tournament championship game, but Wilson defeated University of Wisconsin–Whitewater 75–73, while Robinson scored 17 points. Wisconsin pushed the ball upcourt without calling time-out to score the winning basket in what Chris Strauss of USA Today referred to as the best NCAA basketball tournament game of the weekend, after Williams took a one-point lead with 4.9 seconds left. In the tournament semifinals against Williams, who had defeated Williams in the season's three previous meetings, Robinson had scored 30 points. Williams had a 28–5 record on the season. He set school records for single-season minutes played 1,110 minutes, with freshman-season points scored (548). While ranking third in minute per game (34.6 vs. 35.4 by Joey Kizel), as a freshman, he led the NECSAC in 3-point field goal percentage (44.8%) and minutes played (1108). Robinson led the conference in 3-point field goal percentage (50%) and 3-point shots made per game (3.6). He was both the NESCAC Rookie of the Year and a Second Team All-NESCAC pick after the season. Robinson, Williams' first freshman to be named All-American (4th team, D3Hoops.com), first D3Hoops.com National Rookie of the Year, first freshman NCAA All-Tournament Team pick and first freshman 500-point scorer.

Maker left Williams to become the Marist Red Foxes' head coach after the 2013-2014 season. Robinson was immediately recruited by colleges from the ACC, Big Tension, Pac-12, Atlantic 10, Ivy League, Patriot League, and America East conferences. Creighton, Boston College, and Providence were among the schools that were particularly interested. Following his freshman success, he had decided that he would only leave Williams to work for a prestigious academic college and that used a system and style that he had grown accustomed to. Robinson had played against Nik Stauskas in NEPSAC play and was amazed with how Michigan's John Beilein had cultivated "underrested players" such as Stauskas, who was a 1st round pick in the 2014 NBA draft. From 2005 to 2007, the maker served as an assistant coach for Beilein at West Virginia. Robinson had worked at both Exeter and Williams in techniques that were similar to Beilein's in Michigan. Robinson begged for information from Beilein, who on faith answered that Michigan might be interested at the desired walk-on level. Given competing scholarship offers, Robinson was not interested in walking on the runway. After seeing video, Beilein said Michigan was considering a scholarship offer a week later. Robinson's tour of Michigan and Davidson's new Atlantic 10 member. Robinson accepted the college during his visit to Michigan. On August 6, 2014, he revealed his decision on Twitter.

Robinson, the only other player to transfer from Division III to Division I with a complete scholarship, aside Bob McCann, who moved from Division III Upsala College to Morehead State University after his freshman year. Robinson redshirted for the Michigan Wolverines in 2014-15, meaning he was unable to participate in games but could practice with the team. Robinson broke Stauskas' three-pointers in a drill in December 2014, outstaging Stauskas by three points (five minutes, one ball, one rebounder) by 78, defeating Stauskas by three.

Robinson had 19 points on 6–6 shooting (5–5 3-point shots) from the floor in his second game for the 2015–16 Michigan Wolverines on November 16, 2015, he scored 19 points on 6–6 shooting (5–5 3-point shots) from the floor against Elon on November 16, 2015. He scored 17 points on 5–7 3-point shooting, the first ACC–Big Ten Challenge against NC State, on December 1, establishing a Michigan record for a single ACC-B1G game 3-point shooting percentage (min 5 attempts). Michigan defeated Delaware State 833–33, Robinson's first appearance for Michigan after getting off to a hot start by scoring 11 points on a three-point shooting. Robinson was ranked third in the country in three-point shooting percentage at the time, and ranked third in the nation. Please note that various sources have different eligibility requirements. If BigTen.org only needs a minimum of 1.0 made per game, NCAA.org does not allow for a minimum of 2.5 units per game. Robinson set a new career high against Bryant on December 23, beating Bryant for six assists. It was his ninth straight game in which he made at least three 3-point shots. Robinson took the Big Ten Conference as the top-five field goal percentage in three-point field goal percentage (.565) during the first week of the Big Ten Conference season. Michigan defeated Maryland 70–67 as Robinson scored 17 points on a 5–9 three-point shooting on January 12, with leading scorer Caris LeVert offside. Michigan defeated Nebraska 81–68 on January 23, defeating the game's high and season-high 21 points by Robinson. For the first time as a Wolverine, with the Cornhusker defense challenging his three-point shot, he scored more points inside the three-point line than outside it. Robinson made at least two three-point shots during his 17th game in a row. In both of Robinson's two games against Penn State and Indiana, he made only one three-point shot. However, Robinson was in his third-point shot made and three-point field goal percentage against the 10th-ranked Michigan State Spartans as the Big Ten Conference leader in three-point shots made and a three-point field goal percentage, but he was held to 0–3 three-point shooting in the game on February 6, but he was limited to 0–3 three-point shooting in the contest. Robinson missed only one three-point shot during the game, snapping a 22-game streak. On February 10, Michigan defeated Minnesota with a game-high nine rebounds and a season-high nine rebounds to go along with 14 points on a 3-point shooting.

Robinson scored 21 points in Michigan's first game of the 2016 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament against Northwestern on March 10, including a three-point shot that tied the score with 46.5 seconds remaining in overtime. Robinson again put Michigan in contention for the quarterfinals against first-seeded Indiana, putting them in a tie for the third time (this time in regulation). Robinson's 90th three-pointer of the season appeared in the semifinals against Purdue on Monday, his fifth Wolverine in history to reach the milestone. Michigan defeated Tulsa, 67–62, in the first four rounds of the 2016 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, with 13 points and a season-high 11 rebounds on March 16, 161. Robinson finished second behind Bryn Forbes (48.1%) in Big Ten players in three-point field goal percentage with a score of 58.0 percent.

Following the previous season, several other wing players left the team. Caris LeVert has left high school. Aubrey Dawkins has signed to play for the UCF Knights. Kameron Chatman declared that he intends to move. Robinson mostly came off the bench, though he did start one game against Maryland Eastern Shore on December 17 due to a bookkeeping mistake. He started producing The Dak and Dunc Show podcast with teammate Andrew Dakich for WCBN-FM Sports, which was also available on iTunes late in the season. The team defeated the 2017 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament and advanced to the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament in the sweet sixteen rounds.

Robinson started his senior season with a team-high 21 points against North Florida on November 11, 2017. He and Charles Matthews became the first Michigan teammates to score 20 points in a game since March 3, 2015. When Michigan took on Michigan State in a rivalry match on January 13, Isaiah Livers replaced Robinson in the starting lineup. Robinson returned to the starting lineup on February 11, where he scored 16 points, including 14 points in the first half of an 83-72 victory over Wisconsin. In a 74-59 victory over Iowa, Robinson scored 18 points on a season-high six-point shot on February 14, a season-high six three-point shot. Robinson surpassed Zack Novak for his sixth all-time on Michigan's career three-point leaderboard with 215 for his career during the 2017-18 Big Ten Conference regular season. Robinson helped lead Michigan to a 77-71 victory over Iowa after his co-captains, Wagner and Abdur-Rahkman, fell away after losing a two-point shot with 2:17 remaining in overtime and two free throws to give Michigan a two-possession lead with ten seconds remaining. Robinson's second three-point field goal of the first half earned him his 1,000th career point on the following day. In a 77-58 victory over Nebraska, Robinson finished the game with 16 points off the bench, including four three-pointers. During Michigan's four games, Robinson averaged 11 points per game, assisting them in winning the tournament championship. Robinson was named an Academic All-Big Ten honoree on March 21, and he was named as one of the top ten academically. The squad lost in the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game to Villanova. Robinson was the first player to play in both an NCAA Division I men's basketball championship tournament and a Division III championship match. Robinson, who has been in the championship games of both the Big Ten tournament and the NCAA Tournament, reflects on his collaborations with teammates Abdur-Rahkman, Jon Teske, Zavier Simpson, and Matthews. Members of the 2010–11 Connecticut Huskies also played 41 games (an NCAA record). Robinson made three-point shots (on 41.9% shooting), placing fourth on Michigan's all-time list over the course of three seasons.

Professional career

He signed a NBA Summer League contract with the Miami Heat after being undrafted in the 2018 NBA draft. He started scoring 58% (2-for-38) on three-point shots in five summer League games, with 58% (17-for-27) on three-point shots. Robinson made his NBA debut on his first appearance since Devean George. In the Basketball Tournament 2018, Robinson joined Big X, a team made up of former Big Ten players.

Despite the fact that the Heat's formal training camp did not begin until September 25, 2018, Robinson declined an invitation to participate in the G League-manned squad that Team USA used from September 6 to September 17 to qualify for the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup so that he could participate in informal developmental training with the Heat. The Heat began the season with four injured players (Wayne Ellington, Justise Winslow, James Johnson, and Dion Waiters), Robinson, and fellow two-way player Yante Maten were among the team's official opening day rosters on October 15. With 14 players under complete NBA contracts, the team started the season off the season. Robinson remained with the Heat when the G League training camps opened on October 22. Robinson made his NBA debut in the Heat's fourth game of the season on October 24, against the New York Knicks with three points and four rebounds in ten minutes of action. He made his first field goal attempt, a three-point shot. Sioux Falls began its season on November 2 with a 102-101 victory over the Fort Wayne Mad Ants. He had 15 points as a starter. Robinson went 10 for 17 on 3-point shot attempts against the Ayo Caliente Clippers on December 10, giving him 32 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Robinson made five points in his first NBA appearance against the Phoenix Suns on February 25, 2019. Robinson's G-League best 36 points against the Oklahoma City Blues on March 19 was his best 36 points against the Oklahoma City Blues. Robinson was a 2019 All-NBA Third Team pick after scoring 21.4 points with a 51.4 percent field goal percentage and 48.3 three-point percentage, as well as 4.3 rebounds and three assists in 33 games, resulting in his employment being switched to a two-year deal on April 9. Robinson set two Skyforce franchise records: 3-point shot percentage (157), career 3-point shot percentage (47.5%), min 200 attempts). The career 3-point shot percentage is a new NBA G-League all-time record. Robinson led the G League in minutes per game last season (36.9). Robinson ended the season with a 15-point performance against the Brooklyn Nets on April 10.

Robinson's deal came as a $1 million promise during the 2019 off-season, with the possibility of a $1.4 million guarantee if he stayed on the roster until midseason. He weighed in at 15 pounds (6.8 kg) before the 2019-20 season. Robinson, with Jimmy Butler suspended on October 27, had a career-high 21 points against the Minnesota Timberwolves. He then scored 23 points on 7-for-11 three-point shooting against the Houston Rockets on November 3, a three-point shot. Robinson scored a career-high 29 points against his Cleveland Cavaliers' John Beilein, a college coach, on November 20, establishing Heat records with seven three-point shots in a quarter and eight in a half. Robinson had a 10-rebound/10-point double-double against the Brooklyn Nets on December 1 in a 10-rebound/10-point double-double. In a 121-121 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on December 10 (the one-year anniversary of his first professional 10-3 point shot performance), Robinson scored an NBA career-high 34 points, tying a Heat franchise record for three-pointers made in a game. Kendrick Nunn led the game to 36 points, establishing an NBA record for an undrafted pair (70). In an article published on December 13, 2019, Robinson is regarded as "the most improvable player in the NBA" and "one of the best shooters on the planet" following his success. He made his 200th NBA 3-point shot in just his 69th game appearance in NBA history, defeating Donovan Mitchell and Luka Donovan Donovan Mitchell (84 games). In the 2020 NBA All-Star Game, he appeared as a participant.

Robinson fired 9 three point shots against Orlando on March 4 (including 7 in a row at one point). In a 110-104 loss to the New Orleans Pelicans on March 6, 2020, Robinson had 24 points and five rebounds and four assists, shooting 8-of-14 on three-pointers (giving him 17 3-point shots in consecutive games). Kyle Korver's NBA single-season three-pointers record (227), and Wayne Ellington's single-season three-pointers record (226), raised his single-season total to 233 with 19 games remaining, surpassing Wayne Ellington's single-season three-pointers record (227). Robinson's work on March 8 set him up for two more notable challenges: tying for the most consecutive games by a Heat player with at least one 3-pointer (49) and George McCloud's NBA record for the most consecutive points earned from one season to the next (223). Robinson's ex-roommate, Mo Wagner, got Robinson's temper up enough against the Washington Wizards on March 8, earning his first technical foul. Robinson went 7 for 11 on three point shots in three games in a row) and tied Alston with 49 games without a 3-point conversion, a streak that did not end until game 16 to game 72). Robinson was also on track to smash other NBA records: 3-point percentage of field goals attempts (88.3 percent by Wayne Ellington, minimum 400 attempts) and the fewest 2-point field goal attempts (P. J. Tucker, 136, 2400 min minimum). With 270 three point shots made, he ended the COVID-shortened 2019-20 NBA season (the heat only played 73 games). Robinson set several Heat franchise single-season shooting records (.667), True shooting percentage (.684), and 2-point field goal percentage (.654).

Robinson had a 2-for-8 3-point shooting for 6 points, 3 rebounds, and 1 assist against the Indiana Pacers in his first NBA playoff game on August 18. During game two of the first round of the 2020 NBA playoffs, he started the game with three straight three point shots, beating the Heat's franchise record for most three-pointers in a playoff game (7, Mike Miller, 2012 NBA Finals). He led all scorers in the game with 24 points, going 7-for-8 in 3-point shooting and 3-for-3 in free throws. Robinson helped the Heat win the NBA Finals against the Los Angeles Lakers in game 5, where he shot 7-point shots, breaking Gary Neal's NBA Finals record for undrafted players and keeping off elimination. In six games, the Heat lost.

Robinson made 7 3-point shots on December 25, 2020, tying Brandon Ingram as a record on NBA Christmas Day that was tied just hours later by Kyrie Irving. Six of these were made in the first half of the NBA Christmas Day single-half record, according to Bleacher Report on Tuesday. Robinson made his 300th made 3-point shot in his 95th game against the Boston Celtics on January 6th. Robinson made his 400th three-point shot in his NBA-record 125th game against the Orlando Magic on March 11, defeating Trae Young (159) and Doni (161). On April 26, the Chicago Bulls snapped Robinson's franchise-wide streak of consecutive games with multiple 3-point conversions. Robinson, the Cleveland Cavaliers' game, scored his 500th career three-pointer on May 1, 2021, becoming the fastest player to reach the milestone in only 152 games, beating Don's previous record of 187 games. In all 48 games of the season (games 25 to 72), Robinson converted 3-point shots.

Robinson signed a five-year, $90 million contract to remain with the Heat, the first contract for an undrafted player in NBA history, beating Fred VanVleet's 4-year/$85 million contract the year before. Robinson converted 3-point shots in the first 21 games of the season before the Cleveland Cavaliers held him scoreless on December 1, snapping his string of 69 games. Robinson won by 129-103 over the Memphis Grizzlies on December 4, becoming the fastest player to reach the milestone in 184 games, beating Donovan Mitchell's record of 240 games. Robinson, one of seven Heat players sidelined on December 31, was one of seven Heat players suspended due to the NBA's COVID health and safety laws. By missing his first game since April 2019, he tied for his first game on record (Glen Rice 174). Robinson made his 700th 3-point shot against the Charlotte Hornets on February 17, 2022, his 216th game in the NBA, beating Buddy Hield's (269 games) NBA record. Robinson held multiple Heat franchise career shooting records (1921-22): Effective field goal percentage (.610) and 2-point field goal percentage (.617).

Robinson scored 27 points off the bench in Game 1 of the first round of the playoffs on April 17, 2022. He also scored eight three-pointers, a Heat franchise record for the most threes made in a postseason game. He tied J. R. Smith for the second most NBA reserve in the post season (one behind Jason Terry's 2011 effort). Robinson was 9 for ten on three point shots and 8 for 9 on three-point shots. He made his last seven three point attempts (5 for 5 in the second half and 4 for 4 in the final quarter).

Podcasting career

Duncan and his buddy Davis Reid created "The Long Shot Pod" in 2021. Former NBA player JJ Redick's production was handled by ThreeFourTwo Productions, which is owned by the podcasting company ThreeFourTwo Productions. Duncan Robinson and his co-host Davis Reid talk directly with NBA players and others from other media industries. According to YouTube, the podcast has a total of 8 million views.

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