Dawan Robinson (born February 10, 1982) is an American former professional
basketball
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player. He played college basketball at the
University of Rhode Island
The University of Rhode Island (URI) is a public land-grant research university with its main campus in Kingston, Rhode Island, United States. It is the flagship public research as well as the land-grant university of the state of Rhode Island ...
.
Career
After going undrafted at the 2006 NBA draft and playing in the preseason with the
Los Angeles Clippers
The Los Angeles Clippers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles. The Clippers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Pacific Division in the league's Western Conference. The Clipper ...
, Robinson spent his first professional season in France with
CSP Limoges. For the 2007–08 season he signed with the Polish club
Śląsk Wrocław.
In the summer of 2008, he signed with
Prima Veroli
Veroli Basket was an Italian professional basketball team based in Veroli, Lazio. It ceased operations in February 2015 after financial problems.
History
After taking part in Centro Sportivo Italiano (a Christian sports association) competitions, ...
of the Italian
LegADue. On June 22, 2009, he re-signed with Veroli for one more season. On February 16, 2010, he left Veroli and signed with
Reyer Venezia Mestre. However seven days later, he parted ways with Venezia due to injury.
In November 2010, he joined the
Erie BayHawks of the
NBA D-League. On January 11, 2011, he left the Bayhawks and signed with the Italian club
Trenkwalder Reggio Emilia
Pallacanestro Reggiana, also known for sponsorship reasons as UnaHotels Reggio Emilia, is an Italian professional basketball team based in Reggio Emilia, Emilia-Romagna. It plays in the LBA as of the 2022-23 season.
History 1970s
Pallacanestro ...
for the rest of the season. On June 19, 2011, he re-signed with Reggio Emilia for one more season. On July 29, 2012, he again re-signed with Reggio Emilia. However, on September 1, 2012, he parted ways with Reggio Emilia because he did not recover from the forearm surgery he had after the car accident.
On December 21, 2012, he signed with the German club
Skyliners Frankfurt for the rest of the season. On July 1, 2013, he re-signed with Skyliners for one more season. On October 29, 2013, he parted ways with Skyliners. On November 5, 2013, he joined the Israeli club
Barak Netanya for a tryout. He later extended his contract with Netanya for the rest of the season.
On July 23, 2014, he signed a one-year contract with the Italian club
Pallacanestro Varese. On January 19, 2015, he parted ways with Varese. The next day, he signed with the German club
Brose Baskets for the rest of the season.
On August 2, 2015, he signed a one-year deal with
Auxilium CUS Torino
Auxilium Pallacanestro Torino was an Italian professional basketball club that was based in Turin, Piedmont. It competed in the first division of Italian basketball, the LBA for the last time in the 2018–19 season. The club won one trophy, wh ...
of Italy. In November 2015, he left Torino after appearing in eight games. On January 8, 2016, he signed with
Union Olimpija
Košarkarski klub Olimpija ( en, Olimpija Basketball Club) was a men's professional basketball club based in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Olimpija has won 23 National League championships, including eight consecutive titles between 1992 and 1999. T ...
of Slovenia for the rest of the season.
On September 22, 2016, he signed with Italian club
Tezenis Verona
Scaligera Basket Verona, known for sponsorship reasons as Tezenis Verona, is an Italian professional basketball club based in Verona, Italy. It competes in the LBA.
History 1951–1982: Decades within the minor leagues
Scaligera Basket was foun ...
for the 2016–17 season.
In December 2017, Robinson announced his retirement.
Dawan Robinson retires at 35
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References
External links
Eurobasket.com profile
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1982 births
Living people
American expatriate basketball people in France
American expatriate basketball people in Germany
American expatriate basketball people in Israel
American expatriate basketball people in Italy
American expatriate basketball people in Poland
American expatriate basketball people in Slovenia
American men's basketball players
Auxilium Pallacanestro Torino players
Barak Netanya B.C. players
Basketball players from Philadelphia
Brose Bamberg players
Erie BayHawks (2008–2017) players
KK Olimpija players
Limoges CSP players
Pallacanestro Reggiana players
Pallacanestro Varese players
Rhode Island Rams men's basketball players
Scaligera Basket Verona players
Skyliners Frankfurt players
Śląsk Wrocław basketball players
Veroli Basket players
Point guards