BIOGRAPHY
Mitchell Robinson was born on April 1st, 1998 in Pensacola, Florida. He is a center in the NBA.
Robinson began his career playing prep sports at Pine Forest High School in Pensacola, Florida. He would later transfer to Landry-Walker College and Career Preparatory High School in New Orleans as a sophomore. By his junior year, Robinson was at Chalmette High School in St.Bernard Parish, Louisiana. He would also have a growth spurt that sent him from 6'2 to 7'0. As a junior, Robinson averaged 20.9 points, 13.6 rebounds, 8.1 blocks and 2 steals per game. He made the All-District, all-Metro, and all-State teams. As a senior at Chalmette, Robinson averaged 25.7 points, 12.6 rebounds, and 6 blocked shots per game. ile earning Naismith Trophy All-America honorable mention and Max Preps All-America honorable mention status as well as USA Today All-USA Louisiana first team honors and being named All-District, All-Metro, All-State, and the All-Metro Player of the Year. Robinson would be named a participant in both the McDonald's All-American and Jordan Brand Classic.
Robinson would commit to playing collegiate basketball at Texas A&M but de-committed to join Western Kentucky. Robinson wouldn't play a game at Western Kentucky, instead decided to forgot his eligibility and prepare for the 2018 NBA Draft.
On June 21, 2018, Robinson was selected in the 2nd round with the 36th overall pick in the 2018 NBA Draft by the New York Knicks.
In his rookie season, Robinson was second in the league in blocked shots with 2.4 per game. On November 11, Robinson set the Knicks' rookie record with nine blocks in a 115–89 loss to the Orlando Magic. On March 28, 2019, Robinson recorded season highs of 19 points and 21 rebounds in the Knicks' 117–92 loss to the Toronto Raptors and became the first Knicks' rookie since Willis Reed in 1965 to record 19 points and 21 rebounds in a game. He was also named to the All-Rookie Second Team.
In 2019, when the season finished in 2020, Robinson broke Wilt Chamberlain's NBA record for the highest field goal percentage in a single season.
On February 12, 2021, in the Knicks' game against the Washington Wizards, Robinson fractured his right hand during the second quarter and did not return after halftime.
