Keira Robinson

Keira Breeanne Robinson (born December 20, 1994) is an American professional basketball player. In 2020 she was named the Icelandic Cup Finals MVP after leading Skallagrímur to its first ever Icelandic Cup win.

Keira Robinson
No. 34 – UCAM Murcia CB
PositionPoint guard
Personal information
Born (1994-12-20) December 20, 1994
Columbia, South Carolina
NationalityAmerican
Listed height173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Career information
High schoolW. J. Keenan
(Columbia, South Carolina)
CollegeVCU (2013–2017)
WNBA draft2017 / Undrafted
Playing career2017–present
Career history
2017–2018C.D. Magec Tías
2018Tomás de Rocamora
2018–2019UCAM Murcia CB
2019–2021Skallagrímur
2021–presentUCAM Murcia CB
Career highlights and awards

High school

Robinson played attended W. J. Keenan High School in Columbia, South Carolina. During her senior season, she averaged 20.1 points, 5.1 assists and 6.0 steals per game.[1]

College career

From 2013 to 2017, Robinson played college basketball for the VCU Rams. She was the second player in the schools history to reach 1,000 points, 400 assists and 200 steals.[2]

Virginia Commonwealth statistics

Source[3]

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
Year Team GP Points FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2013-14 Virginia Commonwealth 32 365 38.1% 26.7% 68.1% 3.6 6.3 2.2 0.1 11.4
2014-15 Virginia Commonwealth 29 157 28.9% 32.3% 47.4% 3.0 1.9 1.6 0.2 5.4
2015-16 Virginia Commonwealth 33 246 33.6% 24.7% 71.6% 3.6 3.8 1.8 0.2 7.5
2016-17 Virginia Commonwealth 31 344 36.3% 30.4% 80.0% 5.0 3.0 2.1 0.3 11.1
Career 125 1112 35.0% 28.2% 69.4% 3.8 3.8 1.9 0.2 8.9

Professional career

After playing in Spain and Argentina, Robinson signed with Skallagrímur of the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild kvenna in September 2019.[4] She starred during the final-four of the Icelandic Cup, scoring 44 points in the semi-finals against Haukar and 32 points in the finals against KR, leading Skallagrímur to its first ever win in the Cup. For her performance, she was named the Cup Finals MVP.[5] In the Úrvalsdeild, she averaged 24.1 points, 8.6 rebounds and 5.2 assists per game and led Skallagrímur to a 4th place finish before the rest of the season was canceled in March 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic in Iceland.[6] A month later, she signed a re-signed with the club for the 2020–21 season.[7]

On 20 September 2020, she won the Icelandic Super Cup after scoring a team high 21 points when Skallagrímur defeated Valur 74-68.[8]

In 2021, she signed with Spanish club UCAM Murcia CB.

References
  1. "Keira Robinson - VCU". vcuathletics. VCU Rams. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  2. "La americana Keira Robinson se suma al proyecto del Magec Tías de Liga Femenina 2". lavozdelanzarote.com (in Spanish). 9 August 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  3. "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2021-05-25.
  4. "Skallgrímur semur við bandarískan leikmann". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 2 October 2019. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  5. Kristján Jónsson (16 February 2020). "Skoraði 76 stig í Höllinni". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  6. Arnar Geir Halldórsson (26 April 2020). "Borgnesingar halda sínum besta leikmanni". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  7. "Keira Robinson spilar og þjálfar áfram með Skallagrími". Skessuhorn (in Icelandic). 26 April 2020. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  8. "Bikarmeistararnir gegn Íslandsmeisturunum" (in Icelandic). Vísir.is. 20 September 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
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