Danielle Robinson (born May 10, 1989) is an American professional basketball player who most recently played for the Atlanta Dream of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She has previously played for the Indiana Fever, Minnesota Lynx, Phoenix Mercury, Las Vegas Aces, and San Antonio Stars in the WNBA.

Danielle Robinson
Personal information
Born (1989-05-10) May 10, 1989 (age 35)
San Jose, California, U.S.
Listed height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Listed weight137 lb (62 kg)
Career information
High schoolArchbishop Mitty
(San Jose, California)
CollegeOklahoma (2007–2011)
WNBA draft2011: 1st round, 6th overall pick
Selected by the San Antonio Silver Stars
Playing career2011–present
PositionPoint guard
Career history
20112016San Antonio Stars
2012–2013Tarsus Belediye
2013–2016ZVVZ USK Prague
2016–2017Mersin Büyükşehir Belediyesi S.K.
2017Phoenix Mercury
20182019Minnesota Lynx
2020Las Vegas Aces
20212022Indiana Fever
2023Atlanta Dream
Career highlights and awards
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference
Medals
Women's Basketball
Representing  United States
World University Games
Gold medal – first place 2009 Belgrade Team Competition

College statistics

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Source[1]

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
2007–08 Oklahoma 31 378 48.0 - 68.7 2.9 4.2 2.2 0.1 12.2
2008–09 Oklahoma 37 479 55.6 - 90.2 2.9 5.9 2.2 0.1 12.9
2009–10 Oklahoma 38 639 46.5 13.3 87.7 3.3 5.3 1.9 0.1 16.8
2010–11 Oklahoma 35 642 45.8 27.8 87.9 3.7 5.1 2.5 0.1 18.3
Career Oklahoma 141 2138 48.3 19.4 85.2 3.2 5.1 2.2 0.1 15.2

USA Basketball

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Robinson was named a member of the team representing the US at the 2009 World University Games held in Belgrade, Serbia. The team won all seven games to earn the gold medal. Robinson averaged 4.6 points per game.[2]

Professional career

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WNBA

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Robinson was selected the first round of the 2011 WNBA draft (6th overall) by the San Antonio Silver Stars.[3]

 
Robinson scoring against Arike Ogunbowale

Robinson quickly established herself as perhaps the quickest athlete in the WNBA.[4] Robinson made the Western Conference All-Star Team in her third season in the league, and led the league in assists per game, earning the WNBA Peak Performer award for assists.[5]

In 2015, Robinson re-signed with San Antonio in free agency.[6]

In 2016, Robinson was sidelined for the whole season due to an achilles injury.[7]

In 2017, Robinson was traded to the Phoenix Mercury in exchange for Isabelle Harrison and a 2017 first round pick.[8]

On March 6, 2018, Robinson was traded along with a 2nd round pick in 2019, to the Minnesota Lynx, for the 12th pick in the 2018 WNBA draft.[9]

After spending two seasons with the Indiana Fever, Robinson was traded on January 13, 2023, to the Atlanta Dream in exchange for the Kristy Wallace.[10]

Europe

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Robinson began her European career with Tarsus Belediye in Mersin, Turkey. She played for the team during the 2012–13 season in both the Turkish Women's Basketball League and the EuroLeague Women. The following year, she joined ZVVZ USK Prague. She came to the team late in the 2013–14 season, but helped them to the Final Eight in that year's EuroLeague Women.[11] She returned to ZVVZ USK Prague for the 2014-15 season. She helped take the team to its first EuroLeague title, scoring 24 points on 11-of-19 shooting in the Final against the heavily favored UMMC Ekaterinburg.[12]

WNBA career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game  RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game  BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game
 TO  Turnovers per game  FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 Bold  Career best ° League leader

Regular season

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2011 San Antonio 34 9 23.1 .460 .000 .903 2.3 3.9 0.8 0.1 1.8 8.2
2012 San Antonio 34 34 28.9 .541 .000 .782 2.5 4.3 1.4 0.1 1.6 9.9
2013 San Antonio 25 25 32.5 .444 .000 .797 3.1 6.7 1.4 0.2 2.6 11.2
2014 San Antonio 33 33 33.1 .457 .000 .941 3.5 5.3 1.7 0.2 2.4 12.9
2015 San Antonio 30 30 30.1 .390 .000 .903 2.5 5.0 0.7 0.1 2.6 9.2
2017 Phoenix 32 29 23.5 .432 .000 .846 2.9 3.4 1.1 0.2 1.9 6.9
2018 Minnesota 28 2 18.6 .445 .158 .854 1.8 3.3 0.9 0.0 1.8 6.5
2019 Minnesota 34 25 27.0 .437 .220 .879 3.5 3.7 1.2 0.2 2.1 10.1
2020 Las Vegas 22 1 22.4 .512 .385 .810 2.4 3.2 0.9 0.1 1.3 7.4
2021 Indiana 24 24 27.5 .417 .200 .889 3.5 3.7 1.6 0.1 1.8 9.9
2022 Indiana 31 30 23.6 .419 .225 .850 2.9 3.8 0.7 0.2 1.6 7.4
2023 Atlanta 32 27 21.6 .461 .290 .750 2.2 3.3 0.7 0.1 1.3 5.8
Career 12 years, 5 teams 359 269 26.0 .450 .198 .861 2.8 4.1 1.1 0.1 1.9 8.8

Postseason

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2011 San Antonio 3 3 30.0 .259 .000 1.000 3.0 2.3 1.7 0.0 2.0 5.3
2012 San Antonio 2 2 32.5 .450 .000 1.000 4.0 4.5 0.5 0.0 1.5 12.0
2014 San Antonio 2 2 30.5 .364 .000 .750 3.5 6.0 0.5 0.5 3.5 9.5
2017 Phoenix 5 0 10.6 .429 .000 1.000 0.8 1.0 0.2 0.0 0.6 2.8
2019 Minnesota 1 1 19.0 .000 .000 .000 4.0 3.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 0.0
2020 Las Vegas 8 7 29.9 .397 .333 .727 4.4 3.9 1.3 0.0 1.5 9.1
2023 Atlanta 2 2 22.0 .200 .000 .750 1.5 4.0 1.0 0.0 2.0 2.5
Career 7 years, 4 teams 23 17 24.8 .365 .231 .800 3.0 3.3 0.9 0.0 1.6 6.6

References

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  1. ^ "Women's Basketball Player stats". NCAA. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
  2. ^ "Twenty-Fifth World University Games -- 2009". USA Basketball. Archived from the original on September 7, 2015. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
  3. ^ http://www.wnba.com draft2011/draft_board.html 2011 WNBA Draft board
  4. ^ "Danielle Robinson | SLAMonline". SLAMonline. Archived from the original on May 13, 2013. Retrieved September 15, 2017.
  5. ^ "WNBA.com: WNBA Playoffs 2013 News". www.wnba.com. Retrieved September 15, 2017.
  6. ^ "Stars re-sign Danielle Robinson | StarsHoops.net". starshoops.net. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved September 15, 2017.
  7. ^ "Robinson finds the right fit in Phoenix". ESPN.com. July 5, 2017. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
  8. ^ "Phoenix Mercury Acquire All-Star Danielle Robinson From San Antonio Stars - WNBA.com - Official Site of the WNBA". WNBA.com - Official Site of the WNBA. Retrieved September 15, 2017.
  9. ^ "Lynx acquire three-time All-Star guard Danielle Robinson in first-round draft pick trade with Phoenix Mercury". Star Tribune. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
  10. ^ "Fever Acquire Guard in Trade with Atlanta Dream". fever.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
  11. ^ "Robinson Is Another USK Prague Returnee". FIBA Europe. June 16, 2014. Retrieved June 24, 2015.
  12. ^ "Robinson, USK Prague Win EuroLeague Title". Sooner Sports. April 13, 2015. Retrieved June 24, 2015.
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