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Cliff Robinson (basketball, born 1960)

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For the 1990s and 2000s NBA player, see Clifford Robinson (basketball, born 1966).

Cliff Robinson
Personal information
Born (1960-03-13) March 13, 1960 (age 65)
Oakland, California, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High schoolCastlemont (Oakland, California)
CollegeUSC (1977–1979)
NBA draft1979: 1st round, 11th overall pick
Drafted byNew Jersey Nets
Playing career1979–1994
PositionSmall forward
Number45, 44, 11, 4, 43
Career history
1979–1981New Jersey Nets
1981–1982Kansas City Kings
1982–1984Cleveland Cavaliers
1984–1986Washington Bullets
1986–1989Philadelphia 76ers
1991–1992Rapid City Thrillers
1992Los Angeles Lakers
1992–1993Rapid City Thrillers
1993Miami Tropics
1993–1994Milon B.C.
1994Rapid City Thrillers
Career highlights
Career NBA statistics
Points10,823 (17.2 ppg)
Rebounds5,237 (8.3 rpg)
Assists1,249 (2.0 apg)
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Clifford Trent Robinson (born March 13, 1960) is an American former professional basketball player.

Professional career

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A University of Southern California alumnus, Robinson was drafted into the National Basketball Association by New Jersey Nets in 1979 with the 11th overall pick in the 1979 NBA draft. Cliff was the youngest player in the NBA two years running. He gave the Nets a solid rookie season, averaging 13.6 points and 7.2 rebounds per game. His 45 points against Detroit on March 9, 1980, are the most ever scored in an NBA game by a teenager.[1]

On June 8, 1981, Robinson was traded to Kansas City for Otis Birdsong.[2] Robinson would average a career best 20.2 points in 38 games for the Kings, before being traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers.[3] In perhaps his best game as a Cavalier, on April 15, 1983, Robinson scored 40 points and grabbed 8 rebounds in a 132–124 victory over the Indiana Pacers.[4]

From 1979 to 1989, he steadily maintained his scoring average between roughly 18 and 20 points per game, despite playing for several teams. His best season (1985–86) came in a Washington Bullets uniform, as he achieved a career-high season total of 1,460 points in 78 games played, and shot a career-best 76.2% from the free throw line. On December 12, 1985, Robinson scored 21 points and hit a game-winning jump shot with only 1 second left in overtime to beat the Milwaukee Bucks by a margin of 110–108.[5] That postseason, Robinson averaged 21.4 points, 8.6 rebounds, 3.4 assists, and 2 steals in a hard-fought 3–2 series loss to the Philadelphia 76ers in the first round.[6]

In 1986, he and Jeff Ruland were traded to the Philadelphia 76ers for NBA legend Moses Malone. Robinson left the NBA in 1989, but later signed with the Los Angeles Lakers for the 1991–92 NBA season. He finished his career averaging 17.2 points, 8.3 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game.[7]

Career statistics

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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

NBA

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Source[3]

Regular season

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1979–80 New Jersey 70 23.7 .469 .250 .694 7.2 1.4 .9 .5 13.6
1980–81 New Jersey 63 28.9 .491 1.000 .718 7.6 1.7 .9 .8 19.5
1981–82 Kansas City 38 30 32.3 .455 .000 .694 8.5 1.9 1.2 1.6 20.2
Cleveland 30 29 31.5 .451 .000 .729 9.6 1.6 1.4 1.4 16.3
1982–83 Cleveland 77 75 33.8 .477 .000 .708 11.1 1.9 .8 .8 18.0
1983–84 Cleveland 73 70 32.9 .450 .500 .701 10.3 2.5 .7 .4 17.8
1984–85 Washington 60 37 31.2 .471 .333 .742 9.1 2.5 .9 .8 16.7
1985–86 Washington 78 78 32.9 .474 .250 .762 8.7 2.4 1.3 .6 18.7
1986–87 Philadelphia 55 30 28.8 .464 .000 .755 5.6 1.6 1.6 .5 14.8
1987–88 Philadelphia 62 51 34.0 .464 .222 .717 6.5 2.1 1.3 .6 19.0
1988–89 Philadelphia 14 13 29.7 .481 .000 .727 5.4 2.3 1.2 .1 15.1
1991–92 L.A. Lakers 9 0 8.7 .407 .000 .875 2.1 1.0 .6 .0 3.2
Career 629 413 30.7 .468 .184 .722 8.3 2.0 1.0 .7 17.2

Playoffs

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1985 Washington 4 4 30.8 .446 – .750 7.5 1.0 1.0 .5 14.8
1986 Washington 5 5 35.4 .495 – .484 8.6 3.4 2.0 .6 21.4
1987 Philadelphia 5 5 27.6 .492 – .867 8.6 1.2 .6 1.4 14.6
1992 L.A. Lakers 3 0 8.0 .300 – .625 2.0 .3 1.0 .3 3.7
Career 17 14 27.2 .473 – .636 7.2 1.6 1.2 .8 14.7

References

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  1. ^ "Player Game Finder".
  2. ^ "Cliff Robinson Transactions". Basketball Reference.
  3. ^ a b "Cliff Robinson Averages Per Game". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 3, 2025.
  4. ^ "Cleveland Cavaliers at Indiana Pacers Box Score, April 15, 1983". Basketball Reference.
  5. ^ "Cliff Robinson's 18-foot jump shot with one second left..." UPI Archives. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
  6. ^ "1986 NBA Eastern Conference First Round Bullets vs. 76ers". Basketball Reference.
  7. ^ Official NBA stats from NBA website
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