today news :Justin Robinson named Duke men’s basketball’s director of player development
Justin Robinson played five a long time with the Blue Demons, counting a important senior night against North Carolina.
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Duke is including a commonplace confront to support the coaching staff.
Justin Robinson, the previous five-year Blue Fiend experienced, is returning back to Duke as the executive of player advancement, head coach Jon Scheyer reported Tuesday night.
Justin Robinson encapsulates the values of our program as well as anybody,” Scheyer said in a group discharge. “His work ethic, information of Duke ball culture, and proficient encounter will be priceless to our current players. This can be the idealize case of what The Brotherhood is all around. I’m energized to have him back at Duke.”
The San Antonio local played in Durham between 2016 and 2020, recording 55 amusement appearances. He was portion of two ACC Championship groups in 2017 and 2019.
“This is an mind blowing opportunity to be a portion of the group that Coach Scheyer is building and the program that I have such a profound association to,” Robinson said. “My primary objective is to assist players develop — on and off the court.”
Robinson was a captain in his graduate season of 2019-2020, and his best diversion came that year against North Carolina on Senior Night, where the forward scored 13 focuses and snatched six bounce back in his first-career begin.
He graduated from Duke in 2019 with a brain research degree, and gotten a master’s of administration from the Fuqua School of Trade in 2020. After his playing career, he played professionally in Europe for three a long time, counting being on the San Antonio Goads summer association program in 2021.
