Samuel Robinson is an American former professional basketball

Basketball

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 player.

A 6'7" forward, Robinson played college basketball at Pasadena City College

Pasadena City College

Pasadena City College is a community college in Pasadena, California, USA, located on Colorado Boulevard. PCC is the third largest community college campus in the United States. PCC was founded in 1924 as Pasadena Junior College. In 1954, Pasadena Junior College merged with another junior...

 and Long Beach State. In the 1969-70 season, he averaged 19.7 points and 10.3 rebounds for Long Beach State en route to their first appearance in the NCAA Tournament

NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship

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. Afterwards, he became the first basketball player from Long Beach State to be drafted by a professional team, joining The Floridians of the American Basketball Association

American Basketball Association

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Robinson played two seasons in the ABA, averaging 9.1 points per game. He was an ABA All-Rookie Team selection in 1971.