Sozhasingarayer Robinson
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Sozhasingarayer Robinson , also widely known as simply S. Robinson (born June 23, 1980 in Pondicherry, India
) is a professional India
n basketball
player. He currently plays for the Tamil Nadu
Basketball Team which competes in the India National Cup.
. A standout athlete in India, Robinson started to gain international media attention when he led India with 36 points to a surprise victory at the 2004 FIBA Asia Stanković Cup
against South Korea, a regular competitor for the title at international tournaments in Asia. To unknown reasons, he did not take the offer to play professionally in New Zealand in 2006, following extraordinary performances against the Tall Blacks. In that same year he was banned from representing his state's basketball team for missing its training camp. Robinson is known as being extremely outspoken as he severely criticized the lack of support for India's national basketball team from which he retired in 2006 only to try a comeback a little later. Robinson is one of the most well known figures in Indian basketball.
Altogether, he played professional inbasketball for the following teams:
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
) is a professional India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
player. He currently plays for the Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...
Basketball Team which competes in the India National Cup.
Career overview
Sozhasingarayer Robinson, born in Pondicherry, grew up in Gujarat, IndiaIndia
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. A standout athlete in India, Robinson started to gain international media attention when he led India with 36 points to a surprise victory at the 2004 FIBA Asia Stanković Cup
2004 FIBA Asia Stanković Cup
The FIBA Asia Stanković Cup 2004 served as the qualfying tournament for the 2005 FIBA Asia Championship. This competition is distinct from the Stanković Cup intercontinental tournament attended by teams outside the FIBA Asia zone.-Qualification:...
against South Korea, a regular competitor for the title at international tournaments in Asia. To unknown reasons, he did not take the offer to play professionally in New Zealand in 2006, following extraordinary performances against the Tall Blacks. In that same year he was banned from representing his state's basketball team for missing its training camp. Robinson is known as being extremely outspoken as he severely criticized the lack of support for India's national basketball team from which he retired in 2006 only to try a comeback a little later. Robinson is one of the most well known figures in Indian basketball.
Altogether, he played professional inbasketball for the following teams:
- 2003-04 Negar sang Sharekord
- 2004 Indian Overseas Bank Chennai
- 2004 Farsh Mashad
- 2005 Tamil NaduTamil NaduTamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...
- 2005-06 Indian Overseas Bank Chennai
- 2006 offer sheet Auckland StarsAuckland StarsThe Auckland Pirates are a New Zealand professional basketball team that represents the Auckland region in the New Zealand National Basketball League. They play their home games at the ASB Stadium in Kohimarama, Auckland, New Zealand....
, never played - 2010 Indian ArmyIndian ArmyThe Indian Army is the land based branch and the largest component of the Indian Armed Forces. With about 1,100,000 soldiers in active service and about 1,150,000 reserve troops, the Indian Army is the world's largest standing volunteer army...
Achievements
- 2001, 2005-06 India national basketball teamIndia national basketball teamThe India men's national basketball team represents India in international men's basketball. It is controlled by Basketball Federation of India....
- 2010: Ramu Memorial Basketball Tournament (RMBT) MVP