BLACK SOCIAL HISTORY
Danielle Robinson
BACKGROUND
• Silver Stars All-Decade Team
• WNBA All-Defensive Team (2012)
• WNBA All-Rookie Team (2011)
San Antonio Silver Stars
2012: Earned WNBA All-Defensive second team honors ... Named to the Silver Stars All-Decade Team ... Started all 34 regular-season games ... Averaged 9.9 points, 4.3 assists, 2.5 rebounds and 1.4 steals per game ... Led the WNBA in assist to turnover ratio (2.7) and ranked 10th in assists per game ... Ranked second on the team in assists per game and field goal percentage (54.1) and ranked third in steals per game ... Notched 17 double-figure scoring performances ... Led the team in assists 15 times, steals 10 times and scoring on three occasions ... Had at least one assist in all 34 games ... Notched at least two field goals through the final 22 games of the regular season beginning July 3 ... Voted fastest with the ball and most likely to have a breakout season in 2012 in the WNBA General Managers survey ... Went 5-for-5 in the second half in the season opener at Tulsa on May 19 ... Dished out a career-high 11 assists against Phoenix on June 1 ... One of five double-digit scorers against Seattle on June 9 ... Led the team with five assists and was one of four double-digit scorers at Indiana on July 5 ... Led the team with nine assists at New York on July 8 ... Had 16 points and four steals at Chicago on July 11 ... Led the team with seven assists against Atlanta on July 13 ... Led the team with four assists at Phoenix on Aug. 19 ... Had 16 points against Washington on Aug. 21 ... Led the team with a season-high 22 points, five rebounds, two steals and a block at Los Angeles on Aug. 23 ... Notched a team-high-tying six assists against Tulsa on Aug. 25 ... One of five players in double-figures against Indiana while leading the team in assists and steals on Sept. 7 ... Had 12 points and a season-high-tying four steals at Tulsa on Sept. 12 ... Led the team with 21 points and five assists against New York on Sept. 18 ... Led the team with six assists at Seattle on Sept. 21 ... Playoffs: Started both Western Conference semifinal games against Los Angeles ... Averaged 12.0 points, 4.5 assists and 4.0 rebounds per game through the two playoff games ... Ranked second on the team in rebounds (5) and assists (4) and third in points (16) in Game 1 at Los Angeles on Sept. 27 ... Led the team with five assists in Game 2 against Los Angeles on Sept. 29.
2011: Unanimously selected to the WNBA All-Rookie Team along with Rookie of the Year Maya Moore … Played in 34 regular-season games with nine starts … Averaged 8.2 points per game with 3.9 assists, 2.3 rebounds and 0.8 steals … Ranked second in the WNBA in free throw percentage (90.0), sixth in assists per 40 minutes (6.7) and seventh in assist to turnover ratio (2.2) … Led all WNBA rookies in assists per game (3.9) and free throw percentage while ranking third in minutes per game (23.1) and field goal percentage (46.0) and fourth in scoring average … Ranked second on the team in assists per game and fifth in scoring average … Notched 14 double-digit scoring performances … Led the team in scoring on three occasions, assists eight times and steals six times … Had eight points and a team-high tying five assists in her professional debut against Tulsa on June 4 … Notched her first career block and had a pair of steals at Tulsa on June 10 … Recorded her first career defensive rebound and had five assists and a pair of steals against Atlanta on June 11 … Dished out six assists at Phoenix on June 17 … Posted 10 points and six assists against Phoenix on June 21 … Ranked second on the team with six assists against Los Angeles on June 24 … Had 11 points, including 7-for-7 from the charity stripe at Atlanta on June 26 … Posted her second-consecutive double-digit scoring game with 10 points at Chicago on June 28 … Recorded a season-best three rebounds at New York on July 1 … Had 11 points against New York on July 8 … Posted 12 points against Seattle, including four free throws in the final 14.7 seconds to secure the win for San Antonio on July 14 … Led the team with six assists at Los Angeles on July 18 … Had two steals at Seattle on July 21 … Led the team with three assists at Washington on July 26 … Led the team with a career-best eight assist effort against Phoenix on July 28 … Notched four rebounds against Minnesota on July 31 … Ranked fourth on the team with 11 points at Indiana on Aug. 9 … Had 12 points at Connecticut on Aug. 11 … Led the team with 10 points against Indiana on Aug. 16 … Notched career-highs in defensive (5) and total rebounds (7) in her first career start at Seattle on Aug. 23 … Led the team with 11 points, including her 200th career, in her second career start at Minnesota on Aug. 26 … Notched 15 points and five steals with a team-best seven steals versus Phoenix on Sept. 1 … Led the team with six assists against Seattle on Sept. 3 … Set a franchise rookie record with 36 points at Tulsa on Sept. 11 ... Playoffs: Started all three Western Conference semifinal games against Minnesota ... Averaged 5.3 points per game with 3.0 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.67 steals.
WNBA Offseason
2012-13: Played for Turkey's Tarsus Belediyesi alongside Silver Stars teammate Delisha Milton-Jones ... Played in 24 domestic league games and 11 EuroLeague contests ... Averaged 13.5 points, 4.7 rebounds and 4.9 assists per game in domestic league play ... Ranked second in the Turkish League in assists per game ... Averaged 15.4 points, 4.6 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game in EuroLeague competition.
2011-12: Played for Israel’s Maccabi Ramat Hen ... Played in 20 games ... Averaged 16.2 points, 4.9 rebounds, 4.8 assists and 1.9 steals per game.
USA Basketball
• World University Games Gold Medal (2009)
2011: Invited to join the US Women’s Senior National Team for its European Tour … Played in three games, averaging 5.0 points per game.
2010: Named to the USA Basketball Select Team.
2009: Named to the USA Basketball World University Games team … Led the team to a perfect 7-0 record and gold medal at the World University Games in Belgrade, Serbia.
Oklahoma
• NCAA Today’s Top VIII (2011)
• State Farm Coaches’ Honorable Mention All-America (2011)
• Associated Press Second Team All-America (2011)
• State Farm Coaches’ All-America Team (2010)
• Associated Press Third Team All-America (2010)
•Associated Press Honorable Mention All-America (2009)
• All-Big 12 First Team (2009, 2010, 2011)
• All-Big 12 Defensive Team (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011)
• NCAA Women’s Final Four All-Tournament Team (2010)
• NCAA Kansas City Regional All-Tournament Team (2010)
• All-Big 12 Championship Team (2010, 2011)
• NCAA Championship Oklahoma City All-Regional Team (2009)
• Big 12 Freshman of the Year (2008)
• Capital One Academic All-America Second Team (2011)
• Capital One Academic All-District First Team (2009, 2011)
• Academic All-Big 12 First Team (2009, 2010, 2011)
Senior (2010-11): Earned NCAA Today’s Top VIII honors … Finished her collegiate career with 2,138 points, 726 assists and 309 steals, joining Nancy Lieberman and Dawn Staley, and later Courtney Vandersloot, as the only women’s college basketball players in history to cross the 2,000-point, 700-assist and 300-steal benchmarks in a career ... Earned AP All-America Second Team honors and Capital One Academic All-America Second Team recognition ... Made 140 consecutive starts in 141 games played for Big 12 Conference and OU program records ... Totaled an Oklahoma career record 4,579 minutes played ... Led senior class to an OU record 55 wins in 63 home games ... Top-scoring guard in Oklahoma history and finished second all-time at OU with 117 double-figure scoring games ... Also second at OU in career assists, steals and free throw percentage (.852) ... Unanimous selection to All-Big 12 First Team and Big 12 All-Defensive Team ... Named to Big 12 All-Championship Team after averaging 19.0 points, 5.5 assists and 4.5 rebounds in two tournament games ... Had 15 of 28 career games of 20-plus points in senior season.
Junior (2009-10): State Farm Coaches’ All-American ... Associated Press All-America Third Team selection ... Finalist for State Farm Wade Trophy, Wooden Award and Nancy Lieberman Award ... State Farm All-Region 5 Team ... Naismith Trophy midseason candidate ... Unanimous choice for All-Big 12 First Team ... Earned Academic All-Big 12 First Team honors for second consecutive season ... Named to Big 12’s All-Defensive Team for third-straight season ... Averaged 21 points per game in Big 12 Championship and was named to All-Big 12 Championship Team ... Named to Final Four All-Tournament team after totaling 23 points, six assists and career-high six rebounds in national semifinal loss to Stanford (April 4) ... Averaged 17 points, five assists and 96 percent free-throw shooting in conference play to lead OU to a tie for second in Big 12 standings ... Scored nine or more points in every game ... Ranked 72nd nationally in points per game, 23rd in assists per game and 84th in field goal percentage … Set OU’s consecutive free throw record with a streak of 35, breaking her streak of 30 set as a sophomore ... Set Big 12 and OU records for best single-game free-throw performance, making 16-of-16 against Oklahoma State on Feb. 16 ... Holds Oklahoma’s record for most double-digit assist games with six.
Sophomore (2008-09): Associated Press All-America Honorable Mention ... Finalist for Nancy Lieberman Award, for nation’s top point guard in women’s basketball ... All-Big 12 First Team honoree ... Youngest player for second consecutive season on Big 12’s All-Defensive Team ... ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District First Team member ... Finished regular season as the NCAA’s fourth leading free throw shooter ... Also nationally-ranked 13th in assists per game, 17th in field goal percentage, 81st in assist-to-turnover ratio and 97th in steals per game ... Set OU record for consecutive free throws made (30) ... Recorded three double-doubles and became OU leader in career double-digit assist games ... Started all 37 games at point guard, averaging 30.2 minutes, 12.9 points and 5.9 assists ... Shot 55.6 percent (180-of-324) from the field and was 119-of-132 (.902) from the free throw line.
Freshman (2007-08): Named Big 12 Freshman of the Year ... Only rookie named to the conference’s all-defensive team ... Started 30 of 31 games ... Averaged 12.2 points, 4.2 assists, 2.2 steals and 48 percent field goal shooting ... Was second among Big 12 freshmen in scoring and led all conference freshman in field goal percentage, steals and assists ... Totaled 130 assists and 69 steals to lead OU in both categories.
Archbishop Mitty High School: Inducted into the Archbishop Mitty High School Hall of Fame in January 2013 ... Attended Archbishop Mitty High School in San Jose, Calif. ... Earned 2007 Central Coast Section, Cal-Hi Sports and High School Sports Focus Player of the Year honors … Garnered Parade Magazine All-America Fourth Team honors following her senior season … Averaged 15.0 points, 8.0 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 4.0 steals while leading Archbishop Mitty to a 32-4 record and the California State Division II Championship ... Was a 2006 EA Sports All-America Second Team honoree … Named 2006 Player of the Year by the San Jose Mercury News, High School Sports Focus, the Northern California Coaches and Cal-Hi Sports … Averaged 19.0 points, 8.0 rebounds, 6.0 assists, 5.0 steals and 1.0 block per game as a junior while leading Archbishop Mitty to 29-2 and an appearance in the NorCal finals ... Led her team to 27-5 record as a sophomore in 2004-05 and averaged 16 points, 5.0 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 1.0 block ... Averaged 12.0 points, 4.0 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 4.0 steals as a freshman.
PERSONAL
Danielle Marie Robinson ... Born on May 10, 1989 in San Jose, Calif. ... Daughter of Albert Robinson and Denise Carr-Robinson ... Has one brother, Jonathan ... Mother played basketball at Hampton University (Va.) ... Brother, Jonathan, played basketball at Hampton University (Va.) ... Graduated from the University of Oklahoma in 2011 with a degree in sociology.
CAREER TRANSACTIONS
Selected by San Antonio in the first round (sixth overall) of the 2011 WNBA Draft.
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