Danielle Robinson

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::summary American basketball player (born 1989) ::

::data[format=table title="Infobox basketball biography"]

Field	Value
name	Danielle Robinson
image	Danielle Robinson in 2019 (cropped).jpg
league	WNBA
team	Los Angeles Sparks
position	Assistant coach
height_ft	5
weight_lbs	137
birth_date
birth_place	San Jose, California, U.S.
high_school	Archbishop Mitty
(San Jose, California)
college	Oklahoma (2007–2011)
draft_league	WNBA
draft_round	1
draft_pick	6
draft_year	2011
draft_team	San Antonio Silver Stars
career_start	2011
career_end	2024
career_position	Point guard
years1	–
team1	San Antonio Stars
years2	2012–2013
team2	Tarsus Belediye
years3	2013–2016
team3	ZVVZ USK Prague
years4	2016–2017
team4	Mersin Büyükşehir Belediyesi S.K.
years5
team5	Phoenix Mercury
years6	–
team6	Minnesota Lynx
years7
team7	Las Vegas Aces
years8	–
team8	Indiana Fever
years9
team9	Atlanta Dream
cyears1	–present
cteam1	Los Angeles Sparks (assistant)
medaltemplates
wnba_profile	danielle_robinson
bbr_wnba	robinda01w
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| name = Danielle Robinson | image = Danielle Robinson in 2019 (cropped).jpg | league = WNBA | team = Los Angeles Sparks | position = Assistant coach | height_ft = 5 | height_in = 9 | weight_lbs = 137 | birth_date = | birth_place = San Jose, California, U.S. | high_school = Archbishop Mitty (San Jose, California) | college = Oklahoma (2007–2011) | draft_league = WNBA | draft_round = 1 | draft_pick = 6 | draft_year = 2011 | draft_team = San Antonio Silver Stars | career_start = 2011 | career_end = 2024 | career_position = Point guard | career_number = | years1 = – | team1 = San Antonio Stars | years2 = 2012–2013 | team2 = Tarsus Belediye | years3 = 2013–2016 | team3 = ZVVZ USK Prague | years4 = 2016–2017 | team4 = Mersin Büyükşehir Belediyesi S.K. | years5 = | team5 = Phoenix Mercury | years6 = – | team6 = Minnesota Lynx | years7 = | team7 = Las Vegas Aces | years8 = – | team8 = Indiana Fever | years9 = | team9 = Atlanta Dream | cyears1 = –present | cteam1 = Los Angeles Sparks (assistant) | highlights =

• 3× WNBA All-Star (2013–2015)
• All-WNBA Second Team ()
• 3× WNBA All-Defensive Second Team (–)
• WNBA assists leader ()
• WNBA peak performer ()
• WNBA All-Rookie Team ()
• EuroLeague champion (2015)
• Second-team All-American – AP (2011)
• Third-team All-American – AP (2010)
• State Farm Coaches' All-American (2010)
• 3x First-team All-Big 12 (2009–2011)
• 4x Big 12 All-Defensive Team (2008–2011)
• Big 12 Freshman of the Year (2008)
• Big 12 All-Freshman Team (2008) | medaltemplates = | wnba_profile = danielle_robinson | bbr_wnba = robinda01w

Danielle Robinson (born May 10, 1989) is an American basketball executive, coach and former professional player who is an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played college basketball at Oklahoma. She was selected sixth overall in the 2011 WNBA draft by the San Antonio Silver Stars. She played for 12 seasons in the WNBA with the Silver Stars (later known as the Stars, and since 2018, the Las Vegas Aces), Atlanta Dream, Indiana Fever, Minnesota Lynx, and Phoenix Mercury.

College statistics

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Year	Team	GP	Points	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2007–08	Oklahoma	31	378	48.0	-	68.7	2.9	4.2	2.2	0.1	12.2
2008–09	Oklahoma	37	479	55.6	-	90.2	2.9	5.9	2.2	0.1	12.9
2009–10	Oklahoma	38	639	46.5	13.3	87.7	3.3	5.3	1.9	0.1	16.8
2010–11	Oklahoma	35	642	45.8	27.8	87.9	3.7	5.1	2.5	0.1	18.3
Career	Oklahoma	141	2138	48.3	19.4	85.2	3.2	5.1	2.2	0.1	15.2
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USA Basketball

Robinson was named a member of the team representing the US at the 2009 World University Games held in Belgrade, Serbia. The team won all seven games to earn the gold medal. Robinson averaged 4.6 points per game.

Professional career

WNBA

Robinson was selected the first round of the 2011 WNBA draft (6th overall) by the San Antonio Silver Stars. ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e8/Ogunbuwale_Robinson_20190822.jpg" caption="Robinson scoring against [[Arike Ogunbowale"] ::

Robinson quickly established herself as perhaps the quickest athlete in the WNBA. Robinson made the Western Conference All-Star Team in her third season in the league, and led the league in assists per game, earning the WNBA Peak Performer award for assists.

In 2015, Robinson re-signed with San Antonio in free agency.

In 2016, Robinson was sidelined for the whole season due to an achilles injury.

In 2017, Robinson was traded to the Phoenix Mercury in exchange for Isabelle Harrison and a 2017 first round pick.

On March 6, 2018, Robinson was traded along with a 2nd round pick in 2019, to the Minnesota Lynx, for the 12th pick in the 2018 WNBA draft.

After spending two seasons with the Indiana Fever, Robinson was traded on January 13, 2023, to the Atlanta Dream in exchange for Kristy Wallace.

On January 1, 2025, Robinson announced her retirement from professional basketball.

Europe

Robinson began her European career with Tarsus Belediye in Mersin, Turkey. She played for the team during the 2012–13 season in both the Turkish Women's Basketball League and the EuroLeague Women. The following year, she joined ZVVZ USK Prague. She came to the team late in the 2013–14 season, but helped them to the Final Eight in that year's EuroLeague Women. She returned to ZVVZ USK Prague for the 2014-15 season. She helped take the team to its first EuroLeague title, scoring 24 points on 11-of-19 shooting in the Final against the heavily favored UMMC Ekaterinburg.

Executive and coaching career

On January 2, 2025, just one day after announcing her retirement from professional basketball, Robinson was named the Manager of Basketball Integration and Scout Support for the Los Angeles Sparks. On April 24, The Sparks announced her promotion to assistant coach, a role she would hold in addition to her other responsibilities.

WNBA career statistics

Regular season

|- | style='text-align:left;'|2011 | style='text-align:left;'|San Antonio | 34 || 9 || 23.1 || .460 || .000 || .903 || 2.3 || 3.9 || 0.8 || 0.1 || 1.8 || 8.2 |- | style='text-align:left;'|2012 | style='text-align:left;'|San Antonio | 34 || 34 || 28.9 || .541 || .000 || .782 || 2.5 || 4.3 || 1.4 || 0.1 || 1.6 || 9.9 |- | style='text-align:left;'|2013 | style='text-align:left;'|San Antonio | 25 || 25 || 32.5 || .444 || .000 || .797 || 3.1 || 6.7 || 1.4 || 0.2 || 2.6 || 11.2 |- | style='text-align:left;'|2014 | style='text-align:left;'|San Antonio | 33 || 33 || 33.1 || .457 || .000 || .941 || 3.5 || 5.3 || 1.7 || 0.2 || 2.4 || 12.9 |- | style='text-align:left;'|2015 | style='text-align:left;'|San Antonio | 30 || 30 || 30.1 || .390 || .000 || .903 || 2.5 || 5.0 || 0.7 || 0.1 || 2.6 || 9.2 |- | style='text-align:left;'|2017 | style='text-align:left;'|Phoenix | 32 || 29 || 23.5 || .432 || .000 || .846 || 2.9 || 3.4 || 1.1 || 0.2 || 1.9 || 6.9 |- | style='text-align:left;'|2018 | style='text-align:left;'|Minnesota | 28 || 2 || 18.6 || .445 || .158 || .854 || 1.8 || 3.3 || 0.9 || 0.0 || 1.8 || 6.5 |- | style='text-align:left;'|2019 | style='text-align:left;'|Minnesota | 34 || 25 || 27.0 || .437 || .220 || .879 || 3.5 || 3.7 || 1.2 || 0.2 || 2.1 || 10.1 |- | style='text-align:left;'|2020 | style='text-align:left;'|Las Vegas | 22 || 1 || 22.4 || .512 || .385 || .810 || 2.4 || 3.2 || 0.9 || 0.1 || 1.3 || 7.4 |- | style='text-align:left;'|2021 | style='text-align:left;'|Indiana | 24 || 24 || 27.5 || .417 || .200 || .889 || 3.5 || 3.7 || 1.6 || 0.1 || 1.8 || 9.9 |- | style='text-align:left;'|2022 | style='text-align:left;'|Indiana | 31 || 30 || 23.6 || .419 || .225 || .850 || 2.9 || 3.8 || 0.7 || 0.2 || 1.6 || 7.4 |- | style='text-align:left;'|2023 | style='text-align:left;'|Atlanta | 32 || 27 || 21.6 || .461 || .290 || .750 || 2.2 || 3.3 || 0.7 || 0.1 || 1.3 || 5.8 |- | style='text-align:left;'| Career | style='text-align:left;'| 12 years, 5 teams | 359 || 269 || 26.0 || .450 || .198 || .861 || 2.8 || 4.1 || 1.1 || 0.1 || 1.9 || 8.8

Postseason

|- | style='text-align:left;'|2011 | style='text-align:left;'|San Antonio | 3 || 3 || 30.0 || .259 || .000 || 1.000 || 3.0 || 2.3 || 1.7 || 0.0 || 2.0 || 5.3 |- | style='text-align:left;'|2012 | style='text-align:left;'|San Antonio | 2 || 2 || 32.5 || .450 || .000 || 1.000 || 4.0 || 4.5 || 0.5 || 0.0 || 1.5 || 12.0 |- | style='text-align:left;'|2014 | style='text-align:left;'|San Antonio | 2 || 2 || 30.5 || .364 || .000 || .750 || 3.5 || 6.0 || 0.5 || 0.5 || 3.5 || 9.5 |- | style='text-align:left;'|2017 | style='text-align:left;'|Phoenix | 5 || 0 || 10.6 || .429 || .000 || 1.000 || 0.8 || 1.0 || 0.2 || 0.0 || 0.6 || 2.8 |- | style='text-align:left;'|2019 | style='text-align:left;'|Minnesota | 1 || 1 || 19.0 || .000 || .000 || .000 || 4.0 || 3.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 2.0 || 0.0 |- | style='text-align:left;'|2020 | style='text-align:left;'|Las Vegas | 8 || 7 || 29.9 || .397 || .333 || .727 || 4.4 || 3.9 || 1.3 || 0.0 || 1.5 || 9.1 |- | style='text-align:left;'|2023 | style='text-align:left;'|Atlanta | 2 || 2 || 22.0 || .200 || .000 || .750 || 1.5 || 4.0 || 1.0 || 0.0 || 2.0 || 2.5 |- | style='text-align:left;'| Career | style='text-align:left;'| 7 years, 4 teams | 23 || 17 || 24.8 || .365 || .231 || .800 || 3.0 || 3.3 || 0.9 || 0.0 || 1.6 || 6.6

References

References

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2. "Danielle Robinson {{!}} SLAMonline".
3. "WNBA.com: WNBA Playoffs 2013 News".
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5. (July 5, 2017). "Robinson finds the right fit in Phoenix".
6. "Phoenix Mercury Acquire All-Star Danielle Robinson From San Antonio Stars - WNBA.com - Official Site of the WNBA". WNBA.com - Official Site of the WNBA.
7. "Lynx acquire three-time All-Star guard Danielle Robinson in first-round draft pick trade with Phoenix Mercury".
8. "Fever Acquire Guard in Trade with Atlanta Dream". WNBA.
9. (January 1, 2025). "“Well done, good and faithful servant” - Matthew 25:21".
10. Hansen, Mitchell. (2025-01-02). "Former Minnesota Lynx Fan Favorite Announces Retirement".
11. (June 16, 2014). "Robinson Is Another USK Prague Returnee". [[FIBA Europe]].
12. (April 13, 2015). "Robinson, USK Prague Win EuroLeague Title". Sooner Sports.
13. "Sparks Name Danielle Robinson Manager of Basketball Integration and Scout Support".
14. "Sparks Name Danielle Robinson Assistant Coach".
15. "Women's Basketball Player stats".
16. "Twenty-Fifth World University Games -- 2009". USA Basketball.

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