Galen Robinson Jr.
Galen Robinson Jr. | |
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| Born | March 31, 1997 |
| Occupation | Professional basketball player |
| Known for | Basketball career with Houston Cougars, NBA G League teams |
Galen Vondell Robinson Jr. (born March 31, 1997) is a professional American basketball athlete who most recently competed for the Birmingham Squadron in the NBA G League. His collegiate basketball career was spent with the Houston Cougars.
High school career
Robinson was a student-athlete at Westbury Christian, where he guided the Wildcats to three straight state titles in the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools. During his junior season, he posted averages of 17.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 6.0 assists per game, earning the Most Valuable Player award in the state tournament after sinking a decisive three-pointer in the quarterfinal round.
In his senior year, he helped secure another state championship while maintaining consistent statistics of 17.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 6.0 assists per contest. His accolades included the Guy V. Lewis Award as Houston’s premier high school player, selection to the Houston Chronicle’s All-Greater Houston First Team, and honors on the TAPPS All-State and All-District First Teams as well as the All-VYPE Private/Preps First Team.
College career
Robinson participated in 136 games for the Houston Cougars, starting in 119 of them, and averaged 6.8 points, 2.8 rebounds, 4.3 assists, and 1.2 steals while playing an average of 27.7 minutes per game. His senior campaign saw him improve to averages of 8.0 points and 4.9 assists over 29.9 minutes across 37 contests.
He holds Houston’s record for most games played (136) and ranks second in program history for total wins with 103 victories. Robinson also finished within the top ten in several categories including assists, total wins, conference victories, games played and started (both overall and within conference play), as well as minutes logged. Additionally, he became the all-time leader in assists for the AAC.
Austin Spurs (2019–2020)
Following the 2019 NBA draft, where he went undrafted, Robinson joined the San Antonio Spurs roster for the 2019 NBA Summer League. He signed an Exhibit 10 contract on October 15, 2019, but was waived just one day later. Shortly thereafter, he secured a spot with the Austin Spurs as an affiliate player on October 25, appearing in 30 games and averaging 8.1 points, 2.3 rebounds, and 4.6 assists over 23.3 minutes per game before the season was halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Göttingen (2020–2021)
On September 29, 2020, Robinson inked a deal with BG Göttingen competing in Germany’s Basketball Bundesliga. He contributed averages of 7.1 points, 1.0 rebounds, and 3.8 assists before parting ways with the team on January 11, 2021.
Return to Austin (2021–2022)
Robinson returned to the Austin Spurs by re-signing on February 21, 2021. He made an immediate impact by recording a personal best of 14 assists during his season opener despite a defeat against the Delaware Blue Coats. Across eight appearances that season, he averaged 7.8 points, 6.4 assists, and 1.38 steals per game. On March 16, he was honored with the Jason Collier Sportsmanship Award recognizing his exemplary professionalism and sportsmanship.
Élan Chalon (2022–2023)
Robinson joined French club Élan Chalon of the Pro B league on October 30, 2022.
Sioux Falls Skyforce (2023)
On March 6, 2023, the Sioux Falls Skyforce of the NBA G League claimed Robinson off waivers; however, he was released just six days afterward.
Return to Austin Spurs (2023)
Robinson rejoined the Austin Spurs on March 15, 2023.
Birmingham Squadron tenure (2023–present)
Robinson signed with the Birmingham Squadron on October 29, 2023. Later, on September 24, 2024, he inked a deal with the New Orleans Pelicans but was waived on the same day. He subsequently returned to the Squadron on October 28, 2024.
College
|- | style="text-align:left;"|2015–16 | style="text-align:left;"|Houston | 32 || 22 || 24.3 || .458 || .305 || .695 || 2.4 || 3.4 || 1.0 || .1 || 7.9 |- | style="text-align:left;"|2016–17 | style="text-align:left;"|Houston | 32 || 28 || 32.2 || .367 || .265 || .594 || 3.3 || 4.8 || 1.0 || .1 || 6.5 |- | style="text-align:left;"|2017–18 | style="text-align:left;"|Houston | 35 || 32 || 24.5 || .447 || .182 || .708 || 2.4 || 3.7 || 1.3 || .1 || 4.7 |- | style="text-align:left;"|2018–19 | style="text-align:left;"|Houston | 37 || 37 || 29.9 || .449 || .350 || .667 || 3.1 || 4.9 || 1.3 || .1 || 8.0 |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career | 136 || 119 || 27.8 || .429 || .300 || .662 || 2.8 || 4.3 || 1.2 || .1 || 6.8
Personal life
Robinson is the son of Galen Robinson Sr., who played for the Cougars between 1994 and 1998, amassing a total of 1,135 points and receiving numerous district and conference accolades during his collegiate career. Robinson Jr.'s academic focus was in health.
He initiated a clothing brand designed to promote awareness for World Suicide Prevention Day through "You Are Loved" hoodies and has actively supported social causes including Black Lives Matter.