Maccabi Haifa announces Frank Robinson

The Maccabi Haifa professional basketball team of the Israeli Basketball Super League, announced today they have signed guard Frank Robinson, who played at Cal State Fullerton from 2004-08, to a one-year contract.

Robinson, 26, played three years at Cal State Fullerton, averaging 15.8 points, 6.9 rebounds, 2.5 assists, and 1.2 steals in 32 games during his senior season.

The 6-foot-4-inch guard, signed with Olympia Ljubljana (Slovenia) during the 2008-09 season.
He played in 8 Euroleague games, averaging 6.8 points and 3.3 rebounds in 20 minutes.

From Ljubljana, Robinson signed with Ludwigsburg (Germany), where he tallied 11 points and 5 rebounds in 11 games.

During the 2009-10 season, Robinson played three preseason games with the NBA’s Atlanta Hawks before signing with the Los Angeles D-Fenders of the NBA D-League, where he scored 12.4 points and grabbed 4.1 rebounds in 38 games played.

Robinson played for the LA Lakers Summer League team during this July in the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas.

“I’m pleased to have Frank Robinson join Maccabi Haifa, because he will bring a lot of athleticism to the team,” said Maccabi Haifa owner and American businessman Jeffrey Rosen.

“Frank is an excellent defender and a very good penetrator, which adds another dimension to the team,” said coach Elad Hasin.

Robinson joins a Maccabi Haifa roster that features Sasha Bratic, Yoni Nir, Avi Ben-Chimol, former Arizona State guard Derek Glasser, former Washington State guard Derrick Low, and Robert Rothbart.