2003-04 Men's Basketball Roster
Robinson Jr., Bernard

Jersey Number 21
Bernard Robinson Jr.
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- G/F
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- 210
- Hometown:
- Washington, D.C.
- High School:
- New Hampton Prep [N.H.]
Bio
Senior (2003-04) ... 2004 All-Big Ten Conference third team selection by Big Ten coaches and media ... U-M's 2004 Bill Buntin Most Valuable Player Award … U-M's 2004 Wayman Britt Outstanding Defensive Player Award … U-M's 2004 Gary Grant Award for Assists … U-M's 2004 Loy Vaught Rebounding Award … CBS Player of the Game for performances: against UCLA (Dec. 27), Indiana (Jan. 11), Illinois (Jan. 31), and Ohio State (Feb. 29) ... ESPN-Plus Player of the Game at Wisconsin (Jan. 21) and against Penn State (Feb. 18) ... Six-time Michigan Radio Network Player of the Game ... Pontiac Play of the Game at Crisler Arena against: Northwestern (Jan. 7), Purdue (Feb. 7), and Ohio State (Feb. 29) ... played in all 34 games and started in 33 games ... averaged 12.1 points a game ... season-best 21 points in the win over Oakland (Nov. 21) ... shot 43.2 percent from the field ... season-best nine field goals three times ... season-best 18 field goal attempts against Indiana (Jan. 11) ... shot 25.0 percent on three-point field goals ... career-high-tying three three-point field goals against Wisconsin (Feb. 22) ... season-best four three-point field goal attempts two times ... shot 77.0 percent on free throws ... career-best-tying nine free throws: against Oakland (Nov. 21) and Bowling Green (Dec. 13) ... career-best-tying 11 free throw attempts against Oakland (Nov. 21) ... collected 194 rebounds and led the team with 5.7 per game ... season-best 10 boards in the win over Purdue (Feb. 7) ... fourth career double-double (11 points, 10 rebounds) against Purdue (Feb. 7) ... single-season career best 130 assists and averaged 3.80 per game to lead the team ... career-high-tying 10 assists against Iowa (March. 12) ... recorded 10 blocks ... career-high-tying three blocks at Penn State (Jan. 24) ... single-season career best 64 steals and led the team with 1.9 steals per game ... recorded a steal in 30 of 34 games ... had one or more steals in the first 22 straight games ... had 21 multi-steal games ... season-best four steals at Vanderbilt (Dec. 6), against Michigan State (Feb. 24), and vs. Oregon (March 30) ... averaged 32.2 minutes a game and played 30 or more minutes in 25 of 34 games ... career-high-tying 39 minutes against Indiana (Jan. 11) and Oklahoma (March 22) ... surpassed 1,000 minutes in a season for the first time in his career (1,095) ... Blue Ribbon Yearbook All-Big Ten preseason team ... Athlon Sports All-Big-Ten preseason second team ... Basketball News All-Big Ten preseason second team ... CBS Sportsline.com All-Big Ten preseason second team ... Lindy's All-Big Ten preseason second team and nationally No. 16 small forward.
Junior (2002-03) ... 2003 All-Big Ten third team by the Big Ten Conference coaches and the Big Ten media ... U-M’s 2003 Wayman Britt Outstanding Defensive Player Award ... started 29 games at the wing, missing one game due to injury ... missed first career game due to sore knee against IUPUI (Jan. 4) ... Michigan Sports Network Player of the Game, two times ... averaged 11.7 points per game ... scored a season-high 21 points against Iowa (Feb. 8) ... scored in double figures in 21 of 29 games ... scored 1,000th career point on a three-pointer against Iowa (Feb. 8) ... became the 38th Michigan player to surpass 1,000 career points ... averaged a career-best 6.1 rebounds per game ... grabbed a career-high 11 rebounds, two times - vs. Indiana (March 14) at the Big Ten Tournament and against Minnesota (Jan. 22) ... collected two double-doubles (point, rebound) ... shot 45.6 percent from the field ... season-high eight field goals, four times - at Penn State (March 5), against Iowa (Feb. 8), against Eastern Michigan (Dec. 23) and against Bowling Green (Dec. 11) ... season-high 16 field goal attempts vs. Indiana (March 14) at the Big Ten Tournament ... shot 35.1 percent on three-pointers ... season-high two three-point field goals, two times - at Minnesota (Feb. 1) and vs. Kansas State (Nov. 25) at Univ. of Virgin Islands Paradise Jam … season-high four three-point field goal attempts vs. Kansas State (Nov. 25) ... shot 84.8 from the free throw line ... season-high eight free throws vs. Virginia Tech (Nov. 24) ... season-high 10 free throw attempts against Central Michigan (Dec. 3) ... 100 assists, which is a career season-best total ... season-high eight assists vs. Indiana (March 14) at the Big Ten Tournament ... 19 blocks, which is a career season-best total ... season-high three blocks vs. Kansas State (Nov. 25) at Paradise Jam ... 38 steals, which is a career season-best total ... career-high five steals against Central Michigan (Dec. 3) ... averaged 32.2 minutes per game ... played in a career-high 39 minutes, three times - vs. Indiana (March 14), at Penn State (March 5) and against Illinois (March 1).
Summer 2002 ... One of 11 players selected for the 2002 Big Ten All-Star Foreign Tour ... helped the all-star team go 4-1 during the 10-day trip to Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands ... averaged 10.2 points, 6.8 rebounds, 1.4 steals and 1.4 assists per game ... played in all five games averaging 17.2 minutes per contest ... led the team with 18 points, 14 rebounds in 20 minutes in a 108-52 win over Tus Treis-Karden ... shot 45.5 percent from the field, 50.0 percent on three pointers and 71.4 percent on free throws.
Sophomore (2001-02) ... U-M's 2002 Award for Outstanding Free Throw Shooting, inaugural recipient ... played in all 29 games ... scored in double-figures in 22 of 29 games ... averaged 12.1 points per game ... averaged 4.6 rebounds a game ... shot 40.9 percent from the field ... shot a career-best and team-leading 85.5 percent on free throws ... perfect from the free throw line in 16 games ... missed just 12 free throw attempts ... had a season-high 20 points, two times - against Ohio State (March 2) and against Purdue (Jan. 5) ... had a career-high 10 rebounds against Minnesota (Jan. 19) ... had first career double-double against the Golden Gophers with 12 points and 10 boards ... led the team in steals for the second straight season with 34 ... tied a career-high three steals, two times - at Penn State (Jan. 2) and at Bowling Green (Nov. 28) ... had 71 assists for a 2.4 per game average ... tied a career-high with six assists, two times - against Minnesota (Jan. 19) and against Purdue (Jan. 5) ... averaged 28.4 minutes per game ... had 13 games with 30-plus minutes … played in a career-best 38 minutes vs. Ohio State (March 8) in the second round of the 2002 Big Ten Tournament ... ESPN's Player of the Game, two times - against Minnesota (Jan. 19) and at Penn State (Jan. 2) ... Big Ten Conference co-Player of the Week for the week ending Jan. 6, 2002.
Freshman (2000-01) ... Awarded the Bill Buntin Most Valuable Player Award ... played in all 28 games ... scored in double-figures in 23 of 28 games ... had a steal in 21 of 28 games ... averaged 29.0 minutes per game as a freshman ... played in a season-high 37 minutes at Michigan State (March 3) ... played in 15 games with 30-plus minutes of action ... scored career-high 23 points vs. Penn State (March 8) in the Big Ten Tournament ... had four 20-plus point games ... had a career-high 10 field goals vs. Penn State in the Big Ten Tournament ... had a career-high 19 field goal attempts, twice -- vs. Penn State in the Big Ten Tournament and against Wake Forest (Nov. 28) ... collected career-high nine rebounds against Indiana (Jan. 9) ... finished tied for the team lead with 80.2 percent from the free throw line ... had career-high six assists, twice -- against Morris Brown (Dec. 23) and at Northwestern (Jan. 27) ... had career-high three steals, twice -- against Bowling Green (Dec. 13) and against Minnesota (Feb. 17) ... named to the all-tournament team at the BB&T Classic (Dec. 2-3) ... played in his first collegiate game at Oakland (Nov. 17) ... made his first collegiate start against Western Michigan (Nov. 21) ... scored his first collegiate basket on a jumper at Oakland ... recorded first collegiate block at Iowa (Jan. 20) … recorded first collegiate assist against Western Michigan ... had first collegiate steal at Oakland.
Prep ... Attended Dunbar High School (1997-99) ... transferred to New Hampton Prep (N.H.) for senior season, which was ranked as the No. 3 prep school in the country according to foxsports.com ... averaged 23.3 points, 8.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists as a senior ... missed two months of action after having surgery on a fractured finger on Dec. 11, 1999 ... averaged 17.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and 6.0 assists as a junior at Dunbar ... 1999 and 2000 Washington Post D.C. All-Metropolitan team ... member of the 1999 D.C. city championship team ... 1999 Most Valuable Player of city championship ... FutureStars All-American fifth team selection ... rated as the 33rd best player in the country, according to rivals.com ... rated No. 8 swing forward, according to the Sporting News ... rated No. 15 swing forward, according to midwesthoops.com ... rated No. 4 forward and No. 20 overall player at adidas ABCD camp ... rated No. 42 player, according to Prep Stars Recruiters Handbook ... rated No. 67 player according to All-Star Sports ... rated No. 85 player according to FutureStars ... selected to play in the Dada All-Star Classic, but did not attend opting to play in the Roundball Classic ... finished with 12 points, four rebounds and two assists ... selected to play in the Capitol Classic ... earned co-MVP honors with Tamir Goodman ... had 15 points, nine rebounds and four assists in 24 minutes of action ... selected to the 1999 adidas ABCD Camp ... averaged 16.9 points and 3.0 rebounds a game ... selected to the Senior All-Star game, scoring 15 points and grabbing five rebounds ... earned All Tournament honors at the BET D.C. Pro-Am Basketball Classic, where he led Team Assault to the championship game, before losing to Riverside Church ... earned all-tournament honors at the adidas 1999 Big Time Tournament in Las Vegas, Nev. at the 1999 Bob Gibbons Tournament of Champions averaged 18.3 points a game ... selected to the 1998 adidas ABCD Camp ... averaged 9.5 points and 4.4 rebounds a game.
Junior (2002-03) ... 2003 All-Big Ten third team by the Big Ten Conference coaches and the Big Ten media ... U-M’s 2003 Wayman Britt Outstanding Defensive Player Award ... started 29 games at the wing, missing one game due to injury ... missed first career game due to sore knee against IUPUI (Jan. 4) ... Michigan Sports Network Player of the Game, two times ... averaged 11.7 points per game ... scored a season-high 21 points against Iowa (Feb. 8) ... scored in double figures in 21 of 29 games ... scored 1,000th career point on a three-pointer against Iowa (Feb. 8) ... became the 38th Michigan player to surpass 1,000 career points ... averaged a career-best 6.1 rebounds per game ... grabbed a career-high 11 rebounds, two times - vs. Indiana (March 14) at the Big Ten Tournament and against Minnesota (Jan. 22) ... collected two double-doubles (point, rebound) ... shot 45.6 percent from the field ... season-high eight field goals, four times - at Penn State (March 5), against Iowa (Feb. 8), against Eastern Michigan (Dec. 23) and against Bowling Green (Dec. 11) ... season-high 16 field goal attempts vs. Indiana (March 14) at the Big Ten Tournament ... shot 35.1 percent on three-pointers ... season-high two three-point field goals, two times - at Minnesota (Feb. 1) and vs. Kansas State (Nov. 25) at Univ. of Virgin Islands Paradise Jam … season-high four three-point field goal attempts vs. Kansas State (Nov. 25) ... shot 84.8 from the free throw line ... season-high eight free throws vs. Virginia Tech (Nov. 24) ... season-high 10 free throw attempts against Central Michigan (Dec. 3) ... 100 assists, which is a career season-best total ... season-high eight assists vs. Indiana (March 14) at the Big Ten Tournament ... 19 blocks, which is a career season-best total ... season-high three blocks vs. Kansas State (Nov. 25) at Paradise Jam ... 38 steals, which is a career season-best total ... career-high five steals against Central Michigan (Dec. 3) ... averaged 32.2 minutes per game ... played in a career-high 39 minutes, three times - vs. Indiana (March 14), at Penn State (March 5) and against Illinois (March 1).
Summer 2002 ... One of 11 players selected for the 2002 Big Ten All-Star Foreign Tour ... helped the all-star team go 4-1 during the 10-day trip to Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands ... averaged 10.2 points, 6.8 rebounds, 1.4 steals and 1.4 assists per game ... played in all five games averaging 17.2 minutes per contest ... led the team with 18 points, 14 rebounds in 20 minutes in a 108-52 win over Tus Treis-Karden ... shot 45.5 percent from the field, 50.0 percent on three pointers and 71.4 percent on free throws.
Sophomore (2001-02) ... U-M's 2002 Award for Outstanding Free Throw Shooting, inaugural recipient ... played in all 29 games ... scored in double-figures in 22 of 29 games ... averaged 12.1 points per game ... averaged 4.6 rebounds a game ... shot 40.9 percent from the field ... shot a career-best and team-leading 85.5 percent on free throws ... perfect from the free throw line in 16 games ... missed just 12 free throw attempts ... had a season-high 20 points, two times - against Ohio State (March 2) and against Purdue (Jan. 5) ... had a career-high 10 rebounds against Minnesota (Jan. 19) ... had first career double-double against the Golden Gophers with 12 points and 10 boards ... led the team in steals for the second straight season with 34 ... tied a career-high three steals, two times - at Penn State (Jan. 2) and at Bowling Green (Nov. 28) ... had 71 assists for a 2.4 per game average ... tied a career-high with six assists, two times - against Minnesota (Jan. 19) and against Purdue (Jan. 5) ... averaged 28.4 minutes per game ... had 13 games with 30-plus minutes … played in a career-best 38 minutes vs. Ohio State (March 8) in the second round of the 2002 Big Ten Tournament ... ESPN's Player of the Game, two times - against Minnesota (Jan. 19) and at Penn State (Jan. 2) ... Big Ten Conference co-Player of the Week for the week ending Jan. 6, 2002.
Freshman (2000-01) ... Awarded the Bill Buntin Most Valuable Player Award ... played in all 28 games ... scored in double-figures in 23 of 28 games ... had a steal in 21 of 28 games ... averaged 29.0 minutes per game as a freshman ... played in a season-high 37 minutes at Michigan State (March 3) ... played in 15 games with 30-plus minutes of action ... scored career-high 23 points vs. Penn State (March 8) in the Big Ten Tournament ... had four 20-plus point games ... had a career-high 10 field goals vs. Penn State in the Big Ten Tournament ... had a career-high 19 field goal attempts, twice -- vs. Penn State in the Big Ten Tournament and against Wake Forest (Nov. 28) ... collected career-high nine rebounds against Indiana (Jan. 9) ... finished tied for the team lead with 80.2 percent from the free throw line ... had career-high six assists, twice -- against Morris Brown (Dec. 23) and at Northwestern (Jan. 27) ... had career-high three steals, twice -- against Bowling Green (Dec. 13) and against Minnesota (Feb. 17) ... named to the all-tournament team at the BB&T Classic (Dec. 2-3) ... played in his first collegiate game at Oakland (Nov. 17) ... made his first collegiate start against Western Michigan (Nov. 21) ... scored his first collegiate basket on a jumper at Oakland ... recorded first collegiate block at Iowa (Jan. 20) … recorded first collegiate assist against Western Michigan ... had first collegiate steal at Oakland.
Prep ... Attended Dunbar High School (1997-99) ... transferred to New Hampton Prep (N.H.) for senior season, which was ranked as the No. 3 prep school in the country according to foxsports.com ... averaged 23.3 points, 8.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists as a senior ... missed two months of action after having surgery on a fractured finger on Dec. 11, 1999 ... averaged 17.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and 6.0 assists as a junior at Dunbar ... 1999 and 2000 Washington Post D.C. All-Metropolitan team ... member of the 1999 D.C. city championship team ... 1999 Most Valuable Player of city championship ... FutureStars All-American fifth team selection ... rated as the 33rd best player in the country, according to rivals.com ... rated No. 8 swing forward, according to the Sporting News ... rated No. 15 swing forward, according to midwesthoops.com ... rated No. 4 forward and No. 20 overall player at adidas ABCD camp ... rated No. 42 player, according to Prep Stars Recruiters Handbook ... rated No. 67 player according to All-Star Sports ... rated No. 85 player according to FutureStars ... selected to play in the Dada All-Star Classic, but did not attend opting to play in the Roundball Classic ... finished with 12 points, four rebounds and two assists ... selected to play in the Capitol Classic ... earned co-MVP honors with Tamir Goodman ... had 15 points, nine rebounds and four assists in 24 minutes of action ... selected to the 1999 adidas ABCD Camp ... averaged 16.9 points and 3.0 rebounds a game ... selected to the Senior All-Star game, scoring 15 points and grabbing five rebounds ... earned All Tournament honors at the BET D.C. Pro-Am Basketball Classic, where he led Team Assault to the championship game, before losing to Riverside Church ... earned all-tournament honors at the adidas 1999 Big Time Tournament in Las Vegas, Nev. at the 1999 Bob Gibbons Tournament of Champions averaged 18.3 points a game ... selected to the 1998 adidas ABCD Camp ... averaged 9.5 points and 4.4 rebounds a game.
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