2017-18 Men's Basketball Roster
Robinson, Duncan

Jersey Number 22
Duncan Robinson
- Class:
- Fifth Year
- Position:
- G/F
- Height:
- 6-8
- Weight:
- 215
- Hometown:
- New Castle, N.H.
- High School:
- Phillips Exeter Academy [N.H.]
Bio
Career Note
• After season earned a two-way contract with Miami Heat during NBA Summer League play
Michigan Career
• Played in 115 career games for U-M
> Did not miss a single game in three seasons with the Wolverines
> Played in 124 straight games dating back to final nine games at Williams College
> 68th Wolverine to play 100-plus career games
> Ranks t-36th all-time in U-M history for career games played
• Ranks 47th all-time with 1,072 career points
> 53rd Wolverine to score 1,000+ points
> Scored 16 points including four 3-pointers vs. Nebraska (March 2) in Big Ten Tournament, to reach 1,000
> Combined for a collegiate career total of 1,620 career points between U-M (1,072) and Williams (548)
• Fourth on U-M's all-time top 10 for three-point field goals (237)
> Ninth Wolverine to record 200-plus in a career
• Eighth on U-M's all-time top 10 for 3-point field goal percentage (41.94%)
• Ninth on U-M's all-time top 10 for 3-point field goal attempts (565)
• Helped U-M to three straight NCAA Tournament appearances (2016, '17, '18)
> Helped U-M to program's first First Four game vs. Tulsa, advancing to first round (2016)
> Reached the 2017 & 2018 Sweet 16s and 2018 Elite Eight
> Reached the 2018 Final Four and national title game
• Helped U-M to back-to-back Big Ten Tournament titles
> Won four games in four days in Washington, D.C. (Verizon Center), following pre-tournament plane accident
> Won four games in four days in New York, N.Y. (MSG), to win second straight
Career Honors & Awards
• Big Ten Sixth Man of the Year (2018)
• Big Ten Sportsmanship Honoree (2018)
• Academic All-Big Ten (2018)
• Michigan Captain (2017-18)
• Michigan Academic Achievement (2018)
• U-M's Travis Conlan Sportsmanship Award (2018)
• U-M's Thad Garner Leadership Award (2018)
• U-M's Sixth Man Award (2017, '18)
• U-M's Award for Outstanding Free Throw Shooting (2016, '18)
Fifth-Year Senior (2017-18)
• Played in all 41 games; one of five Wolverines to do so
> Started first 18 games (19 total) of season before moving to an off-the-bench role
• Averaged 9.2 points per game
• Scored in double figures in 21 games, with one 20-plus point game and 21 with 10-or-more
> Scored a U-M career-best 21 points against North Florida (Nov. 11) - season opener
> First 20-plus point game at U-M
• Led U-M with 78 three-pointers (1.90 per game)
> Made three-or-more 3-pointers in 12 games
> Made a season-best six 3-pointers against Iowa (Feb. 14)
• Grabbed 100 rebounds (2.4 per game)
> Second time in U-M career to surpass 100 rebounds in a season
• Recorded his U-M single season best 27 steals
• Led U-M shooting 89.1 percent from the free throw line (57-for-64)
• Averaged 25.8 minutes per game
Senior (2016-17)
• Played in all 38 games, one of eight Wolverines to do so
> Started three games
• Averaged 7.7 points per game
• Scored in double figures in 13 games
> Scored a season-best 17 points in a win over Maryland Eastern Shore (Dec. 17)
• Grabbed 66 rebounds (1.7 per game)
> Grabbed season-best five against Mount St. Mary's (Nov. 26)
• Dished a season-best five assists at Minnesota (Feb. 19)
• Averaged 20.1 minutes per game
Junior (2015-16)
• Played in all 36 games, one of four Wolverines to do so
• After coming off bench (9 games) to start season, became a regular starter, getting the nod in final 27 games
• Averaged 11.2 points per game
• Scored in double figures in 21 games
• Scored his first U-M points against Elon (Nov. 16) leading to his season-best 19 points
> Went a perfect 6-for-6 shooting from the field, including 5-of-5 from long distance.
• Finished second in the Big Ten, ninth in the nation with a 45.0 3-point field goal percentage
• Finished 33rd in the nation with 211 3-pointers and 72nd with 2.64 3-pointers per game average
• Posted 12 games of four-or-more 3-pointers
> Had six games with five-plus 3-point field goals
> Made a season-best six (all in the first half) against Northern Kentucky (Dec. 15)
• Averaged 3.5 rebounds per game
> Grabbed a season-best 11 rebounds against Tulsa (March 16)
> Led to his first U-M double-double (13 points, 11 rebounds)
• Averaged 28.9 minutes per game
Sophomore (2014-15)
• Transferred from Williams College and sat out the season due to NCAA transfer rules
• Became a valued member of U-M scout/practice squad, usually playing as opponents top player
Freshman (2013-14)
• Played at Williams College (DIII)
• Member of the NCAA III national runner-up team (2014)
• NCAA III Final Four All-Tournament Team (2014)
• D3Hoops.com All-America fourth team, Rookie of the Year and All-Northeast Region third team (2014)
• Helped Williams College to a 28-5 record and a 9-1 New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) record, tying for the conference title
• Played in all 32 games, with 31 starts
• Became the first Williams freshman to score 500-plus points in a season (548), averaging 17.1 points per game
• Posted 29 double figure games, with 11 20-plus point games, including a career-best 30 points vs. Amherst (March 21) in the NCAA III semifinal
• Averaged 6.5 rebounds per game, grabbing a career-best 14 rebounds vs. Mary Washington (March 15) in the NCAA III Elite Eight
• Posted five double-doubles, with first career coming with 21 points, 12 rebounds against Curry (Nov. 26) and four others: at MCLA (Dec. 1, 19 points, 11 rebounds); at Stevens (Feb. 4, 22 points, 10 rebounds); tufts (Feb. 22, 10 points, 10 rebounds) and at Mary Washington (17 points, 14 rebounds)
• Shot 55.7 percent (194-for-348) from the field and had a career-best 13 field goals vs. Amherst
• Shot 45.6 percent (81-for-179) from three-point range and had a career-best seven three-point field goals against Bowdoin (Jan. 17)
• Shot 87.8 percent (79-for-90) from the free-throw line
• Averaged 34.7 minutes per game and set the Williams record for minutes played in a season (1,110)
Prep Career
• Played at Phillips Exeter Academy under coach Jay Tilton
• New England Preparatory School Athletic Council (NEPSAC) Class A All-League First Team (2013)
• Helped Philips Exeter to a 28-1 overall record, including a closing with an 18-game winning streak
• Guided Philips Exeter to the school's first ever NEPSAC Class A title, scoring 24 points with 10 rebounds in title game and was named the Tournament MVP
• Played for AAU's Middlesex Magic under coach Michael Crotty Jr., who was a member of Williams College 2003 national championship team.
Personal
• Born April 22, 1994 in York, Maine
• Son of the Elisabeth and Jeffrey Robinson
• Enrolled in the College of Kinesiology
• Graduated with a sport management degree
Career Notes
• Transferred from Williams College (DIII), playing under former coach Mike Maker, who was a former assistant under John Beilein at West Virginia (2005-07)
• With all the research done to date and continued to be sought after, appears to be the first DIII player to transfer to DI and receive a major scholarship. There have been several DIII transfers to U-M, but none have been given a scholarship
• After season earned a two-way contract with Miami Heat during NBA Summer League play
Michigan Career
• Played in 115 career games for U-M
> Did not miss a single game in three seasons with the Wolverines
> Played in 124 straight games dating back to final nine games at Williams College
> 68th Wolverine to play 100-plus career games
> Ranks t-36th all-time in U-M history for career games played
• Ranks 47th all-time with 1,072 career points
> 53rd Wolverine to score 1,000+ points
> Scored 16 points including four 3-pointers vs. Nebraska (March 2) in Big Ten Tournament, to reach 1,000
> Combined for a collegiate career total of 1,620 career points between U-M (1,072) and Williams (548)
• Fourth on U-M's all-time top 10 for three-point field goals (237)
> Ninth Wolverine to record 200-plus in a career
• Eighth on U-M's all-time top 10 for 3-point field goal percentage (41.94%)
• Ninth on U-M's all-time top 10 for 3-point field goal attempts (565)
• Helped U-M to three straight NCAA Tournament appearances (2016, '17, '18)
> Helped U-M to program's first First Four game vs. Tulsa, advancing to first round (2016)
> Reached the 2017 & 2018 Sweet 16s and 2018 Elite Eight
> Reached the 2018 Final Four and national title game
• Helped U-M to back-to-back Big Ten Tournament titles
> Won four games in four days in Washington, D.C. (Verizon Center), following pre-tournament plane accident
> Won four games in four days in New York, N.Y. (MSG), to win second straight
Career Honors & Awards
• Big Ten Sixth Man of the Year (2018)
• Big Ten Sportsmanship Honoree (2018)
• Academic All-Big Ten (2018)
• Michigan Captain (2017-18)
• Michigan Academic Achievement (2018)
• U-M's Travis Conlan Sportsmanship Award (2018)
• U-M's Thad Garner Leadership Award (2018)
• U-M's Sixth Man Award (2017, '18)
• U-M's Award for Outstanding Free Throw Shooting (2016, '18)
Fifth-Year Senior (2017-18)
• Played in all 41 games; one of five Wolverines to do so
> Started first 18 games (19 total) of season before moving to an off-the-bench role
• Averaged 9.2 points per game
• Scored in double figures in 21 games, with one 20-plus point game and 21 with 10-or-more
> Scored a U-M career-best 21 points against North Florida (Nov. 11) - season opener
> First 20-plus point game at U-M
• Led U-M with 78 three-pointers (1.90 per game)
> Made three-or-more 3-pointers in 12 games
> Made a season-best six 3-pointers against Iowa (Feb. 14)
• Grabbed 100 rebounds (2.4 per game)
> Second time in U-M career to surpass 100 rebounds in a season
• Recorded his U-M single season best 27 steals
• Led U-M shooting 89.1 percent from the free throw line (57-for-64)
• Averaged 25.8 minutes per game
Senior (2016-17)
• Played in all 38 games, one of eight Wolverines to do so
> Started three games
• Averaged 7.7 points per game
• Scored in double figures in 13 games
> Scored a season-best 17 points in a win over Maryland Eastern Shore (Dec. 17)
• Grabbed 66 rebounds (1.7 per game)
> Grabbed season-best five against Mount St. Mary's (Nov. 26)
• Dished a season-best five assists at Minnesota (Feb. 19)
• Averaged 20.1 minutes per game
Junior (2015-16)
• Played in all 36 games, one of four Wolverines to do so
• After coming off bench (9 games) to start season, became a regular starter, getting the nod in final 27 games
• Averaged 11.2 points per game
• Scored in double figures in 21 games
• Scored his first U-M points against Elon (Nov. 16) leading to his season-best 19 points
> Went a perfect 6-for-6 shooting from the field, including 5-of-5 from long distance.
• Finished second in the Big Ten, ninth in the nation with a 45.0 3-point field goal percentage
• Finished 33rd in the nation with 211 3-pointers and 72nd with 2.64 3-pointers per game average
• Posted 12 games of four-or-more 3-pointers
> Had six games with five-plus 3-point field goals
> Made a season-best six (all in the first half) against Northern Kentucky (Dec. 15)
• Averaged 3.5 rebounds per game
> Grabbed a season-best 11 rebounds against Tulsa (March 16)
> Led to his first U-M double-double (13 points, 11 rebounds)
• Averaged 28.9 minutes per game
Sophomore (2014-15)
• Transferred from Williams College and sat out the season due to NCAA transfer rules
• Became a valued member of U-M scout/practice squad, usually playing as opponents top player
Freshman (2013-14)
• Played at Williams College (DIII)
• Member of the NCAA III national runner-up team (2014)
• NCAA III Final Four All-Tournament Team (2014)
• D3Hoops.com All-America fourth team, Rookie of the Year and All-Northeast Region third team (2014)
• Helped Williams College to a 28-5 record and a 9-1 New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) record, tying for the conference title
• Played in all 32 games, with 31 starts
• Became the first Williams freshman to score 500-plus points in a season (548), averaging 17.1 points per game
• Posted 29 double figure games, with 11 20-plus point games, including a career-best 30 points vs. Amherst (March 21) in the NCAA III semifinal
• Averaged 6.5 rebounds per game, grabbing a career-best 14 rebounds vs. Mary Washington (March 15) in the NCAA III Elite Eight
• Posted five double-doubles, with first career coming with 21 points, 12 rebounds against Curry (Nov. 26) and four others: at MCLA (Dec. 1, 19 points, 11 rebounds); at Stevens (Feb. 4, 22 points, 10 rebounds); tufts (Feb. 22, 10 points, 10 rebounds) and at Mary Washington (17 points, 14 rebounds)
• Shot 55.7 percent (194-for-348) from the field and had a career-best 13 field goals vs. Amherst
• Shot 45.6 percent (81-for-179) from three-point range and had a career-best seven three-point field goals against Bowdoin (Jan. 17)
• Shot 87.8 percent (79-for-90) from the free-throw line
• Averaged 34.7 minutes per game and set the Williams record for minutes played in a season (1,110)
Prep Career
• Played at Phillips Exeter Academy under coach Jay Tilton
• New England Preparatory School Athletic Council (NEPSAC) Class A All-League First Team (2013)
• Helped Philips Exeter to a 28-1 overall record, including a closing with an 18-game winning streak
• Guided Philips Exeter to the school's first ever NEPSAC Class A title, scoring 24 points with 10 rebounds in title game and was named the Tournament MVP
• Played for AAU's Middlesex Magic under coach Michael Crotty Jr., who was a member of Williams College 2003 national championship team.
Personal
• Born April 22, 1994 in York, Maine
• Son of the Elisabeth and Jeffrey Robinson
• Enrolled in the College of Kinesiology
• Graduated with a sport management degree
Career Notes
• Transferred from Williams College (DIII), playing under former coach Mike Maker, who was a former assistant under John Beilein at West Virginia (2005-07)
• With all the research done to date and continued to be sought after, appears to be the first DIII player to transfer to DI and receive a major scholarship. There have been several DIII transfers to U-M, but none have been given a scholarship
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