Truck Robinson

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Truck Robinson

Robinson in 1975
Personal information
Born	(1951-10-04) October 4, 1951 (age 72) Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight	225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school	William M. Raines (Jacksonville, Florida)
College	Tennessee State (1970–1974)
NBA draft	1974: 2nd round, 22nd overall pick
Selected by the Washington Bullets
Playing career	1974–1985
Position	Power forward
Number	33, 21, 23
Coaching career	2009–2012
Career history
As player:
1974–1977	Washington Bullets
1977	Atlanta Hawks
1977–1979	New Orleans Jazz
1979–1982	Phoenix Suns
1982–1985	New York Knicks
As coach:
2009–2012	Sacramento Kings (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
2× NBA All-Star (1978, 1981) All-NBA First Team (1978) NBA rebounding leader (1978)
Career NBA statistics
Points	11,988 (15.5 ppg)
Rebounds	7,267 (9.4 rpg)
Assists	1,348 (1.7 apg)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Leonard Eugene "Truck" Robinson (born October 4, 1951) is an American former professional basketball player and coach. He played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Washington Bullets (1974–77), Atlanta Hawks (1977), New Orleans Jazz (1977–79), Phoenix Suns (1979–82), and New York Knicks (1982–85).

In 11 seasons Robinson played in 772 games, stayed 25,141 minutes on the court and had a .483 field goal percentage (4,816 for 9,971), .662 free throw percentage (2,355 for 3,556), 7,267 total rebounds (1,985 offensive and 5,282 defensive), 1,348 assists, 533 steals, 510 blocks, 2,253 personal fouls and 11,988 points. He ranks in the NBA's top 100 lists for career rebounds, defensive rebounds and career rebounds per game.

He was an Eastern Conference champion in 1975 with the Bullets. In the 1977–78 season with the Jazz, he led the NBA in minutes played (3,638), defensive rebounds (990), total rebounds (1,288) and rebounds per game (15.7), in addition to being named to the All-NBA First Team and East All-Star Team the same season. He was also named to the West All-Star Team in 1981, the year he and the Suns won the Pacific Division.

Following his retirement from playing, Robinson served as an assistant coach for the Sacramento Kings from 2009 to 2012.^[1]