Spotlight Article- New York Knicks Mitchell Robinson-Get to Know

 

Mitchell Robinson with the New York Knicks we know him as the rebounding King in the NBA; but who is he?

Mitchell Robinson was born and raised in Pensacola Florida. He was raised up by his grandmother; his mother was in his life but was too young to raise him at the time. As for his father, his dad's basketball blood ran through unto him. Mitchell Robinson's dad Mitchell Robinson Jr. also played basketball, he played in high school.

Mitchell Robinson played two years in Pine Forest High School in Florida where he didn't really get noticed nor had that basketball driven appeal and then he transferred to Landry-Walker in New Orleans where he never played a single game.

Then in his junior year he was discovered by Coach Butch Stockton, the coach of Chalmette High School in Chalmette, Louisiana. A neighbor of Coach Stockton put him on notice about an extremely tall young man in the neighborhood which happened to be Mitchell Robinson. After getting Mitchell Robinson to commit to the school, that's where Mitchell Robinson found his footing. Under Coach Stockton tutelage Robinson and the Chalmette Owls were led to their first state semifinals in 30 plus years he was also named McDonalds All American.

Mitchell Robinson took a different path for his college years, where he enrolled in Western Kentucky University after he "decomitted" from Texas Tech. things didn't go as planned. Mitchell Robinson went on a preplanned trip to Costa Rica, and he was later found to have violated the schools team rules and was suspended indefinitely. The NCAA stepped in and he would have to sit out for the whole basketball season but was allowed later to transfer to another school.

Robinson elected to not go to college but to train and prepare himself for the NBA Drafts, he was selected as a 36th pick with the New York Knicks. During the summer league Robinson set records for rebounds and blocks and was signed to a deal.

After he made his way in the NBA with the Knicks, he never forgot the people he considered family, he moved his grandmother and his old coach from high school Coach Stockton to New York with him. He believes in family and being surrounded by his loved ones and support system. 

While Michell Robinson path, may have been unconventional, his journey is what makes him unique and undefined. It just proves that everyone's path may not be the same but it's the journey that makes you and shapes your essence and purpose. 

Shout Out to Mitchell Robinson !!!!