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{{Infobox basketball biography<br />
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| position = [[Power forward (basketball)|Power Forward]] / [[Center (basketball)|Center]]<br />
| name = Sozhasingarayer Robinson<br />
| height_ft = 6<br />
| height_in = 8<br />
| weight_lb = 249<br />
| team = <br />
| league = [[Tamil Nadu]]<br />
| nationality = Indian<br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1980|6|23}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Pondicherry (city)|Pondicherry]], [[India]]<br />
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| draft = Undrafted<br />
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| career_start = 2005<br />
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| highlights = * [[FIBA Asia Stanković Cup]] (2004)<br />
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'''Sozhasingarayer Robinson ''', also widely known as simply ''' S. Robinson ''' (born 23 June 1980 in [[Pondicherry (city)|Pondicherry]], [[India]]) is a professional [[India]]n [[basketball]] player. He currently plays for the [[Tamil Nadu]] Basketball Team which competes in the [[India National Cup]].<br />
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==Career overview==<br />
Sozhasingarayer Robinson, born in [[Pondicherry (city)|Pondicherry]], grew up in [[Gujarat]], [[India]]. A standout athlete in India, Robinson started to gain international media attention when he led India with 36 points to a surprise victory at the [[2004 FIBA Asia Stanković Cup]]<ref>{{cite news|last1=Woods|first1=Mark|title=Take a trip around the globe to explore the state of basketball|url=http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/18459591/take-trip-globe-explore-state-basketball|accessdate=15 April 2018|work=[[ESPN.com]]|date=13 January 2017}}</ref> against [[South Korea national basketball team|South Korea]], a regular competitor for the title at international tournaments in Asia.<ref>[http://www.taiwanhoops.com/2004/11/stankovic-cup-day-4-robinsons-36-leads.html Taiwan Hoops - Stankovic Cup Day 4 – Robinson’s 36 leads India upset Korea, 81-76 ], taiwanhoops.com, written 24 November 2004, accessed 13 October 2011.</ref><br />
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For unknown reasons, he did not take the offer to play professionally in New Zealand in 2006, following extraordinary performances against the [[Tall Blacks]]. In that same year he was banned from representing his state's basketball team for missing its training camp. Robinson is known as being extremely outspoken as he severely criticized the lack of support for India's national basketball team from which he retired in 2006 <ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-sports/Robinson-not-to-play-for-India-TN/article14887723.ece | newspaper=The Hindu | title=Robinson not to play for India, TN | date=4 December 2007 | accessdate=29 October 2018 }}</ref> only to try a comeback a little later.<ref>[http://www.mumbaimirror.com/article/8/20090304200903040204246234ecc8f32/To-hell-and-back-for-cager-Robinson.html Mumbai Mirror - To hell and back for cager Robinson], Mumbaimirror.com, written 4 Mar 2009, accessed 15 October 2011.</ref> Robinson is one of the most well known figures in Indian basketball. Altogether, he played professional in basketball for the following teams:<br />
* 2003-04 [[Negar sang Sharekord]] {{flagicon|IRN}}<br />
* 2004 [[Indian Overseas Bank Chennai]] {{flagicon|IND}}<br />
* 2004 [[Farsh Mashad]] {{flagicon|IRN}}<br />
* 2005 [[Tamil Nadu]] {{flagicon|IND}}<br />
* 2005-06 [[Indian Overseas Bank Chennai]] {{flagicon|IND}}<br />
* ''2006 offer sheet [[Auckland Stars]] {{flagicon|NZL}}, never played''<br />
* 2010 [[Indian Army]] {{flagicon|IND}}<br />
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==Achievements==<br />
* 2001, 2005-06 [[India national basketball team]]<br />
* 2010: Ramu Memorial Basketball Tournament (RMBT) MVP<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:1980 births]]<br />
[[Category:Living people]]<br />
[[Category:Centers (basketball)]]<br />
[[Category:Indian men's basketball players]]<br />
[[Category:People from Gujarat]]<br />
[[Category:People from Pondicherry]]<br />
[[Category:Power forwards (basketball)]]<br />
[[Category:Young Cagers players]]<br />
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