Sad news

[PauliePeppas]

Former Uconn player Stanley Robinson passed away...one of the best dunkers/athletes Ive ever seen , RIP

 

[Ryand877]

Sad to hear, RIP.

 

[Jeremy L.]

Very sad. I wonder what the cause of death was. He was in his early 30s I believe.

 

[Ryand877]

Very sad. I wonder what the cause of death was. He was in his early 30s I believe.

Yeah. He was part of the 6 overtime game.

 

[Briancuse]

Awful news, he played in the 6 ot game.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

 

[walsh2012]

tragedy. wishing the best for his friends/family

 

[rrlbees]

Wow. That’s horrible. Way too young. Was one of the UConn players I didn’t “dislike”. Was fun to watch. RIP.

 

[jdubs30]

Very sad. I wonder what the cause of death was. He was in his early 30s I believe.

Rumor is suicide.

Very sad

 

[sutomcat]

Rumor is suicide.

Very sad

How awful. A lot of athletes have mental issues and struggle like us normal folks. Prayers for his family and friends.

 

[pearl31]

Sticks.
Dude could jump out of the gym.
RIP

 

[Ragman2000]

Absolutely tragic. Prayers to his friends and family.

 

[Capt. Tuttle]

Always played hard, and played right. Don't remember a lick of issues with him. Very sad, regardless of the reasons.

 

[orange79]

Ugh. Just awful. RIP.

 

[NineOneSeven]

Very sad. Great athlete.

 

[rrlbees]

Rumor is suicide.

Very sad

That makes it even sadder.

 

[NKR1978]

That hits hard. Just truly awful and sad.

 

[Briancuse]

That hits hard. Just truly awful and sad.

Whenever someone around your age or younger passes it makes you start to think.

 

[OttoMets]

Very sorry to hear that. Sticks was one of the few UConn players I liked. Calhoun often seemed to be giving him a hard time, but he was a lot of fun to watch play. The top non-SU highlight from the 2009 game, I think, was his first-half dunk.

 

[Jzsshuttles]

I’ll never forget that windmill he put down in the beginning of the 6OT game. Felt like something magical was going to happen after that dunk

 

[DoctorBombay]

Hard not to like a player like Sticks Robinson- always played hard & a scary-good athlete.
6OT Game and that breakaway dunk, & some of the crazy alley-oops this guy could reach. Sad sad news. RIP

 

[CuseFaninVT]

Sorry to read this one.

Found this compilation of his dunks. Amazing. He had an uncanny ability to grab a rebound while still on his way up so that he could complete an impressive dunk. And I can't recall seeing a player go over the back of his own teammates as much as he did.

 

[Gotothehole]

Rip

 

[NateW]

way too young

I may be recalling incorrectly, but didn’t we recruit him pretty hard?

 

[FRANKIEFAN]

Very sad. Good player he definitely 1 and dones more recently. Crazy he didn’t play an NBA game despite getting drafted. RIP.