Following the passing of Lute Olson, basketball lost another one of its stars.  Former UConn and NBA star, Clifford Robinson died at the age of 53.  He had been battling cancer for the last two years.

A star at Connecticut, Robinson was drafted by the Portland Trail Blazers in 1989 as the 36^thOverall Pick.  Standing at 6’ 10”, Robinson was a versatile player who played at Center, Power Forward and Small Forward.  He was the Sixth Man of the Year in 1994, an All-Star in 1994, which was the year began three 20 Points per Game seasons.  

Robinson later played for Phoenix and Detroit, where he was named a Second Team All-Defensive selection once for each team. 

We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to offer condolences to the friends, family and fans of Clifford Robinson. 

A member of the Cleveland Cavaliers for two and a half seasons, Cliff Robinson would put his best career rebounding metrics of his career while playing there.  In Robinson's two full seasons in Cleveland, he would average 11.1 and 10.3 boards respectively, both of which would land him in the top ten in that metric.  Robinson would also average 17.7 Points per Game in his 180 Games for the team.