University of Georgia Athletics
Arby's Student-Athlete Spotlight Of The Week: Angel Robinson
September 17, 2007 | Women's Basketball
ANGEL ROBINSON
She is a sophomore member of the Lady Dog basketball team. She has been chosen as a recipient of the Victoria P. Farmer Women’s Basketball endowed scholarship. Angel works with children in the Athens community that have hearing impairments and she volunteers at Barrow Elementary School. She has been selected to the UGA Dean’s list for her academic accomplishments. |
| BIOGRAPHY:◊ After gradually gaining confidence throughout her redshirt freshman season, hopes for even greater production on every level during the upcoming campaign. ◊ Will look for more consistent contributions after a relatively feast or famine freshman year in the scoring column which featured 14 double-digit games but 10 outings of two points or less. 2006-07 Season ◊ Recovered nicely from a torn ACL in her left knee which caused her to miss 2005-06. ◊ Named to the Freshman All-SEC team, joining Ashley Houts and Christy Marshall to become the first trio of classmates to be recognized. ◊ Tabbed second-team pre-season All-SEC in balloting at SEC Media Days. ◊ Selected as SEC Freshman of the Week on both Dec. 18 (after Savannah State and TCU) and on Feb. 5 (after LSU). ◊ Among SEC individual statistical leaders, finished the year ranked No. 6 in field goal pct. and No. 13 in blocks. ◊ Poured 13 second-half points at Georgia Southern while hitting 6-of-9 FGs. ◊ Sprained left ankle in the second half vs. Stanford, hence the Memphis DNP. ◊ Enjoyed her most solid overall linescore against TCU, equaling or establishing career highs for points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks. ◊ Became the 60th freshman and the third member of her class to start for Andy Landers at UGA when she got the nod at George Mason. ◊ Scored 12 second-half points versus LSU in Athens, including six straight which pushed a one-point lead to seven. ◊ Recorded her first career double-double at Alabama. ◊ A major defensive presence in Georgia's first- and second-round wins of the NCAA Tournament, swatting a career-high three shots against both Belmont and Iowa State. ◊ Finished the season with one of her better outings, a 14-point performance on 7-of-9 shooting against Purdue in the "Sweet 16." 2005-06 Season ◊ Tore the ACL in her left knee just 114 seconds after checking into exhibition opener against Augusta State and subsequently redshirted. ◊ Underwent surgery to repair her knee on Dec. 20 and first traveled with the Lady Bulldogs to the Tennessee game on Jan. 12. ◊ Rehabilitation progressed to light on-court shooting by the time the NCAA Tournament arrived in March. |
High School
◊ Coached by Ken Sprague, Jr., at Marietta High.
◊ Ranked as the nation’s No. 7 and No. 11 prospect by Blue Star Recruiting and the All-Star Girls Report, respectively.
◊ Invited to play in both the McDonald’s and the WBCA High School All-America games.
◊ Named first-team All-America by both Parade and SLAM and second-team by USA Today.
◊ Named Miss Georgia Basketball by both the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and the Atlanta Tipoff Club, as well as the Georgia Player of the Year by Gatorade.
◊ Member of the U.S. Junior National Team which won the gold medal at the 2004 COPABA Qualifying Tournament for the 2005 World Junior Championships.
◊ Averaged 11.4 points and 8.2 rebounds for the American team.
◊ Also played in the 2004 USA Basketball Youth Development Festival, setting the all-time Festival record with 14 blocks.
◊ Became the seventh Marietta High School athlete and first female to have their jersey (No. 34) retired, a list that includes former NBA star Dale Ellis.
◊ Started 80 of 84 games at MHS and finished as the school’s all-time leading scorer (1,963 points) and rebounder (1,361 boards).
◊ As a senior, averaged 23.8 points, 15.2 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 5.1 blocks for a 28-2 team which reached the quarterfinals of the State Tournament.
◊ Led the Blue Devils to their first regular-season region title since 1970 and their first region tournament championship since 1958.
◊ As a junior, averaged 21.7 points, 16 rebounds, 2.5 assists and six blocks for a 21-8 team.
◊ As a sophomore, averaged 18.2 points, 14.1 rebounds and 5.2 blocks per game for a 23-9 squad.
Personal
◊ Born April 20, 1987, the daughter of Charlie and Evelyn Mobley.
◊ Major: Child and Family Development.
◊ Recipient of the Val Porter Family Women's Basketball Scholarship Endowment for 2005-06.
◊ Recipient of the Turner Family Scholarship Endowment for 2006-07.
◊ Recipient of the Victoria P. Farmer Women's Basketball Scholarship Endowment for 2007-08.
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