Jake Robinson

Jake Robinson

Player Profile

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Canton, N.C.

High School:
Pisgah HS

Height / Weight:
6-8 / 205

Position:
F

Notes: Was the Catamounts' first signee from Western North Carolina since West Henderson's Joey Bryson, who played at Western in 1996, `98-99 ... Enters his junior season already ranked eighth on both the career 3-pointers made (134) and career 3-pointers attempted (352) charts ... Is just eight made treys shy of moving into seventh place and six 3-point attempts shy of advancing.

2007-08 (Sophomore): Played in all 31 games for WCU making 15 starts ... Ranked second on the team - and 24th in the SoCon - with a 10.6 point per game average ... Scored in double figures 18 times, leading the team in scoring six times including four-straight to conclude the season ... Led the team with by shooting 87-percent from the free throw line ... Finished with 70 made 3-pointers, the fifth-best, single-season in school history ... Was a perfect 4-for-4 from 3-point range to score 12 points at Cincinnati ... Hit a game-high six 3-pointers to lead the Catamounts with a season-high 19 points against UNC Asheville ... Tied his seasonal high with 19 points two additional times in back-to-back contests at Appalachian State and UNC Greensboro in the last week of the regular season ... Made his first start of the season at Elon making one 3-pointer for three points in a season-high 30 minutes of court time ... Hit consecutive 3-pointers to close WCU to within nine points early in the second half at Illinois ... Returned to double-digit scoring for the first time in six games with 11 in the home win over Presbyterian ... Recorded his sixth double-digit scoring effort of the season against Davidson, going 5-8 from the field, including 3-5 from three-point range, scoring 13 points ... Finished with 15 points including three 3-pointers and a pair of two-handed slams inside the final minute in the home win over Elon ... Fouled out for the first time in his collegiate career at Wofford ... Pulled down a career-high nine rebounds in the victory over Chattanooga, to go along with his 10 points, including three clutch free throws in the final seconds to clinch the win ... Scored a team-high 16 points against UNC Greensboro on 5-10 shooting ... Led the Catamounts with 17 points including three made 3-pointers in the home win over Wofford.

2006-07 (Freshman): Appeared in 31 games as a true freshman, making eight starts ... Ended the year fourth on the team in scoring at 8.9 points per game, while shooting a team-high 40.5 percent from behind the three-point arc ... Also led the team in free-throw shooting with an impressive 91.7 percent clip at the line ... Ranked seventh in the SoCon in 3-point field goal percentage (40.5%) and 10th in 3-point field goals made (64, 2.06 per game) ... His 64 made 3-pointers as a freshman ranked tied for seventh on the single-season charts tied with Casey Rogers (1998-99 season) and David Donerlson (1988-89 season) ... Was named to the Southern Conference All-Freshman team ... In his collegiate debut, sank 4-of-8 from long range in a win at UNC Asheville ... In Western's record-tying effort of making 15 treys versus Atlanta Christian, was 5-of-8 from beyond the arc ... Over a two-game span (versus Toccoa Falls and at Wofford), was 11-of-13 from 3-point range ... First, sank 5-of-6 3-pointers in WCU's win over Toccoa Falls, a game WCU made 10 treys on the night as a team ... Two nights later, drained 6-of-7 from beyond the arc as WCU once again connected on 10 treys as a team ... At Wofford, was 3-of-3 from long range in the first half ... Earned his first career start at #22 Clemson shooting 3-of-10 from the field, including 1-of-6 from 3-point range, scoring nine points and grab five rebounds ... Led Western with 13 points in the loss at South Carolina, hitting on 5-of-7 shots including 3-of-5 from downtown ... Went 5-of-8 from beyond the arc, matching his career-high with 20 points, including two clutch 3's late in the game to give WCU the overtime win against Wofford, boarding a career-high eight rebounds against the Terriers ... Posted career-highs in points scored (24), 3-point fields made, (7) and 3-point attempts (16) in a home loss to Chattanooga.

Prior to Western: Was tabbed the Western North Carolina (WNC) Player of the Year by the Asheville Citizen-Times after his junior (2005) and senior (2006) seasons ... As a senior, poured in an area-high 23.8 points per game to go along with 6.0 rebounds and 2.2 assists ... Led the Black Bears to the Western Athletic Conference regular-season title (24-2) and was tabbed the WAC Player of the Year ... With former Catamount great Henry Logan in attendance, Robinson set a school record for single-game points (53) in an 88-76 victory over Brevard on Feb. 8 ... Robinson played in the Carolinas All-Star Classic ... Finished career with 1,781 points ... As a junior, led the 2004-05 Bears to a 29-0 record and the North Carolina 2A State Championship ... Picked up first team All-State honors, Western Highlands Conference (WHC) Player of the Year honors and the 2A State Championship Most Valuable Player Award ... Averaged 19.14 points and 5.9 rebounds, while shooting 58 percent from the field, including 45 percent from 3-point range, and 82 percent from the free throw line ... In the spring of 2005, the Mountain Amateur Athletic Union presented Robinson with its annual Mark Lane Memorial Award, which goes to the top 1A/2A Male Athlete in WNC ... In his sophomore season, led Pisgah to a 25-2 record and the Bears won the WHC regular-season and tournament championships, while advancing to the sectional final ... Was named honorable mention All-State, second team All-WNC and all-conference, averaging 18.6 points and 6.62 rebounds ... Coached by Jimmy Cleaveland at Pisgah High.

Personal: Born Timothy Jake Robinson in November, 1987 in Asheville, N.C. ... Son of Amanda Robinson.