Blue Coats Acquire Justin Robinson
January 21, 2020 - NBA G League (G League)
Delaware Blue Coats News Release
WILMINGTON - The Delaware Blue Coats, the NBA G League affiliate of the Philadelphia 76ers, announced today that the team has acquired Justin Robinson off waivers. In a corresponding move, the team waived Isaiah Miles.
Robinson (6-1, 195), 22, appeared in nine games with the Washington Wizards this season. In 18 NBA G League games with the Capital City Go-Go while on assignment from the Wizards, Robinson averaged 14.2 points, 6.3 assists and 1.6 steals in 32.8 minutes per game. The rookie scored in double figures in all but two of his G League appearances and dished out double-digit assists on three occasions.
A Manassas, Virginia native, Robinson spent the last four seasons playing collegiately at Virginia Tech. He was named to the All-Atlantic Coast Conference second team as a junior in 2018, after averaging 14.0 points, 5.6 assists and 1.2 steals in 30.9 minutes per game. In 24 contests as a senior during the 2018-19 campaign, he averaged 13.5 points, 5.0 assists and 1.6 steals in 29.6 minutes per contest and finished his career as the school's all-time leader in career assists (562).
Miles saw action in 11 games with Delaware, averaging 6.1 points and 2.2 rebounds in 15.6 minutes per game.
Robinson will be available when the Blue Coats visit the Memphis Hustle on Wednesday night at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN+.
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