NSU Spartans Signs 7-foot Iona Transfer, Norfolk Native Daniel Robinson

NORFOLK, Virginia -- The Norfolk State men's basketball program added some size to its future rosters when Iona transfer and Norfolk native Daniel Robinson recently signed to join the Spartans.

Robinson, a 7-foot-0, 220-pound forward, competed for Iona during the last two seasons. After sitting out the upcoming season, he will have two years of eligibility left beginning in 2016-17.

Robinson attended Atlantic Shores Christian Academy in Chesapeake. He spent a year at IMG Academy in Florida in 2012-13 and his following two collegiate seasons at Iona.

"We are pleased and excited to have Daniel Robinson join our program," said head coach Robert Jones. "We recruited Daniel out of high school, and we are happy he has decided to finally come home. Although he received limited action at Iona, our style of play is a match made in heaven for us and him."

Robinson played in 10 games as a freshman in 2013-14 at Iona before sitting out the rest of the season due to injury. He finished with totals of 11 points, 12 rebounds and six blocks while shooting 5-of-11 from the floor. He had four points, one rebound and one block in just two games as a sophomore in 2014-15.

Robinson was a second-team All-Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association (VISAA) honoree as a senior at Atlantic Christian in 2011-12 after averaging 9.3 points, 8.4 rebounds and 3.3 blocks per game.

"We were looking to add more frontcourt depth for this year," Jones stated. "However, we did not have a lot of great options to meet that need, so adding Daniel will help solidify our post rotation for the future."

He joins a Spartan program that currently has 12 players on the 2015-16 roster, including two seniors in Jeff Short and D'Shon Taylor, the team's leading returning scorers. NSU has now added seven players to this year's recruiting class, including Robinson, to go along with the six returning players.

Norfolk State finished 20-14 last year and 12-4 in the MEAC, the regular season runner-up. The Spartans have competed in the postseason each of the last four seasons.

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