Bill Robinson

William Edward Robinson (born 2 February 1949) is regarded as one of the best Canadian basketball players in history. Among his accomplishments, he was captain of the Canadian national team in the 1976 Olympics, an All-tournament selection in the 1974 FIBA World Championship, and a CIAU First Team All-Canadian in 1975.

International career Robinson played for the Canadian national team from 1970-77 This was one of the two times in the past 90 years in which Canada competed for an Olympic medal in basketball, the other being the 1984 Olympics. Robinson performed well overall in the tournament, being Canada's second overall leading scorer with 16.7 ppg. Robinson also participated in the 1970 FIBA World Championship, where he was Canada's fourth-leading scorer.

University Before university, Robinson played at the high school level at Chemainus Secondary School, where he was named the Island high school tournament MVP as he led his team to finals against Oak Bay High School. In conference play, he was named a OUA West First Team All-star and the OUA tournament MVP. ), the 1974 WLU tournament and the 1974 Carleton tournament. This season they were also the OUA Conference champions.

Professional career In 1971, Robinson was the final cut for the ABA's Virginia Squires. The 1976 Canadian national men's team, of which Robinson was part, was also inducted into the Canada Basketball Hall of Fame (2007).

Personal life / death Robinson was born on 2 February 1949 in Chemainus, BC. He died on 8 February 2020 shortly after his 71 birthday after suffering a stroke . At the time of his passing, he was survived by his wife Sandi, his son David, his daughters Ella and Leah and five grandchildren.