Roman Robinson honored

Roman Robinson, formerly of Merritt College and Rodriguez High and now at Webster University (St. Louis), has been named the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) Player of the Week.

For the season, he's averaging 12.7 points and 5.1 rebounds a game.

Webster University's Roman Robinson, a junior from Fairfield, Calif., has been named the Men's Basketball Player of the Week for the week of December 5-11.

Robinson, a 6-3 forward, averaged 16.3 points and 3.7 rebounds in three games. His top performance of the week was the final contest, a 68-64 loss to Austin College, in which he scored 21 points (on 9-of-15 shooting), grabbed six rebounds, had three steals and two assists. With the Gorloks down 13 and under three minutes remaining, Robinson led a 17-5 run to cut the lead to one with 12 seconds remaining.  n that two-and-a-half minute span, he scored eight points, had three rebounds, an assist and a steal.

Robinson began the week with 17 points (on 6-of-13 shooting), three steals and two blocks in a 74-50 loss at Washington University (Mo.). He also posted an 11-point, two-rebound, one-steal performance against Rust College (81-74 loss).