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2018-19 Basketball (W) Roster
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Jersey Number 1
Kayla Robinson
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Junior
- Position:
- G
- Hometown:
- Savannah, Ga.
- High School:
- Effingham County HS
Bio
Honors
All-Sun Belt Second Team (2017-18)
Sun Belt Player of the Week (1/29/18)
Sun Belt Player of the Week (2/5/18)
Sun Belt Player of the Week (2/12/18)
Sun Belt Player of the Week (12/23/19)
South Pointe Holiday Hoops Classic All-Tournament Team (2019)
2019-20 Sun Belt Academic Honor Roll (3.0-3.5 GPA)
Senior (2019-20)
Played in 29 games making 10 starts while helping Troy win its first-ever Sun Belt Regular Season Title ... Averaged 9.6 ppg (fourth most on the team) while averaging 4.3 rebounds per game ... Recorded 66 assists with 22 steals ... Became the 23rd member of the 1,000-point club on Dec. 15 at Chattanooga with 15-point performance ... She ended her career with 1,177 points ... From the field she shot 32 percent while shooting 74 percent from the free throw line, ranking 12th in the SBC for free throw percentage ... Earned Sun Belt Player of the Week honors on Dec. 23 after scoring 21 and 25 points in Las Vegas at the Holiday Hoops Classic ... Scored at least 20-points in three games while reaching double-digits in 12 games ... Posted season-high in rebounds with eight in three different games ... Led the team in assist-to-turnover ratio at 1.78 ... Earned 87 victories in her career, the most wins by a senior class in program history ... Ranked 11th in conference play with 3.0 assists per game, 13th in free throw percentage (.765) and second in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.5)
*Had season cut short in March due to COVID-19 before SBC Tournament
Junior (2018-19)
Finished the season as the team’s second-leading scorer averaging 10.3 points per game, 24th in the Sun Belt Conference … Moved into the top 10 in Troy’s Division I history with 247 career assists … Posted 89 assists (3.1 a/g, 14th-most in SBC) on the season, including a season-high of nine against Alabama State … Scored in double figures 15 times and 20+ points twice … Scored a season-best 24 points on 10-of-20 shooting at East Tennessee State; scored 17 points in the second half, including 10 of the team’s 22 third quarter points … Scored 19 points in Troy’s WNIT first round matchup against UAB; went 8-of-15 from the field … Ranked eighth in the Sun Belt with a 1.27 assist/turnover ratio … Led the team in scoring four times, led in assists 14 times
Sophomore (2017-18)
Named All-Sun Belt Second Team … Robinson became the first player in Sun Belt Conference history to earn three consecutive Sun Belt Conference Player of the Week awards, which she did on Jan. 29, Feb. 5 and Feb. 12 … During that eight-game span, Robinson raised her scoring average by 4.5 points from 9.5 to 13.0 … Played in 31 games, started 27 … Finished 12thin the Sun Belt Conference averaging 13.1 points per game, seventh with 3.8 assists per game and eighth with a 78.1 free throw percentage … After becoming the everyday starter at point guard, Robinson led Troy to a 10-3 record in the final 13 games of the regular season as she averaged 17.1 points, 5.2 rebounds and 4.9 assists … Set new career highs with 28 points and 11 rebounds against South Alabama on Feb. 3 … Posted 10 assists against Appalachian State on Jan. 22 … Finished the season with 21 double-digit scoring game including in 15 of the last 16 games … Turned in a trio of double-doubles – 21 points, 10 assists vs Appalachian State; 19 points, 10 rebounds at Louisiana; 28 points, 11 rebounds vs South Alabama … Recorded the assist on an inbound pass that led to Amber Rivers’ game-winning layup with 0.2 seconds remaining in an 89-88 win over Jacksonville on Dec. 1
Freshman (2016-17)
Played in 31 games, started two … Averaged 6.2 points, 2.4 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 14.1 minutes per game … Made first career appearance at Auburn on Nov. 11 … Made first collegiate start against UAB on Dec. 18 … Scored a season-high 23 points against Arkansas State on March 2 … Scored in double figures four times including a 19-point performance at Nicholls on Dec. 14
High School
Played three seasons at Effingham County High School in Springfield, Ga. … Played point guard and shooting guard … Led team to the elite eight as a sophomore, then the sweet 16 as a junior … Named team’s most valuable player as a senior … Named first team all-region … Member of the school’s 1,000-point club … Played in 26 games as a senior averaging 20.1 points, 8.7 assists and 10.1 rebounds per game … Also played softball and track & field
Personal
Full name is MaKayla Jenae Robinson … Born on Jan. 8, 1998 … Daughter of Sonji and Melvin Cutter … Has two brothers, Justin and Tony … Brother Justin played football at Reinhardt University
All-Sun Belt Second Team (2017-18)
Sun Belt Player of the Week (1/29/18)
Sun Belt Player of the Week (2/5/18)
Sun Belt Player of the Week (2/12/18)
Sun Belt Player of the Week (12/23/19)
South Pointe Holiday Hoops Classic All-Tournament Team (2019)
2019-20 Sun Belt Academic Honor Roll (3.0-3.5 GPA)
Senior (2019-20)
Played in 29 games making 10 starts while helping Troy win its first-ever Sun Belt Regular Season Title ... Averaged 9.6 ppg (fourth most on the team) while averaging 4.3 rebounds per game ... Recorded 66 assists with 22 steals ... Became the 23rd member of the 1,000-point club on Dec. 15 at Chattanooga with 15-point performance ... She ended her career with 1,177 points ... From the field she shot 32 percent while shooting 74 percent from the free throw line, ranking 12th in the SBC for free throw percentage ... Earned Sun Belt Player of the Week honors on Dec. 23 after scoring 21 and 25 points in Las Vegas at the Holiday Hoops Classic ... Scored at least 20-points in three games while reaching double-digits in 12 games ... Posted season-high in rebounds with eight in three different games ... Led the team in assist-to-turnover ratio at 1.78 ... Earned 87 victories in her career, the most wins by a senior class in program history ... Ranked 11th in conference play with 3.0 assists per game, 13th in free throw percentage (.765) and second in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.5)
*Had season cut short in March due to COVID-19 before SBC Tournament
Junior (2018-19)
Finished the season as the team’s second-leading scorer averaging 10.3 points per game, 24th in the Sun Belt Conference … Moved into the top 10 in Troy’s Division I history with 247 career assists … Posted 89 assists (3.1 a/g, 14th-most in SBC) on the season, including a season-high of nine against Alabama State … Scored in double figures 15 times and 20+ points twice … Scored a season-best 24 points on 10-of-20 shooting at East Tennessee State; scored 17 points in the second half, including 10 of the team’s 22 third quarter points … Scored 19 points in Troy’s WNIT first round matchup against UAB; went 8-of-15 from the field … Ranked eighth in the Sun Belt with a 1.27 assist/turnover ratio … Led the team in scoring four times, led in assists 14 times
Sophomore (2017-18)
Named All-Sun Belt Second Team … Robinson became the first player in Sun Belt Conference history to earn three consecutive Sun Belt Conference Player of the Week awards, which she did on Jan. 29, Feb. 5 and Feb. 12 … During that eight-game span, Robinson raised her scoring average by 4.5 points from 9.5 to 13.0 … Played in 31 games, started 27 … Finished 12thin the Sun Belt Conference averaging 13.1 points per game, seventh with 3.8 assists per game and eighth with a 78.1 free throw percentage … After becoming the everyday starter at point guard, Robinson led Troy to a 10-3 record in the final 13 games of the regular season as she averaged 17.1 points, 5.2 rebounds and 4.9 assists … Set new career highs with 28 points and 11 rebounds against South Alabama on Feb. 3 … Posted 10 assists against Appalachian State on Jan. 22 … Finished the season with 21 double-digit scoring game including in 15 of the last 16 games … Turned in a trio of double-doubles – 21 points, 10 assists vs Appalachian State; 19 points, 10 rebounds at Louisiana; 28 points, 11 rebounds vs South Alabama … Recorded the assist on an inbound pass that led to Amber Rivers’ game-winning layup with 0.2 seconds remaining in an 89-88 win over Jacksonville on Dec. 1
Freshman (2016-17)
Played in 31 games, started two … Averaged 6.2 points, 2.4 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 14.1 minutes per game … Made first career appearance at Auburn on Nov. 11 … Made first collegiate start against UAB on Dec. 18 … Scored a season-high 23 points against Arkansas State on March 2 … Scored in double figures four times including a 19-point performance at Nicholls on Dec. 14
High School
Played three seasons at Effingham County High School in Springfield, Ga. … Played point guard and shooting guard … Led team to the elite eight as a sophomore, then the sweet 16 as a junior … Named team’s most valuable player as a senior … Named first team all-region … Member of the school’s 1,000-point club … Played in 26 games as a senior averaging 20.1 points, 8.7 assists and 10.1 rebounds per game … Also played softball and track & field
Personal
Full name is MaKayla Jenae Robinson … Born on Jan. 8, 1998 … Daughter of Sonji and Melvin Cutter … Has two brothers, Justin and Tony … Brother Justin played football at Reinhardt University
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