Troy University Athletics
2019-20 Basketball (W) Roster
Jersey Number 1
Kayla Robinson
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Senior
- 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 teamโs second-leading scorer averaging 10.3 points per game, 24th in the Sun Belt Conference โฆ Moved into the top 10 in Troyโs Division I history with 247 career assists โฆ Posted 89 assists (3.1 a/g, 14th-most in SBC) on the season, including a season-high of nine against Alabama State โฆ Scored in double figures 15 times and 20+ points twice โฆ 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 teamโs 22 third quarter points โฆ Scored 19 points in Troyโs WNIT first round matchup against UAB; went 8-of-15 from the field โฆ Ranked eighth in the Sun Belt with a 1.27 assist/turnover ratio โฆ Led the team in scoring four times, led in assists 14 times
Sophomore (2017-18)
Named All-Sun Belt Second Team โฆ 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 โฆ During that eight-game span, Robinson raised her scoring average by 4.5 points from 9.5 to 13.0 โฆ Played in 31 games, started 27 โฆ 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 โฆ After becoming the everyday starter at point guard, Robinson led Troy to aย 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 โฆ Set new career highs with 28 points and 11 rebounds against South Alabama on Feb. 3 โฆ Posted 10 assists against Appalachian State on Jan. 22 โฆ Finished the season with 21 double-digit scoring game including in 15 of the last 16 games โฆ Turned in a trio of double-doubles โ 21 points, 10 assists vs Appalachian State; 19 points, 10 rebounds at Louisiana; 28 points, 11 rebounds vs South Alabama โฆ Recorded the assist on an inbound pass that led to Amber Riversโ 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 โฆ Averaged 6.2 points, 2.4 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 14.1 minutes per game โฆ Made first career appearance at Auburn on Nov. 11 โฆ Made first collegiate start against UAB on Dec. 18 โฆ Scored a season-high 23 points against Arkansas State on March 2 โฆ 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. โฆ Played point guard and shooting guard โฆ Led team to the elite eight as a sophomore, then the sweet 16 as a junior โฆ Named teamโs most valuable player as a senior โฆ Named first team all-region โฆ Member of the schoolโs 1,000-point club โฆ Played in 26 games as a senior averaging 20.1 points, 8.7 assists and 10.1 rebounds per game โฆ Also played softball and track & field
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Personal
Full name is MaKayla Jenae Robinson โฆ Born on Jan. 8, 1998 โฆ Daughter of Sonji and Melvin Cutter โฆ Has two brothers, Justin and Tony โฆ 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 teamโs second-leading scorer averaging 10.3 points per game, 24th in the Sun Belt Conference โฆ Moved into the top 10 in Troyโs Division I history with 247 career assists โฆ Posted 89 assists (3.1 a/g, 14th-most in SBC) on the season, including a season-high of nine against Alabama State โฆ Scored in double figures 15 times and 20+ points twice โฆ 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 teamโs 22 third quarter points โฆ Scored 19 points in Troyโs WNIT first round matchup against UAB; went 8-of-15 from the field โฆ Ranked eighth in the Sun Belt with a 1.27 assist/turnover ratio โฆ Led the team in scoring four times, led in assists 14 times
Sophomore (2017-18)
Named All-Sun Belt Second Team โฆ 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 โฆ During that eight-game span, Robinson raised her scoring average by 4.5 points from 9.5 to 13.0 โฆ Played in 31 games, started 27 โฆ 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 โฆ After becoming the everyday starter at point guard, Robinson led Troy to aย 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 โฆ Set new career highs with 28 points and 11 rebounds against South Alabama on Feb. 3 โฆ Posted 10 assists against Appalachian State on Jan. 22 โฆ Finished the season with 21 double-digit scoring game including in 15 of the last 16 games โฆ Turned in a trio of double-doubles โ 21 points, 10 assists vs Appalachian State; 19 points, 10 rebounds at Louisiana; 28 points, 11 rebounds vs South Alabama โฆ Recorded the assist on an inbound pass that led to Amber Riversโ 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 โฆ Averaged 6.2 points, 2.4 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 14.1 minutes per game โฆ Made first career appearance at Auburn on Nov. 11 โฆ Made first collegiate start against UAB on Dec. 18 โฆ Scored a season-high 23 points against Arkansas State on March 2 โฆ 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. โฆ Played point guard and shooting guard โฆ Led team to the elite eight as a sophomore, then the sweet 16 as a junior โฆ Named teamโs most valuable player as a senior โฆ Named first team all-region โฆ Member of the schoolโs 1,000-point club โฆ Played in 26 games as a senior averaging 20.1 points, 8.7 assists and 10.1 rebounds per game โฆ Also played softball and track & field
ย
Personal
Full name is MaKayla Jenae Robinson โฆ Born on Jan. 8, 1998 โฆ Daughter of Sonji and Melvin Cutter โฆ Has two brothers, Justin and Tony โฆ Brother Justin played football at Reinhardt University
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