Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski has a major compliment for Justin Robinson that he thinks should be on the big screens.
The senior forward set or matched career highs in every category except steals in Duke’s 89-76 win over North Carolina on Saturday. The performance earned Robinson, a former walk on and son of Hall of Famer David Robinson, a comparison to Notre Dame’s Daniel "Rudy" Ruettiger of movie fame.
Coach K: Robinson better than ‘Rudy’
Robinson played 25 minutes against UNC and was 4 of 6 from 3-point range and scored 13 points. He also had six rebounds and four blocked shots.
"It's better than 'Rudy,'" Krzyzewski said, comparing Robinson's performance to the legendary story of Notre Dame football walk-on Rudy Ruettiger. "It's almost like a movie. He's been outstanding, and hopefully he keeps it going."
“Rudy” is the story of Rudy Ruettiger, the former walk-on for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in 1975.
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Robinson walked on to the Blue Devils team in 2016. He played a total of 10 minutes that season with a single free throw and rebound. The following season he totaled 23 points and 11 rebounds in 82 minutes over the season. Last year he had 20 and 9, respectively, in 58 minutes.
Big week for son of NBA Hall of Famer
Robinson is performing at the best time for Duke with the conference tournament and NCAA tournament coming up. Against N.C. State last week he had 10 points and six rebounds. He was 4 of 5 from the floor and hit both 3-pointers he shot.
Justin Robinson has more points this week than he had in Duke's previous 56 games combined.
— Luke DeCock (@LukeDeCock) March 8, 2020
Both were victories for Duke, which had lost three of four coming into the game against the Wolfpack.
He had five points against Virginia Tech the week prior and six points against Wake Forest. They were all season highs until he bested them the following game.
Duke is the No. 4 seed in the ACC tournament and Robinson, a graduate assistant, could see more time.
"But I took to heart the 'be ready' and the 'staying ready,'" Robinson said, via ESPN. "That's something I learned my freshman and sophomore years, and I really took it to heart."
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