Former UConn men’s basketball star Stanley Robinson dead at 32
Posted Jul 25, 2020
Stanley Robinson, known for making spectacular plays for the UConn men’s basketball team, died at his home in Birmingham, Ala., on Tuesday. He was 32. “He was just a really, really sweet kid,” said Jim Calhoun, who recruited Robinson and coached him at UConn. “The world was harsh for him, because they weren’t all like Stanley Robinson. He was such a caring, giving person.”
(Hartford Courant)
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