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  Michael Robinson
Michael Robinson

Player Profile
Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Newport Beach, Calif.

High School:
Newport Harbor HS

Height / Weight:
6-2 / 185

Position:
GK

Birthdate:
01/02/1987

UC Santa Barbara
2007
Played 6.25 games, starting three for the Gauchos...Tallied 41 saves and averaged 6.6 saves per game...Posted a season-best seven saves on two occassions: against Redlands (Oct. 13) and UCLA (Nov. 25)...Allowed 44 goals for a 7.0 goals against average...Handed out a career-best 12 assists in addition to tallying three steals...Scored a goal while playing in the field against Chapman (Sept. 9).

2006
Played 8.25 games, starting five in his first active season with the Gauchos...Credited with 58 saves, good for a 7.0 save per game average...Allowed 70 goals for an 8.5 goals against average...Had a career-high nine blocks against Pomona-Pitzer (Sept. 10)...Also tallied eight blocks versus Air Force (Oct. 15) during the Southern California Tournament...Handed out seven assists and tallied 12 steals.

2005
Redshirted.

High School
Coached by Jason Lynch at Newport Harbor...A First Team All-Sea View League and Second Team All-CIF selection as a senior...Named Second Team All-League and Third Team All-CIF as a junior...Newport Harbor won the Sea View League Championships in 2001 and 2002 and was the runner-up in 2003 and 2004...A member of the 2005 league champion swim team.

Club
Has played club with the Newport Water Polo Foundation and Santa Barbara Water Polo Foundation... Was a member of the USA National 18-under team.

Personal
Michael Gerritt Robinson was born on Jan. 2, 1987 in Burbank, Calif. to Scott and Mary Pat Robinson...Majoring in film studies...Nicknamed "Steak and Potatoes"... Has two sisters, Katie and Jessica... Enjoys watching movies and names "The Shawshank Redemption" as his favorite... Red Hot Chili Peppers is his favorite band... Winning the 2002 Hawaiian Invitational is his most memorable athletic achievement... Names current coach Wolf Wigo, former UCSB assistant coach Kevin Witt and Olympian Aleksandar Sapic of Serbia as his athletic heroes.

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