tweeted Cleveland star Kevin Love, who grew up in Oregon. Clifford Robinson was born on Dec. 16, 1966, in Buffalo, New York.
He was the centerpiece of Calhoun’s early teams at UConn. He played in Storrs from 1985-89, helping guide the Huskies from the bottom of the Big East to the 1988 NIT championship.Robinson averaged just 5.6 points as a freshman but scored 20 a game as a senior before becoming a second-round pick of the Blazers.“He was our first great player,” Calhoun said. “He gave legitimacy to the program. “As a player coming in, here’s this guy playing on TV for the Trail Blazers, watching him play, watching UConn being mentioned.