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Immigrant of the Day: Rumeal Robinson (Jamaica)

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Images Rumeal James Robinson (born November 13, 1966, Mandeville, Jamaica) is a retired American professional basketball player. He grew up in Cambridge, Massachusetts and graduated from the famous Cambridge Rindge and Latin High School (where Patrick Ewing attended).

Robinson played college basketball for the University of Michigan. He is famous for hitting two crucial free throws with 3 seconds left in the 1989 NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Championship game for the University of Michigan Wolverines against Seton Hall University.

Robinson was drafted in 1990 by the Atlanta Hawks with the 10th pick. He was signed to a 4-year deal with the Hawks. He also played for the New Jersey Nets, Charlotte Hornets, Portland Trail Blazers, Phoenix Suns, and Los Angeles Lakers.

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