Former UConn hoops star Stanley Robinson dies at 32

Tragic news about a former UConn college hoops great. Stanley Robinson, who starred for the Huskies and was drafted by the Orlando Magic died Tuesday in Alabama. Robinson died at his home in Birmingham. He was 32. The UConn Basketball family grieves …

Tragic news about a former UConn college hoops great. Stanley Robinson, who starred for the Huskies and was drafted by the Orlando Magic died Tuesday in Alabama.

Robinson died at his home in Birmingham. He was 32.

The 6-foot-9 Robinson played at UConn from 2006-2010. The Huskies went to the Final Four in 2009. Robinson averaged 9.8 points, 6.2 rebounds, scoring 1,231 points in his career with the Huskies.

“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.”

His windmill dunk against Syracuse during the six-OT game at the Big East tournament in ‘09 is best remembered.

Robinson was found by his mother, Calhoun said.

An autopsy was performed, and the cause of death is pending test results. “However, we found no evidence of foul play or trauma,” Yates said.

“He was certainly one of the great athletes I’ve coached,” Calhoun said. “He just could never get the break he needed.”

Robinson was drafted in the second round by the NBA’s Orlando Magic in 2010, but was cut on the last day of camp.