#21 Liam Robbins Season 2021-22

Student-Athlete Features
Vanderbilt Hustler — Robbins finds a home on West End
VUCommodores.com — Blockin’ Robbins

Career Accolades

• 2023 First Team All-SEC (Coaches)
• 2023 SEC Defensive Player of the Year (Coaches)
• 2023 SEC All-Defensive Team (Coaches)
• 2023 Associated Press Second Team All-SEC
• 2023 U.S. Basketball Writers Association All-District Team
• 2023 Finalist for Lefty Driesell National Defensive Player of the Year
• 2023 SEC Community Service Team 
• 2023 First Team Academic All-District (College Sports Communicators)
• 2023 SEC Academic Honor Roll
• SEC Player of the Week (2/13/23)
• 2022 Wooden Legacy All-Tournament Team
• Two-time Big Ten Player of the Week (Jan. 4, 2021; Jan. 18, 2021)
• Naismith Trophy Award Player of the Week (Jan. 18, 2021)
• USBWA National Player of the Week (Jan. 5, 2021)
• Two-time Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center of the Year Award preseason watch list (2021, 2022)
• 2020 NABC All-District Second Team honoree
• 2020 All-Missouri Valley Conference Second Team
• 2020 All-MVC Defensive Team
• 2020 Missouri Valley Conference Most Improved honors

As a Fifth-Year Senior (2022-23)

• First Team All-SEC (Coaches)
• SEC Defensive Player of the Year (Coaches)
• SEC All-Defensive Team (Coaches)
• Associated Press Second Team All-SEC
• U.S. Basketball Writers Association All-District Team
• Finalist for Lefty Driesell National Defensive Player of the Year
• SEC Community Service Team 
• First Team Academic All-District (College Sports Communicators)
• SEC Player of the Week (2/13/23)
• Wooden Legacy All-Tournament Team 
• Averaged 15.0 points, 6.8 rebounds and 3.2 blocks in 23.0 minutes per game 
• Despite playing just 26 games, finished eighth in the nation in blocks (82)
• 82 blocks are third in Vandy single-season history behind Festus Ezeli (87) and Luke Kornet (84) 
• Finished collegiate career with 308 blocks
• Led the nation in fouls drawn per 40 minutes (8.2)
• Four double-doubles 
• 20 games scoring in double figures (including six games in the 20s and one game with 32 points)
• Reached 1,000 career points at Temple 
• Shot 50.4 percent (123-for-244) from the field and 36.5 percent (19-for-52) from three-point range
• 20 points in road win at Temple (11/15/22)
• 20 points, eight blocks and seven rebounds against Fresno State (11/24/22)
• Went for 22 points, seven rebounds and six blocks in SEC opening win over South Carolina (1/3/23)
• Double-double with 19 points and 12 rebounds to go with seven blocks in win over Ole Miss (2/4/23)
• Career-high 32 points with 10 rebounds in road win at Florida (2/11/23)
• 24 points and 12 rebounds in win over Auburn (2/18/23)
• Double-double with 23 points and 11 rebounds to go with career-high nine blocks (tied for most in a D1 game on the season) at LSU (2/22/23)
• Completed sweep of Florida with 18 points, nine rebounds and five blocks in final home game (2/25/23)
• Finished collegiate career with 1,371 career points (609 at Drake; 270 at Minnesota; 492 at Vanderbilt) 

As a Senior (2021-22)

•  Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center of the Year Award preseason watch list
• Appeared in 15 games with 10 starts
• 6.8 points, 4.0 rebounds and 2.0 blocks/game
• 226 career blocks
  • 13th among active D-1 student-athletes
• Second on the team with 30 blocks in 2021-22
  • Second on team
• At least one block in 14 games
• Season-high four blocks vs. Missouri, Texas A&M and Kentucky
• Four games scoring in double figures
• Vandy debut at Kentucky (Feb. 2) after battling injury
• 14 points, nine rebounds and four blocks in win over Texas A&M
• Season-high 16 points against Alabama
• 14 points, six rebounds and three blocks in NIT win over Belmont

As a Junior (2020-21 at Minnesota)

• Naismith Trophy Award Player of the Week (Jan. 18)
• USBWA National Player of the Week (Jan. 5)
• Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center of the Year award candidate
• Two-time Big Ten Player of the Week (Jan. 4, Jan. 18)
• Started all 23 games he played
• 2.7 blocks/game
  • Led Big Ten, 10th nationally
• 6.6 rebounds/game
  • Led team
• 11.7 points/game
  • Second on team
• Three double-doubles
• 18 points against Michigan State on 7-for-11 shooting with nine defensive rebounds and three blocks
• 27 points, 14 rebounds, five blocks and four assists in the Ohio State win (Jan. 3)
• 22 points with eight rebounds in 22 minutes against Michigan (Jan. 16)
• Six blocks, seven rebounds and  15 points at Purdue (Jan. 30)
• 16 points, 10 rebounds, three steals and three assists at Rutgers (Feb. 4)
• Double-double (11 points, 10 rebounds) against Purdue (Feb. 11) and also added four blocks

As a Sophomore (2019-20 at Drake)

• NABC All-District Second Team honoree
• All-Missouri Valley Conference Second Team
• All-Defensive Team
• MVC Most Improved honors
• Started all 34 games
• Averaged team highs of 14.1 points, 7.1 rebounds and 2.9 blocks per game
• School record 99 blocks, third most in MVC history, fifth in the nation that season
• Tallied seven double-doubles and scored in double figures in 22 of final 26 games
• Career-high 29 points against Bradley (Feb. 5)
• Matched a school record in blocks with seven against Loyola (Jan. 7)
• Perfect 10-of-10 from two-point range at Bradley (Dec. 31) and finished with 21 points
• Made 15-straight two-point shots over two games against Air Force game (Dec. 21) and Indiana State (Jan. 4)

As a Freshman (2018-19 at Drake)

• Played in 30 games and started one
• Recorded six blocks in his debut against Buena Vista (Nov. 8) to tie for second-most in Drake history
• Also scored season-best 16 points against Buena Vista
• Grabbed a season-high 12 rebounds with nine points against Milwaukee (Dec. 6)

The Robbins File

• Son of Bridget and Mark Robbins
• Earned business marketing and education degree from University of Minnesota
• Attended Sunrise Christian Academy in Wichita, Kansas, for 2017-18 season
• Uncle, Ed Conroy, is the head coach at The Citadel