#21 Liam Robbins Season 2021-22

Center

Class Graduate

Height 7'0"

Weight 250

Hometown Davenport, Iowa

High School Assumption

Major Human Development Studies

Bio Stats

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