Robinson Opong

{{short description|Ugandan basketball player}} {{use dmy dates|date=February 2020}} {{Infobox basketball biography | name = Robinson Opong | photo = | caption = | position = Shooting guard, small forward | height_m = 1.91 | weight_kg = 95 | number = 5 | team = MBB | league = BAL | nationality = Canadian, Ugandan | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1989|5|10|df=y}} | birth_place = Kampala, Uganda | high_school = Cégep de Sainte-Foy, Quebec City | college = *LIU Brooklyn (2010–2012) *Rogers State (2012–2014) | draft_year = 2014 | career_start = 2015 | career_end = | years1 = 2015–2016 | team1 = Saint John Mill Rats | years2 = 2017 | team2 = Antonine | years3 = 2017 | team3 = City Oilers | years4 = 2018 | team4 = Óbila | years5 = 2018 | team5 = Halifax Hurricanes | years6 = 2018 | team6 = Ferroviário da Beira | years7 = 2019 | team7 = Peñas Huesca | years8 = 2019–2020 | team8 = City Oilers | years9 = 2020 | team9 = Saskatchewan Rattlers | years10 = 2021 | team10 = Rivers Hoopers | highlights = | medaltemplates = | years11 = 2022 | team11 = Obras Sanitarias | years12 = 2023 | team12 = City Oilers | years13 = 2024–2025 | team13 = City Oilers | years14 = 2025–present | team14 = MBB }} '''Robinson Odoch Opong''' (born 10 May 1989) is a Canadian- Ugandan professional basketball player who last played for MBB of the Basketball Africa League ('''BAL'''). He also plays for the Uganda national basketball team. Robinson Opong was born in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. Opong represented Uganda at the AfroBasket 2017 leading his team in minutes and points.

==Career== On 11 April 2020, Opong signed with the Saskatchewan Rattlers of the Canadian CEBL.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://kawowo.com/2020/04/11/robinson-opong-silverbacks-guard-joins-canadian-side-saskatchewan-rattlers/|title=Robinson Opong: Silverbacks guard joins Saskatchewan Rattlers|date=11 April 2020|work=Kawowo Sports|accessdate=12 April 2020}}</ref> In April 2021, Opong signed with Rivers Hoopers to play in the 2021 BAL season. He replaced the injured Festus Ezeli.<ref>{{cite news |title=Basketball: Rivers Hoopers sign Ugandan star to replace injured Ezeli |url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/sports/nigeria-sports-news/456901-basketball-rivers-hoopers-sign-ugandan-star-to-replace-injured-ezeli.html |access-date=28 April 2021 |date=22 April 2021|newspaper=Premium Times}}</ref>

He played 17 games in Argentina in the 2022–23 season for Obras Sanitarias, before he was released on 27 December 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2022-12-27 |title=Robinson Opong no continúa en Obras |url=https://www.obrasbasket.com/noticias/robinson-opong-no-continua-en-obras/ |access-date=2024-03-15 |website=Obras Sanitarias |language=es}}</ref> In November 2023, Opong joined City Oilers for a third stint.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-11-21 |title=City Oilers survive COSPN scare for first win in Johannesburg |url=https://www.fiba.basketball/africaleague/2024/qualifiers/news/city-oilers-survive-cospn-scare-for-first-win-in-johannesburg |access-date=2023-11-22 |website=FIBA.basketball |language=en}}</ref>

He represented Uganda at AfroBasket 2017, leading his team in minutes, points, and steals.<ref>[http://www.fiba.basketball/afrobasket/2017/Uganda Uganda – FIBA Afrobasket 2017], FIBA.com, Retrieved 31 August 2017.</ref> In May 2025, Opong joined South African team MBB Basketball for the 2025 BAL season.<ref>{{Cite web |title=LiveStats |url=https://fibalivestats.dcd.shared.geniussports.com/u/BAL/2639384/bs.html |access-date=2025-05-22 |website=geniussports.com}}</ref>

==BAL career statistics== {{BAL player statistics start}} |- | style="text-align:left;"|2021 | style="text-align:left;"|Rivers Hoopers | 3 || 1 || 17.4 || .158 || .083 || – || 3.3 || 1.0 || .0 || .3 || 2.3 |- | style="text-align:left;"|2024 | style="text-align:left;"|City Oilers | 6 || 6 || 19.2 || .260 || .212 || .833 || 2.7 || 0.7 || 0.7 || 0.0 || 6.3 {{s-end}}

== See also ==

* Dennis Kasumba * Natasha Shirazi

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * [http://www.fiba.basketball/afrobasket/2017/Robinson-Opong1 FIBA profile] * [https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Robinson-Odoch-Opong/Summary/23224 RealGM profile] * [http://basketball.eurobasket.com/player/Robinson-Odoch/Spain/Carrefour-El-Bulevar-de-Avila/208507 Afrobasket.com profile]

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