Jerzy Robinson
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| No. 5 – Sierra Canyon | |
|---|---|
| Position | Point guard |
| Personal information | |
| Born | August 11, 2008 |
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Career information | |
| High school | |
| College | South Carolina (commit) |
| Career highlights | |
Jerzy Elaine Robinson (born August 11, 2008)[1] is an American basketball player who attends Sierra Canyon. She is considered the No. 5 recruit in the class of 2026 by ESPN.[2]
Recruiting
Robinson attended Desert Vista High School in Phoenix, Arizona her freshman year, where she averaged 22.0 points and 8.2 rebounds per game on 62% shooting.[3] She helped lead Desert Vista to the first Arizona Interscholastic Association (AIA) basketball Open Division championship.[4][5] During the championship game she scored 21 points and nine rebounds despite sitting out most of the fourth quarter, in a 63–37 victory.[6] Following the season she was named MaxPreps Arizona High School Girls Basketball Player of the Year.[7]
In June 2023, she announced she would transfer to Sierra Canyon in Chatsworth, California.[8][9] In January 2024, she signed a NIL deal with Nike.[10][11] During her sophomore year at Sierra Canyon, she stepped into a starting role after the graduation of JuJu Watkins and averaged 22.5 points and 10.8 rebounds. Following the season she named to the Los Angeles Times All-Star team and the MaxPreps Sophomore All-America Team.[12][13]
She played for Overtime Select, a new women's basketball league for top high school recruits in August 2024.[14] During her junior year she averaged 27 points and 10.2 rebounds, and then joined the U17 Sports Academy Swish team. She averaged 24.3 points, 6.1 rebounds and 3.1 assists.[15]
On January 17, 2026, Robinson scored 33 points in the Hoophall Classic against Long Island Lutheran High School to become Sierra Canyon's all-time leading scorer, surpassing JuJu Watkins' record of 2,322 points.[16] On February 2, 2026, she was selected to play in the 2026 McDonald's All-American Girls Game.[17][18] She then competed at the 2026 Nike Hoop Summit where she recorded a game-high tying 19 points, along with Saniyah Hall.[19]
Robinson is considered a five-star recruit. On December 23, 2025, Robinson committed to play college basketball at South Carolina.[20] On April 15, 2026, she signed with South Carolina.[21]
National team career
Robinson represented the United States at the 2023 FIBA Under-16 Women's Americas Championship and won a gold medal. She averaged 17.3 points, 10.2 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 2.0 steals per game, earning tournament MVP honors.[22] At 14 years old, she was the youngest player to ever win MVP at the tournament.[23][24] During a game against Colombia she recorded 21 rebounds, setting a USA basketball under-16 single-game record, surpassing the previous record of 16 set by Lauren Betts in 2019.[25]
Robinson represented the United States at the 2024 FIBA Under-17 Women's Basketball World Cup and won a gold medal. She averaged 20.9 points and 6.9 rebounds per games, and was named tournament MVP.[26] During the championship game against Canada she scored a game-high 25 points and seven rebounds.[27]
On June 20, 2025, she was named to the United States under-19 national team for the 2025 FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup.[28]