One day after earning plaudits from conference media, star Fresno State forward Orlando Robinson was named to the official All-Mountain West First Team on Tuesday, as voted on by the conference’s coaches.
The junior was the only Bulldog to be named to one of the three all-conference teams.
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Robinson capped off the regular season averaging 19.2 points per game and 8.2 rebounds per game, both of which ranked as the fourth-best in the Mountain West.
In addition to his selection to the all-conference First Team, Robinson was also named to the Mountain West’s Defensive Team.
He ranked fifth in the conference with 1.3 blocks per game and averaged 1 steal each time out on the court.
This is Robinson’s third year being honored as one of the conference’s top players.
In the 2019-2020 season, his freshman year, Robinson was named as an honorable mention for the all-conference teams, and last year the coaches voted him to the All-Mountain West Second Team.
Since Fresno State joined the Mountain West in 2012, Robinson is the ninth Bulldog to be honored on one of the conference’s all-conference teams or the all-defensive teams.
Robinson and the Bulldogs (18-12) open the Mountain West Tournament in Las Vegas Wednesday against San Jose State (8-22) at 4 p.m.
If they win, they will advance to play San Diego State (21-7) on Thursday.
2021-22 All-Mountain West Men’s Basketball Team
First Team
David Roddy, Jr., F, Colorado State
Orlando Robinson, Jr., F, Fresno State
Matt Bradley, Sr., G, San Diego State
Bryce Hamilton, Sr., G, UNLV
Hunter Maldonado, Sr., G, Wyoming
Second Team
Abu Kigab, Sr., F, Boise State
Marcus Shaver Jr., Sr., G, Boise State
Isaiah Stevens, Jr., G, Colorado State
Justin Bean, Sr., F, Utah State
Graham Ike, So., F, Wyoming
Third Team
Desmond Cambridge Jr., Sr., G, Nevada
Grant Sherfield, Jr., G, Nevada
Jaelen House, Jr., G, New Mexico
Jamal Mashburn Jr., So., G, New Mexico
Brandon Horvath, Sr., F, Utah State
Defensive Team
Abu Kigab, Sr., F, Boise State
Orlando Robinson, Jr., F, Fresno State
Lamont Butler, So., G, San Diego State
Nathan Mensah, Sr., F, San Diego State
Justin Bean, Sr., F, Utah State
Honorable Mention
A.J. Walker, Sr., G, Air Force
Emmanuel Akot, Sr., G, Boise State
Tyson Degenhart, Fr., F, Boise State
Nathan Mensah, Sr., F, San Diego State
Omari Moore, So., G, San José State
Royce Hamm Jr., Sr., F, UNLV
Player of the Year: David Roddy, Jr., F, Colorado State
Defensive Player of the Year: Nathan Mensah, Sr., F, San Diego State
Newcomer of the Year: Matt Bradley, Sr., G, San Diego State
Sixth Man of the Year: Chad Baker-Mazara, So., G, San Diego State
Freshman of the Year: Tyson Degenhart, F, Boise State
Coach of the Year: Leon Rice, Boise State
Photo: Fresno State Athletics
