
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: SATURDAY, September 25, 1993                   TAG: 9309250064
SECTION: SPORTS                    PAGE: B5   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: RALPH BERRIER JR. STAFF WRITER
DATELINE: RADFORD                                LENGTH: Medium

RADFORD ZEROES IN ON RECRUIT

Radford University's basketball program received its first oral commitment of the fall from Kevin Robinson, a 6-foot-7 post player from Richmond's Monacan High School. He is expected to sign with the Highlanders during the Nov. 10-17 early period.

Bruce Henthorn, Monacan's head coach, said Robinson was voted the Most Valuable Player at the first session of the Five-Star Camp at Robert Morris College in Coraopolis, Pa., where he scored 32 points and pulled down 18 rebounds in the all-star game.

"Certainly, he's one of the better players in the Richmond area," Henthorn said. "He's a good rebounder, a good jumper - a very athletic player. He can shoot it from about 15 feet, too."

As a junior last season, Robinson averaged 14 points and nine rebounds per game. He shot 60 percent from the floor and earned second-team All-Dominion District honors after helping lead Monacan to an 18-6 record and a Central Region playoff appearance.

Robinson, who has played basketball for only three years, "could develop into a very good college player," Henthorn said. "He's a late arriver to the game, but he's very dedicated. His best days are ahead of him."

Robinson played for the Roanoke Hawks 17-and-under AAU team that finished second at the Bob Gibbons Tournament of Champions.

"He's thin, but he keeps the ball alive," said Joe Gaither, who coaches the Hawks. "It's a good fit with Radford. I wouldn't expect him to start right away for Radford, but by his second year he should have an impact. I wish we'd had him for more than one year."

In other Radford basketball news, former Martinsville standout Travis Wells, who was a walk-on at James Madison last season, has made the Highlanders' roster as a non-scholarship player. Wells, who will sit out this season after transferring, is the son of Martinsville assistant coach Troy Wells, a longtime friend of Radford head coach Ron Bradley.

by CNB