WVU Sports Hall of Fame
Tony Robertson was a 1,000-point scorer in just two seasons of men’s basketball from 1976-77, registering 1,026 points before heading to the NBA.
Robertson averaged 18.0 points for his career, including 17.9 points as a junior and 18.1 points as a senior. His 18.0 career points average ranked seventh in school history. Robertson started all 57 games as a Mountaineer, averaging 32.6 minutes per game.
For his career, the Detroit native shot 49.4 percent from the field (53.0 percent as a junior), averaged 4.2 rebounds per game and 3.4 assists per game.
Robertson had a career-high 34 points against Richmond on Feb. 25, 1976, posted a career-high 12 rebounds against New Hampshire on March 1, 1976, had a career-high 10 assists against Richmond on Feb. 25, 1976 and recorded seven steals against Virginia Tech on Dec. 1, 1976.
Robertson was named to the Eastern 8 All-Conference First Team and Eastern 8 All-Tournament Team in 1977.
He was taken in the fourth round of the 1977 NBA Draft by the Los Angeles Lakers and was traded to the Atlanta Hawks. Robertson played for the Hawks in 1977-78 and Golden State Warriors in 1978-79. He played in 75 career games, scoring 373 points for Atlanta in 63 games and 36 points for Golden State.
Robertson came to WVU from Eastern Arizona Junior College, where he averaged 23 points a game as a sophomore and 21 points a game as a freshman.
He is married to Terri Helm-Robertson, who attended WVU and is from Rand, West Virginia. Robertson is the son of the late Willie and Dorothy Robertson, who he cites as encouraging him to attend WVU.
Robertson and his wife have two children, Toni and Xavier, and two grandchildren, Keith Jr. and Peyton.
