If you have read my previous article “Robby Robinson: Broadcaster Extraordinaire”, you will know and understand who Robby Robinson truly is. His play-by-play calls are like no other. When he takes his seat, puts on his headset, and the game is underway, the broadcaster extraordinaire known as Robby Robinson begins his in game commentary. The following radio calls are all from the 2014-2015 VCU men’s basketball season. These calls are in no particular order; however, I save my personal favorite of the season for last. So sit back, relax, and enjoy part 2 of what I think are Robby Robinson’s best calls of the season.
VCU vs. Belmont (12/16/14):
“Weber driving FEEDS IT TO TILLMAN WHO ELEVATES FROM THE A-10 LINE AND THROWS IT WITH ONE HAND! OH MY GOODNESS GRACIOUS!”
VCU vs. St. Louis (2/17/15):
“Gilmore back to Burston. Burston three-pointer on its way. HE GOT IT! HE HITS THE THREE FOR HIS FIRST COLLEGIATE BUCKET! OH MY!”
VCU at St. Louis (1/23/15):
1) “Cox looks for somebody it’s Weber. Twenty-two seconds on the shot clock. Twenty-four to go in the game. Weber feeds it off to Burgess. Another open three for Jordan, BULLSEYE! HE GOT IT TO GO! JORDAN BURGESS WITH THE STEELY LOOK HITS THE THREE TO GIVE THE RAMS THE ONE POINT LEAD 61-60 AND OH JORDAN BURGESS! HOW ABOUT YOU? FOR YOUR FIRST THREE POINTS OF THE GAME!”
2) “Alright, tied at 61. Sixty-one a piece. Seven point three seconds left. Here we go Weber flashes and gets it. This is Graham. Graham with five. Graham will drive with four. Takes it in off balance jumper HE GOT IT! HE GOT IT TO GO WITH 0.8 SECONDS LEFT! IT IS GRAHAM INSIDE WITH THE LAYUP AT POINT BLANK RANGE!”
VCU vs. Toledo (11/18/14):
1) “Graham just catches and shoots. Throws it off AND IT BANKS IN! TREVEON GRAHAM BANKS ONE IN FROM THE LEFT WING OH MY!”
2) “Rebound Cox, out to Weber. He shoots the trey. YES SIR! TIMEOUT CALLED BY TOD KOWALCZYK! LISTEN TO THIS CROWD! THEY’RE IN MID-SEASON FORM! 73-68 RAMS BY FIVE!”
VCU vs. St. Joes (1/10/15):
1) “He baseball passes. It’s intercepted by Lewis with two seconds. He goes to Johnson for three at the buzzer. YEAH! YEAH!”
2) “Throws it up over Mo who just SLAPS IT DOWN SO HARD THE BALL RISES ABOVE EVERYBODY! NOW JOHNSON! HE’S GOING TO TAKE A THREE RIGHT SIDE! YOU GOT IT! TIMEOUT AND LISTEN TO THIS CROWD!”
VCU vs. Dayton (3/15/15):
1) “One minute to go. Smith, HIS PASS IS DEFLECTED BY BROOKS! BROOKS THE OPEN BREAK AWAY! GIVES IT TO LEWIS, LAYUP YES! HE GOT IT! HE GOT THE BUCKET! Back the other way Smith, into the frontcourt. Rams get back. TIMEOUT ARCHIE MILLER! SHAKA SMART, THE ZONE DEFENSE! OH MY GOODNESS GRACIOUS!”
2) “So, now Graham, with 1.5 seconds. As VCU’s senior, BULLSEYE, hits the first. Second for the senior, he got it. Inbound’s Smith. He will shoot a half-court shot. It is no good. AND FOR THE VCU RAMS, IT IS A NEW YORK STATE OF MIND AS THEY ARE CHAMPIONS OF THE ATLANTIC-10 CONFERENCE! THEIR FIRST TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP AS A BASKETBALL PROGRAM! 71-65 THE RAMS WIN BY SIX! HOW SWEET IT IS IN BROOKLYN!”
VCU vs. Northern Iowa (12/13/14):
1) “Weber looking inside. Nice move inside. WOW WHAT A CROSSOVER BY BRIANTE HE SCORES! HE FAKED OUT THE WHOLE BUILDING!”
2) “Three on the shot clock. Elevated, rises, fires, SCORES! HE HITS THE THREE! GRAHAM WITH A HAND IN HIS FACE!”
3) “He’ll drive on Weber. Gets inside. Whistle, what are they going to call? IT’S… SEE YOU WES WASHPUN! LISTEN TO THIS PLACE!”
VCU vs. ETSU (12/22/14):
1) “Picks his pocket in the backcourt trying to get by Williams. A lob GILMORE! THE ALLEY-OOP! WELCOME TO THE SIEGEL CENTER FRESHMAN MICHAEL GILMORE!”
2) “Weber top of the key gives it to Johnny inside. He scoop shots off the GLASS IT’S GOOD FROM HIS ANKLES! LIKE HE SHOT IT FROM HIS ANKLE!”
3) “His pass stolen by Johnny Williams. He measures up and DUNKS WITH TWO HANDS OH MY!”
VCU vs. UMass (2/21/15):
1) “Maxie driving inside. HIS SHOT IS JUST SPIKED BY MO ALIE-COX! OH MY!”
2) “Burgess inside to Cox double-teamed MADE A GREAT MOVE ON THE LANE! THROWS IT DOWN AND HE’S FOULED!”
3) “Williams inside now to Guest. HE WILL DUNK IT AFTER THE DIVE BY JOHNNY!”
VCU vs. Richmond (3/13/15):
1) “Cox the rebound. Mo has it deflected out to Johnson. Johnson’s not fouled. To the corner, this is a Brooks three ball. HE HITS THE THREE DOES DOUGIE B!”
2) “Brooks fakes the three. He’ll drive inside. Gives to Cox. Cox LAYS IT UP AND IN AND FOULED! THE AND ONE FOR MO ALIE-COX OH MY!”
3) “It’s missed. Rebound Cline. He throws it up that should not count. It’s off the rim. It wouldn’t have counted anyway. THE RAMS ARE GOING TO SATURDAY WHEN THEY’LL TAKE ON THE DAVIDSON WILDCATS IN THE SEMI-FINAL OF THE A-10 TOURNAMENT! AND YOU CAN PUT THE BROOMS IN THE CLOSET SPIDER FANS! BECAUSE WE GOT ONE THIS YEAR AGAINST YOU!”
VCU vs. GMU (3/7/15):
1) “Two seconds. Graham to Johnson. Three at the buzzer. BULLSEYE! MELVIN JOHNSON THE THREE! AS THE SHOT CLOCK AND GAME CLOCK WIND DOWN AT THE HALF!”
2) “Cox rolls around. OH MY! AND THROWS IT DOWN WITH THE RIGHT HAND!”
3) “No good. Rebound tipped; Cox has it. Follow HE DUNKS IT IN! MO ALIE-COX, THE OFFENSIVE STICK BACK! AND A BIG ONE FOR MO!”
4) “His pass is deflected and stolen. Melvin Johnson has it. Melvin FEEDS IT TO COX! HE RISES AND DUNKS FROM THE A-10 MARK! ALL THE WAY DOWN BROAD STREET! MO ALIE-COX AND A TIME OR FOUL CALLED! HOW ABOUT MO!”
VCU vs. Fordham (3/12/15):
1) “Severe defended by Graham on a switch. He’ll take him off the dribble. Shoots over Cox. IT’S BATTED BY COX! MO SAYS NO! AND IT’S VCU BASKETBALL! OH WHAT A BIG SWAT BY COX!”
2) “Doug Brooks right wing gives it to Graham. Gives it off to Johnson. Open three on its way. YES SIR! OH MY MELVIN! MELVIN THE THREE! 58-52 RAMS BY SIX ON THE JOHNSON TRIFECTA!”
3) “Here come the Rams. Williams fakes it, goes in, floater on it’s way. GIVE IT TO HIM! JONATHAN WILLIAMS! THE TWO POINT FLOATER! CROWD GOING CRAZY! RAMS BY THREE 55-52!”
4) “Deep three is off the back iron no. Rebound Melvin Johnson. Johnson dribbling around with one second to go. GIVE IT TO HIM! RAMS WIN ON THE SECOND ROUND ATLANTIC-10 TOURNAMENT GAME, 63-57!”
VCU vs. Davidson (3/14/15):
1) “Treveon kicks it to Brooks. Doug for three. IT’S GOOD! AND A TIMEOUT CALLED BY BOB MCKILLOP! THIS IS OUR CROWD AND OUR BUILDING!”
2) “Treveon, crossover, back up three on its way. OH MY GOODNESS! HE HIT ANOTHER ONE! 33-23, GIBBS, WHISTLE, AND IT’S GOING THE OTHER WAY! IT’S VCU BASKETBALL! SIXTY-SEVEN OTHER BASKETBALL TEAMS AROUND AMERICA ARE SAYING “UH-OH”!”
3) “Fakes the three, drives, kicks it to Melvin. He shoots the three ball. IT’S GOOD AND ONE!”
4) “Hands it off to Graham. Treveon drives inside. The freight train running floater no good. Rebound Cox rips it away. HE SHOOTS, SCORES, AND HE’S FOULED! THE AND ONE FOR MO ALIE-COX!”
5) “Jequan with five on the shot clock. RISES FOR THREE, YES!”
6) “Five, four, three, Brooks puts up a three at the buzzer. BULLSEYE! 93-73 RAMS BY 20! AND WE’RE GOING TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP SUNDAY TOMORROW!”
(My personal favorite) VCU at Richmond (2/25/15):
“Alright, 6.8 to go. 52-49, VCU down by three with the ball in the frontcourt. They will inbound baseline left. JeQuan to trigger off a screen. He’s got to get it in and does so to Graham. Graham left side three on its way. IT’S GOOD! IT’S GOOD! HE HIT IT! THE THREE WITH THREE AND A HALF SECONDS! THIS IS JONES WITH TWO! JONES WITH ONE! LEFT SIDE, FLOATER ON ITS WAY! IT IS….. NO GOOD! AND WE’RE GOING TO OVERTIME! ARE YOU KIDDING ME! JONES’S BALL HITS THE RIM, IT HITS AGAIN, IT HITS AGAIN, AND IT FALLS OFF!”
In my opinion, all of these calls were Robby Robinson’s best calls of this past season. I am almost positive I’m missing many more along the way as well. I hope the majority, if not all fans, tune in to 107.3 FM on game day to listen to Robby Robinson along with assistant commentator Mike Litos. They are both the best. I also hope you enjoyed “Robby Robinson: Broadcaster Extraordinaire Part 2”. This season was some ride and I can’t wait to type up part 3 after next season.
