ATHENS, Ga. --- University of Georgia basketball coach Mark Fox announced on Wednesday that Gerald Robinson, Jr., a student-athlete at Tennessee State University the past two years, has been granted a release from his scholarship at TSU and will transfer to Georgia.

Robinson has signed a financial aid agreement as a full scholarship recipient at Georgia.  He must sit out the 2009-10 season in compliance with NCAA rules regarding transfer student-athletes.

“We’re very excited to have Gerald join our program,” Fox said.  “He’s a young man with some proven ability who has expressed his desire to play at a higher level.  He has also expressed a very strong desire to win at this level.  We think he will be a valuable addition to our team in the coming years.”

Robinson scored over 1,000 points in his two seasons at Tennessee State (16.6 ppg average).  His 17.8 points-per-game average was tops on his team and fifth among all Ohio Valley Conference players last season.  He also ranked among league leaders in assists (3.9), steals (2.0) and minutes played (33.0) in 2008-09.  Robinson was named to the All-OVC 2nd team as a sophomore after making the league’s All-Freshman squad in 2008.

A native of Nashville, Tenn., Robinson attended Martin Luther King High School there, and his father, Gerald Sr., coaches the men’s and women’s tennis teams at Tennessee State.