Staff Directory

As the Owner, President and GM, of the Rockford Redblacks Basketball Club, J.R. Robinson manages and oversees all aspects of scouting, personnel, player acquisitions and transactions, and all team operations. With community involvement being integral to Robinson focus with the team, he also guides the team’s player appearance committee in partnership with the business side of the Redblacks organization.

His transformational leadership approach promotes professional development of staff, players, coaches and officials by applying a vision of clarity, consistency and credibility to all aspects of Basketball operations. Robinson holds a broad range of responsibilities for the business of Basketball, including game analytics, accountability, integrity of the game, development and growth, and policies and procedures relating to Redblacks basketball games, including protecting players from unnecessary risk.

“It’s a great blessing to be serving our fans and community. Basketball transcends race, age, gender and other elements of society and creates community by bringing people together across our great nation,” says Robinson. “The future of Basketball is bright because the integration of technology, technique, and rule adjustments are making our game progressively better.”

J.R. Robinson has been a promoter of the character and leadership values that Basketball contributes to society.