Shawan Robinson signed with Clemson in 2002 to come play for coach Larry Shyatt. As a senior at Leesville Road High(NC) in Raleigh, the 6’2 combo guard averaged 16 points, five assists, and 3 steals per game playing for his dad, Darryl Robinson.
His freshman year, he scored 4.9 points off the bench for Shyatt and averaged 10.8 over his next two years under coach Oliver Purnell. He also started as a junior and made the second team All-ACC tournament team after averaging 20.5 points in his two tournament games.
In his final season, Robinson averaged a team leading 12.