
Anthony Robinson II has committed to Florida State after three seasons at Missouri, marking a significant homecoming. He is known for his defensive skills and has one year of eligibility left to prove himself.
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When Luke Loucks' staff zeroed in on the transfer portal's most impactful defensive guard available this cycle, they didn't have to look far from home. Missouri's Anthony Robinson II committed to Florida State on Thursday, completing a homecoming that carries deep personal meaning for one of Tallahassee's most accomplished prep products.
After three seasons in the SEC, Robinson arrives with a reputation as one of the more disruptive perimeter defenders in the country, along with the experience and maturity that comes from nearly 100 high-major games. From turning down Florida State out of high school to now returning alongside his younger brother, Robinson’s path back to Tallahassee is layered with meaning. Here are five things to know about FSU’s newest addition.
Robinson doesn't arrive in Tallahassee with a long runway, he has one year of eligibility remaining, but that constraint may actually fuel him. As a career 31.2-percent three-point shooter, Robinson will look to return closer to the 40-percent mark he posted as a sophomore — a number that, combined with his defensive identity and playmaking ability, would make him one of the more complete guards in the ACC.
247Sports ranks Robinson as the No. 108 overall player and No. 22 point guard in the transfer portal. For a Florida State program that finished 18-15 in Year 1 under Loucks and is hunting its first NCAA Tournament berth since 2021, one motivated, battle-tested SEC veteran playing for his hometown team could be worth far more than his ranking suggests.
The most remarkable subplot of Robinson's commitment story has nothing to do with basketball strategy. On the same morning Anthony committed to FSU, his younger brother Amare Robinson — a 6-foot-1 guard who played at Tallahassee State College this past season — also committed to the Seminoles. The brothers processed the moment together in real time.
"As first, I didn't even know how to react to be honest," Anthony said. "But we just froze through a little minute, looked at each other through the screen and was like, is this for real?"
Robinson has a career three-point shooting percentage of 31.2%, with a peak of 40% during his sophomore year.
Robinson's transfer to Florida State is a homecoming, as he is originally from Tallahassee and aims to play alongside his younger brother.
Anthony Robinson II has one year of eligibility remaining after transferring to Florida State.
Anthony Robinson II plays as a defensive guard, known for his disruptive perimeter defense.

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The double commitment gives the Robinson family a front-row seat to what Loucks is building, and gives FSU a pair of hometown players with a built-in connection that no portal transaction can replicate.
Robinson's junior campaign didn't unfold the way anyone anticipated. After starting 31 of 33 games as a sophomore, Robinson started 19 of 33 contests in 2025-26 before losing his starting spot to sophomore point guard T.O. Barrett following a midseason stretch where the Tigers struggled.
The numbers dipped slightly from his sophomore peak, but his clutch gene remained intact. He tallied a season-high 10 assists, the most by a Missouri player in nine seasons, in the Tigers' first-ever road win at Kentucky on Jan. 7. In the NCAA Tournament against Miami, he delivered 11 points on 3-4 shooting from three-point range to go with five assists and three steals.
The distinction that defines Robinson's college career is not just that he earned SEC All-Defensive Team honors — it's when he earned it. Robinson was the only underclassman named to the 2024-25 SEC All-Defensive Team, finishing second in the conference and 38th nationally in steals while posting a 2.04 assist-to-turnover ratio that ranked seventh in the league.
That sophomore campaign saw him more than double his scoring average, shoot 48.3 percent from the field and 40.0 percent from three — improvements of 11.6 percent overall and 19.5 percent from beyond the arc from his freshman season.
Robinson's homecoming carries a layer of poetic irony that no screenwriter could manufacture. At Florida State University School, Robinson led the program to a 109-25 record across his career — the best winning percentage in Florida high school boys basketball history — including a 3A State Championship in 2022 and four district titles.
Despite all of that production happening in FSU's backyard, Robinson chose Missouri over Florida State, Auburn, and Virginia Tech in the 2023 recruiting cycle. Three years, 96 games, and one SEC All-Defensive Team selection later, he's finally a Seminole.
"Just bringing the tradition of Florida State basketball back to where it should be, just being a part of that, really couldn't turn it down, especially being from Tallahassee," Robinson said.
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