Michigan Basketball: Top 10 all-time Wolverines point guards

Rumeal “Meal Time” Robinson, aka “Mr. Clutch” was the subject of one of the most memorable moments in college basketball. Before we get to that, let’s back up for a moment.

Rumeal was born in Jamaica, raised by his grandparents, and was later adopted by a family in Cambridge, Massachusetts where he became one of the best at Cambridge Rindge and Latin, winning the 1986 State Championship.

And his legend didn’t stop there.

At the University of Michigan, “Meal Time” tutored under Gary Grant and eventually took over starting responsibilities once Grant graduated in 1988. The very next year, the Wolverines were crushing the competition with the then-sophomore Robinson sitting only behind Glen Rice in most points scored and leading the team with 6.2 assists per game.

As the end of the season neared, Michigan was in a position to make a deep run in the NCAA Tournament. The Wolverines snuck past a few high profile opponents and others had to be scraped off the floor (Virginia).

By the time the National Championship game rolled around, UM had seemed to have met their match with Seton Hall as the game went into overtime. With the clock running out and Michigan down one, “Meal Time” walked up to the stripe for two free throws that could win the game. He hit both and will go down in the record books as Mr. Clutch.

Rumeal went on to have a respectable NBA career after being selected 10th overall in the 1990 draft.