Player profile: Robbie Armbrester
By Robert Alfonso Jr.
Robbie Armbrester prides himself on being a little different.
High school players transfer regularly to notable programs across the Southeast with long-established names. Many of the players from the roster come from the region, despite its national presence.
When Armbrester made the decision to leave the comfort and warmth of Therrell High in Atlanta, the new school was unique because of its location.
Armbrester will finish his senior season at Wasatch Academy in Utah. While the program is well respected and thought of the 6-foot-6 forward was enamored by something different.
“I don’t like to head to schools as everyone else goes to,” Armbrester said. “I don’t like following the wave. I want to create my own.
He has created enough of his own wave where college programs have taken notice as of late. North Carolina A&T and UNC Wilmington offered in the last weeks adding to his 14 offers.
Since the Coronavirus pandemic, Armbrester has put in work with plans of arriving different in Utah this fall. This drive started last summer during the Georgia NCAA Top 100 camp. He caught a lot of coaches’ interest because of his high motor.
“My work ethic,” he said. “I worked a lot to prove people wrong.”
The work was put on display in Therrell’s game against state-powerhouse Pebblebrook during the Hoopsgiving Classic in November.
Armbrester knocked down a number of three-pointers and showed off the things he worked on over the summer while playing for Chris Williams and Game Elite.
“This is where my game took off,” Armbrester stated. “Oh, I really can play this game for a long time … people thought I was just a big man
The birth of Armbrester was also the start of a movement: Birth Team.
Things started in practice against teammate Jabriel Berry. They were matched up against each other and Berry was talking smack during a scrimmage. Armbrester internalized the competitive jabber before hitting the game-winner.
“I said, ‘I birthed you,’” Armbrester recalled telling Berry. “Then I thought, ‘Oh, I can make a fam called the Birth Team’.”
According to Merriam-Webster defines birth to give rise to or originate.
Armbrester is out to show the basketball world his re-birth for sure. After missing most of his junior season with a broken wrist the mission is to make noise.
He is locked in for the summer to come and then Utah.
“Utah I learned there is nothing to do out there but to focus on basketball and school,” Armbrester said. “I need to be locked in and that’s all I need to be focused on. I am ready for the new experience.”
About the Author
Alfonso
Robert Alfonso Jr. is a graduate of Mount Sait Mary College. He has more than 20 years of journalism experience. Alfonso has helped build a basketball web brand in Georgia and has covered high school through college sports for publications in New York, North Carolina, and Georgia. His mission has always been to uplift the athletes who play sports providing them the exposure needed in this new media platform.