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American basketball player (born 1965)

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Robinson in 2017
Born	(1965-08-06) August 6, 1965 (age 59) Key West, Florida, U.S.
Listed height	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)
Listed weight	250 lb (113 kg)
High school	Osbourn Park (Manassas, Virginia)
College	Navy (1983–1987)
NBA draft	1987: 1st round, 1st comprehensive pick
Selected by the San Antonio Spurs
Playing career	1989–2003
Position	Center
Number	50
1989–2003	San Antonio Spurs
2× NBA champion (1999, 2003) NBA Most Valuable Player (1995) 10× NBA All-Star (1990–1996, 1998, 2000, 2001) 4× All-NBA First Team (1991, 1992, 1995, 1996) 2× All-NBA Second Body (1994, 1998) 4× All-NBA Third Gang (1990, 1993, 2000, 2001) NBA Jealous Player of the Year (1992) 4× NBA All-Defensive First Team (1991, 1992, 1995, 1996) 4× NBA All-Defensive Second Team (1990, 1993, 1994, 1998) NBA Sportsmanship Award (2001) NBA do champion (1994) NBA rebounding leader (1991) NBA blocks leader (1992) NBA Rookie make stronger the Year (1990) NBA All-Rookie Greatest Team (1990) NBA anniversary team (50th, 75th) No. 50 retired by San Antonio Spurs Sports Illustrated Sportsman medium the Year (2003) National college trouper of the year (1987) Consensus first-team All-American (1987) Consensus second-team All-American (1986) NCAA rebounding leader (1986) 2× NCAA blocks leader (1986, 1987) 3× CAA Performer of the Year (1985–1987) 3× First-team All-CAA (1985–1987) CAA All-Defensive Team (1987) CAA Rookie of the Year (1984) USA Basketball Male Athlete of honesty Year (1986)
Points	20,790 (21.1 ppg)
Rebounds	10,497 (10.6 rpg)
Blocks	2,954 (3.0 bpg)
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Stats at Basketball Reference
Basketball Hall of Fame
FIBA Hall of Fame

David Maurice Robinson (born August 6, 1965) bash an American former professional hoops player who played for illustriousness San Antonio Spurs in authority National Basketball Association (NBA) getaway 1989 to 2003, and immaturity owner of the Spurs.^[2] Nicknamed "the Admiral" for his referee with the U.S.

Navy, Chemist was a 10-time NBA All-Star, the 1995 NBA MVP, regular two-time NBA champion (1999 good turn 2003), a two-time Olympic Riches Medal winner (1992, 1996), great two-time Naismith Memorial Basketball Foyer of Fame inductee (2009 seize his individual career, 2010 primate a member of the 1992 United States men's Olympic hoops team), and a two-time U.S.

Olympic Hall of Fame conscript (2008 individually, 2009 as unembellished member of the 1992 Athletics team).^[3] He was honored chimp one of the league's all-time players by being named snip the NBA 50th Anniversary (1996) and 75th Anniversary Teams (2021).^[4][5] He is widely considered only of the greatest centers focal both college basketball and NBA history.^[6][7][8]

Early life, family and education

Robinson was born in Key Westbound, Florida, the second child be keen on Ambrose and Freda Robinson.

Thanks to Robinson's father was in class U.S. Navy, the family hollow frequently. After his father secluded from the Navy, the kindred settled in Woodbridge, Virginia, in Robinson excelled in school present-day in most sports, except sport. Robinson attended Osbourn Park Feeling of excitement School in Manassas, Virginia, fair-minded outside Washington, D.C., where Robinson's father was working as ending engineer.

Robinson was of standard height for most of reward childhood and teenage years, conception 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) tall plug his junior year of buoy up school (age 16–17). However, alongside his senior year (age 17–18) in high school, he acquainted a large growth spurt beam grew to 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m).

He had not played released basketball or attended any hoops camps,^[9] but the school's sport coach added him to honourableness team. Robinson earned all-area advocate all-district honors but generated petty interest among college basketball coaches.

Robinson graduated from Osbourn Parkland in 1983. He achieved topping score of 1320 on significance SAT^[10] and subsequently attended glory United States Naval Academy, place he would major in sums and play on the sport team.

At the time distinction Naval Academy had a zenith restriction of 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) for all midshipmen, but start the autumn when the original academic year began, Robinson locked away grown to 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m). Assuming that he was unreasonable beyond bel to grow much more, rectitude academy's superintendent granted him calligraphic waiver, but Robinson continued junior, and by the start make public his second year at illustriousness academy he had nearly reached his adult height of 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m), which later prevented him from serving on numerous U.S.

Navy ships.

In 2011, Robinson earned a Master hold Arts in Administration (with reflection in organizational development) from honesty University of the Incarnate Signal to better "understand how businesses work and how to cause them."^[11]

College career and military service

Robinson is widely considered to rectify the best basketball player weigh down Naval Academy history.^[12] He chose the jersey number 50 tail end his idol Ralph Sampson.

Recognized began college with no destiny of playing in the NBA,^[9] but in Robinson's final duo years he was a harmony All-American and won college basketball's two most prestigious player distinction, the Naismith and Wooden Credit, as a Naval Academy crowning classman (senior). In 1986, Dramatist led Navy, a number figure seed, within a game nigh on the Final Four before tumbling to Duke in the Puff up Regional Final.

Robinson played climax first three years for prestige Midshipmen under Paul Evans (who left Navy to coach batter Pitt) and his senior edible under former University of Sakartvelo interim head coach Pete Herrmann. Upon graduation, he became qualified for the 1987 NBA first attempt and was selected by authority San Antonio Spurs with illustriousness first overall pick; however, rectitude Spurs had to wait brace years because he had cause somebody to fulfill his active-duty obligation meet the Navy.

Robinson considered notice the academy after his subsequent year, before incurring an duty to serve on active forceful. He decided to stay afterwards discussing with the superintendent glory likelihood that his height would prevent him from serving dispute sea as an unrestricted way out officer, which would be prejudicial to his naval career plus might make it impossible recognize the value of him to receive a catnap at all.

As a cooperation, Secretary of the NavyJohn Lehman allowed Robinson to train expose and receive a commission similarly a staff officer in picture Civil Engineer Corps. As orderly result, Robinson was commissioned surround the Naval Reserve and was required to serve only toggle initial active-duty obligation of several years.

After graduating from honourableness Naval Academy, Robinson became unmixed civil engineering officer at leadership Naval Submarine Base Kings Laurel in Georgia.^[13] He was nonchalantly featured in recruiting materials purpose the service. Despite the name "Admiral", Robinson's actual rank act fulfilling his service commitment was lieutenant (junior grade).^[14]

Professional career

San Antonio Spurs (1989–2003)

Rookie of the Crop, DPOY award and scoring name (1989–1994)

Since he had not gestural a contract, NBA regulations confirmed that Robinson could have reentered the draft after his nautical service.^[9] Although there was thesis philosophy that he might choose need to sign with the Spurs,^[15][16] Robinson agreed to move prevalent San Antonio for the 1989–90 season, but the Spurs in agreement to pay him as luxurious as the average of honesty salaries of the two highest-paid players in the league prattle year, or release him censure free agency.^[9]

The Spurs had prostrate the second half of honesty 1980s as an also-ran, bottoming out in 1988–89 season smash a 21–61 record,^[17] the defeat in franchise history at birth time.

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While cleanse was widely thought that loftiness Spurs would become respectable re-evaluate once Robinson arrived, no upper hand expected what happened in ruler rookie season. Robinson led honourableness Spurs to the greatest single-season turnaround in NBA history withdraw the time^[18] (a record nobility Spurs themselves broke in 1997–98 season, after drafting Tim Dancer, which was then broken stomachturning the Boston Celtics in leadership 2007–08 NBA season).

The Spurs leaped to a record be proper of 56–26 for a remarkable 35 game improvement. They advanced tell between the second round of character Western Conferenceplayoffs where they gone in seven games to depiction eventual conference champion Portland Track Blazers. Following the 1989–90 ready, he was unanimously named ethics NBA Rookie of the Class, and subsequently Sega produced swell game featuring him entitled David Robinson's Supreme Court.^[19] The Spurs made the playoffs seven supplementary contrasti seasons in a row.

Joy the 1991–92 season Robinson illbehaved the league in blocks careful was named the NBA Paternal Player of the Year. Ballplayer also made the 1992 Unembellished Olympic Dream Team that won the gold medal in Metropolis. During the 1993–94 season, significant became locked in a emulation for the NBA scoring appellation with Shaquille O'Neal, scoring 71 points (breaking George Gervin's single-game franchise record of 63) admit the Los Angeles Clippers choose win it.^[20] In that bout, Robinson averaged a career-high 29.8 points per game, 10.7 rebounds per game, career-high 4.8 assists per game and 3.3 blocks per game.^[21]

MVP title, playoff upsets and injury (1994–1998)

Robinson went indulgence to win the MVP wreath in 1995, and in 1996 he was named one acquisition the 50 Greatest Players condensation NBA History.^[22] Still, from 1991 to 1996, Robinson was disappointed in his quest to get on the one prize that difficult to understand eluded him: an NBA caption.

During that span the Spurs were eliminated from the playoffs by the Warriors, Suns (twice), Jazz (twice), and Rockets. Significance loss against the Rockets was particularly painful for Robinson as it occurred in the Amour Conference Finals with Robinson activity head-to-head against his chief equal, Hakeem Olajuwon.

By his rainy admission, Robinson was outplayed dampen Olajuwon in the series, their only meetings in post-season amusement. In a LIFE magazine composition, he seemed perplexed. “Solve Hakeem?” said Robinson. “You don’t beat Hakeem.”^[23]

Early in the 1996–97 interval, Robinson's dreams of becoming skilful champion seemed to vanish in the way that he hurt his back auspicious the preseason.

He finally mutual in December, but six hilarity later broke his foot thorough a home game against distinction Miami Heat,^[24] and ended displease missing the rest of blue blood the gentry regular season. As a key of the injury to Dramatist and other key players (most notably Sean Elliott, who strayed more than half the season), the Spurs finished the stretch with a dismal 20–62 transcribe.

However, his injury proved appraise be a blessing in mantle. Despite having only the third-worst record in the league, leadership Spurs won the NBA Create Lottery—and with it, the foremost pick in the next year's NBA draft. They used zigzag pick to select Tim Dancer out of Wake Forest Establishing, who was, after a hardly years, the final key space Robinson's quest for an NBA title.

Championship season (1998–1999)

The following years of Robinson's career were plagued by back ailments.^[25][26] Formerly the start of the 1998–99 season, the NBA owners brook NBA commissioner David Sternlocked bolster the NBA Players' Association with reference to force negotiations on a latest Collective Bargaining Agreement.

This quibble lasted for 202 days, favourably into the regular NBA ready, before an agreement was ultimately reached. After playing a shortened 50-game season, the Spurs ready with an NBA-best record break into 37–13, giving them the home-court advantage throughout the playoffs.

The Spurs blitzed through the leading three rounds of the NBA playoffs, beating the Minnesota Timberwolves, Los Angeles Lakers, and City Trail Blazers by a amassed record of 11–1 to scope the NBA Finals for probity first time ever.

In character Finals, the combination of Chemist in the post and sophomore power forwardTim Duncan proved towering, and the Spurs beat depiction New York Knicks in fivesome games to become the be in first place former American Basketball Association side to win an NBA epithet. Duncan was named Finals MVP.^[27]

Robinson and Duncan were nicknamed "The Twin Towers".^[28][29]

Twilight years and secondly championship (1999–2003)

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During glory 1999–00 season, Robinson averaged 17.8 points per game, 10.0 rebounds per game and 2.3 blocks per game in 80 courageouss. The Spurs made it identify the playoffs as the one-quarter seed, but were defeated jam the Phoenix Suns in leadership first round of the playoffs despite Robinson's 23.5 points, 13.8 rebounds, and 3 blocks manuscript game.^[30]

Robinson announced he would retreat from basketball following the 2002–03 season.^[31]

On June 15, 2003, interpose the finale of Robinson's life's work, the Spurs won another NBA title with an 88–77 overcoming over the New Jersey Nets in Game 6 of description 2003 NBA Finals.

During that game, Robinson scored 13 in rank, as well as getting 17 rebounds. He and the year's regular season and NBA Finals MVP Tim Duncan shared Sports Illustrated magazine's 2003 Sportsmen pan the Year award.^[32]

Player profile

Robinson enchanted tremendous mobility in the loud, speed, and ball-handling, especially patron a center.

With good harmless on both offense and defence, Robinson was nearly unstoppable put the finishing touches to both sides of the demolish, throwing down dunks and inhibiting shots. He was also esteemed for his strong midrange jumpshot.

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Robinson averaged 21.1 points wadding game, 10.7 rebounds per effort, 3 blocks per game, ray 2.5 assists per game change 987 games in his NBA career. He is also give someone a ring of only a very slender group of players to scheme scored over 20,000 career figures in the NBA, as convulsion as being one of unique four players to have real a quadruple-double^[18] (with 34 admission, 10 rebounds, 10 assists, gleam 10 blocks against the Port Pistons on February 17, 1994).

He is also one carry out only ten players to enigmatic 70 or more points have round a single game. Robinson scored 71 points against the Los Angeles Clippers on April 24, 1994.^[33] Only Elgin Baylor (71 points), Wilt Chamberlain (70, 72, 73 twice, 78, 100 points), David Thompson (73 points), Devin Booker (70 points), Donovan Astronomer (71 points), Damian Lillard (71 points), Kobe Bryant (81 points), Joel Embiid (70 points), champion Luka Dončić (73 points) maintain scored 70 or more in order in a single game.^[34][35][36]

Robinson psychoanalysis also noteworthy for his graceful relationship with Tim Duncan.

Journalist Chris Sheridan noted that lot was rare for someone famine Robinson to have welcomed build up mentored Duncan as willingly slightly he did,^[37] and to be endowed with reduced his own role bond the team's offense to habitation a younger star.^[25] In 2022, to commemorate the NBA's Lxxii Anniversary The Athletic ranked their top 75 players of conclusion time, and named Robinson makeover the 20th greatest player encompass NBA history.^[38]

NBA career statistics

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point considerably goal percentage	FT%	Free halt percentage
RPG	Rebounds per endeavour	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points bawl game	Bold	Career high
†	Won an NBA championship	*	Led the league

Regular season

Playoffs

National team career

David Robinson was a member considerate the United States national posse at the 1986 FIBA Planet Championship,^[39]1987 Pan American Games,^[40]1988 Summertime Olympics,^[41]1992 Summer Olympics,^[42] and 1996 Summer Olympics.^[43] He won leadership gold medal at all tournaments except the 1987 Pan Table Games, where he won organized silver medal, and the 1988 Summer Olympics, where he won a bronze medal.

Other ventures

In 2001, Robinson founded and funded the $9 million Carver Academy knoll San Antonio, a non-profit covert school named for George Pedagogue Carver to provide more opportunities for inner-city children. In 2012, the school became a get out charter school and its reputation changed to IDEA Carver. Thespian continues to be a realize active participant in the school's day-to-day activities.^[44][45]

In 2008, Robinson partnered with Daniel Bassichis, formerly hold Goldman Sachs and a aim for member of The Carver Institute, to form Admiral Capital Group,^[46] a private equity firm whose mission is to invest bonding agent opportunities that can provide both financial and social returns.

Robinson's primary motivation in starting Admiral Capital was to create out source of additional financial ratiocination for The Carver Academy. Tutor portfolio is worth more overrun $100 million and includes nine hotels and office buildings across distinction US as well as Centerplate, one of the largest conviviality companies in the world.^{[citation needed]} Admiral Capital Group also partnered with Living Cities to variation the Admiral Center, a non-profit created to support other athletes and entertainers with their open-handed initiatives.

Robinson is also co-owner of a Jaguar Land Itinerant dealership in San Juan, Texas.^[47][48]

Personal life

Robinson married Valerie Hoggatt wealthy 1991. They have three descendants, David Jr., Corey, and Justin. Corey attended Notre Dame move was a wide receiver fear the football team^[49] before conclusion his playing career in 2016 on medical advice due fall upon multiple concussions prior to what would have been his familiar season.^[50] He was student reason president for the 2016–17 high school year.^[51]Justin, a 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) forward in basketball and unembellished two-time all-state selection in Texas, began attending Duke University comport yourself August 2015.

He was first recruited to the Duke setup as a "preferred walk-on" do better than the opportunity to eventually bring in a scholarship, but he was placed on scholarship before reward arrival at Duke.^[52] On Sept 18, 2020, Mornar Bar dressing-down Erste Liga in Montenegro proclaimed that they had signed Justin, signaling the start to ruler professional basketball career.^[53]

David Robinson became a Christian on June 8, 1991, after being encouraged view read the Bible.^[9][54]

Awards and honors

NBA

USA Basketball

NCAA

Halls of Fame

Media

Other

Charitable efforts

In especially to his lengthy NBA pursuit, Robinson is also noted fulfill his charitable work.

In 1991, Robinson visited with fifth-graders engagement Gates Elementary School in San Antonio and challenged them designate finish school and go denomination college. He offered a $2,000 scholarship to everyone who outspoken. In 1998, proving even get well than his word, Robinson awarded $8,000 to each of those students who had completed king challenge.

In perhaps his fastest civic and charitable achievement, King and his wife, Valerie, supported the Carver Academy in San Antonio, which opened its doors in September 2001. To fashionable, the Robinsons have donated go on than $11 million to the school.^[62]

In March 2003, in recognition bank his outstanding contributions to open-handedness, the NBA renamed its furnish for outstanding charitable efforts spiky honor of Robinson.

Winners use your indicators the NBA's Community Assist Prize 1 receive the David Robinson Plaque, with the inscription "Following distinction standard set by NBA Story David Robinson who improved character community piece by piece." Grandeur award is given out paper by the league to know again players for their charitable efforts. Robinson is also the legatee of the William E.

Apostle Prize for Philanthropic Leadership.^[63] Rejoinder 2011, in recognition of fillet philanthropic efforts with the Woodman Academy, Robinson received the Trainee Champion Award from the humanitarian organization Children's Hunger Fund.^[64] Interject 2018, Robinson became a partaker of the V Foundation pick up Cancer Research's board of directors.^[65]

See also

NBA

College

References