Alvin Robertson
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| Born | July 22, 1962 Barberton, Ohio |
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| Nationality | American | ||||||
| High school | Barberton | ||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||
| Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) | ||||||
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| College | Crowder College (1980–1981) Arkansas (1981–1984) |
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| NBA Draft | 1984 / Round: 1 / Pick: 7th overall | ||||||
| Selected by the San Antonio Spurs | |||||||
| Pro career | 1984–2000 | ||||||
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| 1984–1989 | San Antonio Spurs | ||||||
| 1989–1993 | Milwaukee Bucks | ||||||
| 1993 | Detroit Pistons | ||||||
| 1995–1996 | Toronto Raptors | ||||||
| 1996–1997 | Florida Beachdogs (CBA) | ||||||
| 2000 | San Antonio Bombers (SBL) | ||||||
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| Points | 10,882 (14.0 ppg) | ||||||
| Rebounds | 4,066 (5.2 rpg) | ||||||
| Steals | 2,112 (2.7 spg) | ||||||
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Alvin Cyrrale Robertson (born July 22, 1962 in Barberton, Ohio) is a retired American basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association from 1984 to 1993, and for one final season in 1995–96.
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[edit] Career
Best known for his defense, the 6'3" Robertson played for ten years after being selected by the San Antonio Spurs with the seventh pick in the 1984 NBA Draft out of Crowder Junior College and the University of Arkansas. After five seasons with the Spurs, He finished out his career with the Milwaukee Bucks, the Detroit Pistons and the Toronto Raptors. He also was a member of 1984 U.S. Olympic gold-medal team.
In 1986, Robertson became the inaugural winner of the NBA Most Improved Player Award. This also marked the first of four National Basketball Association All-Star Game appearances for the guard (the others coming in 1987, 1988, and 1991). He also won the NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award in 1986,[1] and led the league in steals in 1986, 1987 and 1991. Robertson still holds the top career steals-per-game average in the NBA, with 2.71 per contest over 779 career games.[2]
Robertson twice led the league in steals. In 1985–86 he averaged a league-leading 3.7 steals per game,[3] a major factor in his earning the Defensive Player of the Year honor and being selected second-team All-NBA, one of only five players in Spurs' history to have been selected first, second or third-team All-NBA. He was a four-time All-Star. Only George Gervin, David Robinson and Tim Duncan have represented the Spurs in more All-Star Games.[4]
Robertson led the Spurs in steals four of the five seasons he was with the club, three times averaging more than three per game.[3] Though he played only five seasons in San Antonio, he ranks second in club history in total steals, with 1,129. During his San Antonio days, he also recorded a steal in a then-record 105 consecutive games; Chris Paul surpassed it by recording a steal in 108 consecutive games from 2007-2008.
A multi-dimensional player, Robertson is one of only four NBA players to record a quadruple-double (double digits in four statistical categories in a single game) when he registered 20 points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists and 10 steals while playing for the Spurs against the Phoenix Suns on February 18, 1986.[5] He is also the only player to do so with steals as the fourth category (the other three were with blocks).[6]
In 1994, the Detroit Pistons traded Robertson to the Denver Nuggets in exchange for Mark Macon and Marcus Liberty. However, he never actually saw any playing time for the Nuggets due to pre-existing back injuries.[7]
Robertson scored the first points in Toronto Raptors' history. Ed Pinckney won the franchise's opening tip-off, Robertson hit a three-pointer, and the Raptors were ahead 3–0.[8]
[edit] Personal life
Robertson is the father of Tyrell Johnson, 2008 NFL 2nd round draft choice of the Minnesota Vikings.[9]
[edit] Legal problems
Robertson has had a history of off-court problems, during and after his career. In August 1997, he pled no contest to four misdemeanor charges of abusing a former girlfriend and was sentenced to one year in prison.[10] He also spent a month in jail during the 1990 NBA off-season for beating his then-wife. Robertson was arrested again in San Antonio in January 2007, on a variety of charges, several related to domestic violence.[11]
On February 26, 2010, Robertson was arrested for the alleged sexual assault of a child, trafficking an underage child for purposes of sex and forcing a sexual performance by a child. Authorities claim that Robertson was part of a ring that kidnapped a 14-year-old girl from San Antonio, forced her to have sex with clients and to dance at a Corpus Christi strip club in 2009. The girl escaped her alleged captors, prompting an investigation.[12][13]
[edit] See also
- Quadruple-double
- List of National Basketball Association career steals leaders
- List of National Basketball Association players with most steals in a game
[edit] Notes
- ^ "Defensive Player of the Year". NBA.com. http://www.nba.com/history/awards_defensiveplayer.html. Retrieved 2007-04-21.
- ^ "Regular Season Records: Steals". NBA.com. http://www.nba.com/history/records/regular_steals.html. Retrieved 2007-04-21.
- ^ a b "Season Leaders for Steals Per Game". Basketball-Reference.com. http://www.basketball-reference.com/leaders/SPG_season.html. Retrieved 2007-04-21.
- ^ Monroe, Mike (2007-02-20). "Top 30 NBA Spurs — No. 10: Alvin Robertson". MySA.com. http://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/basketball/nba/spurs/stories/MYSA020407.12C.BKNspurs.robertson.134a396.html. Retrieved 2007-04-21.
- ^ "San Antonio Spurs History". spurs.com. http://www.nba.com/spurs/history/spurs_history.html. Retrieved 2007-04-20.
- ^ "Nate Thurmond's Most MemoraBull Game". 2006-12-18. http://www.nba.com/bulls/history/thurmond_741018.html. Retrieved 2007-04-21.
- ^ http://www.ibiblio.org/craig/draft/1994_draft/draft/13.html. Retrieved on April 20, 2007.
- ^ Lankhof, Bill. "Constant change". SLAM! sports. http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Basketball/NBA/Toronto/2004/10/31/694990.html. Retrieved 2007-04-20.
- ^ Scout.com: Tyrell Johnson: Forgotten Man Gains Ground
- ^ "Robertson Sentenced to Jail". New York Times. 1997-08-19. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9500EFDD1F3FF93AA2575BC0A961958260. Retrieved 2007-04-20.
- ^ "Former Spurs star Robertson arrested on six warrants". ESPN.com. 2007-02-01. http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2751379. Retrieved 2007-04-20.
- ^ "Ex-NBA All-Star accused of sex trafficking". msnbc.com. http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/35606969/ns/sports-nba/. Retrieved 2010-02-26.
- ^ Ex-Spur Arrested In Human Trafficking Probe
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