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David Robinson
David Robinson (Team USA).jpg
Robinson in 2006
Personal information
Born (1965-08-06) August 6, 1965 (age 54)
Key West, Florida
NationalityAmerican
Listed height7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)
Listed weight235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High schoolOsbourn Park
(Manassas, Virginia)
CollegeNavy (1983–1987)
NBA draft1987 / Round: 1 / Pick: 1st overall
Selected by the San Antonio Spurs
Playing career1989–2003
PositionCenter
Number50
Career history
1989–2003San Antonio Spurs
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points20,790 (21.1 ppg)
Rebounds10,497 (10.6 rpg)
Blocks2,954 (3.0 bpg)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Basketball Hall of Fame as player
FIBA Hall of Fame as player
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1992 Barcelona Team competition
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta Team competition
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Seoul Team competition
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1986 Spain Team competition
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 1987 Indianapolis Team competition

David Maurice Robinson (born August 6, 1965) is an American former professional basketball player, who played center for the San Antonio Spurs in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for his entire career. Based on his prior service as an officer in the United States Navy, Robinson earned the nickname "The Admiral".

Robinson is a 10-time NBA All-Star, the 1995 NBA MVP, a two-time NBA Champion (1999 and 2003), a two-time Olympic Gold Medal winner (1992, 1996), a two-time Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee (2009 for his individual career, 2010 as a member of the 1992 United States men's Olympic basketball team), and a two-time U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame inductee (2008 individually, 2009 as a member of the 1992 Olympic team).[1] He is widely considered one of the greatest centers in both college basketball and NBA history.[2] To date, Robinson is the only player from the Naval Academy to play in the NBA.

Early life[edit]

David Robinson was born in Key West, Florida, the second child of Ambrose and Freda Robinson. Since Robinson's father was in the Navy, the family moved many times. After his father retired from the Navy, the family settled in Woodbridge, Virginia, where Robinson excelled in school and in most sports, except basketball. He was 5 feet, 9 inches tall in junior high school; he tried his hand at basketball, but soon quit. Robinson attended Osbourn Park High School in Manassas, Virginia, just outside Washington, D.C., where Robinson's father was working as an engineer.

By his senior year in high school he was 6 feet, 6 inches tall, weighed 175 pounds, and had not played organized basketball or attended any basketball camps.[3] When the coach added the tall senior to the basketball team, Robinson earned all-area and all-district honors but generated little interest among college basketball coaches. Robinson scored 1320 on the SAT, and chose to go to the United States Naval Academy, where he majored in mathematics.

College basketball career and military service[edit]

Robinson achieved the rank of Lieutenant, Junior Grade while serving in the U.S. Navy.

David Robinson is widely considered to be the best basketball player in Naval Academy history.[4] He chose the jersey number 50 after his idol Ralph Sampson. By the time he took the court in his first basketball game for the Navy Midshipmen men's basketball team, he had grown to 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m), and over the course of his college basketball career he grew to 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m).[5][6] He began college with no expectations of playing in the NBA,[3] but in Robinson's final two years he was a consensus All-American and won college basketball's two most prestigious player awards, the Naismith and Wooden Awards, as a Naval Academy first classman (senior). In 1986, Robinson led Navy, a number seven seed, within a game of the Final Four before falling to Duke in the East Regional Final. Robinson played his first three years for the Midshipmen under Paul Evans (who left Navy to coach at Pitt) and his senior season under former University of Georgia interim Head Coach Pete Herrmann. Upon graduation, he became eligible for the 1987 NBA draft and was selected by the San Antonio Spurs with the first overall pick; however, the Spurs had to wait two years because he had to fulfill his active-duty obligation with the Navy.

Robinson was 6 ft. 8 in. when he was admitted to the Naval Academy, two inches above the height limit, but received a waiver from the Superintendent of the Academy. Robinson considered leaving the academy after his second year, before incurring an obligation to serve on active duty. He decided to stay after discussing with the Superintendent the likelihood that his height would prevent him from serving at sea as an unrestricted line officer, which would be detrimental to his naval career, and might make it impossible for him to receive a commission at all. As a compromise, Secretary of the Navy John Lehman allowed Robinson to train for and receive a commission as a staff officer in the Civil Engineer Corps. As a result, Robinson was commissioned in the Naval Reserve and was only required to serve an initial active-duty obligation of two years. After graduating from the Naval Academy, Robinson became a civil engineering officer at the Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay in Georgia.[5] He was regularly featured in recruiting materials for the service. Despite the nickname "Admiral", Robinson's actual rank upon fulfilling his service commitment was Lieutenant (junior grade).[7]

NBA career[edit]

Since he had not signed a contract, NBA regulations stated that Robinson could have reentered the draft after his naval service.[3] Although there was speculation that he might choose not to sign with the Spurs,[8][9] Robinson agreed to move to San Antonio for the 1989–90 season, but the Spurs agreed to pay him as much as the average of the salaries of the two highest-paid players in the league each year, or release him to free agency.[3]

The Spurs had spent the second half of the 1980s as an also-ran, bottoming out in 1988–89 with a 21–61 record,[10] the worst in franchise history at the time. While it was widely thought that the Spurs would become respectable again once Robinson arrived, no one expected what happened in his rookie season. Robinson led the Spurs to the greatest single season turnaround in NBA history at the time[11] (a record the Spurs themselves broke in 1997–98, after drafting Tim Duncan, which was then broken by the Boston Celtics in the 2007–08 NBA season). The Spurs leaped to a record of 56–26 for a remarkable 35 game improvement. They advanced to the second round of the Western Conference playoffs where they lost in seven games to the eventual conference champion Portland Trail Blazers. Following the 1989–90 season, he was unanimously named the NBA rookie of the year, and subsequently Sega produced a game featuring him entitled David Robinson's Supreme Court.[12] The Spurs made the playoffs seven more seasons in a row. Robinson also made the 1992 US Olympic Dream Team that won the gold medal in Barcelona. During the 1993–94 season, he became locked in a duel for the NBA scoring title with Shaquille O'Neal, scoring 71 points (breaking George Gervin's single-game franchise record of 63) against the Los Angeles Clippers to win it.[13] In that season, 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.[14]

Robinson went on to win the MVP trophy in 1995, and in 1996 he was named one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History.[15] Still, from 1991 to 1996, Robinson was thwarted in his quest to claim the one prize that had eluded him: an NBA title. During that span the Spurs were eliminated from the playoffs by the Warriors, Suns (twice), Jazz (twice), and Rockets. The loss against the Rockets was particularly painful for Robinson because it occurred in the Western Conference Finals with Robinson playing head-to-head against his chief rival, Hakeem Olajuwon. By his own admission, Robinson was outplayed by Olajuwon in the series, their only meetings in post-season play.[citation needed]

Early in the 1997 season, Robinson's dreams of becoming a champion seemed to vanish when he hurt his back in the preseason. He finally returned in December, but six games later broke his foot in a home game against the Miami Heat, and ended up missing the rest of the regular season. As a result of the injury to Robinson and other key players (most notably Sean Elliott, who missed more than half the season), the Spurs finished the season with a dismal 20–62 record. However, his injury proved to be a blessing in disguise. Despite having only the third-worst record in the league, the Spurs won the NBA Draft Lottery—and with it, the first pick in the next year's NBA draft. They used that pick to select Tim Duncan out of Wake Forest University, who was, after a few years, the final key to Robinson's quest for an NBA title.

Championship season[edit]

Before the start of the 1998–99 season, the NBA owners and NBA commissioner David Stern locked out the NBA Players' Association to force negotiations on a new Collective Bargaining Agreement. This lockout lasted for 202 days, well into the regular NBA season, before an agreement was finally reached. After playing a truncated 50-game season, the Spurs finished with an NBA-best record of 37–13, giving them the home-court advantage throughout the playoffs.

The Spurs blitzed through the first three rounds of the NBA playoffs, beating the Minnesota Timberwolves, Los Angeles Lakers, and Portland Trail Blazers by a combined record of 11–1 to reach the NBA Finals for the first time ever. In the Finals, the combination of Robinson in the post and second-year, 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) Tim Duncan proved overpowering, the Spurs beat the New York Knicks in five games to become the first former American Basketball Association team to win an NBA title. Duncan was named Finals MVP.[16]

Robinson and teammate power forward Tim Duncan were nicknamed "The Twin Towers".

Twilight years and second championship[edit]

After winning his first championship in the previous season, his statistical performances began to decline. During the 1999-00 season, in 80 games he played, Robinson averaged 17.8 points per game, 10.0 rebounds per game and 2.3 blocks per game. The Spurs still made it to the playoffs as the fourth seed. But they bowed out to the Phoenix Suns in the first round of the playoffs, even though he averaged 23.5 points per game, 13.8 rebounds per game and 3 blocks per game during that series.[17]

Robinson announced he would retire from basketball after the 2002–03 season.[18]

On June 15, 2003, in the finale of Robinson's career, the Spurs won another NBA title with an 88–77 victory over the New Jersey Nets in Game 6 of the 2003 NBA Finals. Turning back the clock, Robinson scored 13 points and grabbed 17 rebounds in his final game for the Spurs. He and the year's regular season and NBA Finals MVP Tim Duncan shared Sports Illustrated magazine's 2003 Sportsmen of the Year award.

Player profile[edit]

Robinson averaged 21.1 points per game, 10.7 rebounds per game, 3 blocks per game, and 2.5 assists per game over 987 games in his NBA career. Also, he is one of only a very small group of players to have scored over 20,000 career points in the NBA, as well as being one of only four players to have recorded a quadruple-double[11] (with 34 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists, and 10 blocks against the Detroit Pistons on February 17, 1994).

He is also one of only six players to record 70 or more points in a single game. Robinson scored 71 points against the Los Angeles Clippers on April 24, 1994.[19] Only Elgin Baylor (71 points), Wilt Chamberlain (70, 72, 73 twice, 78, 100 points), David Thompson (73 points), Devin Booker (70 points), and Kobe Bryant (81 points) have scored 70 or more points in a single game.[20]

Robinson is also noteworthy for his harmonious relationship with Tim Duncan. Sportswriter Chris Sheridan noted that it was rare for someone like Robinson to have welcomed and mentored Duncan as willingly as he did.[21]

NBA career statistics[edit]

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
† Denotes season in which Robinson won an NBA championship
* Led the league

Regular season[edit]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1989–90 San Antonio 82* 81 36.6 .531 .000 .732 12.0 2.0 1.7 3.9 24.3
1990–91 San Antonio 82* 81 37.7 .552 .143 .762 13.0* 2.5 1.5 3.9 25.6
1991–92 San Antonio 68 68 37.7 .551 .125 .701 12.2 2.7 2.3 4.5* 23.2
1992–93 San Antonio 82 82 39.2 .501 .176 .732 11.7 3.7 1.5 3.2 23.4
1993–94 San Antonio 80 80 40.5 .507 .345 .749 10.7 4.8 1.7 3.3 29.8*
1994–95 San Antonio 81 81 38.0 .530 .300 .774 10.8 2.9 1.7 3.2 27.6
1995–96 San Antonio 82 82 36.8 .516 .333 .761 12.2 3.0 1.4 3.3 25.0
1996–97 San Antonio 6 6 24.5 .500 .000 .654 8.5 1.3 1.0 1.0 17.7
1997–98 San Antonio 73 73 33.7 .511 .250 .735 10.6 2.7 .9 2.6 21.6
1998–99† San Antonio 49 49 31.7 .509 .000 .658 10.0 2.1 1.4 2.4 15.8
1999–00 San Antonio 80 80 32.0 .512 .000 .726 9.6 1.8 1.2 2.3 17.8
2000–01 San Antonio 80 80 29.6 .486 .000 .747 8.6 1.5 1.0 2.5 14.4
2001–02 San Antonio 78 78 29.5 .507 .000 .681 8.3 1.2 1.1 1.8 12.2
2002–03† San Antonio 64 64 26.2 .469 .000 .710 7.9 1.0 .8 1.7 8.5
Career 987 985 34.7 .518 .250 .736 10.6 2.5 1.4 3.0 21.1
All-Star 10 3 18.4 .588 .000 .695 6.2 .8 1.3 1.3 14.1

Playoffs[edit]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1990 San Antonio 10 10 37.5 .533 .000 .677 12.0 2.3 1.1 4.0 24.3
1991 San Antonio 4 4 41.5 .686 .000 .868 13.5 2.0 1.5 3.8 25.8
1993 San Antonio 10 10 42.1 .465 .000 .664 12.6 4.0 1.0 3.6 23.1
1994 San Antonio 4 4 36.5 .411 .000 .741 10.0 3.5 .8 2.5 20.0
1995 San Antonio 15 15 41.5 .446 .200 .812 12.1 3.1 1.5 2.6 25.3
1996 San Antonio 10 10 35.3 .516 .000 .667 10.1 2.4 1.5 2.5 23.6
1998 San Antonio 9 9 39.2 .425 .000 .635 14.1 2.6 1.2 3.3 19.4
1999† San Antonio 17 17 35.3 .483 .000 .722 9.9 2.5 1.6 2.4 15.6
2000 San Antonio 4 4 38.8 .373 .000 .762 13.8 2.5 1.8 3.0 23.5
2001 San Antonio 13 13 31.5 .472 .000 .695 11.8 1.7 1.3 2.4 16.6
2002 San Antonio 4 4 20.3 .474 .000 .000 5.8 1.3 .8 .8 4.5
2003† San Antonio 23 23 23.4 .542 .000 .667 6.6 .9 .8 1.3 7.8
Career 123 123 34.3 .479 .100 .708 10.6 2.3 1.2 2.5 18.1

National team career[edit]

Robinson at the free throw line in 1992 for the “Dream Team”

David Robinson was a member of the United States national team at the 1986 FIBA World Championship, the 1988 Summer Olympics, 1992 Summer Olympics, and the 1996 Summer Olympics. He won the gold medal at all games except the 1988 Summer Olympics, where he won a bronze medal.

Personal life[edit]

Robinson at the LBJ Presidential Library in 2014

Robinson married Valerie Hoggatt in 1991. They have three sons, David Jr., Corey, and Justin. Corey attended Notre Dame and was a wide receiver on the football team[22] before ending his playing career in 2016 on medical advice due to multiple concussions prior to what would have been his senior season.[23] He was very active on campus in his final undergraduate year, having been elected student body president in February 2016 for the 2016–17 school year.[24] Justin, a 6'8" (2.03 m) forward in basketball and a two-time all-state selection in Texas, has attended Duke since August 2015. He was initially recruited to the Duke team as a "preferred walk-on" with the opportunity to eventually earn a scholarship, but was placed on scholarship before his arrival at Duke.[25]

Robinson identifies his religious affiliation as Christian[26] and stated that he became a Christian on June 8, 1991 after being encouraged to read the Bible.[27][27]

In 2001, Robinson founded and funded the $9 million Carver Academy in San Antonio, a non-profit private school named for George Washington Carver to provide more opportunities for inner-city children. In 2012, the school became a public charter school and its name changed to IDEA Carver. Robinson continues to be a very active participant in the school's day-to-day activities.[28][29]

In 2011, Robinson earned a Master of Arts in Administration (with concentration in organizational development) from the University of the Incarnate Word to better "understand how businesses work and how to build them.".[30]

Beyond his founding of Carver Academy, Robinson is well known as a philanthropist. Robinson and business partner Daniel Bassichis donate 10 percent of their profits to charitable causes.[30] The winner of the NBA Community Assist Award is presented with the David Robinson Plaque.[31]

Other ventures[edit]

In 2008 Robinson partnered with Daniel Bassichis, formerly of Goldman Sachs and a board member of The Carver Academy, to form Admiral Capital Group.[32] Admiral Capital Group is a private equity firm whose mission is to invest in opportunities that can provide both financial and social returns. Robinson's primary motivation in starting Admiral Capital was to create a source of additional financial support for The Carver Academy. Its portfolio is worth more than $100 million and includes nine upscale hotels and office buildings across the U.S. as well as Centerplate, one of the largest hospitality companies in the world. Admiral Capital Group also partnered with Living Cities to form the Admiral Center, a non-profit created to support other athletes and entertainers with their philanthropic initiatives. Robinson is also co-owner of a Jaguar Land Rover Dealership in San Juan, Texas.[33][34]

Awards and honors[edit]

NBA records and career highs[edit]

Career highs[edit]

40-point games[edit]

Robinson scored 40 or more points 22 times in the regular season and once in the playoffs.

Occurred during rookie season
Occurred in playoff competition
Points Opponent Home/Away Date Minutes
played 		FGM FGA 3PM 3PA FTM FTA Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks
71 Los Angeles Clippers Away April 24, 1994 44 26 41 1 2 18 25 14 5 0 2
52 Charlotte Hornets Home January 16, 1993 40 20 28 1 2 11 15 14 3 0 7
50 Minnesota Timberwolves Away February 21, 1994 38 18 32 1 4 13 15 9 2 2 6
48 Sacramento Kings Home March 19, 1994 45 17 31 0 0 14 16 16 6 4 3
46 Boston Celtics Home December 26, 1993 45 16 26 0 0 14 23 9 3 1 5
45 (2 OT) New York Knicks Away December 10, 1995 52 15 26 0 0 15 19 16 2 1 3
44 New Jersey Nets Home March 8, 1996 43 18 24 0 0 8 9 9 4 4 5
43 Denver Nuggets Home November 7, 1990 34 16 21 0 0 11 12 9 4 1 5
43 Orlando Magic Home January 10, 1991 41 14 21 0 0 15 15 12 3 4 10
43 Minnesota Timberwolves Home November 9, 1993 41 14 22 0 0 15 19 11 1 3 10
43 Dallas Mavericks Home January 15, 1995 42 18 32 0 1 7 10 17 1 3 3
42 Seattle SuperSonics Home November 28, 1992 39 13 21 0 0 16 17 10 3 2 3
42 Seattle SuperSonics Away November 30, 1994 47 15 20 0 2 12 14 9 2 0 2
42 (OT) Dallas Mavericks Home December 6, 1994 45 17 26 0 0 8 10 8 5 4 1
42 Charlotte Hornets Away January 18, 1995 42 16 26 0 0 10 10 9 4 0 0
42 (OT) Denver Nuggets Away April 16, 1995 52 15 25 0 0 12 17 14 5 1 5
41 Golden State Warriors Home March 2, 1990 41 12 21 0 0 17 22 17 2 3 5
41 Los Angeles Clippers Home March 4, 1994 45 14 21 0 0 13 14 16 8 3 3
40 Phoenix Suns Home November 17, 1990 34 16 25 0 0 8 10 14 1 2 5
40 Houston Rockets Away March 12, 1994 48 15 26 0 0 10 14 16 7 2 4
40 Detroit Pistons Away March 27, 1995 40 12 22 0 0 16 17 12 2 1 5
40 Los Angeles Lakers Away April 7, 1996 44 15 26 0 0 10 13 11 5 1 5
40 Phoenix Suns Home April 28, 1996 42 14 25 0 0 12 16 21 1 2 3

Top shot-blocking efforts[edit]

Occurred during rookie season
Quadruple-double (fourth in NBA history)
Blocks Opponent Home/Away Date Minutes
played 		Points Rebounds Assists Steals
12 Minnesota Timberwolves Home February 23, 1990 36 24 12 2 3
11 Charlotte Hornets Away February 2, 1990 35 27 15 3 2
11 Sacramento Kings Home December 28, 1990 35 27 13 2 0
11 Utah Jazz Home January 12, 1991 39 22 18 5 0
11 Portland Trail Blazers Home February 4, 1992 45 23 14 3 1
10 (OT) Los Angeles Lakers Home February 20, 1990 41 23 16 2 1
10 Orlando Magic Home January 10, 1991 41 43 12 3 4
10 Milwaukee Bucks Home November 10, 1992 43 29 9 5 5
10 Minnesota Timberwolves Home November 9, 1993 41 43 11 1 3
10 Detroit Pistons Home February 17, 1994 43 34 10 10 2

Regular season[edit]

Stat High Opponent Date
Points 71 at Los Angeles Clippers April 24, 1994
Points, half (2nd) 47 at Los Angeles Clippers April 24, 1994
Points, quarter (4th) 28 at Los Angeles Clippers April 24, 1994
Field goal percentage 10–11 (.909) vs. Minnesota Timberwolves November 20, 1991
Field goals made 26 at Los Angeles Clippers April 24, 1994
Field goal attempts 41 at Los Angeles Clippers April 24, 1994
Free throws made, no misses 15–15 vs. Orlando Magic January 10, 1991
Free throws made 18 at Los Angeles Clippers April 24, 1994
Free throws made 18 vs. Portland Trail Blazers November 23, 1994
Free throws made 18 at Golden State Warriors March 12, 1996
Free throws made 18 vs. Los Angeles Clippers December 10, 1997
Free throw attempts 25 at Los Angeles Clippers April 24, 1994
Rebounds 24 at Sacramento Kings December 3, 1991
Rebounds 24 vs. Golden State Warriors February 27, 1992
Offensive rebounds 14 vs. Los Angeles Lakers April 2, 1991
Defensive rebounds 19 vs. New Jersey Nets November 7, 1994
Assists 11 vs. Utah Jazz March 14, 1992
Steals 7 vs. Houston Rockets February 18, 2000
Turnovers 9 at Golden State Warriors March 14, 1991
Turnovers 9 at Houston Rockets February 21, 1995
Minutes played 53 (OT) at Chicago Bulls March 5, 1993

Playoffs[edit]

Stat High Opponent Date
Points 40 vs. Phoenix Suns April 28, 1996
Field goal percentage 100% (8–8) (OT) vs. Phoenix Suns April 19, 2003
Field goals made 14 vs. Los Angeles Lakers May 6, 1995
Field goals made 14 at Los Angeles Lakers May 12, 1995
Field goals made 14 vs. Phoenix Suns April 28, 1996
Field goal attempts 27 at Los Angeles Lakers May 12, 1995
Field goal attempts 27 at Phoenix Suns April 29, 2000
Free throws made, no misses 10–10 vs. Golden State Warriors April 27, 1991
Free throws made, no misses 10–10 vs. Los Angeles Lakers May 8, 1995
Free throws made 18 vs. Phoenix Suns May 16, 1993
Free throw attempts 23 vs. Phoenix Suns May 16, 1993
Rebounds 22 at Los Angeles Lakers May 14, 1995
Offensive rebounds 10 at Los Angeles Lakers May 14, 1995
Defensive rebounds 17 vs. Phoenix Suns April 28, 1996
Assists 11 (OT) vs. Portland Trail Blazers May 7, 1993
Steals 4 at Golden State Warriors May 1, 1991
Steals 4 at Houston Rockets May 26, 1995
Steals 4 at Houston Rockets June 1, 1995
Blocked shots 8 vs. Portland Trail Blazers May 10, 1990
Blocked shots 8 vs. Golden State Warriors April 25, 1991
Turnovers 7 thrice thrice
Minutes played 52 (OT) vs. Los Angeles Lakers May 16, 1995

NBA records[edit]

Regular season[edit]

Fourth (and most recent) player in NBA history to record a quadruple-double in a game: San Antonio Spurs (115) vs. Detroit Pistons (96), February 17, 1994

Fourth player in NBA history to score 70 or more points in a game: 71, at Los Angeles Clippers, April 24, 1994

One of two players in NBA history to lead the league in scoring (1993–94), rebounding (1990–91) and blocked shots (1991–92) during his career

  • Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was the first player to achieve this.
  • Hakeem Olajuwon led the league in blocks thrice, and in rebounding twice, but the closest he came to a scoring title was second place, both in 1994–95 (Shaquille O'Neal) and 1995–96 (Michael Jordan).

Second player in NBA history to win Rookie of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year and Most Valuable Player during his career

  • Michael Jordan was the first player to achieve this.
  • Hakeem Olajuwon won Defensive Player of the Year and Most Valuable Player during his career, but finished second in Rookie of the Year voting to Jordan in 1984–85.

Only player in NBA history to lead the league in scoring, rebounding, and blocked shots and win awards for Rookie of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year and Most Valuable Player during his career

  • Kareem Abdul-Jabbar achieved all of these except for Defensive Player of the Year, an award which did not exist for most of his career.

Only player in NBA history to rank among top five players in the league in rebounding, blocks and steals in the same season: 1991–92

  • Ranked first in blocks (4.49 bpg), fourth in rebounding (12.2 rpg) and fifth in steals (2.32 spg).
  • Hakeem Olajuwon ranked first in rebounding, fourth in blocks and sixth in steals in 1988–89.

Only player in NBA history to rank among the top seven players in the league in five statistics in the same season: 1991–92

  • Ranked seventh in scoring (23.2 ppg), fourth in rebounding (12.2 rpg), first in blocks (4.49 bpg), fifth in steals (2.32 spg) and seventh in field-goal percentage (.551)

Playoffs[edit]

Highest field goal percentage in a game (minimum 8 made): 1.000 (8—8), vs. Phoenix Suns, April 19, 2003 (OT)

  • Tied with many other players

Part of second trio of players in NBA history to score 30 or more points in the same game: San Antonio Spurs (130) vs. Golden State Warriors (121), April 25, 1991

All-Star[edit]

Personal fouls, quarter: 4 (1991)

Charitable efforts[edit]

In addition to his lengthy NBA career, Robinson is also noted for his charitable work.

In 1991, Robinson visited with fifth graders at Gates Elementary School in San Antonio and challenged them to finish school and go to college. He offered a $2,000 scholarship to everyone who did. In 1998, proving even better than his word, Robinson awarded $8,000 to each of those students who had completed his challenge. In perhaps his greatest civic and charitable achievement, David and his wife, Valerie, founded the Carver Academy in San Antonio, which opened its doors in September 2001. To date, the Robinsons have donated more than $11 million to the school.[40]

In March 2003, in recognition of his outstanding contributions to charity, the NBA renamed its award for outstanding charitable efforts in honor of Robinson. Winners of the NBA's Community Assist Award receive the David Robinson Plaque, with the inscription "Following the standard set by NBA Legend David Robinson who improved the community piece by piece." The award is given out monthly by the league to recognize players for their charitable efforts. Robinson is also the recipient of the William E. Simon Prize for Philanthropic Leadership.[41][42]

In 2011, in recognition of his philanthropic efforts with the Carver Academy, Robinson received the Children's Champion Award from the charitable organization Children's Hunger Fund.[43]

See also[edit]

NBA[edit]

College[edit]

References[edit]

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