David Maurice Robinson

No. 50
Center
Personal information
Born	(1965-08-06) August 6, 1965 (age 46) Key West, Florida
Listed height	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)
Listed weight	235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
College	Navy
NBA Draft	1987 / Round: 1 / Pick: 1st overall
Selected by the San Antonio Spurs
Pro career	1989–2003
Career history
1989–2003	San Antonio Spurs
Career highlights and awards
2× NBA Champion (1999, 2003) NBA Most Valuable Player (1995) NBA Defensive Player of the Year (1992) 10× NBA All-Star (1990–1996, 1998, 2000–2001) 4× All-NBA First Team (1991–1992, 1995–1996) 2× All-NBA Second Team (1994, 1998) 4× All-NBA Third Team (1990, 1993, 2000–2001) 4× NBA All-Defensive First Team (1991–1992, 1995–1996) 4× NBA All-Defensive Second Team (1990, 1993–1994, 1998) NBA Rookie of the Year (1990) NBA All-Rookie First Team (1990) NBA Sportsmanship Award (2001) NBA's 50th Anniversary All-Time Team #50 Retired by the San Antonio Spurs
Career statistics
Points	20,790 (21.1 ppg)
Rebounds	10,497 (10.6 rpg)
Blocks	2,954 (3.0 bpg)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Basketball Hall of Fame as player
Medals Competitor for  United States Men's Basketball Pan American Games Silver 1987 Indianapolis National team Olympic Games Bronze 1988 Seoul National team Gold 1992 Barcelona National team Gold 1996 Atlanta National team FIBA World Championships Gold 1986 Spain National team

David Maurice Robinson (born (1965-08-06)August 6, 1965) is a retired American NBA basketball player, who played center for the San Antonio Spurs for his entire NBA career. Based on his prior service as an officer in the United States Navy, Robinson earned the nickname "The Admiral". He and teammate power forward Tim Duncan were nicknamed "The Twin Towers". Robinson was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame along with Michael Jordan, John Stockton, Jerry Sloan, and C. Vivian Stringer^[1] on September 11, 2009. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest centers in NBA history.^[2]

Early life[link]

David Robinson was born August 6, 1965, 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 so he tried his hand at basketball, but soon quit. Robinson attended Osbourn Park High School in Manassas, Virginia, just outside of Washington, D.C., where Robinson's father was working as an engineer after retiring from the Navy. By his senior year in high school he was 6 feet, 7 inches tall, but he had not played organized basketball. 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 a 1320 on the SAT, and he chose to go to the U.S. Naval Academy, where he majored in mathematics.

College basketball career and military service[link]

David Robinson is widely considered to be the best basketball player in U.S. Naval Academy history.^[3] 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).^[4][5] In Robinson's final two years, he was a consensus All-America and won college basketball's two most prestigious player awards, the Naismith and Wooden Awards as a Naval Academy first classman (senior). Robinson played his first three years for the Midshipmen under Paul Evans (who left Navy to coach at Pitt) and under former University of Georgia interim Head Coach Pete Herrmann during his senior season. 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 in active duty. He decided to stay after discussing with the Superintendent the likelihood that his height would prevent serving at sea as an unrestricted line officer, hurting his naval career, and might not make it possible for him to be commissioned at all. As a compromise, Secretary of the Navy John Lehman placed Robinson in a program for training civil engineers for the Naval Reserves that reduced his active-duty obligation to two years. After graduating from the Naval Academy, Robinson became a civil engineering officer at the Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay in Georgia.^[4] 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.^[6]

Personal life[link]

He is married and has three sons named David Jr., Corey and Justin. In March 2012, Corey Robinson announced that he would be attending Notre Dame to play football.

NBA career[link]

Although there was speculation that Robinson might choose not to sign with the Spurs and to become a free agent once his Navy commitment ended,^[7][8] Robinson decided in the end to come to San Antonio. Robinson joined the Spurs for the 1989–90 season, and led the Spurs to the greatest single season turnaround in NBA history at the time^[9] (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 went from 21–61^[10] in the 1988–89 season to 56–26 in 1989–90, 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.

The Spurs made the playoffs seven more seasons in a row, but never advanced further than the Western Conference finals. 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 on the final day of the 1977-78 NBA season) against the Los Angeles Clippers to win it.^[11]

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.^[12] 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.

Early in the 1997 season, Robinson's dreams of becoming a champion seemed to vanish when he was seriously injured. Robinson hurt his back in the preseason. He did return to play, but six games later, suffered a broken 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, the Spurs finished the season with a dismal 20–62 record. However, his injury proved to be a blessing in disguise: due to their dismal record in 1997, the Spurs enjoyed the first pick in the next year's NBA draft, and with it they selected Tim Duncan out of Wake Forest University, who was, after a few years, the final key to Robinson's quest for an NBA title.

Champion[link]

Before the start of the 1998–99 season, the NBA owners and the 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. In the NBA 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 underdog New York Knicks in five games to become the NBA champions for the first time. Duncan was named Finals MVP.^[13]

Champion again[link]

Robinson announced he would retire from basketball after the 2002–03 campaign.

On June 15, 2003, in the finale to Robinson's career, the Spurs sealed 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.

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^[9] (with 34 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists, and 10 blocks against the Detroit Pistons on February 17, 1994), and one of the only five players to record more than 70 points in a single game (with 71 points against the Los Angeles Clippers on April 24, 1994), only Elgin Baylor (71 points), Wilt Chamberlain (70, 72, 73 twice, 78, 100 points), David Thompson (73 points), and Kobe Bryant (81 points) have scored more than 70 points.^[14] 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.^[15]

International career[link]

David Robinson was a member of the United States men's national basketball 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.

Career awards/accomplishments[link]

His list of awards and accomplishments is long and include a number of records as well as sharing a number of distinctions with very few other luminaries of the game; for his on the court play, he was named among the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History.

• Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2009
• NBA Champion (1999, 2003)
• NBA MVP (1995)
• NBA Defensive Player of the Year (1992)
• NBA Rookie of the Year (1990)
• All-NBA First Team (1991, '92, '95, '96)
• All-NBA Second Team (1994, '98)
• All-NBA Third Team (1990, '93, 2000, '01)
• All-Defensive First Team (1991, '92, '95, '96)
• All-Defensive Second Team (1990, '93, '94, '98)
• 10-time NBA All-Star
• NBA Sportsmanship Award (2001)
• Fourth player ever to score 70+ in an NBA game
• 3-time Olympian (1988, '92, '96)
• One of 50 Greatest Players in NBA History (1996)
• Led NBA in Scoring (1993–94 season) - 29.8 ppg
• Led NBA in Rebounding (1990–91 season) - 13.0 rpg
• Led NBA in Blocked Shots (1991–92 season) - 4.49 bpg
• Holds record for most IBM Awards (1990, '91, '94, '95, '96)
• His 2,954 blocked shots are the most by any player wearing a San Antonio Spurs jersey.
• Gold Medal in 1986 FIBA World Championship.^[16]
• Member of Dream Team #1 during Olympic Games at Barcelona.
• Elected to the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame Class of 2008
• Ranked #25 in SLAM Magazine's 2009 revision of the top 50 greatest players of all time (published in the August 2009 issue)^[17]
• Received the Silver Anniversary Award for recognition of his myriad athletic and professional accomplishments from the NCAA in January 2012.^[18]

NBA career statistics[link]

Career highs[link]

40 point games[link]

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

Top shot-blocking efforts[link]

Regular season[link]

Playoffs[link]

NBA records[link]

Regular season[link]

Fourth (and most recent) player in NBA history to record a quadruple-double in a game: San Antonio Spurs (115) vs. Detroit Pistons (96),01994-02-17February 17, 1994

• 34 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists, 10 blocked shots (and 2 steals) in 43 minutes
• Nate Thurmond, Alvin Robertson and Hakeem Olajuwon are the only other players to achieve this.

Fourth player in NBA history to score 70 or more points in a game: 71, at Los Angeles Clippers,01994-04-24April 24, 1994

• Elgin Baylor, Wilt Chamberlain and David Thompson also achieved this. Kobe Bryant has achieved this since then.

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[link]

Highest field goal percentage, game (minimum 8 made): 1.000 (8—8), vs. Phoenix Suns, 02003-04-19April 19, 2003 (OT)

• Tied with many other players

Blocked shots, quarter: 5, third quarter, vs. Golden State Warriors, 01991-04-25April 25, 1991

• Broken by Dwight Howard on 02010-04-18April 18, 2010

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), 01991-04-25April 25, 1991

• Willie Anderson: 38 points
• Rod Strickland: 30 points
• Robinson: 30 points

All-Star[link]

Personal fouls, quarter: 4 (1991)

Ranks 2nd in NBA history[link]

Regular season[link]

Consecutive seasons leading the league in free throws made: 3 (1993–94—1995–96)

• Trailing Karl Malone

Blocked shots, quarter: 7, fourth quarter, vs. Minnesota Timberwolves, 01996-02-02February 2, 1996

Blocked shots by a rookie, season: 319 (1989–90)

• Trailing Manute Bol

Highest average, blocked shots per game, by a rookie, season: 3.89 (319/82) (1989–90)

• Trailing Manute Bol

Steals by a center, career: 1,388

• Trailing Hakeem Olajuwon

Seasons with 200 blocks and 100 steals: 7 (1989–90—1995–96)

• Trailing Hakeem Olajuwon
• Only twelve players in NBA history have achieved this feat in the same season.

Playoffs[link]

Blocked shots, half: 7, second half, vs. Golden State Warriors, 01991-04-25April 25, 1991

Ranks 3rd in NBA history[link]

Regular season[link]

Blocked shots by a rookie, game: 12, vs. Minnesota Timberwolves, 01990-02-23February 23, 1990

Playoffs[link]

Blocked shots, game: 8, twice
8, vs. Portland Trail Blazers, 01990-05-10May 10, 1990
8, vs. Golden State Warriors, 01991-04-25April 25, 1991

Ranks 4th in NBA history[link]

Regular season[link]

Points, half: 47, second half, at Los Angeles Clippers, 01994-04-24April 24, 1994

Highest average, blocked shots per game, career: 3.0 (2,954/987)

• Trailing Mark Eaton, Manute Bol and Hakeem Olajuwon

Playoffs[link]

Blocked shots, game: 7, four times

Ranks 5th in NBA history[link]

Regular season[link]

Blocked shots, career: 2,954

Blocked shots, game: 12, vs. Minnesota Timberwolves, 01990-02-23February 23, 1990

Playoffs[link]

Blocked shots, career: 312

Charitable efforts[link]

In addition to his lengthy NBA career, Robinson is also remembered 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.^[19]

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.

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.

Business career[link]

In 2008 Robinson partnered with Daniel Bassichis, formerly of Goldman Sachs and a board member of The Carver Academy, to form Admiral Capital Group.^[20] 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. Admiral has made several investments to date, primarily in the real estate and hospitality industry, including a stake in Centerplate, one of the nation's premier food services companies. 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.

See also[link]

NBA[link]

• Quadruple-double
• List of National Basketball Association top rookie scoring averages
• List of National Basketball Association career scoring leaders
• List of National Basketball Association career rebounding leaders
• List of National Basketball Association career steals leaders
• List of National Basketball Association career blocks leaders
• List of National Basketball Association career free throw scoring leaders
• List of National Basketball Association career playoff blocks leaders
• List of National Basketball Association season scoring leaders
• List of National Basketball Association season rebounding leaders
• List of National Basketball Association season blocks leaders
• List of National Basketball Association players with most points in a game
• List of National Basketball Association players with most blocks in a game

College[link]

• List of NCAA Division I men's basketball players with 13 or more blocks in a game
• List of NCAA Division I men's basketball players with 2000 points and 1000 rebounds
• List of NCAA Division I men's basketball season blocks leaders
• List of NCAA Division I men's basketball season rebounding leaders

References[link]

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: David Robinson

• David Robinson at NBA.com
• David Robinson at Basketball-Reference.com
• David Robinson @ NBA.com/History
• David Robinson at DatabaseBasketball.com
• 1987 Oscar Robertson Trophy
• Admiral Center

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Johnson 1993: Porter 1994: Dumars 1995: O'Toole 1996: Dudley 1997: Brown 1998: Smith 1999: Grant 2000: Divac 2001: Mutombo 2002: Mourning 2003: Robinson 2004: Miller 2005: Snow 2006: Garnett 2007: Nash 2008: Billups 2009: Mutombo 2010: Dalembert 2011: Artest 2012: Gasol v t e NBA season scoring leaders 1947: Fulks 1948: Zaslofsky 1949: Mikan 1950: Mikan 1951: Mikan 1952: Arizin 1953: Johnston 1954: Johnston 1955: Johnston 1956: Pettit 1957: Arizin 1958: Yardley 1959: Pettit 1960: Chamberlain 1961: Chamberlain 1962: Chamberlain 1963: Chamberlain 1964: Chamberlain 1965: Chamberlain 1966: Chamberlain 1967: Barry 1968: Bing 1969: Hayes 1970: West 1971: Alcindor 1972: Abdul-Jabbar 1973: Archibald 1974: McAdoo 1975: McAdoo 1976: McAdoo 1977: Maravich 1978: Gervin 1979: Gervin 1980: Gervin 1981: Dantley 1982: Gervin 1983: English 1984: Dantley 1985: King 1986: Wilkins 1987: Jordan 1988: Jordan 1989: Jordan 1990: Jordan 1991: Jordan 1992: Jordan 1993: Jordan 1994: Robinson 1995: O'Neal 1996: Jordan 1997: Jordan 1998: Jordan 1999: Iverson 2000: O'Neal 2001: Iverson 2002: Iverson 2003: McGrady 2004: McGrady 2005: Iverson 2006: Bryant 2007: Bryant 2008: James 2009: Wade 2010: Durant 2011: Durant 2012: Durant v t e NBA season rebounding leaders 1951: Schayes 1952: Mikan 1953: Mikan 1954: Gallatin 1955: Johnston 1956: Stokes 1957: Russell 1958: Russell 1959: Russell 1960: Chamberlain 1961: Chamberlain 1962: Chamberlain 1963: Chamberlain 1964: Russell 1965: Russell 1966: Chamberlain 1967: Chamberlain 1968: Chamberlain 1969: Chamberlain 1970: Hayes 1971: Chamberlain 1972: Chamberlain 1973: Chamberlain 1974: Hayes 1975: Unseld 1976: Abdul-Jabbar 1977: Walton 1978: T. Robinson 1979: Malone 1980: Nater 1981: Malone 1982: Malone 1983: Malone 1984: Malone 1985: Malone 1986: Laimbeer 1987: Barkley 1988: Cage 1989: Olajuwon 1990: Olajuwon 1991: D. Robinson 1992: Rodman 1993: Rodman 1994: Rodman 1995: Rodman 1996: Rodman 1997: Rodman 1998: Rodman 1999: Webber 2000: Mutombo 2001: Mutombo 2002: Wallace 2003: Wallace 2004: Garnett 2005: Garnett 2006: Garnett 2007: Garnett 2008: Howard 2009: Howard 2010: Howard 2011: Love 2012: Howard v t e NBA season blocks leaders 1974: Smith 1975: Abdul-Jabbar 1976: Abdul-Jabbar 1977: Walton 1978: Johnson 1979: Abdul-Jabbar 1980: Abdul-Jabbar 1981: Johnson 1982: Johnson 1983: Rollins 1984: Eaton 1985: Eaton 1986: Bol 1987: Eaton 1988: Eaton 1989: Bol 1990: Olajuwon 1991: Olajuwon 1992: Robinson 1993: Olajuwon 1994: Mutombo 1995: Mutombo 1996: Mutombo 1997: Bradley 1998: Camby 1999: Mourning 2000: Mourning 2001: Ratliff 2002: Wallace 2003: Ratliff 2004: Ratliff 2005: Kirilenko 2006: Camby 2007: Camby 2008: Camby 2009: Howard 2010: Howard 2011: Bogut 2012: Ibaka v t e Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year 1954: Roger Bannister 1955: Johnny Podres 1956: Bobby Morrow 1957: Stan Musial 1958: Rafer Johnson 1959: Ingemar Johansson 1960: Arnold Palmer 1961: Jerry Lucas 1962: Terry Baker 1963: Pete Rozelle 1964: Ken Venturi 1965: Sandy Koufax 1966: Jim Ryun 1967: Carl Yastrzemski 1968: Bill Russell 1969: Tom Seaver 1970: Bobby Orr 1971: Lee Trevino 1972: Billie Jean King & John Wooden 1973: Jackie Stewart 1974: Muhammad Ali 1975: Pete Rose 1976: Chris Evert 1977: Steve Cauthen 1978: Jack Nicklaus 1979: Terry Bradshaw & Willie Stargell 1980: U.S. Olympic Hockey Team 1981: Sugar Ray Leonard 1982: Wayne Gretzky 1983: Mary Decker 1984: Edwin Moses & Mary Lou Retton 1985: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1986: Joe Paterno 1987: Bob Bourne, Judi Brown King, Kipchoge Keino, Dale Murphy, Chip Rives, Patty Sheehan, Rory Sparrow, & Reggie Williams 1988: Orel Hershiser 1989: Greg LeMond 1990: Joe Montana 1991: Michael Jordan 1992: Arthur Ashe 1993: Don Shula 1994: Bonnie Blair & Johann Olav Koss 1995: Cal Ripken, Jr. 1996: Tiger Woods 1997: Dean Smith 1998: Mark McGwire & Sammy Sosa 1999: U.S. Women's Soccer Team 2000: Tiger Woods 2001: Curt Schilling & Randy Johnson 2002: Lance Armstrong 2003: David Robinson & Tim Duncan 2004: Boston Red Sox 2005: Tom Brady 2006: Dwyane Wade 2007: Brett Favre 2008: Michael Phelps 2009: Derek Jeter 2010: Drew Brees 2011: Mike Krzyzewski & Pat Summitt v t e Associated Press Men's College Basketball Player of the Year Award winners 1961: Lucas 1962: Lucas 1963: Heyman 1964: Bradds 1965: Bradley 1966: Russell 1967: Alcindor 1968: Hayes 1969: Alcindor 1970: Maravich 1971: Carr 1972: Walton 1973: Walton 1974: Thompson 1975: Thompson 1976: May 1977: Johnson 1978: Lee 1979: Bird 1980: Aguirre 1981: Sampson 1982: Sampson 1983: Sampson 1984: Jordan 1985: Ewing 1986: Berry 1987: D. Robinson 1988: Hawkins 1989: Elliott 1990: Simmons 1991: O'Neal 1992: Laettner 1993: Cheaney 1994: G. Robinson 1995: Smith 1996: Camby 1997: Duncan 1998: Jamison 1999: Brand 2000: Martin 2001: Battier 2002: Williams 2003: West 2004: Nelson 2005: Bogut 2006: Redick 2007: Durant 2008: Hansbrough 2009: Griffin 2010: Turner 2011: Fredette 2012: Davis v t e Naismith Men's College Player of the Year winners 1969: Alcindor 1970: Maravich 1971: Carr 1972: Walton 1973: Walton 1974: Walton 1975: Thompson 1976: May 1977: M. Johnson 1978: Lee 1979: Bird 1980: Aguirre 1981: Sampson 1982: Sampson 1983: Sampson 1984: Jordan 1985: Ewing 1986: Dawkins 1987: D. Robinson 1988: Manning 1989: Ferry 1990: Simmons 1991: L. Johnson 1992: Laettner 1993: Cheaney 1994: G. Robinson 1995: Smith 1996: Camby 1997: Duncan 1998: Jamison 1999: Brand 2000: Martin 2001: Battier 2002: Williams 2003: Ford 2004: Nelson 2005: Bogut 2006: Redick 2007: Durant 2008: Hansbrough 2009: Griffin 2010: Turner 2011: Fredette 2012: Davis v t e John R. Wooden Men's Player of the Year Award winners 1977: M. Johnson 1978: P. Ford 1979: Bird 1980: Griffith 1981: Ainge 1982: Sampson 1983: Sampson 1984: Jordan 1985: Mullin 1986: Berry 1987: D. Robinson 1988: Manning 1989: Elliott 1990: Simmons 1991: L. Johnson 1992: Laettner 1993: Cheaney 1994: G. Robinson 1995: O'Bannon 1996: Camby 1997: Duncan 1998: Jamison 1999: Brand 2000: Martin 2001: Battier 2002: Williams 2003: T. J. Ford 2004: Nelson 2005: Bogut 2006: Redick 2007: Durant 2008: Hansbrough 2009: Griffin 2010: Turner 2011: Fredette 2012: Davis v t e Oscar Robertson Trophy winners 1959: Robertson 1960: Robertson 1961: Lucas 1962: Lucas 1963: Heyman 1964: Hazzard 1965: Bradley 1966: Russell 1967: Alcindor 1968: Alcindor 1969: Maravich 1970: Maravich 1971: Wicks 1972: Walton 1973: Walton 1974: Walton 1975: Thompson 1976: Dantley 1977: M. Johnson 1978: Ford 1979: Bird 1980: Aguirre 1981: Sampson 1982: Sampson 1983: Sampson 1984: Jordan 1985: Mullin 1986: Berry 1987: D. Robinson 1988: Hawkins 1989: Ferry 1990: Simmons 1991: L. Johnson 1992: Laettner 1993: Cheaney 1994: G. Robinson 1995: O'Bannon 1996: Camby 1997: Duncan 1998: Jamison 1999: Brand 2000: Martin 2001: Battier 2002: Williams 2003: West 2004: Nelson 2005: Bogut 2006: Morrison & Redick 2007: Durant 2008: Hansbrough 2009: Griffin 2010: Turner 2011: Fredette 2012: Davis v t e Adolph Rupp Trophy winners 1972: Walton 1973: Walton 1974: Walton 1975: Thompson 1976: May 1977: Johnson 1978: Lee 1979: Bird 1980: Aguirre 1981: Sampson 1982: Sampson 1983: Sampson 1984: Jordan 1985: Ewing 1986: Berry 1987: D. Robinson 1988: Hawkins 1989: Elliott 1990: Simmons 1991: O'Neal 1992: Laettner 1993: Cheaney 1994: G. Robinson 1995: Smith 1996: Camby 1997: Duncan 1998: Jamison 1999: Brand 2000: Martin 2001: Battier 2002: Williams 2003: West 2004: Nelson 2005: Redick 2006: Redick 2007: Durant 2008: Hansbrough 2009: Griffin 2010: Wall 2011: Fredette 2012: Davis v t e NABC Player of the Year Award winners 1975: Thompson 1976: May 1977: M. Johnson 1978: Ford 1979: Bird 1980: Brooks 1981: Ainge 1982: Sampson 1983: Sampson 1984: Jordan 1985: Ewing 1986: Berry 1987: D. Robinson 1988: Manning 1989: Elliott 1990: Simmons 1991: L. Johnson 1992: Laettner 1993: Cheaney 1994: G. Robinson 1995: Respert 1996: Camby 1997: Duncan 1998: Jamison 1999: Brand 2000: Martin 2001: Williams 2002: Gooden & Williams 2003: Collison 2004: Nelson & Okafor 2005: Bogut 2006: Morrison & Redick 2007: Durant 2008: Hansbrough 2009: Griffin 2010: Turner 2011: Fredette 2012: Green v t e UPI College Basketball Player of the Year Award winners 1955: Gola 1956: B. Russell 1957: Forte 1958: Robertson 1959: Robertson 1960: Robertson 1961: Lucas 1962: Lucas 1963: Heyman 1964: Bradds 1965: Bradley 1966: C. Russell 1967: Alcindor 1968: Hayes 1969: Alcindor 1970: Maravich 1971: Carr 1972: Walton 1973: Walton 1974: Walton 1975: Thompson 1976: May 1977: Johnson 1978: Lee 1979: Bird 1980: Aguirre 1981: Sampson 1982: Sampson 1983: Sampson 1984: Jordan 1985: Mullin 1986: Berry 1987: D. Robinson 1988: Hawkins 1989: Ferry 1990: Simmons 1991: O'Neal 1992: Jackson 1993: Cheaney 1994: G. Robinson 1995: Smith 1996: Allen v t e Sporting News Men's College Basketball Player of the Year winners 1943: Phillip 1944: Hall 1945: Mikan 1946: Kurland 1947–49: None selected 1950: Arizin 1951: White 1952–57: None selected 1958: Robertson 1959: Robertson 1960: Robertson 1961: Lucas 1962: Lucas 1963: Heyman 1964: Bradley 1965: Bradley 1966: Russell 1967: Alcindor 1968: Hayes 1969: Alcindor 1970: Maravich 1971: Wicks 1972: Walton 1973: Walton 1974: Walton 1975: Thompson 1976: May 1977: M. Johnson 1978: P. Ford 1979: Bird 1980: Griffith 1981: Aguirre 1982: Sampson 1983: Jordan 1984: Jordan 1985: Ewing 1986: Berry 1987: D. Robinson 1988: Hawkins 1989: King 1990: Scott 1991: L. Johnson 1992: Laettner 1993: Cheaney 1994: G. Robinson 1995: Respert 1996: Camby 1997: Duncan 1998: Jamison 1999: Brand 2000: Martin 2001: Battier 2002: Williams 2003: T. J. Ford 2004: Nelson 2005: Brown 2006: Redick 2007: Durant 2008: Hansbrough 2009: Griffin 2010: Turner 2011: Fredette 2012: Davis v t e 1986 NCAA Men's Basketball Consensus All-Americans First Team Steve Alford Walter Berry Len Bias Johnny Dawkins Kenny Walker Second Team Dell Curry Brad Daugherty Ron Harper Danny Manning David Robinson Scott Skiles v t e 1987 NCAA Men's Basketball Consensus All-Americans First Team Steve Alford Danny Manning David Robinson Kenny Smith Reggie Williams Second Team Armon Gilliam Horace Grant Dennis Hopson Mark Jackson Ken Norman v t e NCAA Division I men's basketball season blocks leaders 1986: Robinson 1987: Robinson 1988: Blake 1989: Mourning 1990: Green 1991: Bradley 1992: O'Neal 1993: Ratliff 1994: Livingston 1995: Closs 1996: Closs 1997: Foyle 1998: J. James 1999: Williams 2000: Johnson 2001: Williams 2002: Myrda 2003: Okafor 2004: Ferguson 2005: Gai 2006: S. James 2007: Gladness 2008: Varnado 2009: Varnado 2010: Whiteside 2011: Mosley 2012: Davis v t e NCAA Division I men's basketball season rebounding leaders 1951: Beck 1952: Hannon 1953: Conlin 1954: Quimby 1955: Slack 1956: Holup 1957: Baylor 1958: Ellis 1959: Wright 1960: Wright 1961: Lucas 1962: Lucas 1963: Silas 1964: Pelkington 1965: Kimball 1966: Ware 1967: Cunningham 1968: Walk 1969: Haywood 1970: Gilmore 1971: Gilmore 1972: Washington 1973: Washington 1974: Barnes 1975: Irving 1976: Pellom 1977: Mosley 1978: Williams 1979: Davis 1980: Smith 1981: Watson 1982: Thompson 1983: McDaniel 1984: Olajuwon 1985: McDaniel 1986: Robinson 1987: Lane 1988: Miller 1989: Gathers 1990: Bonner 1991: O'Neal 1992: Jones 1993: Kidd 1994: Lambert 1995: Thomas 1996: Mann 1997: Duncan 1998: Perryman 1999: McGinnis 2000: Phillip 2001: Marcus 2002: Bishop 2003: Hunter 2004: Millsap 2005: Millsap 2006: Millsap 2007: Jones-Jennings 2008: Beasley 2009: Griffin 2010: Parakhouski 2011: Faried 2012: Anosike v t e Colonial Athletic Association Men's Basketball Player of the Year 1983: Ruland & Yates 1984: Newman 1985: Robinson 1986: Robinson 1987: Robinson 1988: Sanders 1989: Edwards 1990: Hood 1991: Hood 1992: Blair 1993: Gilgeous 1994: Hodge 1995: Sessoms 1996: Hopkins 1997: Hodge 1998: Stevenson 1999: Evans 2000: Evans 2001: Evans 2002: Blizzard 2003: Blizzard 2004: Jones 2005: Loughton 2006: Barea 2007: Stokes 2008: Maynor 2009: Maynor 2010: Jenkins 2011: Jenkins 2012: Pearson v t e San Antonio Spurs Formerly the Dallas Chaparrals Founded in 1967 Based in San Antonio, Texas The Franchise Franchise Seasons Current season Arenas State Fair Coliseum Moody Coliseum Tarrant County Coliseum Lubbock Municipal Coliseum HemisFair Arena Alamodome AT&T Center Coaches Hagan Williams Blakeley Nissalke McCarthy Brown Nissalke Bass Moe Bass Albeck McHone Bass Fitzsimmons Weiss Brown Bass Tarkanian Hughes Lucas Hill Popovich D-League Affiliate Austin Toros Administration Owner Peter Holt General Manager R. 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