David "The Admiral" Robinson
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David Robinson playing for the Naval Academy.
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David Robinson is inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
- Bio
- College
- Team USA
- NBA
- Hall of Fame
- Off-Court
- Born: August 5, 1965 in Key West, FL
- College: US Naval Academy (1983-1987)
- Military: US Navy (1983-1989).
- Rank: Lieutenant (junior grade)
- NBA Draft: 1987. 1st round, 1st pick.
- Team: San Antonio Spurs (1989-2003)
- Team: USA (1986, 1987, 1988, 1992 (Dream Team), 1996)
- Position: Center
- NCAA Tournament Elite Eight (1986)
- NCAA Player of the Year (1987)
- NCAA Blocks Leader (1986, 1987)
- NCAA Rebounds Leader (1986)
- First Team All-American(1987)
- Second Team All-American(1986)
- CAA Player of the Year(1985-1987)
- All-CAA First Team (1985-1987)
- CAA All-Defensive Team (1987)
- CAA Rookie of the Year (1984)
- Wooden "Keys to Life" Award (2004)
- NCAA Silver Anniversary Award (2012)
- Gold Medal: 1986 World Championships
- USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year(1986)
- Silver Medal: 1987 Pan-American Games
- Bronze Medal: 1988 Olympics
- Gold Medal: 1992 Olympics (Dream Team)
- Gold Medal: 1996 Olympics
- NBA Champion (1999, 2003)
- NBA MVP (1995)
- NBA All-Star (1990-1996, 1998, 2000-2001)
- All-NBA First Team (1991, 1992, 1995, 1996)
- All-NBA Second Team (1994, 1998)
- All-NBA Third Team (1990, 1993, 2000, 2001)
- Defensive Player of the Year (1992)
- All-Defensive First Team (1991, 1992, 1995, 1996)
- All-Defensive Second Team (1990, 1993, 1994, 1998)
- IBM Award (1990-1991, 1994-1996)
- Sportsmanship Award (2001)
- J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award(2003)
- Scoring Champion (1994)
- Rebounding Leader (1991)
- Blocks Leader (1992)
- Rookie of the Year (1990)
- 50th Anniversary Team (1997)
- 75th Anniversary Team (2022)
- Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year (2003) w/ Tim Duncan
- 2003: NBA names Community Assist Award "David Robinson Plaque"
- February 17, 1994: Quadruple-Double vs. Detroit Pistons.
- April 24, 1994: Scored 71 points vs. LA Clippers
- Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame (2009, 2010*)
- US Olympic Hall of Fame (2008, 2009*)
- FIBA Hall of Fame (2013, 2017*)
*-As a member of the Dream Team
- 1987: Graduated from Naval Academy with BS in Mathematics
- 1987-1989: Served in Civil Engineering Corps as part of Naval service.
- 2001: Founded Carver Academy (now called IDEA Carver)
- 2004: Became part-owner of the San Antonio Spurs
- 2008: Founded Admiral Capital Group
- 2011: Earned Masters of Arts in Administration from University of Incarnate Word
- 2018: Board Member of V Foundation for Cancer Research
- Co-owner of Jaguar Land Rover dealer in San Juan, TX
For more information, please visit his page on Wikipedia.