43 Facts About David Robinson

David Maurice Robinson was born on August 6,1965 and is an American former professional basketball player who played for the San Antonio Spurs in the National Basketball Association from 1989 to 2003, and minority owner of the Spurs.

David Robinson was honored as one of the league's all-time players by being named to the NBA 50th Anniversary and 75th Anniversary Teams.

David Robinson is widely considered one of the greatest centers in both college basketball and NBA history.

David Robinson was born in Key West, Florida, the second child of Ambrose and Freda David Robinson.

Since David Robinson's father was in the US Navy, the family moved frequently.

David Robinson attended Osbourn Park High School in Manassas, Virginia, just outside Washington, DC, where David Robinson's father was working as an engineer.

David Robinson had not played organized basketball or attended any basketball camps, but the school's basketball coach added him to the team, and Robinson earned all-area and all-district honors but generated little interest among college basketball coaches.

David Robinson achieved a score of 1320 on the SAT, and chose to attend the United States Naval Academy, where he would major in mathematics and play on the basketball team.

David Robinson is widely considered to be the best basketball player in Naval Academy history.

David Robinson chose the jersey number 50 after his idol Ralph Sampson.

David Robinson began college with no expectations of playing in the NBA, 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.

In 1986, David Robinson led Navy, a number seven seed, within a game of the Final Four before falling to Duke in the East Regional Final.

David Robinson played his first three years for the Midshipmen under Paul Evans and his senior season under former University of Georgia interim head coach Pete Herrmann.

David Robinson considered leaving the academy after his second year, before incurring an obligation to serve on active duty.

David Robinson 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.

David Robinson was regularly featured in recruiting materials for the service.

Since he had not signed a contract, NBA regulations stated that David Robinson could have reentered the draft after his naval service.

David Robinson led the Spurs to the greatest single-season turnaround in NBA history at the time.

David Robinson made the 1992 US Olympic Dream Team that won the gold medal in Barcelona.

In that season, David 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.

David 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.

Still, from 1991 to 1996, David Robinson was thwarted in his quest to claim the one prize that had eluded him: an NBA title.

The later years of David Robinson's career were plagued by back ailments.

David Robinson possessed tremendous mobility in the post, speed, and ball-handling, especially for a center.

David 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.

David Robinson 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.

David Robinson is one of only eight players to record 70 or more points in a single game.

David Robinson scored 71 points against the Los Angeles Clippers on April 24,1994.

David Robinson is noteworthy for his harmonious relationship with Tim Duncan.

Sportswriter Chris Sheridan noted that it was rare for someone like David Robinson to have welcomed and mentored Duncan as willingly as he did, and to have reduced his own role in the team's offense to accommodate a younger star.

David Robinson was a member of the United States national team at the 1986 FIBA World Championship, 1987 Pan American Games, 1988 Summer Olympics, 1992 Summer Olympics, and 1996 Summer Olympics.

David Robinson won the gold medal at all tournaments except the 1987 Pan Am Games, where he won a silver medal, and the 1988 Summer Olympics, where he won a bronze medal.

David Robinson 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.

David Robinson became a Christian on June 8,1991, after being encouraged to read the Bible.

David Robinson continues to be a very active participant in the school's day-to-day activities.

Beyond his founding of Carver Academy, David Robinson is well known as a philanthropist.

In 2008, David Robinson partnered with Daniel Bassichis, formerly of Goldman Sachs and a board member of The Carver Academy, to form Admiral Capital Group.

David Robinson is co-owner of a Jaguar Land Rover dealership in San Juan, Texas.

In 1991, David Robinson visited with fifth-graders at Gates Elementary School in San Antonio and challenged them to finish school and go to college.

David Robinson offered a $2,000 scholarship to everyone who did.

In 1998, proving even better than his word, David Robinson awarded $8,000 to each of those students who had completed his challenge.

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

In 2018, David Robinson became a member of the V Foundation for Cancer Research's board of directors.