David Maurice , nicknamed "Admiral" ( born David Maurice "The Admiral" Robinson ; born August 6, 1965 , Key West , Florida , USA ) is an American professional basketball player who has played for his entire career for the team of the San Antonio Spurs National Basketball Association , which was selected in the 1987 NBA draft under the common first number . As part of the Spurs, he became a two-time NBA champion . Member of the Basketball Hall of Fame since 2009 and the FIBA Hall of Fame since 2013.
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| Finished his career | |
| Position | Center |
| Nicknames | Admiral ( Eng. "The Admiral" ) |
| Growth | 216 cm |
| Weight | 107 kg |
| Citizenship | |
| Date of Birth | August 6, 1965 (54 years old) |
| Place of Birth | Key West , Florida , USA |
| School | Osborne Park ( Manassas , Virginia ) |
| College | United States Naval Aviation (1983-1987) |
| NBA draft | 1st (1st round), 1987 , San Antonio Spurs |
| Statistics | |
| Games | 987 |
| Glasses | 20,790 ( 21.1 on average per game) |
| Rebounds | 10497 ( 10.6 on average per game) |
| Gears | 2441 ( 2.5 on average per game) |
| Intercepts | 1388 ( 1.4 on average per game) |
| Block shots | 2954 ( 3 on average per game) |
Biography
He played in the center position. He studied at the Naval Academy of the United States , in 1987 he was selected for the NBA draft by number 1 by the San Antonio Spurs team and spent his entire career in this club (1989-2003). Two - time Olympic champion ( 1992 , 1996 ), two- time NBA champion (1999, 2003), the best sniper of the association of the 1993/94 season, MVP of the NBA of the 1994/1995 season , 10 times entered the symbolic national team according to the results of the season (1991, 1992, 1995 and 1996 - the first team, 1994 and 1998 - the second team, 1990, 1993, 2000 and 2001 - the third team), and also 8 times entered the symbolic national defense team at the end of the season (1991, 1992, 1995 and 1996 - the first team, 1990 , 1993, 1994 and 1998 - the second team), 10-time participant of the All Stars game, 1986 world champion , bronze medalist of the 1988 Olympic Games . He is among the top 50 players in the history of the association .
On February 17, 1994, in a match with the Detroit Pistons , Robinson made the 4th in history and the last so far quadruple double in the NBA.
September 11, 2009 Robinson was included in the basketball Hall of Fame [1] , in 2013 - in the FIBA Hall of Fame .
Notes
- ↑ David Robinson Hall of Famers . hoophall.com . Basketball Hall of Fame. Date of treatment November 10, 2014. Archived November 7, 2009.
Links
- Wikimedia Commons has media related to Robinson, David
- Biography of David Robinson
- Biography on the NBA website
- Profile on the NBA website
- David Robinson - Olympic stats on Sports-Reference.com
- Statistics of performances in the NBA on the website www.basketball-reference.com