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David Robinson Career NBA Stats 1989-2003
G
FGA
FGM
FG%
PTS
PPG
3PTA
3PTM
3PT%
FTA
FTM
FT% AST
APG
REB
RPG
BLK
STL
987
14,221
7,365
51.8
20,790
21.1
100
25
25.0
8,201
6,035
73.6
2,441
2.5
10,497
10.6
2,954
1,388
 

 

David Maurice Robinson was born on August 6, 1965 in Key West, FL. He is the son of Freda and Ambrose Robinson. Born into a military family, David moved several times during his youth before his family settled in Virginia. 

 

 

David attended Osburne High School in Virginia. He wasn't tall when he got to high school as his height was under six feet, but he grew nearly ten inches by his senior year. As a senior, David played well, earning all-city honors. With scholarship offers on the table, David decided to follow his father’s footsteps and joined the U.S. Naval Academy. 

 

David Robinson College Career Stats and Notes

David played four years for the Navy basketball team. He averaged 21 points, 10 rebounds and 4 blocks per game during his four year career. During the last two years, Robinson was considered one of the best college basketball players in the country. He was named a consensus All-American his junior and senior seasons and was named college Player of the Year in 1987. Also in 1987, Robinson led the Midshipmen to the East Regional Final in the NCAA Tournament before falling to Duke. Robinson entered college at a height of 6’7” but shot up to over 7 foot by the time he graduated. 

 

Awards and Achievements
MVP
All-NBA

1st Team: 1991, 1992, 1995, 1996

2nd Team: 1994, 1998

3rd Team: 1990, 1993, 2000, 2001

All-Star Selections
1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995 1996, 1998, 2000, 2001
Scoring Titles
1994
NBA Finals MVP
Achievements

NBA Champion

1998-99, 2002-03

NBA Defensive Player of the Year

1992

NBA Rookie of the Year

1990

Member of 1989-90 NBA All Rookie First Team

NBA All Defensive First Team

1991, 1992, 1995, 1996

NBA All Defensive Second Team

1990, 1993, 1994, 1998

Member of NBA 50th Anniversary All Time Team

Member of NBA 75th Anniversary All Time Team

 

 

David Robinson NBA Career Stats and Notes

Robinson was selected overall in the 1987 NBA Draft by the San Antonio Spurs. However, he didn’t join the Spurs until 1989 due to a two-year service commitment with the Navy.

The Admiral would end up playing 15 seasons with the Spurs, winning two NBA titles. He, along with Hall of Famer Tim Duncan, won titles in 1999 and 2003. Robinson retired in 2003. He was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2009. 

 

David Robinson 1994-95 NBA MVP Season

Coming off of his improbable scoring title in 1994 when he dropped 71 in his final regular season game to beat out future Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal, The Admiral had a monster 1994-95 season. In one of the best seasons of his career, Robinson averaged 27.6 points, 10.8 rebound and 3.2 blocks per game to lead the Spurs to a 62-20 record and number one seed in the West. His efforts earned him the 1994-95 NBA MVP Award. The Spurs went to the Western Conference Finals where they would meet up with last year’s MVP Hakeem Olajuwon and the defending champ Houston Rockets. Robinson’s efforts in the WCF weren’t enough (23.8 points, 11.3 rebounds per game) as the Spurs would fall to the Rockets in six games.

 

 

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