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David Robinson

Robinson in 2006
Personal information
Born	(1965-08-06) August 6, 1965 (age 59) Key West, Florida
Nationality	American
Listed height	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)
Listed weight	235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school	Osbourn Park (Manassas, Virginia)
College	Navy (1983–1987)
NBA draft	1987: 1st round, 1st overall pick
Selected by the San Antonio Spurs
Playing career	1989–2003
Position	Center
Number	50
Career history
1989–2003	San Antonio Spurs
Career highlights and awards
2× NBA champion (1999, 2003) NBA Most Valuable Player (1995) 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) NBA Defensive Player of the Year (1992) 4× NBA All-Defensive First Team (1991, 1992, 1995, 1996) 4× NBA All-Defensive Second Team (1990, 1993, 1994, 1998) 5× IBM Award (1990, 1991, 1994–1996) NBA Sportsmanship Award (2001) J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award (2003) NBA scoring champion (1994) NBA rebounding leader (1991) NBA blocks leader (1992) NBA Rookie of the Year (1990) NBA All-Rookie First Team (1990) NBA 50th Anniversary Team NBA 75th Anniversary Team No. 50 retired by San Antonio Spurs Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year (2003) 2× NCAA blocks leader (1986, 1987) NCAA rebounding leader (1986) National college player of the year (1987) Consensus first-team All-American (1987) Consensus second-team All-American (1986) 3× CAA Player of the Year (1985–1987) 3× First-team All-CAA (1985–1987) CAA All-Defensive Team (1987) CAA Rookie of the Year (1984) USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year (1986)
Career NBA statistics
Points	20,790 (21.1 ppg)
Rebounds	10,497 (10.6 rpg)
Blocks	2,954 (3.0 bpg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference
Basketball Hall of Fame
FIBA Hall of Fame
Medals Men's basketball Representing the  United States Olympic Games 1992 Barcelona Team competition 1996 Atlanta Team competition 1988 Seoul Team competition World Championships 1986 Spain Team competition Pan American Games 1987 Indianapolis Team competition FIBA Americas Championship 1992 Portland Men's basketball

David Maurice Robinson (born August 6, 1965) is an American former professional basketball player who played for the San Antonio Spurs in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1989 to 2003, and minority owner of the San Antonio Spurs. Nicknamed "the Admiral" for his service with the U.S. Navy, Robinson was a 10-time NBA All-Star, the 1995 NBA MVP, a two-time NBA champion (1999 and 2003), a two-time Olympic Gold Medal winner (1992, 1996), a two-time Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee (2009 for his individual career, 2010 as a member of the 1992 United States men's Olympic basketball team), and a two-time U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame inductee (2008 individually, 2009 as a member of the 1992 Olympic team). He was honored as one the league's all-time players by being named to the NBA 50th Anniversary (1996) and 75th Anniversary Teams (2021). He is widely considered one of the greatest centers in both college basketball and NBA history.

Early life

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David Robinson was born in Key West, Florida, the second child of Ambrose and Freda Robinson. Since Robinson's father was in the U.S. Navy, the family moved frequently. After his father retired from the Navy, the family settled in Woodbridge, Virginia, where Robinson excelled in school and in most sports, except basketball. Robinson attended Osbourn Park High School in Manassas, Virginia, just outside Washington, D.C., where Robinson's father was working as an engineer.

Robinson was of average height for most of his childhood and teenage years, and stood only 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) tall in his junior year of high school (age 16-17). But during his senior year (age 17-18) he experienced a large growth spurt and grew to 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m). He 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.

Robinson graduated from Osbourn Park in 1983. He 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. At the time the Naval Academy had a height restriction of 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) for all midshipmen, and in the autumn when the new academic year began Robinson had grown to 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m). Assuming that he was unlikely to grow much more, the academy's superintendent granted him a waiver. However Robinson continued growing, and by the start of his second year at the academy he had nearly reached his adult height of 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m), which later prevented him from serving on any U.S. naval ships.

College basketball career and military service

Robinson is widely considered to be the best basketball player in Naval Academy history. He chose the jersey number 50 after his idol Ralph Sampson. He 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 (senior). In 1986, Robinson led Navy, a number seven seed, within a game of the Final Four before falling to Duke in the East Regional Final. Robinson played his first three years for the Midshipmen under Paul Evans (who left Navy to coach at Pitt) and his senior season under former University of Georgia interim Head Coach Pete Herrmann. 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 considered leaving the academy after his second year, before incurring an obligation to serve on active duty. He 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. As a compromise, Secretary of the Navy John Lehman allowed Robinson to train for and receive a commission as a staff officer in the Civil Engineer Corps. As a result, Robinson was commissioned in the Naval Reserve and was required to serve only an initial active-duty obligation of two years. After graduating from the Naval Academy, Robinson became a civil engineering officer at the Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay in Georgia. 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).

Professional career

San Antonio Spurs (1989–2003)

Early years, MVP title, and playoff upsets (1989–1998)

Since he had not signed a contract, NBA regulations stated that Robinson could have reentered the draft after his naval service. Although there was speculation that he might choose not to sign with the Spurs, Robinson agreed to move to San Antonio for the 1989–90 season, but the Spurs agreed to pay him as much as the average of the salaries of the two highest-paid players in the league each year, or release him to free agency.

The Spurs had spent the second half of the 1980s as an also-ran, bottoming out in 1988–89 with a 21–61 record, the worst in franchise history at the time. While it was widely thought that the Spurs would become respectable again once Robinson arrived, no one expected what happened in his rookie season. Robinson led the Spurs to the greatest single-season turnaround in NBA history at the time (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 leaped to a record of 56–26 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. 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) against the Los Angeles Clippers to win it. In that season, 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.

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, 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 hurt his back in the preseason. He finally returned in December, but six games later broke his 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 (most notably Sean Elliott, who missed more than half the season), the Spurs finished the season with a dismal 20–62 record. However, his injury proved to be a blessing in disguise. Despite having only the third-worst record in the league, the Spurs won the NBA Draft Lottery—and with it, the first pick in the next year's NBA draft. They used that pick to select Tim Duncan out of Wake Forest University, who was, after a few years, the final key to Robinson's quest for an NBA title.

Championship season (1998–1999)

Before the start of the 1998–99 season, the NBA owners and 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 to reach the NBA Finals for the first time ever. In the Finals, the combination of Robinson in the post and second-year power forward Tim Duncan proved overpowering, and the Spurs beat the New York Knicks in five games to become the first former American Basketball Association team to win an NBA title. Duncan was named Finals MVP.

Robinson and Duncan were nicknamed "The Twin Towers".

Twilight years and second championship (1999–2003)

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

During the 1999–00 season, Robinson averaged 17.8 points per game, 10.0 rebounds per game and 2.3 blocks per game in 80 games. The Spurs made it to the playoffs as the fourth seed, but were defeated by the Phoenix Suns in the first round of the playoffs despite Robinson's 23.5 points, 13.8 rebounds, and 3 blocks per game.

Robinson announced he would retire from basketball following the 2002–03 season.

On June 15, 2003, in the finale of Robinson's career, the Spurs won another NBA title with an 88–77 victory over the New Jersey Nets in Game 6 of the 2003 NBA Finals. During this game, Robinson scored 13 points, as well as getting 17 rebounds, this was also the final game of his career and for the San Antonio 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.

Player profile

Robinson possessed tremendous mobility in the post, speed, and ball-handling, especially for a center. With good hands on both offense and defense, Robinson was nearly unstoppable on both sides of the floor, throwing down dunks and blocking shots. He was also noted for his strong midrange jumpshot.

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 (with 34 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists, and 10 blocks against the Detroit Pistons on February 17, 1994).

He is also one of only six players to record 70 or more points in a single game. Robinson scored 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), Devin Booker (70 points), and Kobe Bryant (81 points) have scored 70 or more points in a single game.

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 and to have reduced his own role in the team's offense to accommodate a younger star.

NBA career statistics

Regular season

Playoffs

National team career

David Robinson was a member of the United States national team at the 1986 FIBA World Championship, the 1987 Pan American Games, the 1988 Summer Olympics, 1992 Summer Olympics, and the 1996 Summer Olympics. He won the gold medal at all games except the 1987 Pan Am Games, where he won a silver medal, and the 1988 Summer Olympics, where he won a bronze medal.

Personal life

Robinson married Valerie Hoggatt in 1991. They have three sons, David Jr., Corey, and Justin. Corey attended Notre Dame and was a wide receiver on the football team before ending his playing career in 2016 on medical advice due to multiple concussions prior to what would have been his senior season. He was very active on campus in his final undergraduate year, having been elected student body president in February 2016 for the 2016–17 school year. Justin, a 6'8" (2.03 m) forward in basketball and a two-time all-state selection in Texas, begin attending Duke in August 2015. He 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. On September 18, 2020, Mornar Bar of Erste Liga announced that they had signed Justin, signaling the start to his professional basketball career.

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

In 2001, Robinson founded and funded the $9 million Carver Academy in San Antonio, a non-profit private school named for George Washington Carver to provide more opportunities for inner-city children. In 2012, the school became a public charter school and its name changed to IDEA Carver. Robinson continues to be a very active participant in the school's day-to-day activities.

In 2011, Robinson earned a Master of Arts in Administration (with concentration in organizational development) from the University of the Incarnate Word to better "understand how businesses work and how to build them."

Beyond his founding of Carver Academy, Robinson is well known as a philanthropist. Robinson and business partner Daniel Bassichis donate 10 percent of their profits to charitable causes. The winner of the NBA Community Assist Award is presented with the David Robinson Plaque.

Other ventures

In 2008, Robinson partnered with Daniel Bassichis, formerly of Goldman Sachs and a board member of The Carver Academy, to form Admiral Capital Group. 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. Its portfolio is worth more than $100 million and includes nine upscale hotels and office buildings across the U.S. as well as Centerplate, one of the largest hospitality companies in the world. 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. Robinson is also co-owner of a Jaguar Land Rover Dealership in San Juan, Texas.

Awards and honors

NBA

• Two-time NBA Champion
• 1995 NBA MVP
• 1992 NBA Defensive Player of the Year
• 1990 NBA Rookie of the Year
• 1990 NBA All-Rookie First Team
• Four-time All-NBA First Team
• Four-time All-Defensive First Team
• 10-time NBA All-Star
• One of 50 Greatest Players in NBA History
• 1994 NBA Scoring Champion
• Five-time IBM Award winner
• 2001 NBA Sportsmanship Award
• 2008 NBA Shooting Stars champion
• Number 50 retired by the San Antonio Spurs
• 2021 Elected to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team.

USA Basketball

• Two-time Olympic Gold Medal winner
• Olympic Bronze Medal winner
• Gold Medal in 1986 FIBA World Championship.

NCAA

• 2012 NCAA Silver Anniversary Award
• Coach Wooden "Keys to Life" Award (2004)

Halls of Fame

• Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame
  • class of 2009 – individual
  • class of 2010 – as a member of the "Dream Team"
• U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame
  • class of 2008 – individual
  • class of 2009 – as a member of the "Dream Team"
• FIBA Hall of Fame
  • class of 2013 - individual
  • class of 2017 - as a member of the "Dream Team"

Media

• 2003 Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year
• In the Classroom with David Robinson video made for distribution across American public schools in collaboration with public television producers

Other

• Golden Plate Award, American Academy of Achievement (1987)

Charitable efforts

In addition to his lengthy NBA career, Robinson is also noted 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.

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.

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

See also

NBA

• 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 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 annual scoring leaders
• List of National Basketball Association annual 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
• List of NBA players who have spent their entire career with one franchise

College

• 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

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External links

• Career statistics from NBA.com  and Basketball Reference
• David Robinson @ NBA.com/History
• 1987 Oscar Robertson Trophy
• Admiral Center

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Martin 1973: Collins 1974: Walton 1975: D. Thompson 1976: Lucas 1977: Benson 1978: M. Thompson 1979: E. Johnson 1980: Carroll 1981: Aguirre 1982: Worthy 1983: Sampson 1984: Olajuwon 1985: Ewing 1986: Daugherty 1987: D. Robinson 1988: Manning 1989: Ellison 1990: Coleman 1991: L. Johnson 1992: O'Neal 1993: Webber 1994: G. Robinson 1995: Smith 1996: Iverson 1997: Duncan 1998: Olowokandi 1999: Brand 2000: K. Martin 2001: Brown 2002: Yao 2003: James 2004: Howard 2005: Bogut 2006: Bargnani 2007: Oden 2008: Rose 2009: Griffin 2010: Wall 2011: Irving 2012: Davis 2013: Bennett 2014: Wiggins 2015: Towns 2016: Simmons 2017: Fultz 2018: Ayton 2019: Williamson 2020: Edwards 2021: Cunningham 2022: Banchero 2023: Wembanyama 2024: Risacher v t e USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year 1980: Thomas 1981: Boyle 1982: Rivers 1983: Jordan 1984: Jordan & Perkins 1985: Person 1986: Robinson 1987: Manning 1988: Majerle 1989: Johnson 1990: Mourning 1991: Laettner 1992: U.S. men's national team 1993: Finley 1994: O'Neal 1995: Allen 1996: Pippen 1997: Boykins 1998: Brand 1999: Payton 2000: Mourning 2001: Duhon 2002: Miller 2003: Duncan 2004: May & Paul 2005: Williams 2006: Anthony 2007: Kidd 2008: U.S. men's national team 2009: McAdoo 2010: Durant 2011: Parker 2012: James 2013: Gordon 2014: Irving 2015: Brunson 2016: Anthony & Durant 2017: Warney 2018: Hearn 2019: Hummel 2020: None 2021: Durant 2022: Flagg 2023: Peat v t e San Antonio Spurs 1998–99 NBA champions 2 Jackson 4 Kerr 6 Johnson 10 Gaze 11 Williams 17 Elie 21 Duncan (Finals MVP) 25 Kersey 31 Rose 32 Elliott 33 Daniels 41 Perdue 50 Robinson 54 King Head coach Popovich Assistant coaches Budenholzer Egan Pressey Prunty Regular season Playoffs v t e San Antonio Spurs 2002–03 NBA champions 3 Jackson 8 Smith 9 Parker 10 Claxton 12 Bowen 20 Ginóbili 21 Duncan (Finals MVP) 25 Kerr 31 Rose 34 Bateer 35 Ferry 42 Willis 50 Robinson Head coach Gregg Popovich Assistant coaches Brown Budenholzer Carlesimo Prunty Regular season Playoffs v t e Members of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Players Guards R. Allen Archibald Barnett Beckman Belov Billups Bing Blazejowski Borgmann Braun Brennan Bryant Carter Cervi Cheeks Clayton Cooper-Dyke Cousy Dampier Davies Drexler Dumars Edwards Endacott Frazier Friedman Galis Gervin Ginóbili Goodrich Greer Grentz Guerin Hammon Hanson Hardaway Haynes Holman Hyatt Isaacs Iverson Jeannette Jenkins D. Johnson M. Johnson K. Jones S. Jones Jordan Kidd Lieberman Maravich Marcari Marčiulionis Martin McDermott McGrady D. McGuire Meyers R. Miller Moncrief Monroe Moore C. Murphy Nash Page Parker Payton Petrović Phillip Posey Richmond Robertson Rodgers Roosma J. Russell Schommer Scott Sedran Sharman K. Smith Staley Steinmetz Stockton Swoopes Thomas D. Thompson Timms Vandivier Wade Wanzer Weatherspoon West Westphal Whalen J. White Wilkens Woodard Wooden Forwards Arizin Augustus Barkley Barry Baylor Bird Bosh Boswell Bradley R. Brown Cash Catchings C. Cooper M. Cooper Cunningham Curry Dalipagić Dandridge Dantley Davis DeBusschere Dehnert Duncan English Erving Foster Fulks Gale Garnett Gasol Gates Gola Hagan Havlicek Hawkins Hayes Haywood Heinsohn Hill Howell Hudson L. Jackson G. Johnson B. Jones King Korać Kukoč Lucas Luisetti K. Malone McClain B. McCracken J. McCracken McGinnis McHale Mikkelsen C. Miller Mullin Nowitzki Pettit Pierce Pippen Pollard Pullins Radja Ramsey Rodman Schayes E. Schmidt O. Schmidt Stokes C. Thompson T. Thompson Twyman Walker Webber N. White Wilkes Wilkins Worthy Yardley Centers Abdul-Jabbar Barlow Beaty Bellamy Chamberlain T. Cooper Ćosić Cowens Crawford Daniels DeBernardi Divac Donovan Ewing Gallatin Gilmore Griffith Gruenig Harris-Stewart Houbregs Issel Jackson W. Johnson Johnston M. Krause Kurland Lanier Leslie Lovellette Lapchick Macauley Maciel M. Malone McAdoo Meneghin Mikan Mourning S. Murphy Mutombo Olajuwon O'Neal Parish Reed Risen Robinson B. Russell Sabonis Sampson Semjonova Sikma Thurmond Unseld Wachter Wallace Walton Washington Yao Coaches Adelman Alexeeva P. Allen Anderson Auerbach Auriemma Barmore Barry Bess Blair Blood Boeheim L. Brown Calhoun Calipari Cann Carlson Carnesecca Carnevale Carril Case Chancellor Chaney Conradt Crum Daly Dean Díaz-Miguel Diddle Drake Driesell Ferrándiz Fitch Fitzsimmons Gaines Gamba Gardner Gaze Gill Gomelsky Gunter Hannum Harshman Haskins Hatchell Heinsohn Hickey Hixon Hobson Holzman Huggins Hughes Hurley Iba Izzo P. Jackson Julian Karl Keady Keaney Keogan Knight Krzyzewski Kundla Lambert Leonard Lewis Litwack Loeffler Lonborg Magee McCutchan McGraw A. McGuire F. McGuire McLendon Meanwell Meyer Miller Moore Mulkey Nelson Nikolić Novosel Olson Pitino Popovich Ramsay Redin Richardson Riley Rubini Rupp Rush B. Russell Ryan Sachs Self Sharman Shelton Sloan C. Smith D. Smith Stanley Stevens Stringer Summitt Sutton Tarkanian Taylor Teague J. Thompson Tomjanovich VanDerveer Wade Watts Wilkens G. Williams R. Williams Wooden Woolpert Wootten Wright Yow Contributors Abbott Ackerman Attles Barksdale Baumann Bee Biasone H. Brown W. Brown Bunn Buss Clifton Colangelo Collins Costello Davidson Douglas Duer Embry Fagan Fisher Fleisher Garfinkel Gavitt Gottlieb Granik Gulick Harris Harrison Hearn Henderson Hepp Hickox Hinkle Irish M. Jackson Jernstedt R. Jones Kennedy Knight J. Krause Lemon Liston Lloyd Lobo McLendon Mokray Morgan Morgenweck Naismith Newell Newton J. O'Brien L. O'Brien Olsen Podoloff Porter Raveling Reid Reinsdorf Ripley Sanders Saperstein Schabinger Simon St. John Stagg Stanković Steitz Stern Taylor Thorn Tower Trester Valvano Vitale Wells Welts West Wilke Winter Zollner Referees Bavetta Enright Evans Garretson Hepbron Hoyt Kennedy Leith Mihalik Nichols Nucatola Quigley Rudolph Shirley Strom Tobey Walsh Teams 1948–1982 Wayland Baptist women's teams 1956–57 Tennessee A&I State men's team 1957–58 Tennessee A&I State men's team 1958–59 Tennessee A&I State men's team 1960 United States men's Olympic team 1965–66 Texas Western men's team 1976 United States women's Olympic team 1992 United States men's Olympic team All-American Red Heads Buffalo Germans The First Team Harlem Globetrotters Immaculata College New York Renaissance Original Celtics v t e Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2009 Players Michael Jordan David Robinson John Stockton Coaches Jerry Sloan C. Vivian Stringer v t e FIBA Hall of Fame inductees FIBA Members Players Amaury Arcain A. Belov S. Belov Berkovich Bira Cameron Chazalon Ćosić Cruz Dalipagić Daneu Delibašić Divac Donovan Dydek Edwards Epi Fasoulas Faye Fijalkowski Furlong Galis A. Gaze Giannakis Golomeev González Herrera Horáková Jean-Jacques Jordan Łopatka Kićanović Korać Kropilák Kukoč Marcari Marčiulionis Martín Marzorati Meneghin Meyers Miller Moglia Mourning Mujanović Nash Németh O'Neal Oberto Olajuwon Ortiz Paula Paulauskas Park Petrović Raga Rigaudeau Robertson Robinson Rodríguez Ronchetti Russell Sabonis Sako Schmidt Schrempf Semjonova Slavnić Stoyanova Tarakanov Timms Tkachenko Valters Volkov Voynova Warda Zassoulskaya Zdovc Zheng Zídek Coaches Alekseyeva Canavesi Daly Díaz-Miguel Donohue Ferrándiz L. Gaze A. Gomelsky E. Gomelsky Hejková Iba Ivković Kanela Kondrashin Magnano Maher Messina Newell Nikolić Novosel Pešić Primo Rubini Smith Stirling Summitt Tanjević VanDerveer Vasojević Yow Zuoyun Žeravica Contributors Founding Federations: Argentine Czechoslovakian Greek Italian Latvian Portuguese Romanian Swiss Airaldi Rivarola Ashry Atakol Bouffard Busnel Calvo Carneiro Dos Reis Greim Hepp Jones Killian Klieger Kozłowski López Martín Naismith Otto Pitzl Popović Ramsay Samaranch Šaper Saporta Scuri Seguro de Luna Semashko Sèye Moreau Stanković Steitz Stern Ueda Vitale Wahby Yoon Technical officials Arabadjian Bain Belošević Blanchard Dimou Hopenhaym Kassai Kostin Lazarov Pfeuti Rae Reverberi Rigas Righetto Teams 1992 USA Men's "Dream Team" v t e NBA 50th Anniversary Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Nate Archibald Paul Arizin Charles Barkley Rick Barry Elgin Baylor Dave Bing Larry Bird Wilt Chamberlain Bob Cousy Dave Cowens Billy Cunningham Dave DeBusschere Clyde Drexler Julius Erving Patrick Ewing Walt Frazier George Gervin Hal Greer John Havlicek Elvin Hayes Magic Johnson Sam Jones Michael Jordan Jerry Lucas Karl Malone Moses Malone Pete Maravich Kevin McHale George Mikan Earl Monroe Hakeem Olajuwon Shaquille O'Neal Robert Parish Bob Pettit Scottie Pippen Willis Reed Oscar Robertson David Robinson Bill Russell Dolph Schayes Bill Sharman John Stockton Isiah Thomas Nate Thurmond Wes Unseld Bill Walton Jerry West Lenny Wilkens James Worthy v t e NBA 75th Anniversary Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Ray Allen Giannis Antetokounmpo Carmelo Anthony Nate Archibald Paul Arizin Charles Barkley Rick Barry Elgin Baylor Dave Bing Larry Bird Kobe Bryant Wilt Chamberlain Bob Cousy Dave Cowens Billy Cunningham Stephen Curry Anthony Davis Dave DeBusschere Clyde Drexler Tim Duncan Kevin Durant Julius Erving Patrick Ewing Walt Frazier Kevin Garnett George Gervin Hal Greer James Harden John Havlicek Elvin Hayes Allen Iverson LeBron James Magic Johnson Sam Jones Michael Jordan Jason Kidd Kawhi Leonard Damian Lillard Jerry Lucas Karl Malone Moses Malone Pete Maravich Bob McAdoo Kevin McHale George Mikan Reggie Miller Earl Monroe Steve Nash Dirk Nowitzki Hakeem Olajuwon Shaquille O'Neal Robert Parish Chris Paul Gary Payton Bob Pettit Paul Pierce Scottie Pippen Willis Reed Oscar Robertson David Robinson Dennis Rodman Bill Russell Dolph Schayes Bill Sharman John Stockton Isiah Thomas Nate Thurmond Wes Unseld Dwyane Wade Bill Walton Jerry West Russell Westbrook Lenny Wilkens Dominique Wilkins James Worthy v t e NBA Most Valuable Player 1956: Pettit 1957: Cousy 1958: Russell 1959: Pettit 1960: Chamberlain 1961: Russell 1962: Russell 1963: Russell 1964: Robertson 1965: Russell 1966: Chamberlain 1967: Chamberlain 1968: Chamberlain 1969: Unseld 1970: Reed 1971: Alcindor 1972: Abdul-Jabbar 1973: Cowens 1974: Abdul-Jabbar 1975: McAdoo 1976: Abdul-Jabbar 1977: Abdul-Jabbar 1978: Walton 1979: M. Malone 1980: Abdul-Jabbar 1981: Erving 1982: M. Malone 1983: M. Malone 1984: Bird 1985: Bird 1986: Bird 1987: Johnson 1988: Jordan 1989: Johnson 1990: Johnson 1991: Jordan 1992: Jordan 1993: Barkley 1994: Olajuwon 1995: Robinson 1996: Jordan 1997: K. Malone 1998: Jordan 1999: K. Malone 2000: O'Neal 2001: Iverson 2002: Duncan 2003: Duncan 2004: Garnett 2005: Nash 2006: Nash 2007: Nowitzki 2008: Bryant 2009: James 2010: James 2011: Rose 2012: James 2013: James 2014: Durant 2015: Curry 2016: Curry 2017: Westbrook 2018: Harden 2019: Antetokounmpo 2020: Antetokounmpo 2021: Jokić 2022: Jokić 2023: Embiid 2024: Jokić v t e NBA Defensive Player of the Year 1983: Moncrief 1984: Moncrief 1985: Eaton 1986: Robertson 1987: Cooper 1988: Jordan 1989: Eaton 1990: Rodman 1991: Rodman 1992: Robinson 1993: Olajuwon 1994: Olajuwon 1995: Mutombo 1996: Payton 1997: Mutombo 1998: Mutombo 1999: Mourning 2000: Mourning 2001: Mutombo 2002: Wallace 2003: Wallace 2004: Artest 2005: Wallace 2006: Wallace 2007: Camby 2008: Garnett 2009: Howard 2010: Howard 2011: Howard 2012: Chandler 2013: Gasol 2014: Noah 2015: Leonard 2016: Leonard 2017: Green 2018: Gobert 2019: Gobert 2020: Antetokounmpo 2021: Gobert 2022: Smart 2023: Jackson Jr. 2024: Gobert v t e NBA Rookie of the Year 1953: Meineke 1954: Felix 1955: Pettit 1956: Stokes 1957: Heinsohn 1958: Sauldsberry 1959: Baylor 1960: Chamberlain 1961: Robertson 1962: Bellamy 1963: Dischinger 1964: Lucas 1965: Reed 1966: Barry 1967: Bing 1968: Monroe 1969: Unseld 1970: Alcindor 1971: Cowens & Petrie 1972: Wicks 1973: McAdoo 1974: DiGregorio 1975: Wilkes 1976: Adams 1977: Dantley 1978: Davis 1979: Ford 1980: Bird 1981: Griffith 1982: Williams 1983: Cummings 1984: Sampson 1985: Jordan 1986: Ewing 1987: Person 1988: Jackson 1989: Richmond 1990: Robinson 1991: Coleman 1992: Johnson 1993: O'Neal 1994: Webber 1995: Hill & Kidd 1996: Stoudamire 1997: Iverson 1998: Duncan 1999: Carter 2000: Brand & Francis 2001: Miller 2002: Gasol 2003: Stoudemire 2004: James 2005: Okafor 2006: Paul 2007: Roy 2008: Durant 2009: Rose 2010: Evans 2011: Griffin 2012: Irving 2013: Lillard 2014: Carter-Williams 2015: Wiggins 2016: Towns 2017: Brogdon 2018: Simmons 2019: Dončić 2020: Morant 2021: Ball 2022: Barnes 2023: Banchero 2024: Wembanyama v t e NBA Sportsmanship Award 1996: Dumars 1997: Brandon 1998: Johnson 1999: Hawkins 2000: Snow 2001: Robinson 2002: Smith 2003: Allen 2004: Brown 2005: Hill 2006: Brand 2007: Deng 2008: Hill 2009: Billups 2010: Hill 2011: Curry 2012: Kidd 2013: Kidd 2014: Conley 2015: Korver 2016: Conley 2017: Walker 2018: Walker 2019: Conley 2020: Carter 2021: Holiday 2022: Mills 2023: Conley 2024: Maxey v t e J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award 1975: Unseld 1976: Watts 1977: Bing 1978: Lanier 1979: Murphy 1980: Carr 1981: Glenn 1982: Benson 1983: Erving 1984: Layden 1985: Issel 1986: Cooper & Sparrow 1987: Thomas 1988: English 1989: Bailey 1990: Rivers 1991: K. Johnson 1992: M. 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 2013: Faried 2014: Deng 2015: Noah 2016: Ellington 2017: James 2018: Barea 2019: Lillard 2020: Brogdon 2023: Curry 2024: McCollum v t e IBM Award 1984: Johnson 1985: Jordan 1986: Barkley 1987: Barkley 1988: Barkley 1989: Jordan 1990: Robinson 1991: Robinson 1992: Rodman 1993: Olajuwon 1994: Robinson 1995: Robinson 1996: Robinson 1997: Hill 1998: K. Malone 1999: Mutombo 2000: O'Neal 2001: O'Neal 2002: Duncan v t e NBA annual 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 2013: Anthony 2014: Durant 2015: Westbrook 2016: Curry 2017: Westbrook 2018: Harden 2019: Harden 2020: Harden 2021: Curry 2022: Embiid 2023: Embiid 2024: Dončić v t e NBA annual rebounding leaders 1951: Schayes 1952: Foust and Hutchins 1953: Mikan 1954: Gallatin 1955: Johnston 1956: Pettit 1957: Stokes 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 2013: Howard 2014: Jordan 2015: Jordan 2016: Drummond 2017: Whiteside 2018: Drummond 2019: Drummond 2020: Drummond 2021: Capela 2022: Gobert 2023: Sabonis 2024: Sabonis v t e NBA annual 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 2013: Ibaka 2014: Davis 2015: Davis 2016: Whiteside 2017: Gobert 2018: Davis 2019: Turner 2020: Whiteside 2021: Turner 2022: Jackson Jr. 2023: Jackson Jr. 2024: Wembanyama v t e Sports Illustrated Sportsperson 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 2012: LeBron James 2013: Peyton Manning 2014: Madison Bumgarner 2015: Serena Williams 2016: LeBron James 2017: Jose Altuve & J. J. Watt 2018: Golden State Warriors 2019: Megan Rapinoe 2020: Laurent Duvernay-Tardif, LeBron James, Patrick Mahomes, Naomi Osaka, & Breanna Stewart 2021: Tom Brady 2022: Stephen Curry 2023: Deion Sanders 2024: Simone Biles v t e Associated Press Men's College Basketball Player of the Year 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 2013: Burke 2014: McDermott 2015: Kaminsky 2016: Valentine 2017: Mason III 2018: Brunson 2019: Williamson 2020: Toppin 2021: Garza 2022: Tshiebwe 2023: Edey 2024: Edey v t e Naismith Men's College Player of the Year 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 2013: Burke 2014: McDermott 2015: Kaminsky 2016: Hield 2017: Mason III 2018: Brunson 2019: Williamson 2020: Toppin 2021: Garza 2022: Tshiebwe 2023: Edey 2024: Edey 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 2013: Burke 2014: McDermott 2015: Kaminsky 2016: Hield 2017: Mason III 2018: Brunson 2019: Williamson 2020: Toppin 2021: Garza 2022: Tshiebwe 2023: Edey 2024: Edey 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 2013: Burke 2014: McDermott 2015: Kaminsky 2016: Hield 2017: Mason III 2018: Brunson 2019: Williamson 2020: Toppin 2021: Garza 2022: Tshiebwe 2023: Edey 2024: Edey 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 2013: Oladipo 2014: McDermott 2015: Kaminsky v t e NABC Division I Player of the Year 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 2013: Burke 2014: McDermott 2015: Kaminsky 2016: Valentine 2017: Mason 2018: Brunson 2019: Williamson 2020: Toppin 2021: Garza 2022: Tshiebwe 2023: Edey 2024: Edey 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 The Sporting News Men's College Basketball Player of the Year 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 2013: Oladipo 2014: McDermott 2015: Kaminsky 2016: Hield 2017: Mason III 2018: Brunson 2019: Williamson 2020: Garza 2021: Garza 2022: Tshiebwe 2023: Edey 2024: Edey 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 2013: Obekpa 2014: Bachynski 2015: Mickey 2016: Fernandez 2017: Thomas 2018: Penava 2019: Gilbeck 2020: Osaghae 2021: Ndefo 2022: Sharp 2023: Sharp 2024: Cozart 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: K. 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 2013: Anosike 2014: A. Williams 2015: A. Williams 2016: Mockevičius 2017: Delgado 2018: Cacok 2019: Carvacho 2020: Marfo 2021: Aimaq 2022: Tshiebwe 2023: Tshiebwe 2024: Freeman v t e Coastal 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 2013: Benimon 2014: Benimon 2015: Thornton 2016: Green 2017: Williams 2018: Wright-Foreman 2019: Wright-Foreman 2020: Knight 2021: Lewis 2022: Estrada 2023: Estrada 2024: Thomas v t e Coach Wooden "Keys to Life" Award winners 1998: Harshman 1999: Green 2000: Colangelo 2001: Bridgeman 2002: Price 2003: Kellogg 2004: Robinson 2005: Jones 2006: Romar 2007: Haney 2008: Davis 2009: Thompson 2010: Meyer 2011: Ward 2012: H. Drew 2013: Bennett 2014: Harris 2015: Miles 2016: Russell 2017: Cunningham & Westphal 2018: Barnes 2019: Beilein 2020: None 2021: Billy and Mary Kennedy 2022: Houston 2023: S. Drew

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• FIBA World Championship-winning players
• Medalists at the 1987 Pan American Games
• Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics
• Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics
• Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
• Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductees
• National Basketball Association All-Stars
• National Basketball Association players with retired numbers
• Navy Midshipmen men's basketball players
• Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in basketball
• Olympic gold medalists for the United States in basketball
• Osbourn Park High School alumni
• Pan American Games medalists in basketball
• Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States
• People from Key West, Florida
• People from Manassas, Virginia
• People from Woodbridge, Virginia
• San Antonio Spurs draft picks
• San Antonio Spurs players
• Sportspeople from Virginia Beach, Virginia
• United States men's national basketball team players
• United States Navy officers
• United States Navy reservists
• University of the Incarnate Word alumni