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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 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 of 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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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. But 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 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)

Rookie of the Year, DPOY award and scoring title (1989–1994)

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 season 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 season, 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. In the 1991–92 season Robinson led the league in blocks and was named the NBA Defensive Player of the Year. 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.

MVP title, playoff upsets and injury (1994–1998)

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. In a LIFE magazine story, he seemed perplexed. “Solve Hakeem?” said Robinson. “You don’t solve Hakeem.”

Early in the 1996–97 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)

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

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. 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. He is also 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 eight 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), Donovan Mitchell (71 points), Damian Lillard (71 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. In 2022, to commemorate the NBA's 75th Anniversary The Athletic ranked their top 75 players of all time, and named Robinson as the 20th greatest player in NBA history.

NBA career statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high
†	Won an NBA championship	*	Led the league

Regular season


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1989–90	San Antonio	82*	81	36.6	.531	.000	.732	12.0	2.0	1.7	3.9	24.3
1990–91	San Antonio	82*	81	37.7	.552	.143	.762	13.0*	2.5	1.5	3.9	25.6
1991–92	San Antonio	68	68	37.7	.551	.125	.701	12.2	2.7	2.3	4.5*	23.2
1992–93	San Antonio	82*	82*	39.2	.501	.176	.732	11.7	3.7	1.5	3.2	23.4
1993–94	San Antonio	80	80	40.5	.507	.345	.749	10.7	4.8	1.7	3.3	29.8*
1994–95	San Antonio	81	81	38.0	.530	.300	.774	10.8	2.9	1.7	3.2	27.6
1995–96	San Antonio	82	82*	36.8	.516	.333	.761	12.2	3.0	1.4	3.3	25.0
1996–97	San Antonio	6	6	24.5	.500	.000	.654	8.5	1.3	1.0	1.0	17.7
1997–98	San Antonio	73	73	33.7	.511	.250	.735	10.6	2.7	.9	2.6	21.6
1998–99†	San Antonio	49	49	31.7	.509	.000	.658	10.0	2.1	1.4	2.4	15.8
1999–00	San Antonio	80	80	32.0	.512	.000	.726	9.6	1.8	1.2	2.3	17.8
2000–01	San Antonio	80	80	29.6	.486	.000	.747	8.6	1.5	1.0	2.5	14.4
2001–02	San Antonio	78	78	29.5	.507	.000	.681	8.3	1.2	1.1	1.8	12.2
2002–03†	San Antonio	64	64	26.2	.469	.000	.710	7.9	1.0	.8	1.7	8.5
Career		987	985	34.7	.518	.250	.736	10.6	2.5	1.4	3.0	21.1
All-Star		10	3	18.4	.588	.000	.695	6.2	.8	1.3	1.3	14.1

Playoffs


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1990	San Antonio	10	10	37.5	.533	.000	.677	12.0	2.3	1.1	4.0	24.3
1991	San Antonio	4	4	41.5	.686	.000	.868	13.5	2.0	1.5	3.8	25.8
1993	San Antonio	10	10	42.1	.465	.000	.664	12.6	4.0	1.0	3.6	23.1
1994	San Antonio	4	4	36.5	.411	.000	.741	10.0	3.5	.8	2.5	20.0
1995	San Antonio	15	15	41.5	.446	.200	.812	12.1	3.1	1.5	2.6	25.3
1996	San Antonio	10	10	35.3	.516	.000	.667	10.1	2.4	1.5	2.5	23.6
1998	San Antonio	9	9	39.2	.425	.000	.635	14.1	2.6	1.2	3.3	19.4
1999†	San Antonio	17	17	35.3	.483	.000	.722	9.9	2.5	1.6	2.4	15.6
2000	San Antonio	4	4	38.8	.373	.000	.762	13.8	2.5	1.8	3.0	23.5
2001	San Antonio	13	13	31.5	.472	.000	.695	11.8	1.7	1.3	2.4	16.6
2002	San Antonio	4	4	20.3	.474	.000	.000	5.8	1.3	.8	.8	4.5
2003†	San Antonio	23	23	23.4	.542	.000	.667	6.6	.9	.8	1.3	7.8
Career		123	123	34.3	.479	.100	.708	10.6	2.3	1.2	2.5	18.1

National team career

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. He 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.

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, began 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 (1992, 1996)
Olympic Bronze Medal winner (1988)
Gold Medal at the 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.

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Admiral Center
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v t e United States squad – 1986 FIBA World Championship – Gold medal
4 Bogues 5 Amaker 6 Kerr 7 K. Smith 8 Elliott 9 McKey 10 Seikaly 11 Robinson 12 Hammonds 13 Shaw 14 Gilliam 15 C. Smith Coach: Olson

v t e United States men's basketball squad – 1986 Goodwill Games – Gold medal
4 Amaker 5 Bogues 6 Elliott 7 Gilliam 8 Hammonds 9 Kerr 10 McKey 11 Robinson 12 Seikaly 13 Shaw 14 C. Smith 15 K. Smith Coach: Olson

v t e United States men's basketball squad – 1987 Pan American Games – Silver medal
4 Smart 5 Richardson 6 Lebo 7 Berry 8 Dembo 9 Lane 10 Anderson 11 Chapman 12 Ellison 13 Manning 14 Garrett 15 Robinson Coach: Crum

v t e United States men's basketball squad – 1988 Summer Olympics – Bronze medal
4 Richmond 5 C. Smith IV 6 Coles 7 Hawkins 8 Grayer 9 C.D. Smith 10 Anderson 11 Augmon 12 Majerle 13 Manning 14 Reid 15 Robinson Coach: Thompson

v t e United States squad – 1992 Tournament of the Americas – Gold medal
4 Laettner 5 Robinson 6 Ewing 7 Bird 8 Pippen 9 Jordan 10 Drexler 11 Malone 12 Stockton 13 Mullin 14 Barkley 15 Johnson Coach: Daly

v t e United States men's basketball squad – 1992 Summer Olympics – Gold medal
4 Laettner 5 Robinson 6 Ewing 7 Bird 8 Pippen 9 Jordan 10 Drexler 11 Malone 12 Stockton 13 Mullin 14 Barkley 15 Johnson Coach: Daly

v t e United States men's basketball squad – 1996 Summer Olympics – Gold medal
4 Barkley 5 Hill 6 Hardaway 7 Robinson 8 Pippen 9 Richmond 10 Miller 11 Malone 12 Stockton 13 O'Neal 14 Payton 15 Olajuwon Coach: Wilkens

v t e 1987 NBA draft
First round	David Robinson Armon Gilliam Dennis Hopson Reggie Williams Scottie Pippen Kenny Smith Kevin Johnson Olden Polynice Derrick McKey Horace Grant Reggie Miller Muggsy Bogues Joe Wolf Tellis Frank José Ortiz Christian Welp Ronnie Murphy Mark Jackson Ken Norman Jim Farmer Dallas Comegys Reggie Lewis Greg Anderson
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USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year

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1982: Rivers
1983: Jordan
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1985: Person
1986: Robinson
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1988: Majerle
1989: Johnson
1990: Mourning
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1992: U.S. men's national team
1993: Finley
1994: O'Neal
1995: Allen
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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
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v t e San Antonio Spurs 2002–03 NBA champions
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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

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Teams

1992 USA Men's "Dream Team"

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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