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{{Short description|American basketball player (born 1965)}} {{about|the American basketball player|other people}} {{pp-pc}} {{use American English|date=August 2019}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2023}} {{Infobox basketball biography | name = David Robinson | image = David Robinson 2017.jpg | caption = Robinson in 2017 | height_ft = 7 | height_in = 1 | weight_lbs = 250 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1965|8|6}} | birth_place = [[Key West]], [[Florida]], U.S. | high_school = [[Osbourn Park High School|Osbourn Park]] ([[Manassas, Virginia]]) | college = [[Navy Midshipmen men's basketball|Navy]] (1983β1987) | draft_year = 1987 | draft_round = 1 | draft_pick = 1 | draftteam = [[San Antonio Spurs]] | career_start = 1989 | career_end = 2003 | career_position = [[Center (basketball)|Center]] | career_number = 50 | years1 = {{nbay|1989|start}}β{{nbay|2002|end}} | team1 = [[San Antonio Spurs]] | highlights = * 2Γ [[NBA champion]] ({{nbafy|1999}}, {{nbafy|2003}}) * [[NBA Most Valuable Player Award|NBA Most Valuable Player]] ({{nbay|1994|end}}) * 10Γ [[NBA All-Star]] ({{nbay|1989|end}}β{{nbay|1995|end}}, {{nbay|1997|end}}, {{nbay|1999|end}}, {{nbay|2000|end}}) * 4Γ [[All-NBA First Team]] ({{nbay|1990|end}}, {{nbay|1991|end}}, {{nbay|1994|end}}, {{nbay|1995|end}}) * 2Γ [[All-NBA Second Team]] ({{nbay|1993|end}}, {{nbay|1997|end}}) * 4Γ [[All-NBA Third Team]] ({{nbay|1989|end}}, {{nbay|1992|end}}, {{nbay|1999|end}}, {{nbay|2000|end}}) * [[NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award|NBA Defensive Player of the Year]] ({{nbay|1991|end}}) * 4Γ [[NBA All-Defensive First Team]] ({{nbay|1990|end}}, {{nbay|1991|end}}, {{nbay|1994|end}}, {{nbay|1995|end}}) * 4Γ [[NBA All-Defensive Second Team]] ({{nbay|1989|end}}, {{nbay|1992|end}}, {{nbay|1993|end}}, {{nbay|1997|end}}) * [[List of National Basketball Association annual scoring leaders|NBA scoring champion]] ({{nbay|1993|end}}) * [[List of National Basketball Association annual rebounding leaders|NBA rebounding leader]] ({{nbay|1990|end}}) * [[List of National Basketball Association annual blocks leaders|NBA blocks leader]] ({{nbay|1991|end}}) * [[NBA Rookie of the Year Award|NBA Rookie of the Year]] ({{nbay|1989|end}}) * [[NBA All-Rookie First Team]] ({{nbay|1989|end}}) * [[NBA anniversary team]] ([[50 Greatest Players in NBA History|50th]], [[NBA 75th Anniversary Team|75th]]) * No. 50 [[San Antonio Spurs#Retired numbers|retired by San Antonio Spurs]] * [[Sportsman of the Year|''Sports Illustrated'' Sportsman of the Year]] (2003) * [[List of U.S. men's college basketball national player of the year awards|National college player of the year]] (1987) * Consensus first-team [[NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans|All-American]] ([[1987 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans|1987]]) * Consensus second-team All-American ([[1986 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans|1986]]) * [[List of NCAA Division I men's basketball season rebounding leaders|NCAA rebounding leader]] (1986) * 2Γ [[List of NCAA Division I men's basketball season blocks leaders|NCAA blocks leader]] (1986, 1987) * 3Γ [[Colonial Athletic Association Men's Basketball Player of the Year|CAA Player of the Year]] (1985β1987) * 3Γ First-team All-[[Colonial Athletic Association|CAA]] (1985β1987) * CAA All-Defensive Team (1987) * CAA Rookie of the Year (1984) * [[USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year]] (1986) | stats_league = NBA | stat1label = [[Point (basketball)|Points]] | stat1value = 20,790 (21.1 ppg) | stat2label = [[Rebound (basketball)|Rebounds]] | stat2value = 10,497 (10.6 rpg) | stat3label = [[Block (basketball)|Blocks]] | stat3value = 2,954 (3.0 bpg) | HOF_player = david-robinson | FIBA_HOF_player = David-Robinson | medal_templates = {{MedalSport|Men's [[basketball]]}} {{MedalCountry|the {{bk|USA}}}} {{MedalCompetition | [[Basketball at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]}} {{MedalGold|[[Basketball at the 1992 Summer Olympics β Men's tournament|1992 Barcelona]] | [[1992 United States men's Olympic basketball team|Team competition]]}} {{MedalGold|[[Basketball at the 1996 Summer Olympics β Men's tournament|1996 Atlanta]] | [[1996 United States men's Olympic basketball team|Team competition]]}} {{MedalBronze|[[Basketball at the 1988 Summer Olympics β Men's tournament|1988 Seoul]] | [[1988 United States men's Olympic basketball team|Team competition]]}} {{MedalCompetition|[[FIBA World Championships|World Championships]]}} {{MedalGold| [[1986 FIBA World Championship|1986 Spain]] | Team competition}} {{MedalCompetition|[[Pan American Games]]}} {{MedalSilver |[[1987 Pan American Games|1987 Indianapolis]] | [[Basketball at the 1987 Pan American Games|Team competition]]}} {{Medal|Competition|[[FIBA AmeriCup|FIBA Americas Championship]]}} {{Medal|Gold|[[1992 Tournament of the Americas|1992 Portland]]<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150429204708/http://www.usab.com/history/national-team-mens/mens-tournament-of-the-americas-1992.aspx Men's Tournament of the Americas β 1992], USA Basketball. Retrieved December 6, 2018.</ref>|[[1992 United States men's Olympic basketball team|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sportscasting.com/david-robinson-made-so-much-money-he-bought-the-spurs/|title=David Robinson Made so Much Money He Bought the Spurs|website=Sportscasting.com|date=April 6, 2020|access-date=April 17, 2021|archive-date=April 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210417220603/https://www.sportscasting.com/david-robinson-made-so-much-money-he-bought-the-spurs/|url-status=live}}</ref> Nicknamed "'''the Admiral'''" for his time spent in the [[United States Navy|U.S. Navy]], Robinson was a 10-time [[NBA All-Star Game|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).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famers/tag/1992-united-states-olympic-team|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100818075707/http://www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famers/tag/1992-united-states-olympic-team|url-status=dead|title=1992 United States Olympic Team|archive-date=August 18, 2010}}</ref> He was honored as one of the league's all-time players by being named to the [[50 Greatest Players in NBA History|NBA 50th Anniversary]] (1996) and [[NBA 75th Anniversary Team|75th Anniversary Teams]] (2021).<ref>{{cite web|title=NBA at 50: Top 50 Players {{!}} NBA.com|url=https://www.nba.com/history/nba-at-50/top-50-players|access-date=January 27, 2022|website=Nba.com|archive-date=November 14, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171114192212/https://www.nba.com/history/nba-at-50/top-50-players|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://nba.com/75 |title=NBA 75 |website=Nba.com |date= |access-date=February 20, 2022 |archive-date=February 17, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220217170248/https://www.nba.com/75 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He is widely considered one of the greatest{{under discussion inline|talkpage=WT:NBA#Discussion on allowing "greatest" in the lead of all NBA players}} [[Center (basketball)|centers]] in both college basketball and NBA history.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/page/nbarankCs/ranking-greatest-centers-nba-history |title=All-Time #NBArank: Kareem tops list of greatest centers ever |date=January 19, 2016 |publisher=ESPN |access-date=July 13, 2022 |archive-date=January 20, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160120143153/http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/page/nbarankCs/ranking-greatest-centers-nba-history |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Bailey |first=Andy |date=September 25, 2019 |title=NBA All-Time Player Rankings: Top 10 Centers |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2853668-nba-all-time-player-rankings-top-10-centers |access-date=July 13, 2022 |website=Bleacher Report |language=en |archive-date=December 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221223055241/https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2853668-nba-all-time-player-rankings-top-10-centers |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://hoopshype.com/lists/20-greatest-centers-ever-the-hoopshype-list/ |title=20 greatest centers ever: The HoopsHype list |date=December 4, 2021 |publisher=hoopshype.com |access-date=July 13, 2022 |archive-date=December 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231212232411/https://hoopshype.com/lists/20-greatest-centers-ever-the-hoopshype-list/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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