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{{Short description|American basketball player (born 1965)}}
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{{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]]<br />([[Manassas, Virginia]])
| college = [[Navy Midshipmen men's basketball|Navy]] (1983–1987)
| 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}}–{{nbay|2002|end}}
| team1 = [[San Antonio Spurs]]
| highlights = 
* 2× [[NBA champion]] ({{nbafy|1999}}, {{nbafy|2003}})
* [[NBA Most Valuable Player Award|NBA Most Valuable Player]] ({{nbay|1994|end}})
* 10× [[NBA All-Star]] ({{nbay|1989|end}}–{{nbay|1995|end}}, {{nbay|1997|end}}, {{nbay|1999|end}}, {{nbay|2000|end}})
* 4× [[All-NBA First Team]] ({{nbay|1990|end}}, {{nbay|1991|end}}, {{nbay|1994|end}}, {{nbay|1995|end}})
* 2× [[All-NBA Second Team]] ({{nbay|1993|end}}, {{nbay|1997|end}})
* 4× [[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}})
* 4× [[NBA All-Defensive First Team]] ({{nbay|1990|end}}, {{nbay|1991|end}}, {{nbay|1994|end}}, {{nbay|1995|end}})
* 4× [[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)
* 2× [[List of NCAA Division I men's basketball season blocks leaders|NCAA blocks leader]] (1986, 1987)
* 3× [[Colonial Athletic Association Men's Basketball Player of the Year|CAA Player of the Year]] (1985–1987)
* 3× First-team All-[[Colonial Athletic Association|CAA]] (1985–1987)
* 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 – Men's tournament|1992 Barcelona]] | [[1992 United States men's Olympic basketball team|Team competition]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[Basketball at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|1996 Atlanta]] | [[1996 United States men's Olympic basketball team|Team competition]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[Basketball at the 1988 Summer Olympics – 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 – 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 is now a minority owner of the team.<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|1992 United States men's Olympic basketball "Dream Team"]] ).

Robinson is also 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 [[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>

==Early life, family and education==
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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 [[United States Navy|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, standing {{height|ft=5|in=9}} tall in his junior year of high school (age 16–17). However, during his senior year (age 17–18) in high school, he experienced a large growth spurt and grew to {{height|ft=6|in=6}}. He had not played organized basketball or attended any basketball camps,<ref name="montville19960429" /> but the school's basketball coach added him to the team. 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]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ph.D |first=Joe Hoedel |date=2022-02-27 |title=David Robinson – Character |url=https://characterandleadership.com/david-robinson-character/ |access-date=2024-09-09 |website=Character and Leadership |language=en-US}}</ref> and subsequently attended 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 {{height|ft=6|in=6}} for all midshipmen, but in the autumn when the new academic year began, Robinson had grown to {{height|ft=6|in=7}}. 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 {{height|ft=7|in=1}}, which later prevented him from serving on any U.S. Navy ships.

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."<ref name="sanantoniomag.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.sanantoniomag.com/SAM/March-2012/The-Education-of-David-Robinson/|title=The Education of David Robinson | place= San Antonio, Texas| website= sanantoniomag.com| date=March 2012|access-date=January 29, 2020|archive-date=June 21, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190621042813/https://www.sanantoniomag.com//SAM/March-2012/The-Education-of-David-Robinson|url-status=live}}</ref>

==College career and military service==
Robinson is widely considered to be the best basketball player in Naval Academy history.<ref>According to the following article about the city of Annapolis, Robinson won the "Eastman Award" in 1987 and the award is in Lejeune Hall. {{cite news |last=Bailey |first=Steve |title=In Annapolis, Md., the Past Is Always at Hand |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=August 22, 2008 |url=http://travel.nytimes.com/2008/08/22/travel/escapes/22american.html |access-date=March 18, 2010 |archive-date=July 30, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100730121206/http://travel.nytimes.com/2008/08/22/travel/escapes/22american.html |url-status=live }} See also the footnote at [[United States Naval Academy#Halls and principal buildings]] (at "Lejeune Hall").</ref> He chose the jersey number 50 after his idol [[Ralph Sampson]]. He began college with no expectations of playing in the NBA,<ref name="montville19960429" /> but in Robinson's final two years he was a consensus [[NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans|All-American]] and won college basketball's two most prestigious player awards, the [[Naismith College Player of the Year|Naismith]] and [[John R. Wooden Award|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 (basketball coach)|Paul Evans]] (who left Navy to coach at [[University of Pittsburgh|Pitt]]) and his senior season under former [[Georgia Bulldogs men's basketball|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.
[[File:Midshipman David Robinson in 1986.jpg|left|thumb|Robinson aboard [[USS Iowa (BB-61)|USS ''Iowa'']] in 1986]]
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, [[United States Secretary of the Navy|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 [[United States Naval Reserve|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 (U.S. state)|Georgia]].<ref name="gao198709">{{cite web | url=http://gao.justia.com/department-of-defense/1987/9/military-personnel-nsiad-87-224/NSIAD-87-224-full-report.pdf | title=Treatment of Prominent Athletes on Active Duty | publisher=United States General Accounting Office | date=September 1987 | access-date=March 28, 2012 | author=Report to the Honorable Gordon J. Humphrey, U.S. Senate | archive-date=July 24, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140724205639/http://gao.justia.com/department-of-defense/1987/9/military-personnel-nsiad-87-224/NSIAD-87-224-full-report.pdf | url-status=live }}</ref> He was regularly featured in recruiting materials for the service. Despite the nickname "Admiral", the highest rank Robinson earned during his military service was [[lieutenant (junior grade)]].<ref name="military">{{cite web |url=http://www.gijobs.net/gijobs/index.cfm?event=Columns&id=187 |title=Information on Military to Civilian Transition Employment, Civilian Jobs for Veterans |publisher=G.I. Jobs |access-date=August 4, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060310050511/http://www.gijobs.net/gijobs/index.cfm?event=Columns&id=187 |archive-date=March 10, 2006 }}</ref>

==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.<ref name="montville19960429">{{cite magazine |url=https://vault.si.com/vault/1996/04/29/trials-of-david-san-antonio-spurs-center-and-born-again-christian-david-robinson-is-trying-to-lead-his-team-to-an-nba-title-and-remain-pure-in-a-world-beset-by-the-seven-deadly-sins |title=Trials Of David San Antonio Spurs Center And Born Again Christian David Robinson Is Trying To Lead His Team To An NBA Title And Remain Pure In A World Beset By The Seven Deadly Sins |magazine=Sports Illustrated |date=April 29, 1996 |access-date=May 27, 2023 |last=Montville |first=Leigh |archive-date=May 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230527092732/https://vault.si.com/vault/1996/04/29/trials-of-david-san-antonio-spurs-center-and-born-again-christian-david-robinson-is-trying-to-lead-his-team-to-an-nba-title-and-remain-pure-in-a-world-beset-by-the-seven-deadly-sins |url-status=live }}</ref> Although there was speculation that he might choose not to sign with the Spurs,<ref>{{cite news |first=Dave |last=Anderson |title=Sports of the Times; The Robinson Plot Thickens |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/05/18/sports/sports-of-the-times-the-robinson-plot-thickens.html |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=May 18, 1987 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Tom |last=Orsborn |title=The Summer Our Ship Came In |work=San Antonio Express-News |date=May 20, 2007 }}</ref> Robinson agreed to move to San Antonio for the [[1989–90 NBA season|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.<ref name="montville19960429" />

The Spurs had spent the second half of the 1980s as an also-ran, bottoming out in [[1988–89 NBA season|1988–89 season]] with a 21–61 record,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nba.com/history/standings/19881989.html |title=1988–89 Standings |work=NBA.com |access-date=August 4, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025211204/http://www.nba.com/history/standings/19881989.html |archive-date=October 25, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> 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<ref name="bio">{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/history/legends/profiles/david-robinson|title=Legends profile: David Robinson|website=NBA.com|access-date=January 29, 2020|archive-date=January 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200127195516/https://www.nba.com/history/legends/profiles/david-robinson|url-status=live}}</ref> (a record the Spurs themselves broke in [[1997–98 NBA season|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 (NBA)|Western Conference]] [[1990 NBA Playoffs|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 Award|NBA Rookie of the Year]], and subsequently [[Sega]] produced a game featuring him entitled ''[[David Robinson's Supreme Court]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mobygames.com/game/david-robinsons-supreme-court|title=David Robinson's Supreme Court for Genesis (1992)|website=MobyGames|access-date=January 29, 2020|archive-date=January 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200129052245/https://www.mobygames.com/game/david-robinsons-supreme-court|url-status=live}}</ref> The Spurs made the playoffs seven more seasons in a row. In the [[1991–92 NBA season|1991–92 season]] Robinson led the league in blocks and was named the [[NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award|NBA Defensive Player of the Year]]. Robinson also made the [[United States men's national basketball team#1992 Olympics (Barcelona) – The Dream Team|1992 US Olympic Dream Team]] that won the gold medal in [[1992 Summer Olympics|Barcelona]]. During the [[1993–94 NBA season|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/199404240LAC.html|title=San Antonio Spurs at Los Angeles Clippers Box Score, April 24, 1994|website=Basketball-Reference.com|access-date=December 2, 2017|archive-date=October 25, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171025022135/https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/199404240LAC.html|url-status=live}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/r/robinda01.html|title=David Robinson Stats|website=Basketball-Reference.com|access-date=July 24, 2018|archive-date=April 8, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120408143652/http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/r/robinda01.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

====MVP title, playoff upsets and injury (1994–1998)====
Robinson went on to win the [[NBA Most Valuable Player Award|MVP]] trophy in 1995, and in 1996 he was named one of the [[50 Greatest Players in NBA History]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/history/players/50greatest.html |title=The NBA at 50 |work=NBA.com |access-date=August 4, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030210182924/http://www.nba.com/history/players/50greatest.html |archive-date=February 10, 2003}}</ref> 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)|''LIFE'' magazine]] story, he seemed perplexed. “Solve Hakeem?” said Robinson. “You don’t solve Hakeem.”<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nba.com/news/history-nba-legend-hakeem-olajuwon|title=Legends profile: Hakeem Olajuwon|work=NBA.com|date=September 13, 2021|access-date=July 13, 2022|archive-date=February 11, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230211000724/https://www.nba.com/news/history-nba-legend-hakeem-olajuwon|url-status=live}}</ref>

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,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/12/25/sports/spurs-robinson-breaks-his-foot.html |title=Spurs' Robinson Breaks His Foot |date=December 25, 1996 |work=The New York Times |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201106071032/https://www.nytimes.com/1996/12/25/sports/spurs-robinson-breaks-his-foot.html |archive-date=November 6, 2020}}</ref> 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.<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-2003-06-08-0306080170-story.html|title='Admiral' Robinson isn't one to pull rank|first=Milton|last=Kent|website=baltimoresun.com|date=June 8, 2003|access-date=January 29, 2020|archive-date=January 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200129051551/https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-2003-06-08-0306080170-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/252629-honoring-david-robinson|title=Honoring David Robinson|first=Matthew|last=Mooney|website=Bleacher Report|access-date=January 29, 2020|archive-date=January 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200129052127/https://bleacherreport.com/articles/252629-honoring-david-robinson|url-status=live}}</ref>
Before the start of the [[1998–99 NBA season|1998–99 season]], the NBA owners and NBA commissioner [[David Stern]] [[1998–99 NBA lockout|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 [[1999 NBA Playoffs|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 [[1999 NBA Finals|NBA Finals]] for the first time ever. In the Finals, the combination of Robinson in the post and second-year [[power forward (basketball)|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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nba.com/history/season/19981999.html |title=Spurs Tower Over NBA |work=NBA.com |access-date=August 4, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090106093310/http://www.nba.com/history/season/19981999.html |archive-date=January 6, 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Robinson and Duncan were nicknamed [[Twin Towers (San Antonio Spurs)|"The Twin Towers"]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/history/top-moments/2003-spurs-championship-duncan-robinson|title=Top Moments: Twin Towers ride off to sunset with another title|website=NBA.com|access-date=January 29, 2020|archive-date=January 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200129050821/https://www.nba.com/history/top-moments/2003-spurs-championship-duncan-robinson|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://hoopshype.com/2018/03/23/david-robinson-tim-duncan-is-probably-the-best-thing-that-ever-happened-to-me/|title=David Robinson: "Tim Duncan is probably the best thing that ever happened to me"|website=Hoopshype.com|date=March 23, 2018|access-date=January 29, 2020|archive-date=June 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200617113112/https://hoopshype.com/2018/03/23/david-robinson-tim-duncan-is-probably-the-best-thing-that-ever-happened-to-me/|url-status=live}}</ref>
[[File:David Robinson spurs (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|right|Robinson with the Spurs in 2000]]

==== Twilight years and second championship (1999–2003) ====
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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.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/r/robinda01/gamelog-playoffs/ |title=David Robinson Playoffs Game Log |work=Basketball-Reference.com |publisher=[[Sports Reference]] |access-date=July 13, 2022 |archive-date=July 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220713170743/https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/r/robinda01/gamelog-playoffs/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Robinson announced he would retire from basketball following the 2002–03 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nba.com/spurs/news/robinson_transcript_020524.html|title=Transcript of David Robinson Retirement Press Conference|website=San Antonio Spurs|date=May 24, 2002|author=Ben Hunt|access-date=January 29, 2020|archive-date=January 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200129052245/https://www.nba.com/spurs/news/robinson_transcript_020524.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

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 [[Sportsman of the Year|Sportsmen of the Year]] award.<ref>{{cite news|agency=Associated Press|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2003/basketball/nba/12/08/bc.bkn.spurshonored.ap/|title=Duncan, Robinson share SI sportsman award|magazine=Sports Illustrated|date=December 8, 2003|access-date=July 13, 2022|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 11, 2003|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031211072534/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2003/basketball/nba/12/08/bc.bkn.spurshonored.ap/}}</ref>

==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 [[Rebound (basketball)|rebounds]] per game, 3 blocks per game, and 2.5 [[Assist (basketball)|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]]<ref name="bio" /> (with 34 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists, and 10 blocks against the [[Detroit Pistons]] on February 17, 1994).

He is also one of only ten players to record 70 or more points in a single game. Robinson scored 71 points against the [[Los Angeles Clippers]] on April 24, 1994.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nba.com/spurs/features/robinson_71_points.html|title=David Robinson Scores 71 points|website=San Antonio Spurs|access-date=January 29, 2020|archive-date=January 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200129052249/https://www.nba.com/spurs/features/robinson_71_points.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Only [[Elgin Baylor]] (71 points), [[Wilt Chamberlain]] (70, 72, 73 twice, 78, 100 points), [[David Thompson (basketball)|David Thompson]] (73 points), [[Devin Booker]] (70 points), [[Donovan Mitchell]] (71 points), [[Damian Lillard]] (71 points), [[Kobe Bryant]] (81 points), [[Joel Embiid]] (70 points), and [[Luka Dončić]] (73 points) have scored 70 or more points in a single game.<ref>{{cite web |title=Damian Lillard scores career-high, franchise-record 71 points in win over Rockets |url=https://www.nba.com/news/damian-lillard-scores-career-high-franchise-record-71-points-in-win-over-rockets |website=NBA.com |access-date=March 1, 2023 |archive-date=March 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230301063348/https://www.nba.com/news/damian-lillard-scores-career-high-franchise-record-71-points-in-win-over-rockets |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="NBA.com 2023">{{cite web | title=Donovan Mitchell scores Cavs' franchise-record, career-best 71 points in OT win | website=NBA.com | date=January 3, 2023 | url=https://www.nba.com/news/cavaliers-donovan-mitchell-scores-franchise-record-career-best-71-points | access-date=January 4, 2023 | archive-date=January 6, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230106225902/https://www.nba.com/news/cavaliers-donovan-mitchell-scores-franchise-record-career-best-71-points | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Luka Doncic racks up historic 73 points days after Joel Embiid scored 70 |url=https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/sports/nba/luka-doncic-nba-history-73-points/3445843/ |website=nbcdfw.com |date=January 27, 2024 |access-date=February 10, 2024 }}</ref>

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,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/nba/halloffame09/columns/story?columnist=sheridan_chris&page=090910robinsonHOF |title=An Admiral recollection from the year David Robinson and MJ retired – ESPN |publisher=[[ESPN]] |date=September 11, 2009 |access-date=August 4, 2012 |archive-date=November 5, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105210507/http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/halloffame09/columns/story?columnist=sheridan_chris&page=090910robinsonHOF |url-status=live }}</ref> and to have reduced his own role in the team's offense to accommodate a younger star.<ref name="auto"/> 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.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/3069748/2022/01/24/nba-75-at-no-20-david-robinson-used-speed-power-grace-to-set-the-spurs-on-a-course-for-greatness/ | title=NBA 75: At No. 20, David Robinson used speed, power, grace to set the Spurs on a course for greatness | access-date=March 11, 2023 | archive-date=March 11, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230311000140/https://theathletic.com/3069748/2022/01/24/nba-75-at-no-20-david-robinson-used-speed-power-grace-to-set-the-spurs-on-a-course-for-greatness/ | url-status=live | last1=Kamrani | first1=Christopher | website=[[The Athletic]] | date=September 28, 2022 }}</ref>

==NBA career statistics==
{{NBA player statistics legend|champion=y|leader=y}}

===Regular season===
{{NBA player statistics start}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1989–90 NBA season|1989–90]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1989–90 San Antonio Spurs season|San Antonio]]
| style="background:#cfecec;"| '''82'''* || 81 || 36.6 || .531 || .000 || .732 || 12.0 || 2.0 || 1.7 || 3.9 || 24.3
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1990–91 NBA season|1990–91]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1990–91 San Antonio Spurs season|San Antonio]]
| style="background:#cfecec;"| '''82'''* || 81 || 37.7 || '''.552''' || .143 || .762 || style="background:#cfecec;"| '''13.0'''* || 2.5 || 1.5 || 3.9 || 25.6
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1991–92 NBA season|1991–92]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1991–92 San Antonio Spurs season|San Antonio]]
| 68 || 68 || 37.7 || .551 || .125 || .701 || 12.2 || 2.7 || '''2.3''' || style="background:#cfecec;"| '''4.5'''* || 23.2
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1992–93 NBA season|1992–93]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1992–93 San Antonio Spurs season|San Antonio]]
|style="background:#cfecec;"| '''82'''* || style="background:#cfecec;"| '''82'''* || 39.2 || .501 || .176 || .732 || 11.7 || 3.7 || 1.5 || 3.2 || 23.4
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1993–94 NBA season|1993–94]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1993–94 San Antonio Spurs season|San Antonio]]
| 80 || 80 || '''40.5''' || .507 || '''.345''' || .749 || 10.7 || '''4.8''' || 1.7 || 3.3 || style="background:#cfecec;"| '''29.8'''*
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1994–95 NBA season|1994–95]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1994–95 San Antonio Spurs season|San Antonio]]
| 81 || 81 || 38.0 || .530 || .300 || '''.774''' || 10.8 || 2.9 || 1.7 || 3.2 || 27.6
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1995–96 NBA season|1995–96]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1995–96 San Antonio Spurs season|San Antonio]]
| '''82''' || style="background:#cfecec;"| '''82'''* || 36.8 || .516 || .333 || .761 || 12.2 || 3.0 || 1.4 || 3.3 || 25.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1996–97 NBA season|1996–97]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1996–97 San Antonio Spurs season|San Antonio]]
| 6 || 6 || 24.5 || .500 || .000 || .654 || 8.5 || 1.3  || 1.0 || 1.0 || 17.7
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1997–98 NBA season|1997–98]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1997–98 San Antonio Spurs season|San Antonio]]
| 73 || 73 || 33.7 || .511 || .250 || .735 || 10.6 || 2.7 || .9 || 2.6 || 21.6
|-
| style="text-align:left; background:#afe6ba;"| {{nbay|1998}}†
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1998–99 San Antonio Spurs season|San Antonio]]
| 49 || 49 || 31.7 || .509 || .000 || .658 || 10.0 || 2.1 || 1.4 || 2.4 || 15.8
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1999–2000 NBA season|1999–00]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1999–2000 San Antonio Spurs season|San Antonio]]
| 80 || 80 || 32.0 || .512 || .000 || .726 || 9.6 || 1.8 || 1.2  || 2.3 || 17.8
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2000–01 NBA season|2000–01]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2000–01 San Antonio Spurs season|San Antonio]]
| 80 || 80 || 29.6 || .486 || .000 || .747 || 8.6 || 1.5 || 1.0 || 2.5 || 14.4
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2001–02 NBA season|2001–02]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2001–02 San Antonio Spurs season|San Antonio]]
| 78 || 78 || 29.5 || .507 || .000 || .681 || 8.3 || 1.2 || 1.1 || 1.8 || 12.2
|-
| style="text-align:left; background:#afe6ba;"| {{nbay|2002}}†
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2002–03 San Antonio Spurs season|San Antonio]]
| 64 || 64 || 26.2 || .469 || .000 || .710 || 7.9 || 1.0 || .8 || 1.7 || 8.5
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan=2| Career
| 987 || 985 || 34.7 || .518 || .250 || .736 || 10.6 || 2.5 || 1.4 || 3.0 || 21.1
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan=2| All-Star
| 10 || 3 || 18.4 || .588 || .000 || .695 || 6.2 || .8 || 1.3 || 1.3 || 14.1
{{S-end}}

===Playoffs===
{{NBA player statistics start}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1990 NBA playoffs|1990]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1989–90 San Antonio Spurs season|San Antonio]]
| 10 || 10 || 37.5 || .533 || .000 || .677 || 12.0 || 2.3 || 1.1 || '''4.0''' || 24.3
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1991 NBA playoffs|1991]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1990–91 San Antonio Spurs season|San Antonio]]
| 4 || 4 || 41.5 || '''.686''' || .000 || '''.868''' || 13.5 || 2.0 || 1.5 || 3.8 || '''25.8'''
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1993 NBA playoffs|1993]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1992–93 San Antonio Spurs season|San Antonio]]
| 10 || 10 || '''42.1''' || .465 || .000 || .664 || 12.6 || '''4.0''' || 1.0 || 3.6 || 23.1
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1994 NBA playoffs|1994]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1993–94 San Antonio Spurs season|San Antonio]]
| 4 || 4 || 36.5 || .411 || .000 || .741 || 10.0 || 3.5 || .8 || 2.5 || 20.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1995 NBA playoffs|1995]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1994–95 San Antonio Spurs season|San Antonio]]
| 15 || 15 || 41.5 || .446 || '''.200''' || .812 || 12.1 || 3.1 || 1.5 || 2.6 || 25.3
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1996 NBA playoffs|1996]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1995–96 San Antonio Spurs season|San Antonio]]
| 10 || 10 || 35.3 || .516 || .000 || .667  || 10.1 || 2.4 || 1.5 || 2.5 || 23.6
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1998 NBA playoffs|1998]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1997–98 San Antonio Spurs season|San Antonio]]
| 9 || 9 || 39.2 || .425 || .000 || .635 || '''14.1''' || 2.6 || 1.2 || 3.3 || 19.4
|-
| style="text-align:left; background:#afe6ba;"| [[1999 NBA playoffs|1999]]†
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1998–99 San Antonio Spurs season|San Antonio]]
| 17 || 17 || 35.3 || .483 || .000 || .722 || 9.9 || 2.5 || 1.6 || 2.4 || 15.6
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2000 NBA playoffs|2000]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1999–2000 San Antonio Spurs season|San Antonio]]
| 4 || 4 || 38.8 || .373 || .000 || .762 || 13.8 || 2.5 || '''1.8''' || 3.0 || 23.5
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2001 NBA playoffs|2001]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2000–01 San Antonio Spurs season|San Antonio]]
| 13 || 13 || 31.5 || .472 || .000 || .695 || 11.8 || 1.7 || 1.3 || 2.4 || 16.6
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2002 NBA playoffs|2002]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2001–02 San Antonio Spurs season|San Antonio]]
| 4 || 4 || 20.3 || .474 || .000 || .000 || 5.8  || 1.3 || .8 || .8 || 4.5
|-
| style="text-align:left; background:#afe6ba;"| [[2003 NBA playoffs|2003]]†
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2002–03 San Antonio Spurs season|San Antonio]]
| '''23''' || '''23''' || 23.4 || .542 || .000 || .667 || 6.6 || .9 || .8 || 1.3 || 7.8
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan=2| Career
| 123 || 123 || 34.3 || .479 || .100 || .708 || 10.6 || 2.3 || 1.2 || 2.5 || 18.1
{{S-end}}

==National team career==
[[File:David Robinson 1992 Summer Olympics.jpg|thumb|Robinson at the free-throw line in 1992 as part of the “Dream Team”]]
David Robinson was a member of the [[United States men's national basketball team|United States national team]] at the [[1986 FIBA World Championship]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usab.com/history/national-team-mens/tenth-world-championship-1986.aspx|title=Tenth World Championship -- 1986|website=USA Basketball|access-date=February 21, 2022 |date=June 10, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150429164155/https://www.usab.com/history/national-team-mens/tenth-world-championship-1986.aspx |archive-date=April 29, 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref> [[1987 Pan American Games]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usab.com/history/pan-am-mens/tenth-pan-american-games-1987.aspx|title=Tenth Pan American Games -- 1987|website=USA Basketball|access-date=February 21, 2022 |date=June 10, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150506100419/https://www.usab.com/history/pan-am-mens/tenth-pan-american-games-1987.aspx |archive-date=May 6, 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref> [[1988 Summer Olympics]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usab.com/history/national-team-mens/games-of-the-xxivth-olympiad-1988.aspx|title=Games of the XXIVth Olympiad -- 1988|website=USA Basketball|access-date=February 21, 2022 |date=June 10, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150429201734/https://www.usab.com/history/national-team-mens/games-of-the-xxivth-olympiad-1988.aspx |archive-date=April 29, 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref> [[1992 Summer Olympics]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usab.com/history/national-team-mens/games-of-the-xxvth-olympiad-1992.aspx|title=Games of the XXVth Olympiad -- 1992|website=USA Basketball|access-date=February 21, 2022 |date=September 14, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150429183112/https://www.usab.com/history/national-team-mens/games-of-the-xxvth-olympiad-1992.aspx |archive-date=April 29, 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref> and [[1996 Summer Olympics]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usab.com/history/national-team-mens/games-of-the-xxvith-olympiad-1996.aspx|title=Games of the XXVIth Olympiad -- 1996|website=USA Basketball|access-date=February 21, 2022 |date=September 14, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150429161915/https://www.usab.com/history/national-team-mens/games-of-the-xxvith-olympiad-1996.aspx |archive-date=April 29, 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref> 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.

==Other ventures==

In 2001, Robinson founded and funded the $9&nbsp;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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/sports/2013/05/the-25-smartest-athlete-purchases-in-sports-history/|title=The 25 Smartest Athlete Purchases in Sports History17. David Robinson Builds Carver Academy|website=Complex|access-date=January 29, 2020|archive-date=January 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200129052245/https://www.complex.com/sports/2013/05/the-25-smartest-athlete-purchases-in-sports-history/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ksat.com/news/david-robinson-gives-idea-carver-academy-kids-shopping-spree/-/478452/20505320/-/wgkg5iz/-/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131027124855/http://www.ksat.com/news/david-robinson-gives-idea-carver-academy-kids-shopping-spree/-/478452/20505320/-/wgkg5iz/-/index.html|url-status=dead|title=David Robinson gives IDEA Carver Academy kids shopping spree|archive-date=October 27, 2013}}</ref>

In 2008, Robinson partnered with Daniel Bassichis, formerly of [[Goldman Sachs]] and a board member of The Carver Academy, to form Admiral Capital Group,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://admiralcapitalgroup.com/founders.php |title=Combining financial acumen with social responsibility. |website=Admiral Capital Group |access-date=August 4, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090705151348/http://admiralcapitalgroup.com/founders.php |archive-date=July 5, 2009}}</ref> 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&nbsp;million and includes nine hotels and office buildings across the US as well as Centerplate, one of the largest hospitality companies in the world.{{cn|date= May 2024}} 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]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.admiralcapitalgroup.com/history.php|title=A partnership built on a shared vision|website=Admiral Capital Group |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090705151046/http://www.admiralcapitalgroup.com/history.php |archive-date=July 5, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jaguarsanjuantx.com/dealership/about.htm|title=Welcome to Jaguar Land Rover San Juan|website= jaguarsanjuantx.com| url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140307110755/https://www.jaguarsanjuantx.com/dealership/about.htm |archive-date=March 7, 2014}}</ref>

==Personal life==
[[File:David Robinson 13636-0427.jpg|thumb|left|Robinson at the LBJ Presidential Library in 2014]]
Robinson married Valerie Hoggatt in 1991. They have three sons, David Jr., Corey, and Justin. [[Corey Robinson (wide receiver)|Corey]] attended [[University of Notre Dame|Notre Dame]] and was a wide receiver on the [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish football|football team]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://irish.nbcsports.com/2013/02/05/early-enrollees-corey-robinson/|title=Early Enrollees: Corey Robinson|first=Keith|last=Arnold|website= Irish.nbcsports.com|date= February 5, 2013|access-date= January 29, 2020|archive-date=January 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200129052249/https://irish.nbcsports.com/2013/02/05/early-enrollees-corey-robinson/|url-status=live}}</ref> before ending his playing career in 2016 on medical advice due to multiple [[concussion]]s prior to what would have been his senior season.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.yahoo.com/sports/blogs/ncaaf-dr-saturday/notre-dame-wr-corey-robinson-medically-retires-due-to-concussions-223802086.html |title=Notre Dame WR Corey Robinson medically retires due to concussions |first=Nick |last=Bromberg |work=Dr. Saturday |format = blog| publisher=[[Yahoo! Sports]] |date=June 15, 2016 |access-date=June 16, 2016 |archive-date=February 10, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240210111359/https://ad.doubleclick.net/ddm/adi/N2958.Yahoo_Inc_Display/B30170918.370187945;dc_ver=99.292;sz=970x250;u_sd=1;gdpr=0;kw=%5Burl_encoded_publisher_data%5D;dsp_bidurl_0_=%24%7BPAGE_URL_ENC%7D;dc_adk=2034698705;ord=lko38k;click=https%3A%2F%2Fadclick.g.doubleclick.net%2Fpcs%2Fclick%3Fxai%3DAKAOjstwIzavEmJyWLgfKMYdUIWWwcwCBxJVvLyWTnEc0AiXs7ls_4jn5IX-IWZ40LDOQkXeILUXdnZH-VZsCJelJ7Y89zPfYV5KTC7PhKtCZR4dkEIeCcVQNxgAs8pb4HfckeejzZmztbznWmK9wi2cyyvTRg0UzaRleNJU6YNTmAxw36JAp__qBlYm1bNNL3IQ_Ij1wBAqkfJGBDQUUvV-97MOWpHPdKrlraOIgP1-n0UYezZsqkIhNyQDsPeh5B8gIiANrW_fnaFF8MWRX4fNV1uDyS6eBQNVzYrrI0R-viDSS8bz0djKNqsqCFFojg3K8W7UfsUghC362sFEBWG__tl8KAjNFwigbCOIoybLLUdc00vkj7fQiDFkjOX4ncXPI9720FkZ2iVZVFnE4S4WDWCBREF6nladGX_VqLNpO9l26w%26sai%3DAMfl-YQz5EMyKOyNOy_MPymIOIAFikAi-Xli0i3UIbmALAhT9_M1b2vCfmcCpz-Wu9J5GOa_bei078LJ0uJygr6kTeYs19vG9vfRR9XcZCTpq7E0z64IdDI6Sz2nJGqcXg%26sig%3DCg0ArKJSzItjbJkETzXFEAE%26fbs_aeid%3D%255Bgw_fbsaeid%255D%26urlfix%3D1%26adurl%3D;dc_rfl=1,https%3A%2F%2Fsports.yahoo.com%2Fblogs%2Fncaaf-dr-saturday%2Fnotre-dame-wr-corey-robinson-medically-retires-due-to-concussions-223802086.html$0;xdt=0;crlt=QG!PTW2K!J;cmpl=8;gcsr=a;stc=1;sttr=501;prcl=s |url-status=live }}</ref> He was [[student body president]] for the 2016–17 school year.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/ncaaf-dr-saturday/notre-dame-wr-corey-robinson-wins-student-body-president-election-144250730.html |title=Notre Dame WR Corey Robinson wins student body president election |first=Nick |last= Bromberg |work=Dr. Saturday |publisher=[[Yahoo! Sports]] |date=February 11, 2016 |access-date= June 16, 2016 |archive-date=June 10, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160610052624/http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/ncaaf-dr-saturday/notre-dame-wr-corey-robinson-wins-student-body-president-election-144250730.html |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Justin Robinson (basketball, born 1996)|Justin]], a {{cvt|6|ft|8|in}} forward in basketball and a two-time all-state selection in Texas, began attending [[Duke University]] in August 2015. He was initially [[College recruiting|recruited]] to the [[Duke Blue Devils men's basketball|Duke team]] as a "preferred [[Walk-on (sports)|walk-on]]" with the opportunity to eventually earn a [[Athletic scholarship|scholarship]], but he was placed on scholarship before his arrival at Duke.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://collegebasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/05/06/son-of-former-nba-great-david-robinson-to-be-on-scholarship-at-duke-next-season/ |title=Son of former NBA great David Robinson to be on scholarship at Duke next season |first= Raphielle |last=Johnson |series=College Basketball Talk |work=[[NBC Sports]] |date=May 6, 2015 |access-date=May 9, 2015 |archive-date=May 9, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150509154905/http://collegebasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/05/06/son-of-former-nba-great-david-robinson-to-be-on-scholarship-at-duke-next-season/ |url-status=live }}</ref> On September 18, 2020, [[KK Mornar Bar|Mornar Bar]] of [[Prva A Liga|Erste Liga]] in [[Montenegro]] announced that they had signed Justin, signaling the start to his professional basketball career.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kkmornar.bar/index.php/33-novosti-kk-mornar-bar/605-dzastin-robinson-potpisao-za-mornar|title=Džastin Robinson potpisao za Mornar|trans-title=Justin Robinson signed for Mornar| date=September 18, 2020|website=kkmornar.bar|access-date= September 18, 2020|language=sr|archive-date=October 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201023045641/http://kkmornar.bar/index.php/33-novosti-kk-mornar-bar/605-dzastin-robinson-potpisao-za-mornar|url-status=live}}</ref>

David Robinson became a [[Christianity|Christian]] on June 8, 1991, after being encouraged to read the [[Bible]].<ref name="montville19960429" /><ref>{{cite web |first=Joshua | last= Cooley |url= https://www.focusonthefamily.com/parenting/parenting-roles/david-robinson-parenting-in-the-fourth-quarter |title= David Robinson: Parenting in the Fourth Quarter |work=Focus on the Family |date= March–April 2013 |access-date= January 15, 2018 |archive-date=January 15, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180115184541/https://www.focusonthefamily.com/parenting/parenting-roles/david-robinson-parenting-in-the-fourth-quarter |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Awards and honors==
'''NBA'''
* 2× [[NBA champion]] ({{nbafy|1999}}, {{nbafy|2003}})
* [[NBA Most Valuable Player Award|NBA Most Valuable Player]] ({{nbay|1994|end}})
* [[NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award|NBA Defensive Player of the Year]] ({{nbay|1991|end}})
* 10× [[NBA All-Star]] ({{nbay|1989|end}}–{{nbay|1995|end}}, {{nbay|1997|end}}, {{nbay|1999|end}}, {{nbay|2000|end}})
* 4× [[All-NBA First Team]] ({{nbay|1990|end}}, {{nbay|1991|end}}, {{nbay|1994|end}}, {{nbay|1995|end}})
* 2× [[All-NBA Second Team]] ({{nbay|1993|end}}, {{nbay|1997|end}})
* 4× [[All-NBA Third Team]] ({{nbay|1989|end}}, {{nbay|1992|end}}, {{nbay|1999|end}}, {{nbay|2000|end}})
* 4× [[NBA All-Defensive First Team]] ({{nbay|1990|end}}, {{nbay|1991|end}}, {{nbay|1994|end}}, {{nbay|1995|end}})
* 4× [[NBA All-Defensive Second Team]] ({{nbay|1989|end}}, {{nbay|1992|end}}, {{nbay|1993|end}}, {{nbay|1997|end}})
* [[NBA Rookie of the Year Award|NBA Rookie of the Year]] ({{nbay|1989|end}})
* [[NBA All-Rookie First Team]] ({{nbay|1989|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}})
* 5× [[IBM Award]] (1990, 1991, 1994–1996)<ref name="p913">{{cite web | title=Shaq claims NBA's IBM award | website=CBC.ca | date=2000-04-28 | url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/basketball/shaq-claims-nba-s-ibm-award-1.236643 | access-date=2024-11-01}}</ref>
* [[NBA Sportsmanship Award]] (2001)<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.foxnews.com/sports/nba-sportsmanship-award-winners/ | work=Fox News | title=NBA Sportsmanship Award Winners | date=April 30, 2013 | access-date=July 12, 2013 | archive-date=July 23, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150723104800/http://www.foxnews.com/sports/2013/04/30/nba-sportsmanship-award-winners/ | url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award]] (2003)
* [[NBA Shooting Stars]] Champion (2008)<ref>{{cite web|title=NBA All-Star Shooting Stars Winners|date=August 24, 2017|website=NBA.com|url=http://www.nba.com/history/all-star/shooting-stars#/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180224155543/http://www.nba.com/history/all-star/shooting-stars|archive-date=February 24, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
* 4× [[NBA Player of the Month and Week|NBA Player of the Month]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=NBA Awards By Player - RealGM |url=https://basketball.realgm.com/nba/awards/by_player/Player-Of-The-Month/29 |access-date=2025-04-16 |website=basketball.realgm.com |language=en}}</ref>
* 15× [[NBA Player of the Month and Week#Notable Records|NBA Player of the Week]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=NBA Players of the Week |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/awards/pow.html |access-date=2025-04-16 |website=Basketball-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>
* [[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]]

'''USA Basketball'''
* [[USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year]] (1986)
* 2× [[Summer Olympic Games|Olympic]] Gold Medal ([[Basketball at the 1992 Summer Olympics|1992]], [[Basketball at the 1996 Summer Olympics|1996]])
* [[Basketball at the 1988 Summer Olympics|1988 Olympic]] Bronze Medal
* [[1986 FIBA World Championship]] Gold Medal<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.usabasketball.com/history/mwc_1986.html|title=1986 USA Basketball|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070814002049/http://www.usabasketball.com/history/mwc_1986.html|archive-date=August 14, 2007}}</ref>
* [[Basketball at the 1987 Pan American Games|1987 Pan American Games]] Silver Medal
* [[1992 Tournament of the Americas|1992 FIBA Americas Championship]] Gold Medal

'''NCAA'''
* 3× [[Coastal Athletic Association|CAA]] Regular Season Champion (1985–1987)
* 3× [[Coastal Athletic Association men's basketball tournament|CAA Tournament]] Champion (1985–1987)
* Consensus [[List of U.S. men's college basketball national player of the year awards|National college player of the year]] (1987)
** [[The Sporting News Men's College Basketball Player of the Year|''Sporting News'' Player of the Year]] (1987)
** [[Oscar Robertson Trophy]] (1987)
** [[Associated Press College Basketball Player of the Year|AP Player of the Year]] (1987)
** [[Naismith College Player of the Year|Naismith Player of the Year]] (1987)
** [[NABC Player of the Year]] (1987)
** [[John R. Wooden Award]] (1987)
** [[UPI College Basketball Player of the Year|UPI Player of the Year]] (1987)
** [[Adolph Rupp Trophy]] (1987)
* Consensus first-team [[NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans|All-American]] ([[1987 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans|1987]])
** [[Associated Press|AP]] first-team All-American ([[1987 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans#Individual All-America teams|1987]])
** [[U.S. Basketball Writers Association|USBWA]] first-team All-American ([[1987 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans#Individual All-America teams|1987]])
** [[National Association of Basketball Coaches|NABC]] first-team All-American ([[1987 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans#Individual All-America teams|1987]])
** [[United Press International|UPI]] first-team All-American ([[1987 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans#Individual All-America teams|1987]])
* Consensus second-team All-American ([[1986 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans|1986]])
** AP third-team All-American ([[1986 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans#Individual All-America teams|1986]])
** USBWA second-team All-American ([[1986 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans#Individual All-America teams|1986]])
** NABC second-team All-American ([[1986 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans#Individual All-America teams|1986]])
** UPI third-team All-American ([[1986 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans#Individual All-America teams|1986]])
* [[List of NCAA Division I men's basketball season rebounding leaders|NCAA rebounding leader]] (1986)
* 2× [[List of NCAA Division I men's basketball season blocks leaders|NCAA blocks leader]] (1986, 1987)
* 3× [[Colonial Athletic Association Men's Basketball Player of the Year|CAA Player of the Year]] (1985–1987)
* 3× First-team All-[[Colonial Athletic Association|CAA]] (1985–1987)
* CAA All-Defensive Team (1987)
* CAA Rookie of the Year (1984)
* [[Today's Top 10 Award|Today's Top VI Award]] ([[List of recipients of Today's Top 10 Award#Today's Top VI Award (1986–1994)|1988]])
* NCAA Silver Anniversary Award (2012)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ncaa.org/wps/wcm/connect/public/ncaa/resources/latest+news/2012/january/former+ncaa+stars+shine+at+honors+celebration |title=Former NCAA stars shine at Honors Celebration |publisher=NCAA.org |date=January 13, 2012 |access-date=August 4, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120523041706/http://www.ncaa.org/wps/wcm/connect/public/ncaa/resources/latest%2Bnews/2012/january/former%2Bncaa%2Bstars%2Bshine%2Bat%2Bhonors%2Bcelebration |archive-date=May 23, 2012 }}</ref>
* [[Coach Wooden "Keys to Life" Award]] (2004)
* [[NCAA Gerald R. Ford Award]] (2021)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-01-06 |title=2021 Gerald R. Ford Award: David Robinson |url=https://www.ncaa.org/news/2021/1/6/2021-gerald-r-ford-award-david-robinson |access-date=2025-04-16 |website=NCAA.org |language=en}}</ref>

'''Halls of Fame'''
* 2× [[Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame]]
** Class of 2009 – individual
** Class of 2010 – as a member of the "Dream Team"
* 2× [[U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame]]
** Class of 2008 – individual
** Class of 2009 – as a member of the "Dream Team"
* 2× [[FIBA Hall of Fame]]
** Class of 2013 - individual
** Class of 2017 - as a member of the "Dream Team"
* [[United States Naval Academy|U.S. Naval Academy]] Sports Hall of Fame<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hall of Fame |url=https://navysports.com/sports/2020/8/17/trads-hall-of-fame-html.aspx |access-date=2025-04-16 |website=Naval Academy Athletics |language=en}}</ref>
** Class of 1994 - individual
* [[Texas]] Business Hall of Fame<ref>{{Cite web |title=David Robinson – Texas Business Hall of Fame |url=https://texasbusiness.org/2024-inductees/david-robinson/ |access-date=2025-04-16 |language=en-US}}</ref>
** Class of 2024 - individual<ref>{{Cite web |title=Class of 2024 – Texas Business Hall of Fame |url=https://texasbusiness.org/2024-inductees/ |access-date=2025-04-16 |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [https://sanantoniosports.org/microsites/hall-of-fame/ San Antonio Sports Hall of Fame]
** Class of 2004 – as individual<ref>{{Cite web |title=Members Archive |url=https://sanantoniosports.org/hof-members/ |access-date=2025-05-16 |website=San Antonio Sports |language=en-US}}</ref>
** Class of 2025 – as a member of the [[1998–99 San Antonio Spurs season|1999 San Antonio Spurs Championship Team]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Talbot |first=Sean |date=2025-02-11 |title=San Antonio Sports announces new members of San Antonio Sports Hall of Fame |url=https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2025/02/11/san-antonio-sports-to-announce-new-members-of-san-antonio-sports-hall-of-fame/ |access-date=2025-04-19 |website=KSAT |language=en}}</ref>

'''Media'''
* 2003 [[Sportsman of the Year|''Sports Illustrated'' Sportsman of the Year]]
* [[The Sporting News|''Sporting News'']] NBA MVP (1995)<ref>{{Cite web |title=NBA Sporting News MVP Award Winners |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/awards/tsn_mvp.html |access-date=2025-04-16 |website=Basketball-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>
* ''Sporting News'' NBA Rookie of the Year (1990)<ref>{{Cite web |title=NBA Sporting News Rookie of the Year Award Winners |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/awards/tsn_roy.html |access-date=2025-04-16 |website=Basketball-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>
* ''Sporting News'' NBA 1990s All-Decade Second Team<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-05-27 |title=The 1990s NBA All-Decade Team {{!}} Sporting News India |url=https://www.sportingnews.com/in/nba/news/the-1990s-nba-all-decade-team/1bozabmfqo44n1n81niq02d312 |access-date=2025-04-16 |website=www.sportingnews.com |language=en-in}}</ref>
* ''In the Classroom with David Robinson'' video made for distribution across American public schools in collaboration with public television producers<ref name="In the Classroom with David Robinson - izzit.org">Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/j099WYVSygQ Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20211026225025/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j099WYVSygQ Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web |last1=Robinson |first1=David |title=In the Classroom with David Robinson |date=August 19, 2015 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j099WYVSygQ |via=[[YouTube]]|access-date=October 26, 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

'''Other'''
* [[Academy of Achievement#Notable recipients of the Golden Plate Award|Academy of Achievement Golden Plate Award]] (1987)<ref>{{cite web|title=Golden Plate Awardees of the American Academy of Achievement|website=Achievement.org|publisher=[[American Academy of Achievement]]|url=https://achievement.org/our-history/golden-plate-awards/#sports|access-date=November 29, 2020|archive-date=December 15, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161215023909/https://achievement.org/our-history/golden-plate-awards/#sports|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [https://www.heisman.com/humanitarians/ Heisman Humanitarian Award] (2013)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Huston 9.19.14 |first=Chris |title=NBA Great David Robinson honored as 2013 Heisman Humanitarian Winner |url=https://www.heisman.com/articles/nba-great-david-robinson-honored-as-2013-heisman-humanitarian-winner/ |access-date=2025-04-19 |website=Heisman |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [https://nationsfinest.org/nations-finest-50-award/ Nation's Finest 50 Award] (2023)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Reports |first=SBG San Antonio Staff |date=2023-08-21 |title=San Antonio Spurs legend David Robinson honored with Nation's Finest 50 award for veteran advocacy |url=https://cbsaustin.com/sports/san-antonio-spurs-legend-david-robinson-honored-with-nations-finest-50-award-for-veteran-advocacy-texas-basketball-contributions-military-families-nba-seasons-hall-of-fame |access-date=2025-04-19 |website=KEYE |language=en}}</ref>

==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&nbsp;million to the school.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS169948+12-Feb-2008+BW20080212?symbol=JPM.N |title=David Robinson, Chase Invest Sweat, Equity to Rebuild New Orleans One House at a... |publisher=Uk.reuters.com |date=February 12, 2008 |access-date=August 4, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090112052026/http://uk.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS169948+12-Feb-2008+BW20080212?symbol=JPM.N |archive-date=January 12, 2009 }}</ref>

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]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.philanthropyroundtable.org/magazine/champion-givers/ |access-date=May 27, 2023 |title=Champion Givers |last=Schaefer Riley |first=Naomi |magazine=Philanthropy Magazine, Fall 2014 |publisher=Philanthropy Roundtable |archive-date=May 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230527085147/https://www.philanthropyroundtable.org/magazine/champion-givers/ |url-status=live }}</ref> 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]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Haran |first=Tim |date=October 3, 2010 |url=http://whatsupusana.com/2010/10/chf-childrens-champion-award-banquet-set-for-oct-9/ |title=CHF Children's Champion Award Banquet Set for Oct. 9 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120511191959/http://whatsupusana.com/2010/10/chf-childrens-champion-award-banquet-set-for-oct-9/ |archive-date=May 11, 2012 |url-status=dead |access-date=June 16, 2015 |website=whatsupusana.com}}</ref> In 2018, Robinson became a member of the V Foundation for Cancer Research's board of directors.<ref>{{cite news|last=Marini|first=Richard A.|date=March 30, 2018|title=David Robinson joins the fight against cancer|url=https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/David-Robinson-joins-the-fight-against-cancer-12792705.php|access-date=July 6, 2021|website=San Antonio Express-News|language=en-US|archive-date=July 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709184218/https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/David-Robinson-joins-the-fight-against-cancer-12792705.php|url-status=live}}</ref>

==See also==

===NBA===
* [[List of NBA career scoring leaders]]
* [[List of NBA career rebounding leaders]]
* [[List of NBA career blocks leaders]]
* [[List of NBA career free throw scoring leaders]]
* [[List of NBA career playoff blocks leaders]]
* [[List of NBA annual scoring leaders]]
* [[List of NBA annual rebounding leaders]]
* [[List of NBA annual blocks leaders]]
* [[List of NBA single-game scoring leaders]]
* [[List of NBA single-game blocks leaders]]
* [[List of NBA rookie single-season scoring leaders]]
* [[List of NBA single-season blocks per game leaders]]
* [[List of NBA players who have spent their entire career with one franchise]]
* [[Quadruple-double]]

===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]]

==References==
{{reflist|30em}}

==External links==
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* [http://www.nba.com/history/players/robinson_bio.html David Robinson @ NBA.com/History]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080611112656/http://www.oscarrobertsontrophy.org/content/view/14/17/ 1987 Oscar Robertson Trophy]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100613145620/http://www.admiralcenter.org/ Admiral Center]
* {{Team USA Hall of Fame|new_id=david-robinson|old_id=David-Robinson|archive=20230720074716}}
* {{Olympics.com|david-maurice-robinson}}
* {{Olympedia}}

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[[Category:1965 births]]
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