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College basketball career
He played NCAA basketball at the Naval Academy. Per instance of his number one basketball for Navy, he was Hexad foot Nina from carolina within (Ii.06 m), & would yet develop to Septet'Unity" (2.16 m). In his last 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 first classman (senior). Upon graduation, he was eligible for the 1987 NBA draft. He was selected by the San Antonio Spurs, but had to wait two more years before he could join the NBA because he still had two years of duty left with the Navy. In a mildly controversial move, the Navy excused him from three of the normal five years of his military commitment because his height made it impossible for him to be deployed in many roles (e.g. aviation, the submarine corps, or many ships). Robinson continued to serve in a reserve role with the Navy and was regularly featured in recruiting materials for the service.

NBA career
Robinson was finally able to join the Spurs for the 1989–1990 season, and he helped the team make the playoffs, where they lost in seven games against eventual western conference champions Portland Trail Blazers. He was named the NBA rookie of the year after that season and SEGA immediately produced a game starring David, named ''David Robinson's Supreme Court''.

The Spurs kept making the playoffs, but not winning the championship. Robinson made the 1992 US Olympic Dream Team that won the gold medal at the Barcelona Olympics, and he scored 71 points against the Clippers in the last game of the season to win the league scoring title over Shaquille O'Neal in 1994. Robinson went on to win the NBA's MVP trophy in 1995, and in 1996 he was named one of the [http://www.nba.com/history/players/50greatest.html 50 Greatest Players in NBA History]. Still, from 1991 to 1998, only the Chicago Bulls and the Houston Rockets were able to claim the NBA championship that Robinson desired so much.

Champion

Before the start of the 1998–1999 season, the NBA owners and David Stern locked out the players to force negotiation on a new Collective Bargaining Agreement with the NBA Player's Association. The lockout lasted for 202 days until ultimately a new CBA was agreed upon by both sides. The season began February 5, 1999, therefore making it literally the 1999 NBA season. After playing a truncated 50 game season, the Spurs finished with a record of 37-13 which was the best in the NBA and gave the Spurs homecourt advantage throughout the playoffs. The Spurs were very successful in the first three rounds of the playoffs, beating the Minnesota Timberwolves, Los Angeles Lakers, and Portland Trailblazers with a combined record of 11-1. The combination of Robinson and second-year, seven-foot forward Tim Duncan was enough to win it all. They beat the New York Knicks in five games to become the NBA world's championship team. Although Duncan was named the Finals MVP, many credited Robinson's leadership as the essential component in the championship run.

Robinson announced he would retire from basketball after the 2003 campaign and, in the Spurs' case, playoffs.

Champion again
On June 15, 2003, in what could perhaps be called a fitting finale to Robinson's career: the Spurs won the 2003 world championship with an 88-77 victory over the New Jersey Nets in Game Six of the 2003 NBA Finals. Robinson, who scored 13 points in his final game, credited God for the win. Known as the "Twin Towers," he and then-league MVP Tim Duncan shared Sports Illustrated magazine's 2003 Sportsmen of the Year award.

His career averages are of 21.1 points per game, 10.7 rebounds per game, 3.0 blocks per game and 2.5 assists per game. He is one of only a small group of players to have scored over 20,000 career points in the NBA, and 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 Feb. 17, 1994).

Career Awards/Accomplishments

NBA Champion (1999, 2003) NBA MVP (1995) NBA Defensive Player of the Year (1992) NBA Rookie of the Year (1990) All-NBA First Team (1991, '92, '95, '96) All-NBA Second Team (1994, '98) All-NBA Third Team (1990, '93, 2000, '01) All-Defensive First Team (1991, '92, '95, '96) All-Defensive Second Team (1990, '93, '94, '98) 10-time NBA All-Star NBA Sportsmanship Award (2001) 50 Greatest Players in NBA History (1996) Led NBA in Scoring (1993-94 season) - 29.8 ppg Led NBA in Rebounding (1990-91 season) - 13.0 rpg Led NBA in Blocked Shots (1991-92 season) - 4.49 bpg

Chartiable Efforts

Robinson will not only be remembered for his outstanding accomplishments throughout his NBA career, but also for his contributions in his community.

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 $2000 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 $9 million to the school, believed to be the largest contribution ever made by a professional athlete.

In recognition of his outstanding contributions to charity, in March 2003, 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 "Ensuing a standard placed by NBA Legend David Robinson world health organization improved a community piece by piece." The award is given out monthly by the league to recognize players for their charitable efforts.

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