David Robinson (basketball player)

David Maurice Robinson (born August 6, 1965 in Key West, Florida) is an American former NBA basketball player, who was considered one of the greatest to ever play. A born-again Christian, Robinson is also an amateur musician who enjoys playing various instruments at home. His nickname is The Admiral, based on his service as an officer in the United States Navy. Robinson is now on staff at the Oak Hills Church in San Antonio, where Max Lucado is the pulpit minister.

College basketball career

He played NCAA basketball at the Naval Academy. By the time of his first basketball game for Navy, he was 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m), and would eventually grow to 7'1" (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.

Related Topics:
NCAA - Naismith - Wooden Award - 1987 - San Antonio Spurs

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