There are less than a handful of center position players in NBA history able to match talent and accomplishments with two-time NBA champion David Robinson. Ten-time NBA All-Star, who earned four NBA First Team All-Star selections and four NBA Defensive Team selections, was the first pick in the 1987 NBA Draft by the San Antonio Spurs, with whom he has spent his entire career..
the biography
On August 6, 1965, in the island town of Key West, Florida, Ambrose and Freda Robinson welcomed their second child, David Maurice Robinson. As a child, the Robinson family moved to the United States and lived in different cities due to Ambrose’s work with the Navy. When he retired, the family moved to Woodridge, Virginia, where their son attended Osbourn Park High School in Manassas, Virginia.
David Robinson was notably an exceptional student who excelled both in his studies and in sports, although he would have struggled in basketball, when he was over 6 feet tall at the time. When he graduated from high school, however, the coach of his school’s basketball team added him to the roster and he won honors in every region and district, although he didn’t ever actively played the sport. Its peak season was not enough to interest colleges. So Robinson relied on his high SAT score to gain admission to study math at the United States Naval Academy.
In his junior year on the Navy Midshipmen’s basketball team, Robinson, who was now 7 feet tall, earned the consensus second-team honor. In his senior year, he earned consensus first-team honors as well as Naismith and John R. Wooden awards before receiving his diploma. After graduating, the San Antonio Spurs selected him with the first overall pick in the 1987 NBA draft. However, due to his active duty obligations with the Navy, Robinson had to wait two years before he could play basketball professionally.
After fulfilling his service commitment, David Robinson joined the Spurs for the 1989-90 season where he was unanimously named NBA Rookie of the Year. In 1992 he was part of the dream team that won gold at the Barcelona Olympics. Robinson went on to dominate the NBA in various categories, but for some reason was unable to make a strong bid for an NBA championship, even in 1995, when he was named Most Valuable Player. useful. Until his team had the opportunity to nominate Tim Duncan, Robinson was able to win the elusive NBA title, twice.
Net value
David Robinson went from intimidating opposition players in the NBA to dominating the venture capital market as he is today estimated to have a net worth of $200 million. The 2001 NBA Sportsmanship Award winner reportedly earned more than $116 million in salary during his career.
When he retired, he put his money to good use. Partnering with former Goldman Sachs banker Daniel Bassichis to create Admiral Capital Group, a private equity firm that sought to invest in opportunities that offered financial and social returns. Since then, the group has developed a portfolio of over $100 million and assets in the form of luxury hotels, office buildings, hospitality businesses and retail stores worth over $350 millions of dollars.
Having been so successful, David Robinson makes sure to give back to the community. In 2001, he and his wife founded Carver Academy in San Antonio, Texas, a private, nonprofit Christian school for inner-city children. He reportedly donated more than $11 million to the school. Robinson and Bassichis also donate 10% of their profits to charity.
David Robinson’s wife and son
David Robinson has been married to his wife Valerie Hoggatt Robinson for almost three decades. The pair, who reportedly met when Valerie was a college student and David was in the Navy Reserve, tied the knot on Dec. 16, 1991, at a Baptist church in San Antonio, Texas.
Together the couple have three sons. David Jr., Corey and Justin. Just like Robinson, all of his sons are athletes although none of them managed to make it as a professional. David Jr. and Corey played football for the University of Notre Dame, while their younger brother Justin played basketball for Duke University.
It’s unclear what happened to David Jr. Corey’s career, who was an American college freshman in his sophomore year, was advised, for medical reasons, to leave the game. As for Justin, who was a two-time all-state draft pick from Texas, he’s yet to see if he’ll make it to the NBA, given he was just a freshman in college. in 2015.
Height, weight and other facts
Birth name: David Maurice Robinson
Date of birth: August 6, 1965
Place of birth: Key West, Florida
Nationality: American
Height: 7 feet 1 inch (2.16 m)
Weight: 235 lbs (107 kg)
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