ACCOLADES & ACHIEVEMENTS
HOME CONTENTS BIOGRAPHY STATISTICS GALLERY ACCOLADES & ACHIEVEMENTS - Quad-Triple Double & 71-Point Game - Dream Team LINKS	Being quick and agile and at 7-1, David Robinson's abilities have changed the way people traditionally view the centre position. He is able to cover more ground than most players his size. "The Admiral" makes himself a threat on both the offensive and defensive ends of the court. His long arms and jumping ability enable him to spring for the block, pull down the board, or sky over the opposition for a jumper with a hand in his face. After 11 seasons in the NBA, David's game has helped him become a fan favorite in San Antonio and the rest of America as his 7 NBA All-Star selections prove. Below show David Robinson's most notable accolades and achievements.  Quad-Triple Double Game The quadruple double effort against the Detroit Pistons, on February 17, 1994. Robinson registered 34 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists, and 10 blocked shots to register just the fourth quad-triple double in NBA history. Nate Thurmond, Alvin Robertson and Hakeem Olajuwon (Then know as Akeem) registered the previous three. 71-Point Game Led the NBA in scoring in 1993-94 (29.8 ppg), capping the season with a Spurs franchise-record 71 points on 4/24/94 against the L.A. Clippers and has never averaged less than 23.0 ppg during his first seven-season career Dream Team A member of the men's Olympic basketball team in 1988, 1992 and 1996 Other Accolade & Achevements * His 52 point outburst against the Charlotte Hornets. * His 12 block shot game against Denver in 1990. * A 24 rebound effort against the Portland Trail Blazers. * Any one of his 14 career triple-double games.  * Named NBA Most Valuable Player in 1994-95 after finishing 3rd in the league in scoring (27.6 ppg), 4th in blocked shots (3.2bpg)and 7th in rebounds (10.8 rpg) * Named to the All-NBA First Team four times (1991, 1992, 1995, 1996), to the All-NBA Second Team once (1994) and to the All-NBA Third Team twice (1990, 1993) * Scored his 14,000th career point on 4/2/96 against Phoenix and finished the season with 14,260 points, second all-time in Spurs franchise history * During the 1995-96 season, became only the 14th player in NBA history to record 14,000 career points and 6,000 rebounds, and he blocked his 2,000th shot on 4/15/96 at Portland * Named NBA Defensive Player of the Year in 1991-92 after leading the league with 4.48 bpg and averaging 12.2 rpg * Named to the NBA All-Defensive First Team four times (1991, 1992, 1995, 1996) and to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team three times (1990, 1993, 1994) * Has been named NBA Player of the Week, 13 times and NBA Player of the Month four times * Has appeared in 53 career playoff games, averaging 24.0 ppg, 11.8 rpg and 3.11 bpg * Has appeared in the All-Star Game in each of his seven seasons in the NBA (1990-1996), averaging 16.9 ppg and 7.1 rpg in 20.1 mpg * Recorded just the 4th quadruple-double in NBA history on 2/17/94 against Detroit, with 34 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists and 10 blocked shots * Named 1989-90 NBA Rookie of the Year, and to the NBA All-Rookie First Team, after averaging 24.3 ppg and 12.0 rpg and winning NBA Rookie of the Month honours all six months of the season * Selected by San Antonio with the first overall pick in the 1987 NBA Draft, but did not play in the NBA until 1987-88 due to military commitments to the Navy * Together with Grant Hill, named the only two rookies to participate in the all-star game. * Recorded 13 triple doubles during his career so far *.The Admiral was chosen for "Dream Team 3" and broke the record for the most points in all time in the "Dream Team". * Named 1994-95 NBA Most Valuable Player. * Named 1989-90,90-91,91-92,93-94,94-95,95-96 IBM Award winner * Named 7 times in All-NBA team & named 7 times as an All-Star * Named 7 times in All-Defensive team * 2 time Olympic Gold Medalist & 1 time Olympic Bronze Medalist * All-time leader in U.S. Men's Olympic Basketball Scoring with 270 points. * Member of 1996-1997 World Champion San Antonio Spurs!!!

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