Class of 2004

David Robinson​

David Robinson is one of the greatest players in the history of basketball. During his career, he earned three Olympic medals, two National Basketball Association championships and an NBA Most Valuable Player award. Robinson won gold medals at the Atlanta Olympic Games in 1996 and the Barcelona Games in 1992, and a bronze medal at the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games. He is the USA’s all-time Olympic Games leader in points, rebounds, and blocked shots and is the only male player to participate in three Olympic basketball tournaments. He also played in the 1987 Pan American Games and the 1986 World Championships.​

Robinson played his entire 14-year professional career with the San Antonio Spurs and helped lead them to NBA titles in 1999 and 2003. He is one of two players in NBA history who has earned a team championship, an individual scoring title, Defensive Player of the Year award, Most Valuable Player award, Rookie of the Year award and an Olympic gold medal. He was selected to ten NBA All-Star Games and is on the list of the NBA’s 50 Greatest Players of All-Time.              ​

Off the court, he is a member of the World Sports Humanitarian Hall of Fame and the Texas Sports Hall of Fame. His multi-million-dollar contribution as founder of The Carver Academy is the largest contribution to a single charity ever made by a professional athlete.