Alvin Robertson

Alvin Cyrrale Robertson (born July 22, 1962) is an American retired basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1984 to 1993, and for one final season in 1995–96. Robertson holds the record for the most steals per game played, averaging 2.71 steals per game for his career. He is the only guard in NBA history to have recorded a quadruple-double.

Alvin Robertson
Personal information
Born (1962-07-22) July 22, 1962
Barberton, Ohio
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight208 lb (94 kg)[1]
Career information
High schoolBarberton (Barberton, Ohio)
College
NBA draft1984 / Round: 1 / Pick: 7th overall
Selected by the San Antonio Spurs
Playing career1984–1997
PositionShooting guard
Number21, 3, 7
Career history
1984–1989San Antonio Spurs
1989–1993Milwaukee Bucks
1993Detroit Pistons
1995–1996Toronto Raptors
1996–1997Florida Beach Dogs
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points10,882 (14.0 ppg)
Rebounds4,066 (5.2 rpg)
Steals2,112 (2.7 spg)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
1984 Los Angeles Team competition

Career

Best known for his defense, the 6'4" Robertson played for ten years after being selected by the San Antonio Spurs with the seventh pick in the 1984 NBA draft out of Crowder Junior College and the University of Arkansas. After five seasons with the Spurs, He finished out his career with the Milwaukee Bucks, the Detroit Pistons and the Toronto Raptors. He also was a member of the 1984 U.S. Olympic gold-medal team.

In 1986, Robertson became the inaugural winner of the NBA Most Improved Player Award. This also marked the first of four National Basketball Association All-Star Game appearances for the guard (the others coming in 1987, 1988, and 1991). He also won the NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award in 1986,[2] and led the league in steals in 1986, 1987 and 1991. Robertson still holds the top career steals-per-game average in the NBA, with 2.71 per contest over 779 career games.[3]

Robertson thrice led the league in steals. In 1985–86 he averaged a league-leading 3.7 steals per game,[4] a major factor in his earning the Defensive Player of the Year honor and being selected second-team All-NBA, one of only seven players in Spurs' history to have been selected first, second or third-team All-NBA. He was a four-time All-Star.[5]

Robertson led the Spurs in steals four of the five seasons he was with the club, three times averaging more than three per game.[4] Though he played only five seasons in San Antonio, he ranks third in club history in total steals, with 1,129. During his San Antonio days, he also recorded a steal in a then-NBA-record 105 consecutive games; Chris Paul surpassed it by recording a steal in 108 consecutive games from 2007 to 2008.[6]

A multi-dimensional player, Robertson is one of only four NBA players to record a quadruple-double (double digits in four statistical categories in a single game) when he registered 20 points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists, and 10 steals while playing for the Spurs against the Phoenix Suns on February 18, 1986.[7] He is also the only non-center to record a quadruple-double, and the only player to do so with steals as the fourth category (the other three were with blocks).[8]

During the 1993–94 season, the Detroit Pistons traded Robertson to the Denver Nuggets in exchange for Mark Macon and Marcus Liberty. However, he never saw any playing time for the Nuggets due to pre-existing back injuries.[9]

Robertson scored the first points in Toronto Raptors' history. Ed Pinckney won the franchise's opening tip-off against the New Jersey Nets, Robertson hit a three-pointer, and the Raptors were ahead 3–0.[10]

Personal life

Robertson is the father of Tyrell Johnson, 2008 NFL 2nd round draft choice of the Minnesota Vikings.[11] He is also the father of Elgin Cook, a professional basketball player.[12] His brother, Ken Robertson, played basketball for Cleveland State University.[13]

Robertson has had a history of off-court problems, during and after his career. In August 1997, he pleaded no contest to four misdemeanor charges of abusing a former girlfriend and was sentenced to one year in prison.[14] He also spent a month in jail during the 1990 NBA off-season on domestic assault charges against his then-wife. Robertson was arrested again in San Antonio in January 2007, on a variety of charges, several related to domestic violence.[15]

On February 26, 2010, Robertson was arrested for the alleged sexual assault of a child, trafficking an underage child for purposes of sex and forcing a sexual performance by a child. Authorities claim that Robertson was part of a ring that kidnapped a 14-year-old girl from San Antonio, forced her to have sex with clients and to dance at a Corpus Christi strip club in 2009. The girl escaped her alleged captors, prompting an investigation. It was determined that the entire story was made up. There is still no explanation on why the accuser made this story up.[16][17] Robertson was found not guilty of all charges on November 30, 2015.[18]

NBA career statistics
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
 *  Led the league   NBA record

Regular season
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1984–85 San Antonio 79921.3.498.364.7343.43.51.60.39.2
1985–86 San Antonio 828235.1.514.276.7956.35.53.70.517.0
1986–87 San Antonio 817833.3.466.271.7536.35.23.2*0.417.7
1987–88 San Antonio 828236.3.465.284.7486.16.83.00.819.6
1988–89 San Antonio 656535.2.483.200.7235.96.03.00.617.3
1989–90 Milwaukee 818132.1.503.154.7416.95.52.60.214.2
1990–91 Milwaukee 818132.1.485.365.7575.75.53.0*0.213.6
1991–92 Milwaukee 827930.0.430.319.7634.34.42.60.412.3
1992–93 Milwaukee 393227.3.479.309.6293.54.02.30.28.7
1992–93 Detroit 302231.4.434.343.6904.43.62.20.39.3
1995–96 Toronto 776932.2.470.272.6774.44.22.20.59.3
Career 77968031.7.477.295.7435.25.02.70.414.0
All-Star 4215.0.389—1.0003.31.80.5—4.5

Playoffs
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1986 San Antonio 3332.7.276—.8464.76.32.30.39.0
1988 San Antonio 3339.7.566.429.7784.79.34.00.323.3
1990 Milwaukee 4438.8.522.000.7065.84.82.30.023.5
1991 Milwaukee 3339.3.592.333.7696.05.02.70.023.7
Career 131337.7.515.353.7545.36.22.80.220.2

See also

References
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  2. "Defensive Player of the Year". NBA.com. Archived from the original on April 29, 2007. Retrieved April 21, 2007.
  3. "Regular Season Records: Steals". NBA.com. Archived from the original on April 20, 2007. Retrieved April 21, 2007.
  4. "Season Leaders for Steals Per Game". Basketball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on March 12, 2007. Retrieved April 21, 2007.
  5. Monroe, Mike (February 20, 2007). "Top 30 NBA Spurs — No. 10: Alvin Robertson". MySA.com. Archived from the original on February 10, 2007. Retrieved April 21, 2007.
  6. Armstrong, Jennifer (December 25, 2008). "New Orleans Hornets' Chris Paul has steals streak stopped in dismal loss to Orlando Magic". NOLA.com. Archived from the original on March 29, 2016. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
  7. "San Antonio Spurs History". spurs.com. Archived from the original on April 24, 2007. Retrieved April 20, 2007.
  8. "Nate Thurmond's Most MemoraBull Game". December 18, 2006. Retrieved April 21, 2007.
  9. http://www.ibiblio.org/craig/draft/1994_draft/draft/13.html. Retrieved on April 20, 2007.
  10. Lankhof, Bill. "Constant change". SLAM! sports. Retrieved April 20, 2007.
  11. Scout.com: Tyrell Johnson: Forgotten Man Gains Ground
  12. Silverstein, Tom (March 19, 2014). "Oregon's Elgin Cook carving different path than NBA father Alvin Robertson". Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. Retrieved September 20, 2016.
  13. UT Faces Cleveland State's Run-And-Stun Style"
  14. "Robertson Sentenced to Jail". New York Times. August 19, 1997. Retrieved April 20, 2007.
  15. "Former Spurs star Robertson arrested on six warrants". ESPN.com. February 1, 2007. Retrieved April 20, 2007.
  16. "Ex-NBA All-Star accused of sex trafficking". msnbc.com. February 26, 2010. Archived from the original on February 28, 2010. Retrieved February 26, 2010.
  17. Gonzales, Eileen (February 26, 2010). "Ex-Spur Arrested In Human Trafficking Probe". ksat.com. Archived from the original on June 11, 2011. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
  18. "Charges against Alvin Robertson related to alleged sex ring dismissed". ESPN.com. December 1, 2015. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
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