Alvine Robertson

Alvine Cyrrale Robertson , born the July 22nd 1962 in Barberton in the Ohio, is a former player of American Basket-ball . Evolving/moving at the station of back and measuring 1,92m, there to date remains the only basketball player in the history of NBA to be elected better defender and player having progressed more the same year. In spite of statistics more than correct attacks some, Alvin Robertson is especially known for its talents of interceptor (it holds various records on the matter) like being one of the 4 players of the history to have carried out a double quadruple.

University career

Alvin Robertson completes in 1984 its 3rd season of NCAA under the shirt of the University of Arkansas with averages of 15,5 points, 6 decisive master keys and 5,5 rebounds. Its versatility is worth to him to be selected to defend the colors of the United States to the Olympic Games of Los Angeles from which it will bring back gold in company of Michael Jordan and Patrick Ewing. Two months before, the San Antonio Spurs had benefitted from the 7th choice of the draft to engage the native of Ohio.

Career in NBA

After a first season of training, Robertson appears in 1985-86. Author of 17 points, 5,5 master keys and 6,3 rebounds, it obtains the trophy lately created of player having progressed more and disputes his first All-Star Range (it will play 3 others in 1987 of them, 1988 and 1991). He also gains the trophy of better defender of the year by establishing the average record of 3,7 interceptions per match. He will obtain 2 new times the title of better interceptor in 1987 and 1991, while its average in career of 2,7 balloons stolen per match constitutes a record still today.

Robertson is also known to be one of the 4 players in the history of the NBA to have carried out a double quadruple. One evening of victory of Spurs vis-a-vis the Phoenix Suns, the back indeed compiled 20 points, 11 rebounds, 10 master keys and 10 interceptions.

After 5 years under the shirt texan and 3 for the Milwaukee Bucks, Robertson unloads with Detroit in the current of the season 1993-94. The latter send it to Denver but recurring wounds will prevent the old one of Arkansas from disputing the least match. Of return to the tennis shoe one year later, it marks the first basket of the history of the frankness from the Toronto Raptors before taking its sporting retirement in May 1996.

Successive clubs

Prize list

  • Holder of the record NBA of the average of interceptions per match in career with 2,7 in 779 meetings
  • Holder of the record NBA of the average of interceptions per match over one season with 3,7 in 1986

  • 1 selection in the AlNBA Second TEAM (second standard team of the league) in 1986

  • 2 selections in the AlDefense First TEAM (defensive standard team of the league) in 1987 and 1991
  • 4 selections in the AlDefense Second TEAM (second defensive standard team of the league) in 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990

  • 3 times better interceptor of the league on the whole of balloons stolen over one season (301 in 1986, 260 in 1987 and 246 in 1991)

  • 3 times better interceptor of the league to the average of balloons stolen per match (3,7 in 1986, 3,2 in 1987 and 3 in 1991)

  • Olympic champion in 1984

Statistics in career: 14 points/5,2 rebounds/5 master keys/2,7 interceptions in 779 matches of regular season (+ 13 in playoffs)

External bond

  • Statistical detailed on basketball-reference.com

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