Robertson with the Arkansas Razorbacks in the early 1980s
Personal information
Born
(1962-07-22) July 22, 1962 (age 61) Barberton, Ohio, U.S.
Listed height
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight
208 lb (94 kg)
Career information
High school
Barberton (Barberton, Ohio)
College
Crowder College (1980–1981)
Arkansas (1981–1984)
NBA draft
1984: 1st round, 7th overall pick
Selected by the San Antonio Spurs
Playing career
1984–1997
Position
Shooting guard
Number
21, 3, 7
Career history
1984–1989
San Antonio Spurs
1989–1993
Milwaukee Bucks
1993
Detroit Pistons
1995–1996
Toronto Raptors
1996–1997
Florida Beach Dogs
Career highlights and awards
4× NBA All-Star (1986–1988, 1991)
All-NBA Second Team (1986)
NBA Defensive Player of the Year (1986)
2× NBA All-Defensive First Team (1987, 1991)
4× NBA All-Defensive Second Team (1986, 1988–1990)
NBA Most Improved Player (1986)
3× NBA steals leader (1986, 1987, 1991)
Second-team All-American – UPI (1984)
Third-team All-American – AP (1984)
Career NBA statistics
Points
10,882 (14.0 ppg)
Rebounds
4,066 (5.2 rpg)
Steals
2,112 (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
Alvin Cyrrale Robertson (born July 22, 1962) is an American former professional 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 and is the only player to ever have a season of 300 or more steals which he accomplished in the 1985–86 season. He is also the only guard in NBA history to have recorded a quadruple-double.
Alvin Cyrrale Robertson (born July 22, 1962) is an American former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA)...
block shots. Only eight perimeter players have been honored: Moncrief, AlvinRobertson, Michael Cooper, Michael Jordan, Gary Payton, Ron Artest, Kawhi Leonard...
Stockton would later play as teammates for the 1992 "Dream Team". AlvinRobertson, the seventh pick, is the only other player from this draft who has...
58 games. This has been the requirement since the 2013–14 season. AlvinRobertson holds the all-time records for total steals (301) and steals per game...
a draft class of Hakeem Olajuwon, Michael Jordan, Charles Barkley, AlvinRobertson, and John Stockton. Nationality indicates the player's national team...
defensive greats such as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Giannis Antetokounmpo, and AlvinRobertson. Catchings is the father of WNBA former star Tamika Catchings, who...
average (min. 1,250 steals), career 2.71 by AlvinRobertson Highest steal percentage, career 4.12% by AlvinRobertson Most consecutive games with at least 1...
history (alongside Michael Jordan, Gary Payton, Sidney Moncrief, and AlvinRobertson) to win the award. He was also named to the NBA All-Defensive First...
Zue (C. Alvin) Robertson (March 7, 1891 – 1943) was an American early jazz musician. He began on trombone in New Orleans, moved to Chicago in 1917, and...
Global Information
