From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia David Maurice Robinson born August 6 1965 is an American retired professional basketball player who played center for the San Antonio Spurs in the National Basketball Association NBA for his entire career Based on his prior service as an officer in the United States Navy Robinson earned the nickname The Admiral Robinson is a 10time NBA AllStar the 1995 NBA MVP a twotime NBA Champion 1999 and 2003 a twotime Olympic Gold Medal winner 1992 1996 a twotime Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee 2009 for his individual career 2010 as a member of the 1992 United States mens Olympic basketball team and a twotime US Olympic Hall of Fame inductee 2008 individually 2009 as a member of the 1992 Olympic team He is widely considered one of the greatest centers in both college basketball and NBA history To date Robinson is the only player from the Naval Academy to play in the NBA