Oscar Robertson

Oscar Robertson

Robertson in the 1960s as a member of the Cincinnati Royals
Personal information
Born	(1938-11-24) November 24, 1938 (age 78) Charlotte, Tennessee
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight	205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school	Crispus Attucks (Indianapolis, Indiana)
College	Cincinnati (1957–1960)
NBA draft	1960 / Pick: Territorial
Selected by the Cincinnati Royals
Playing career	1960–1974
Position	Point guard
Number	14, 1
Career history
1960–1970	Cincinnati Royals
1970–1974	Milwaukee Bucks
Career highlights and awards
NBA champion (1971) NBA Most Valuable Player (1964) 12× NBA All-Star (1961–1972) 3× NBA All-Star Game MVP (1961, 1964, 1969) 9× All-NBA First Team (1961–1969) 2× All-NBA Second Team (1970, 1971) NBA Rookie of the Year (1961) 6× NBA assists leader (1961, 1962, 1964–1966, 1969) No. 14 retired by Sacramento Kings No. 1 retired by Milwaukee Bucks NBA 35th Anniversary Team NBA 50th Anniversary Team 2× Helms College Player of the Year (1959, 1960) 3× UPI College Player of the Year (1958–1960) 2× USBWA College Player of the Year (1959, 1960) 3× Sporting News College Player of the Year (1958–1960) 3× Consensus first-team All-American (1958–1960) 3× NCAA Division I scoring leader (1958–1960) 3× First-team All-MVC (1958–1960) No. 12 retired by University of Cincinnati
Career NBA statistics
Points	26,710 (25.7 ppg)
Rebounds	7,804 (7.5 rpg)
Assists	9,887 (9.5 apg)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Basketball Hall of Fame as player
FIBA Hall of Fame as player
College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2006
Medals Men's basketball Representing  United States Olympic Games 1960 Rome Team competition Pan American Games 1959 Chicago Team competition

Oscar Palmer Robertson (born November 24, 1938), nicknamed "The Big O", is an American retired National Basketball Association player who played for the Cincinnati Royals and Milwaukee Bucks. The 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m), 205 lb (93 kg) Robertson played point guard and was a 12-time All-Star, 11-time member of the All-NBA Team, and one-time winner of the MVP award in 14 professional seasons. He is the only player in NBA history to average a triple-double for a season. In the 1970–71 NBA season, he was a key player on the team that brought the Bucks their only NBA title. His playing career, especially during high school and college, was plagued by racism.

Robertson is a two-time Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee, having been inducted in 1980 for his individual career, and in 2010 as a member of the 1960 United States men's Olympic basketball team and president of the National Basketball Players Association. He also was voted one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History in 1996. The United States Basketball Writers Association renamed their College Player of the Year Award the Oscar Robertson Trophy in his honor in 1998, and he was one of five people chosen to represent the inaugural National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame class in 2006. He was ranked as the 36th best American athlete of the 20th century by ESPN.