Oscar Robertson
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Points | 26,710 (25.7 ppg) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Rebounds | 7,804 (7.5 rpg) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Assists | 9,887 (9.5 apg) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Oscar Palmer Robertson (born November 24, 1938), nicknamed "the Big O", is an American former professional
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. Also in 1980, Robertson was named to the NBA 35th Anniversary Team.[3] He was again voted as one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History in 1996.[4] 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.[5] He was ranked as the 36th best American athlete of the 20th century by ESPN.[6][7] In October 2021, Robertson was honored as one of the league's greatest players of all-time by being named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team.[8]
Robertson was also an integral part of
Early life
Robertson was born into poverty in
High school career
Robertson attended
In his senior season, Robertson scored 24.0 points per game and was named Indiana Mr. Basketball in 1956.[2] After his graduation that year, Robertson enrolled at the University of Cincinnati.[4]
College career
Robertson continued to excel while playing for the
Robertson's stellar play led the Bearcats to a 79–9 overall record during his three varsity seasons, including two
Robertson had many outstanding individual game performances, including 10 triple-doubles. His personal best may have been his line of 45 points, 23 rebounds, and 10 assists against Indiana State in 1959. Despite his success on the court, Robertson's college career was soured by racism. In those days, Southern university programs such as Kentucky, Duke, and North Carolina did not recruit black athletes, and road trips to segregated cities were especially difficult, with Robertson often sleeping in college dorms instead of hotels. Years later, he told The Indianapolis Star: "I'll never forgive them."[2] Decades after his college days, Robertson's stellar NCAA career was rewarded by the United States Basketball Writers Association when they renamed the trophy awarded to the NCAA Division I Player of the Year the Oscar Robertson Trophy in 1998. This honor brought the award full circle for Robertson, as he had won the first two awards ever presented.[12]
1960 Olympics
After college, Robertson and
Professional career
Cincinnati Royals (1960–1970)
Prior to the
In the 1961–62 season, Robertson became the first player in NBA history to average a triple-double for an entire season, with 30.8 points, 12.5 rebounds and 11.4 assists.[1] Robertson also set a then-NBA record for the most triple-doubles during the regular season with 41 triple-doubles; the record would stand for over half a century until 2016–17, when Russell Westbrook recorded 42 and joined Robertson as the only other player to average a triple-double for an entire season. He broke the assists record by Bob Cousy, who had recorded 715 assists two seasons earlier, by logging 899, and joined Johnny Green and Elgin Baylor as the only players in NBA history with the height of 6'5 or smaller to have grabbed 900+ rebounds in a season.[18] The Royals earned a berth to the 1962 NBA playoffs; however, they were eliminated in the first round by the Detroit Pistons.[19] In the 1962–63 season, Robertson further established himself as one of the greatest players of his generation, averaging 28.3 points, 10.4 rebounds and 9.5 assists, narrowly missing out on another triple-double season.[1] The Royals advanced to the Eastern Division Finals, but succumbed in a seven-game series against a Boston Celtics team led by Bill Russell.[20]
In the
Robertson averaged a triple-double over his first five seasons in the NBA with the Royals, recording averages of 30.3 points, 10.4 rebounds, and 10.6 assists per game in 451 contest. On December 18, 1964, Robertson recorded a career-high 56 points on 17-for-33 shooting from the field, to go along with 9 rebounds and 12 assists in a 111–107 win over the Los Angeles Lakers.[22] From the 1964–65 season on, things began to turn sour for the franchise. Despite Robertson recording averages of at least 24.7 points, 6.0 rebounds and 8.1 assists in the six following seasons,[1] the Royals were eliminated in the first round from 1965 to 1967, then missed the playoffs from 1968 to 1970. In the 1969–70 season, the sixth disappointing season in a row, fan support was waning. To help attract the public, 41-year-old head coach Bob Cousy made a short comeback as a player. For seven games, the former Celtics point guard partnered with Robertson in the Royals' backcourt, but they missed the playoffs.[2]
Milwaukee Bucks (1970–1974)
Prior to the 1970–71 season, the Royals stunned the basketball world by trading Robertson to the Bucks for Flynn Robinson and Charlie Paulk.[23] No reasons were officially given, but many pundits suspected head coach Bob Cousy was jealous of all the attention Robertson was getting.[2] Robertson himself said: "I think he was wrong and I will never forget it."[2]
The relationship between Oscar and the Royals had soured to the point that Cincinnati had also approached the Lakers and Knicks about deals involving their star player; the Knicks players who were discussed in those scenarios are unknown, but Los Angeles stated publicly that the Royals asked about
From a historical perspective, Robertson's most important contribution was made not on a basketball court but in a
On the hardwood, the veteran Robertson still proved he was a valuable player. Paired with Abdul-Jabbar, two more division titles with the Bucks followed in the 1971–72 and 1972–73 season. In Robertson's last season, he helped lead Milwaukee to a league-best 59–23 record and helped them to reach the 1974 NBA Finals. There, Robertson had the chance to end his stellar career with a second ring. The Bucks were matched up against a Boston Celtics team powered by an inspired Dave Cowens, and the Bucks lost in seven games.[2] As a testament to Robertson's importance to the Bucks, in the season following his retirement the Bucks fell to last place in their division with a 38–44 record in spite of the continued presence of Abdul-Jabbar.[26]
In 1995, Robertson was elected to the Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame.[27]
Post-playing career
After he retired as an active player, Robertson stayed involved in efforts to improve living conditions in his native Indianapolis, especially concerning fellow
After his retirement, the Kansas City Kings (the Royals moved there while Robertson was with the Bucks) retired his No. 14; the retirement continues to be honored by the Kings in their current home of Sacramento. The Bucks also retired the No. 1 he wore in Milwaukee. In 1994, a nine-foot bronze statue of Robertson was erected outside the Fifth Third Arena at Shoemaker Center, the current home of Cincinnati Bearcats basketball.[4] Robertson attends many of the games there, viewing the Bearcats from a chair at courtside. In 2006, the statue was relocated to the entrance of the Richard E. Lindner Athletics Center at the University of Cincinnati.[30]
Starting in 2000, Robertson served as a director for Countrywide Financial Corporation, until the company's sale to Bank of America in 2008.[31] In July 2004, Robertson was named interim head coach of the Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team for approximately a month while head coach Bob Huggins served a suspension stemming from a drunk-driving conviction.[32]
After many years out of the spotlight, Robertson was recognized on November 17, 2006, for his impact on college basketball when he was chosen to be a member of the founding class of the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame. He was one of five people, along with John Wooden, Bill Russell, Dean Smith, and James Naismith, selected to represent the inaugural class.[5] In January 2011, Robertson joined a class action lawsuit against the NCAA, O'Bannon v. NCAA, challenging the organization's use of the images of its former student athletes.[33]
In 2015, Robertson was among a group of investors that placed a marijuana legalization initiative on the Ohio ballot.[34] The initiative sought exclusive grow rights for the group members while prohibiting all other cultivation except small amounts for personal use.[35] Robertson appeared in a television advertisement advocating for passage of the initiative,[36] but it was ultimately defeated.[37] Second efforts by groups in Ohio succeeded in 2023.
Legacy
Robertson is regarded as one of the greatest players in NBA history, a triple threat who could score inside, outside and also was a stellar playmaker. His rookie scoring average of 30.5 points per game is the third-highest of any rookie in NBA history, and Robertson averaged more than 30 points per game in six of his first seven seasons.[1] Only three other players in the NBA have had more 30+-point-per-game seasons in their career. Robertson was the first player to average more than 10 assists per game, doing so at a time when the criteria for assists were more stringent than today.[2] Robertson is also the first guard in NBA history to ever average more than 10 rebounds per game, doing so three times. It was a feat that would not be repeated until Russell Westbrook managed to achieve it during the 2016–17 season. In addition to his 1964 regular-season MVP award, Robertson won three All-Star Game MVPs in his career (in 1961, 1964, and 1969). He ended his career with 26,710 points (25.7 per game, ninth-highest all time), 9,887 assists (9.5 per game), and 7,804 rebounds (7.5 per game).[1] He led the league in assists six times; at the time of his retirement, he was the NBA's all-time leader in career assists and free throws made, and was the second all-time leading scorer behind Wilt Chamberlain.[2]
Robertson also set yardsticks in versatility. If his first five NBA seasons are strung together, Robertson averaged a triple-double over those, averaging 30.3 points, 10.4 rebounds, and 10.6 assists.
Standing 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m), Robertson is recognized by the NBA as the first legitimate "big guard", paving the way for other oversized backcourt players like Los Angeles Lakers legend Magic Johnson.[2] Furthermore, he is also credited with having invented the head fake and the fadeaway jump shot, a shot which Michael Jordan later became famous for.[40] For the Cincinnati Royals, now relocated and named the Sacramento Kings, he scored 22,009 points and 7,731 assists, and is the all-time leader in both statistics for the combined Royals/Kings teams.[2]
Robertson was enshrined in the
In 1959, the Player of the Year Award was established to recognize the best college basketball player of the year by the
NBA career statistics
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 |
† | Won an NBA championship | * | Led the league |
Regular season
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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1960–61 | Cincinnati | 71 | 42.7 | .473 | .822 | 10.1 | 9.7* | 30.5 | |||
1961–62 | Cincinnati | 79 | 44.3 | .478 | .803 | 12.5 | 11.4* | 30.8 | |||
1962–63 | Cincinnati | 80* | 44.0 | .518 | .810 | 10.4 | 9.5 | 28.3 | |||
1963–64 | Cincinnati | 79 | 45.1 | .483 | .853* | 9.9 | 11.0* | 31.4 | |||
1964–65 | Cincinnati | 75 | 45.6* | .480 | .839 | 9.0 | 11.5* | 30.4 | |||
1965–66 | Cincinnati | 76 | 46.0 | .475 | .842 | 7.7 | 11.1* | 31.3 | |||
1966–67 | Cincinnati | 79 | 43.9 | .493 | .873 | 6.2 | 10.7 | 30.5 | |||
1967–68 | Cincinnati | 65 | 42.5 | .500 | .873* | 6.0 | 9.7* | 29.2* | |||
1968–69 | Cincinnati | 79 | 43.8 | .486 | .838 | 6.4 | 9.8* | 24.7 | |||
1969–70 | Cincinnati | 69 | 41.5 | .511 | .809 | 6.1 | 8.1 | 25.3 | |||
1970–71† | Milwaukee | 81 | 39.4 | .496 | .850 | 5.7 | 8.2 | 19.4 | |||
1971–72 | Milwaukee | 64 | 37.3 | .472 | .836 | 5.0 | 7.7 | 17.4 | |||
1972–73 | Milwaukee | 73 | 37.5 | .454 | .847 | 4.9 | 7.5 | 15.5 | |||
1973–74 | Milwaukee | 70 | 35.4 | .438 | .835 | 4.0 | 6.4 | 1.1 | .1 | 12.7 | |
Career | 1,040 | 42.2 | .485 | .838 | 7.5 | 9.5 | 1.1 | .1 | 25.7 | ||
All-Star | 12 | 10 | 31.7 | .512 | .714 | 5.8 | 6.8 | 20.5 |
Playoffs
Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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1962
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Cincinnati | 4 | 46.3 | .519 | .795 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 28.8 | ||
1963
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Cincinnati | 12 | 47.5 | .470 | .864 | 13.0 | 9.0 | 31.8 | ||
1964
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Cincinnati | 10 | 47.1 | .455 | .858 | 8.9 | 8.4 | 29.3 | ||
1965
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Cincinnati | 4 | 48.8 | .427 | .923 | 4.8 | 12.0 | 28.0 | ||
1966
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Cincinnati | 5 | 44.8 | .408 | .897 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 31.8 | ||
1967
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Cincinnati | 4 | 45.8 | .516 | .892 | 4.0 | 11.3 | 24.8 | ||
1971 †
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Milwaukee | 14 | 37.1 | .486 | .754 | 5.0 | 8.9 | 18.3 | ||
1972
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Milwaukee | 11 | 34.5 | .407 | .833 | 5.8 | 7.5 | 13.1 | ||
1973
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Milwaukee | 6 | 42.7 | .500 | .912 | 4.7 | 7.5 | 21.2 | ||
1974
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Milwaukee | 16 | 43.1 | .450 | .846 | 3.4 | 9.3 | .9 | .3 | 14.0 |
Career | 86 | 42.7 | .460 | .855 | 6.7 | 8.9 | .9 | .3 | 22.2 |
Personal life
Robertson is the son of Mazell and Bailey Robertson. He has two brothers, Bailey Jr. and Henry. He remembers a tough childhood, plagued by poverty and racism.[45] When a biography was going to be written about him in the 1990s, Robertson joked that his life had been "dull" and that he had been "married to the same woman for a long time".[40] In 1997, Robertson donated one of his kidneys to his daughter Tia, who suffered lupus-related kidney failure.[40] He has been an honorary spokesman for the National Kidney Foundation ever since. In 2003, he published his own autobiography, The Big O: My Life, My Times, My Game. Robertson also owns the chemical company Orchem, based in Cincinnati, Ohio.[46]
Regarding basketball, Robertson has stated that legendary Harlem Globetrotters players Marques Haynes and "clown prince" Goose Tatum were his idols.[25] In his eighties, he still follows basketball on TV and attends most home games for the University of Cincinnati, his alma mater. He lists woodworking as his prime hobby.[25] Robertson adds that he still could average a triple-double season in today's basketball and that he is highly skeptical that anyone else could do it; it was later done by Russell Westbrook, whose first of four seasons doing so was the 2016–17 season. On June 9, 2007, Oscar received an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from the University of Cincinnati for both his philanthropic and entrepreneurial efforts.[47] He is also a member of the Beta Eta chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity.
In August 2018, Robertson auctioned off his 1971 championship ring, Hall of Fame ring, and one of his Milwaukee Bucks game jerseys. Each item sold between $50,000 and $91,000.[48] On July 20, 2021, on the eve of the Bucks winning their second championship and first since his tenure, Robertson wrote a piece in The Players' Tribune voicing his support for Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Bucks.[49]
See also
- List of National Basketball Association career scoring leaders
- List of National Basketball Association career assists leaders
- List of National Basketball Association career free throw scoring leaders
- List of National Basketball Association career minutes played leaders
- List of National Basketball Association career triple-double leaders
- List of National Basketball Association career playoff assists leaders
- List of National Basketball Association career playoff triple-double leaders
- List of National Basketball Association annual minutes leaders
- List of National Basketball Association franchise career scoring leaders
- List of National Basketball Association longest winning streaks
- List of National Basketball Association players with most assists in a game
- List of National Basketball Association top rookie scoring averages
- List of NCAA Division I men's basketball career free throw scoring leaders
- List of NCAA Division I men's basketball players with 2000 points and 1000 rebounds
- List of NCAA Division I men's basketball players with 60 or more points in a game
- List of NCAA Division I men's basketball season scoring leaders
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Further reading
- Aromando, Damian; Robertson, Oscar (2000). Parquet Chronicles.
- Bradsher, Bethany (2011). The Classic: How Everett Case and His Tournament Brought Big-Time Basketball to the South. Houston, Texas: Whitecaps Media. ISBN 978-0-9836825-2-3.
- Bradsher, Bethany (2011). Oscar Robertson Goes to Dixie (E-book ed.). Houston, Texas: Whitecaps Media. ISBN 978-0-9836825-3-0.
- Grace, Kevin; Hand, Greg; Hathaway, Tom; Hoffman, Carey (1998). Bearcats! The Story of Basketball at the University of Cincinnati. Louisville, Kentucky: Harmony House.
- Grace, Kevin (2003). Cincinnati Hoops. Chicago, Illinois: Arcadia.
- Roberts, Randy (1999). But They Can't Beat Us: Oscar Robertson and the Crispus Attucks Tigers. ISBN 1-57167-257-5
- Robertson, Oscar (1998). The Art of Basketball: A Guide to Self-Improvement in the Fundamentals of the Game. ISBN 978-0-9662483-0-2.
- Robertson, Oscar (2003) The Big O: My Life, My Times, My Game. ISBN 1-57954-764-8. Autobiography.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
- Basketball Hall of Fame bio
- Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame profile