Oscar Robertson

Oscar Robertson
Personal information
Born	November 24, 1938; Charlotte, Tennessee
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight	220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school	Crispus Attucks
College	Cincinnati (1957–1960)
NBA draft	1958 / Pick: Territorial/1st
	Selected by the Cincinnati Royals
Playing career	1960–1974 (14 years)
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); NBA Rookie of the Year (1961); 9× All-NBA First Team (1961–1969); 2× All-NBA Second Team (1970–1971); 2× Helms Foundation 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 NCAA All-America First Team (1958–1960); NBA 35th Anniversary Team; NBA 50th Anniversary Team; #14 Retired by the Sacramento Kings; #1 Retired by the Milwaukee Bucks;
Career 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

Oscar Palmer Robertson (born November 24, 1938) is a retired NBA basketball player. His nickname is the Big "O". He played at the guard position for the Cincinnati Royals from 1960 to 1970 and for the Milwaukee Bucks from 1970 to 1974.[1] He is in the NBA basketball's Hall of Fame.[2][3]

Career highlights

Robertson won an NBA championship with the Bucks in 1971, and won the NBA's Most Valuable Player award in 1964. He was also named to the All-NBA First Team nine times, and was an NBA All-Star twelve times.

References

basketball-reference.com. "Oscar Robertson stats". Archived from the original on 2013-05-12. Retrieved 2007-01-25.
"The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on 2010-03-04. Retrieved 2012-01-20.
"NBA.com: Oscar Robertson Summary". www.nba.com.

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[orstats-1] sketball-reference.com. "Oscar Robertson stats". Archived from the original on 2013-05-12. Retrieved 2007-01-25.

[2] "The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on 2010-03-04. Retrieved 2012-01-20.

[3] "NBA.com: Oscar Robertson Summary". www.nba.com.