Oscar Robertson to be Inducted into FIBA Hall of Fame

Aug. 31, 2009

GENEVA, Switzerland – The International Basketball Federation (FIBA) announced today that former University of Cincinnati and National Basketball League legend Oscar Robertson was one of 11 people selected to be inducted into the 2009 Class of the FIBA Hall of Fame.

 

Joining Robertson in the third class of inductees are:

 

2009 INDUCTEES:

Mr. Artenik ARABADJIAN                             Referee               Bulgaria               

Ms. Jacky CHAZALON                                     Player                   France                                 

Mr. Pedro FERRÁNDIZ                                   Coach                    Spain                                    

Mr. Ricardo GONZÁLEZ                                  Player                   Argentina                           

Mr. Al RAMSAY                                                 Contributor        Australia                             

Mr. Oscar ROBERTSON                                  Player                   USA                                      

2009 PHOSTUMOUS INDUCTEES:

Mr. Luis MARTÍN                                              Contributor        Argentina

Mr. Pete NEWELL                                            Coach                    USA      

Mr. Ubiratan PEREIRA                                    Player                   Brazil    

Mr. Marcel PFEUTI                                          Referee               Switzerland

Ms. Kay YOW                                                    Coach                    USA      

 

 

The complete biographical sketches of the 11 above-mentioned 2009 inductees into the FIBA Hall of Fame can be found on www.halloffame.fiba.com.

 

The official enshrinement ceremony of the 2009 Class of the FIBA Hall of Fame will take place on Sept. 20 in Katowice (Poland), coinciding with the Finals of the 2009 Eurobasket, and on Sept. 22 in the FIBA Hall of Fame located in Alcobendas (Madrid, Spain).

 

During his basketball career at UC, Robertson was a three-time, first-team All-American, the first player to lead the NCAA in scoring three times, and the first to win national Player of the Year honors three times. He led the Bearcats to two Final Fours and then co-captained the undefeated 1960 U.S. Olympic Gold Medal team, often considered the greatest basketball team ever assembled. In 1998 the U.S. Basketball Writers Association renamed its Player of the Year award the Oscar Robertson Trophy. In 2000 the National Association of Basketball Coaches named him "Player of the Century."

 

During his 14-year NBA career -- ten in Cincinnati and four in Milwaukee -- Robertson led his teams to 10 playoff appearances and the Bucks to their only NBA title in 1971. He is the NBA's all-time leader in triple-double games (points, rebounds, assists) for a season and a career and the all-time leader in rebounding for guards. He is the only player ever to average a triple-double for an entire season. He finished his career with 26,710 points and a 25.7 scoring average.

 

Robertson was named a member of the University of Cincinnati James P. Kelly Athletics Hall of Fame in 1976 and the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1979.