TicketsOscar Robertson, a Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer and 12-time NBA All-Star, was honored by the NBA with its Lifetime Achievement Award on Monday, June 25, at the 2018 NBA Awards on TNT presented by Kia.
Robertson ("Big O") forever changed the game of basketball both on and off the court. On the court, Robertson was the first player in NBA history to average a triple-double (double figures in points, rebounds and assists) for an entire season (1961-1962), and he remains the league's all-time leader in triple-doubles with 181. As the first big guard to play "positionless basketball" who could rebound, play defense, distribute the ball and score from the inside and outside, Robertson is widely recognized as one of the best all-around players in the history of the game.
During his three-year career at Cincinnati from 1958 to 1960 (freshmen were not eligible) Robertson established himself not only as the finest player in Bearcats history but one of the finest in college basketball.
He finished his career as college basketball's all-time scoring leader, amassing 2,973 points in 88 games. His 33.8-point career scoring average still ranks second in NCAA history behind only LSU's Pete Maravich (44.2).
A three-time first team consensus All-American and three-time national player of the year as a Bearcat, Robertson also was a member of the U.S. Gold Medal-winning team at the 1960 Olympics and was selected as the first pick of the 1960 NBA draft by the Cincinnati Royals. He played 13 seasons in the NBA with Cincinnati and Milwaukee, earning all-league honors in all but one season.
Robertson ("Big O") forever changed the game of basketball both on and off the court. On the court, Robertson was the first player in NBA history to average a triple-double (double figures in points, rebounds and assists) for an entire season (1961-1962), and he remains the league's all-time leader in triple-doubles with 181. As the first big guard to play "positionless basketball" who could rebound, play defense, distribute the ball and score from the inside and outside, Robertson is widely recognized as one of the best all-around players in the history of the game.
During his three-year career at Cincinnati from 1958 to 1960 (freshmen were not eligible) Robertson established himself not only as the finest player in Bearcats history but one of the finest in college basketball.
He finished his career as college basketball's all-time scoring leader, amassing 2,973 points in 88 games. His 33.8-point career scoring average still ranks second in NCAA history behind only LSU's Pete Maravich (44.2).
A three-time first team consensus All-American and three-time national player of the year as a Bearcat, Robertson also was a member of the U.S. Gold Medal-winning team at the 1960 Olympics and was selected as the first pick of the 1960 NBA draft by the Cincinnati Royals. He played 13 seasons in the NBA with Cincinnati and Milwaukee, earning all-league honors in all but one season.