Hall of Fame
A native of Indianapolis, Indiana, Robertson was the first player in NCAA history to lead the nation in scoring for three-straight seasons. A three-time consensus national college Player of the Year, he was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1979. He also played on the U.S. Olympic team that won the 1960 gold medal. He played 14 seasons in the NBA with the Cincinnati Royals and the Milwaukee Bucks, was a 12-time All-Star selection and played on the 1970-71 NBA-champion Bucks with center Kareem Abdul-Jabaar.
Some of Oscar’s college records include: Sporting News College Player of the Year (1958, 1959 and 1960); Look Magazine All-American (1958); led the nation in scoring in 1958 (35.1 points per game), 1959 (32.6 points per game) and 1960 (33.7); led University of Cincinnati in 1959 and 1960 to finals of the NCAA championships; led UC to 79-9 record; became UC’s first All-American basketball player and All-American athlete (1968); UC retired his #12 jersey.
Oscar Robertson was co-captain of the 1960 Olympic team which won the Gold Medal. Oscar’s most notable professional feats are: In 1961-62 Oscar averaged a triple-double for the entire season, averaging 30.6 points per game, 11.4 assists per game, 12.5 rebounds per game a feat that has never been duplicated; he was an NBA All-Star 11 times and led the Royals and Bucks to 10 play-off births.
In 1971 Oscar teamed with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to land Milwaukee its only NBA Title. Oscar concluded his career with 26,710 points (25.7 per game), 9,887 assists (9.5 per game), 7,804 rebounds (25 per game). Big O is the NBA all time leader in career assists and free throws made. He was enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame in 1980.