NOTE TO WOMEN EVERYWHERE, DO NOT DATE ALVIN ROBERTSON!! http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news/ap/20020130/ap-robertson-prison.html Former Arkansas, NBA star Alvin Robertson sentenced to prison January 30, 2002 SAN ANTONIO (AP) -- Two-time NBA All-Star and Olympic gold medalist Alvin Robertson was sentenced to three years in prison for a probation violation. Robertson's sentence Tuesday was handed down although Robertson's longtime girlfriend recanted her report of a rape. State District Judge Sid Harle, in imposing the sentence, said he found it ``more likely than not'' that Robertson raped the woman during a visit to her San Antonio residence on Nov. 17. Robertson's girlfriend testified Monday that she accused Robertson of rape to get even with him after he was disrespectful of her during a sexual encounter that was consensual. In probation revocation hearings, a finding of absolute guilt is not necessary; prosecutors need only show that it's likely that a violation occurred. Robertson has not been charged with rape, and prosecutors said they still are considering their options. Robertson, who is married with three children, was the San Antonio Spurs' top draft pick out of the University of Arkansas in 1984. In 1986, he was named the NBA's Defensive Player of the Year. Robertson last played for the Toronto Raptors, who released him after the 1995-96 season. Robertson was more than halfway through a 10-year probation he received in 1996 following his conviction for breaking into the apartment of another former girlfriend, slashing clothes and furniture and taking jewelry. A criminal mischief charge involved vandalism to the woman's car. In court, Robertson testified, ``I absolutely did not rape anybody. I never committed a sexual assault. I'm screaming in the wilderness.'' The judge was not swayed. ``The problem, Mr. Robertson, is that it's never your fault. Everybody has bent over backwards to keep you out of prison,'' Harle said before imposing sentence. Harle ruled that Robertson violated his probation by using drugs and alcohol and by committing a sexual assault. Robertson had spent months trying to avoid incarceration. He could have been sent back to prison last summer after testing positive for cocaine. Instead, Harle ordered Robertson to complete an intensive residential drug treatment program. Court records indicate he tested positive for drugs on at least three separate occasions last year.
He had to be on steriods. Check out his 86 fleer basketball card where he is taking a FT. The guy was pumped.
