Robert Covington

At the season's end, he had 1,358 points and 693 rebounds, ranking for 16th and 13th in school history respectively.

In 33 games (32 starts), he averaged 17.8 points, 7.9 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 1.5 steals and 1.4 blocks in 31.2 minutes per game.

In his senior season, Covington earned second-team All-OVC and second-team NABC Division I All-District 19 honors for the second time in his career despite missing ten games due to injury.

In 23 games (22 starts), he averaged 17.0 points, 8.0 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 2.3 steals and 1.7 blocks in 31.0 minutes per game.

He finished his career ranked seventh on Tennessee State's all-time list in both scoring and rebounding, with 1,749 points and 876 rebounds.

In the final three games of November, Covington secured six-plus steals in each contest, making him the first NBA player to accomplish the feat in three-consecutive games since Alvin Robertson in 1986.

On November 27, he recorded career highs of 28 points and eight steals in a 116–114 loss to the Houston Rockets.

Robert Covington (born December 14, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

As a senior in 2008–09, he averaged 18 points, 11 rebounds and 7 blocks per game as he was named the West Suburban Conference Player of the Year after leading Proviso West to the West Suburban Championship.

He was also an All-Area and All-Conference first-team honoree.

In his freshman season at Tennessee State, Covington was named to the Ohio Valley Conference All-Newcomer team and earned Mid-Major Freshman All-America honors from Collegeinsider.com.

In 32 games (28 starts), he averaged 11.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, 1.2 assists, 1.1 steals and 1.1 blocks in 27.3 minutes per game.

In his sophomore season, Covington recorded eight double-doubles and was named OVC Player of the Week on December 27, 2010.

He led the team in rebounds (7.5 rpg), field goal percentage (.500) and three-point field goal percentage (.460).

He also led the OVC with his 46% three-point shooting as he earned second-team All-OVC and second-team NABC Division I All-District 19 honors.

In 30 games (all starts), he averaged 13.3 points, 7.5 rebounds, 1.2 assists, 1.5 steals and 1.0 blocks in 30.8 minutes per game.

In his junior season, Covington earned first-team All-OVC and first-team NABC Division I All-District 19 honors, and was named the 2011–12 CollegeInsider.com OVC co-MVP.

He also earned OVC All-Tournament team and Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational All-Tournament team honors.

After going undrafted in the 2013 NBA draft, Covington joined the Houston Rockets for the 2013 NBA Summer League.

On July 15, 2013, he signed a multi-year deal with the Rockets.

He spent the majority of the 2013–14 season in the NBA Development League with the Rockets' affiliate team, the Rio Grande Valley Vipers, appearing in just seven NBA games.

He participated in the 2014 NBA D-League All-Star Game in February, where scored an NBA D-League All-Star record 33 points, 22 of which came in the game's final six minutes, en route to earning MVP honors in the game.

He connected on 12 of his 23 shots, including four-of-eight three-pointers at NBA All-Star festivities in New Orleans.

In April, he was named the NBA D-League Rookie of the Year.

He played in 42 of the Vipers 50 regular season games, 41 as a starter.

He averaged a team-high 23.2 points, good for second best in the NBA D-League, while shooting 44 percent from the field.

He also averaged 9.2 rebounds and 2.4 steals per game.

After spending Summer League, training camp and preseason with the Rockets, Covington was waived on October 27, 2014.

On November 15, 2014, Covington signed a reported five-year contract with the Philadelphia 76ers.

He made his debut for the 76ers two days later, recording six points, three rebounds, two assists and two steals in 16 1⁄2 minutes off the bench in a 100–75 loss to the San Antonio Spurs.

On December 3, he scored a career-best 17 points in an 85–77 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Two nights later against the Oklahoma City Thunder, he set a new career high.

In 28 minutes, he scored 21 points on 8-of-13 shooting and 3-of-6 from beyond the arc. A day later, he did it again, dropping 25 points on 9-of-14 shooting in 29 minutes off the bench in a 108–101 overtime victory over the Detroit Pistons.

On March 25, he had a second 25-point effort against the Denver Nuggets.

On April 8, Covington scored a career-high 27 points on 8-for-11 shooting in a 119–90 loss to the Washington Wizards.

Five days later, he had a third 25-point effort against the Milwaukee Bucks.

Covington was selected 3rd overall by the Grand Rapids Drive in the 2015 D-League Draft, however he never played for the team.

After battling injury early in the 2015–16 season, Covington quickly began to excel, leading the NBA with 3.6 steals per game come December.

He played college basketball for the Tennessee State Tigers and in 2018, he was named to the NBA All-Defensive First Team.

Covington attended Proviso West High School in Hillside, Illinois.