Montez Robinson Explained

Montez Robinson
Current Title:Head Coach
Current Team:Fort Valley State Wildcats
Current Conference:SIAC
Birth Place:Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
Player Years1:1998–2000
Player Team1:Kemper Military
Player Years2:2000–2002
Player Team2:North Georgia
Coach Years1:2002–2005
Coach Team1:Truett McConnell (assistant)
Coach Years2:2005–2011
Coach Team2:Kennesaw State (assistant)
Coach Years3:2011–2015
Coach Team3:Bethune–Cookman (assistant)
Coach Years4:2015–2020
Coach Team4:Alcorn State
Coach Years5:2020–2021
Coach Team5:UT Martin (interim HC)
Coach Years6:2022–present
Coach Team6:Fort Valley State Wildcats
Awards:SWAC Coach of the Year (2017)[1]
NABC District 23 Coach of the Year (2017)[2]

Montez Robinson is an American college basketball coach, currently serving as the head coach of Fort Valley State Basketball.[3] He previously served as the interim. Head Coach of UT Martin Basketball.[4]

Playing career

Robinson started his college career at Kemper Military, where he was a two-year starter and captain. He completed his playing career at North Georgia.[5]

Coaching career

After graduation, Robinson started his coaching career at Truett McConnell, before joining Tony Ingle's staff at Kennesaw State, where he stayed until 2011. After five years on the staff of Bethune-Cookman, Robinson was named head coach at Alcorn State, taking over for Luther Riley.

In his first season with the Braves, Robinson guided the team from a ninth-place finish the seasons before to a second-place finish and 15–15 overall record. In 2016–17, Robinson was named SWAC Coach of the Year after another second-place finish for the Braves, and an 18–14 overall record.

In March 2020, director of athletics Derek Horne announced that the school would not renew Robinson's contract, ending his five-year tenure at Alcorn State.[6]

On September 11, 2020, Stewart was hired by UT Martin as an assistant coach under Anthony Stewart.[7] On November 17, two days after the sudden death of Stewart, Robinson was named the interim head coach of the Skyhawks for the 2020–21 season.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Robinson Wins Coach of the Year; Vance Earns All-Conference First-Team, Johnson Second-Team.
  2. Web site: Robinson, Johnson Pick-Up NABC All-District Honors.
  3. News: Robinson named UT Martin Interim Basketball Coach. WPSD. Jeff. Bidwell. November 17, 2020. November 17, 2020.
  4. Web site: Alcorn State University Athletics.
  5. Web site: Kennesaw State Athletics.
  6. Web site: Alcorn State parts ways with head men's basketball coach Montez Robinson. 23 March 2020 . Coaches Database.
  7. MONTEZ ROBINSON JOINS UT MARTIN MEN'S BASKETBALL PROGRAM AS AN ASSISTANT COACH. UT Martin Skyhawks. September 11, 2020. November 17, 2020.