Steve Robinson (basketball) explained

Steve Robinson
Current Title:Assistant coach
Current Team:Arizona
Current Conference:Big 12 Conference
Birth Date:29 October 1957
Birth Place:Roanoke, Virginia, U.S.
Player Years1:1978–1980
Player Years2:1980–1981
Player Team2:Radford
Coach Years1:1983–1986
Coach Team1:Radford (assistant)
Coach Years2:1986–1988
Coach Team2:Cornell (assistant)
Coach Years3:1988–1995
Coach Team3:Kansas (assistant)
Coach Years4:1995–1997
Coach Team4:Tulsa
Coach Years5:1997–2002
Coach Team5:Florida State
Coach Years6:2002–2003
Coach Team6:Kansas (assistant)
Coach Years7:2003–2021
Coach Team7:North Carolina (assistant)
Coach Years8:2021–present
Coach Team8:Arizona (assistant)
Overall Record:110–104
Tournament Record:2–3 (NCAA Division I)
Championships:MVC tournament (1996)
Awards:WAC Coach of the Year (1997)
Assistant Coach Hall of Fame (2019) [1]

Steve Arnette Robinson (born October 29, 1957) is an American college basketball coach. He is an assistant men's basketball coach at the University of Arizona. Robinson served as the head men's basketball coach at the University of Tulsa from 1995 to 1997 and Florida State University from 1997 to 2002. He was an assistant to Roy Williams for 26 years, including two stints at the University of Kansas (1988–1995 and 2002–2003), and at North Carolina following Williams's move from Kansas in 2003. Robinson assisted the North Carolina Tar Heels to three NCAA Division tournament titles, in 2005, 2009, and 2017. As a head coach, Robinson led his teams to the NCAA tournament three times, twice with Tulsa and once with Florida State. In 1997, he was named WAC Mountain Division Coach of the year.[2]

Early life and family

Robinson grew up in Roanoke, Virginia and attended William Fleming High School. He earned his bachelor's degree in health and physical science from Radford University in 1981, followed by a master's degree in counseling in 1985. Robinson and his wife, Lisa, have four children: daughters Shauna and Kiaya and sons Tarron and Denzel. Denzel played two seasons for the Tar Heels.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: STEVE ROBINSON INDUCTED INTO ASSISTANT COACHES HALL OF FAME . GoHeels.com . July 8, 2019.
  2. Web site: STEVE ROBINSON . GoHeels.com . July 8, 2019.