Steve Robinson (basketball)

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]

Steve Robinson
Current position
TitleAssistant coach
TeamArizona Wildcats
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Biographical details
Born (1957-10-29) October 29, 1957
Roanoke, Virginia, U.S.
Playing career
1978–1980Ferrum JC
1980–1981Radford
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1983–1986Radford (assistant)
1986–1988Cornell (assistant)
1988–1995Kansas (assistant)
1995–1997Tulsa
1997–2002Florida State
2002–2003Kansas (assistant)
2003–2021North Carolina (assistant)
2021–presentArizona (assistant)
Head coaching record
Overall110–104
Tournaments2–3 (NCAA Division I)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
MVC tournament (1996)
Awards
WAC Coach of the Year (1997)
Assistant Coach Hall of Fame (2019) [1]

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.

Head coaching record
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Tulsa Golden Hurricane (Missouri Valley Conference) (1995–1996)
1995–96 Tulsa 23–812–63rdNCAA Division I first round
Tulsa Golden Hurricane (Western Athletic Conference) (1996–1997)
1996–97 Tulsa 23–1012–42ndNCAA Division I second round
Tulsa: 46–18 (.719)24–10 (.706)
Florida State Seminoles (Atlantic Coast Conference) (1997–2002)
1997–98 Florida State 18–146–10T–6thNCAA Division I second round
1998–99 Florida State 13–175–11T–7th
1999–00 Florida State 12–176–10T–6th
2000–01 Florida State 9–214–128th
2001–02 Florida State 12–174–12T–7th
Florida State: 64–86 (.427)25–55 (.313)
Total:110–104 (.514)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References
  1. "STEVE ROBINSON INDUCTED INTO ASSISTANT COACHES HALL OF FAME". GoHeels.com. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
  2. "STEVE ROBINSON". GoHeels.com. Retrieved July 8, 2019.


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