Steve Robinson
Steve Robinson (born October 29, 1957)
Current position: Assistant men’s basketball coach
Current team: Arizona Wildcats (Head coach: Tommy Lloyd)
Current conference: Big 12 Conference
Teams coached: Tulsa Golden Hurricane, Florida State Seminoles
Tulsa record: 46-18 (.719)
Florida State record: 64-86 (.427)
Overall record: 110-104 (.514)
Career Accomplishments:
- NCAA National Championships: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 3 (1996, 1997, 1998)
- NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen: 0
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 0
- Missouri Valley Tournament Champion: 1 (1996)
Awards:
- WAC Coach of the Year: 1 (1997)
Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):
| 2021-present | Arizona (asst) |
| 2003-2021 | North Carolina (asst) |
| 2002-2003 | Kansas (asst) |
| 1997-2002 | Florida State |
| 1995-1997 | Tulsa |
| 1988-1995 | Kansas (asst) |
| 1986-1988 | Cornell (asst) |
| 1983-1986 | Radford (asst) |
Steve Robinson Facts
- Steve Arnette Robinson
- Born October 29, 1957
- Hometown: Roanoke, Virginia
- Alma Mater: Radford University (BS, 1981 & MS, 1985)
- Graduated from William Fleming HS (VA) and then played at Ferrum College (VA) for two years
- Transferred to Radford to finish his degree and to play under head coach Joe Davis
- Started his coaching career at Radford in 1983, assisting Davis while earning his master’s
- Spent two seasons as an assistant coach at Cornell under head coach Mike Dement
- The Big Red reached the 1988 NCAA Tournament with Robinson on staff
- Hired in 1988 to be one of Roy Williams‘ assistants at Kansas, a position he would hold for the next seven seasons
- During his first stint with Williams, Robinson was a part of six NCAA Tournaments and two Final Fours
- Became the head coach at Tulsa in 1995, leading the Golden Hurricane to a 46-18 record in two seasons
- Made the NCAA Tournament both seasons, won the MVC Tournament in 1996 and was named WAC COY in 1997
- Left Tulsa for Florida State in 1997, coaching the Seminoles for the next five seasons
- Reached the NCAA Tournament in his first year but saw win totals decline in the years following
- Fired by FSU in 2002 following a fourth-straight losing season
- Returned to Kansas that following season – in which the Jayhawks were NCAA Runner-up – and then followed Williams to UNC in 2003
- Has been with the Tar Heels ever since, during which time they have been to 15 NCAA Tournaments, five Final Fours and won three NCAA National Championships (2005, 2009 & 2017)
- Recruited and helped develop a number of Jayhawk and Tar Heel stars, including Paul Pierce, Raymond Felton, Brendan Wright, Ty Lawson, John Henson, Danny Green, Harrison Barnes, Kendall Marshall and others
- Left UNC in 2021 after 18 years following Williams’ retirement
- In August 2021, he was hired by Tommy Lloyd to be an assistant coach at Arizona
- Part of three NCAA Tournaments in three years in Tuscon; the program moved to the Big 12 in 2024
Steve Robinson Coaching Tree
- Jim Platt (Charleston Southern)
- Andrew Wilson (VMI)
