Steve Arnette Robinson (born October 29, 1957) is an American
college basketball
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coach. He is an assistant men's basketball coach at the
University of Arizona
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. 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
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(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.
Early life and family
Robinson grew up in
Roanoke, Virginia
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and attended
William Fleming High School
William Fleming High School is a public school, one of the only two public high schools in the Roanoke City area school division, the other being the Patrick Henry High School. The edifice itself is located at 3649 Ferncliff Ave. Roanoke, Virgin ...
. 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
References
External links
North Carolina Tar Heels bio
1957 births
Living people
American men's basketball players
Basketball coaches from Virginia
Basketball players from Roanoke, Virginia
Ferrum Panthers men's basketball players
Florida State Seminoles men's basketball coaches
Junior college men's basketball players in the United States
Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball coaches
North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball coaches
Radford Highlanders men's basketball players
Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball coaches
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