One of the nation's top recruiters and a former head coach, Steve Robinson is in his seventh year as an assistant coach at the University of North Carolina and his 15th as a member of Roy Williams' coaching staff.
Now Williams' top assistant on the bench, Robinson has been named one of the top 25 recruiters in college basketball three times since coming to Carolina.
His primary responsibilities include scouting, recruiting and bench coaching. He helped recruit future NBA Draft Lottery picks Marvin Williams, Brandan Wright and Paul Pierce to Carolina and Kansas.
Robinson works directly with the Tar Heel perimeter players, helping to mentor Cousy Award-winning point guards Raymond Felton and Ty Lawson.
Last season, UNC won its second NCAA championship and made its third Final Four appearance in the last five years.
In 2007-08 the Tar Heels won the ACC Tournament and conference regular season championships for the second straight year while also reaching the NCAA Final Four.
In 2006-07 Carolina won a share of the ACC regular season crown and the ACC Tournament, reaching the NCAA regional finals.
In 2004-05 the Tar Heels went 33-4, won the ACC regular-season title and beat the No. 1 ranked team in the nation to win the NCAA championship.
Robinson was head coach at the University of Tulsa for two years (1995-97) and at Florida State University for five years (1997-2002).
As head coach at Florida State, he led the Seminoles to the second round of the 1998 NCAA Tournament, becoming the first coach in school history to reach the NCAA field in his first season.
Robinson was head coach at Tulsa in 1995-96 and 1996-97. He led the Golden Hurricane to a 46-18 record and back-to-back appearances in the NCAA Tournament. In his first year, Tulsa won 22 games and won the Missouri Valley Tournament for the first time in 10 years. In 1996-97, Tulsa went 24-10 and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. For his efforts, Robinson was named the Coach of the Year in the WAC Mountain Division. The 24 wins were the second-most in Tulsa history. Robinson has a record of 367-88 (.807) on the bench with Williams. He was an assistant at Kansas from 1988-95 and in 2002-03, during which the Jayhawks posted a combined record of 214-59.
Before joining Williams in 1988, Robinson spent two years as an assistant coach at Cornell and three seasons at his alma mater, Radford. In 1988, Cornell won the Ivy League title and advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 35 years.
A native of Roanoke, Va., Robinson graduated from William Fleming High School, and attended Ferrum Junior College, where he played basketball for two seasons. He was one of three student-athletes to receive Radford's first athletic scholarships, and was team captain in 1980 and 1981. While at Radford, he earned his bachelor's degree in health and physical education in 1981 and his master's degree in counseling in 1985.
He is a member of both the Ferrum Junior College and Radford University Halls of Fame.
Robinson was born Oct. 29, 1957. He and his wife, Lisa, have four children - daughters Shauna and Kiaya and sons Tarron and Denzel. Tarron is a junior at Carolina and a member of the Tar Heel baseball team.
