Daniyal Robinson
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamCleveland State
ConferenceHorizon League
Record34–23 (.596)
Biographical details
Born (1976-04-28) April 28, 1976 (age 47)
Rock Island, Illinois, U.S.
Playing career
1995–1996Indian Hills CC
1996–1998Arkansas–Little Rock
Position(s)Forward
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2000–2003Arkansas–Little Rock (admin. asst.)
2003–2007Illinois State (assistant)
2007–2008Arkansas–Little Rock (assistant)
2008–2010Iowa State (assistant)
2010–2013Houston (assistant)
2013–2014Loyola Chicago (assistant)
2014–2015Loyola Chicago (assoc. HC)
2015–2022Iowa State (assistant)
2022–presentCleveland State
Head coaching record
Overall34–23 (.596)
Tournaments0–1 (CBI)

Harvey Daniyal Robinson (born April 28, 1976)[1] is an American collegiate basketball coach. He played college basketball at Indian Hills Community College and the University of Arkansas–Little Rock, then served as an assistant coach for five collegiate teams before being named head coach for Cleveland State University prior to the start of the 2022–23 season.

Early life and education

Robinson is a native of Rock Island, Illinois,[2][3] and played basketball at Rock Island High School.[4][5] Robinson then attended Indian Hills Community College for two years,[6] where he continued his basketball career,[7][8] and subsequently played for the Little Rock Trojans men's basketball team from 1996 to 1998.[9][10][11] A forward, Robinson averaged 4.2 points and 3.8 rebounds in two seasons with Little Rock.[12]

Assistant coaching career

Robinson remained on the UA–LR staff as an administrative assistant to head coach Porter Moser.[13] In 2003, Robinson joined the coaching staff of the Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team under Moser.[14][15] Moser and three of his assistant coaches, including Robinson, were terminated in March 2007.[16][17] During the 2007–2008 season, Robinson was an assistant coach at his alma mater, the University of Arkansas–Little Rock.[18] Robinson became an assistant coach for the Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team starting in the 2008–2009 season.[19] From the 2010–2011 season, Robinson was an assistant coach for the Houston Cougars men's basketball program.[20][21][22] In 2013, Robinson moved to the Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team, again working under Moser.[14] Before the 2014–15 season began, Robinson was elevated to associate head coach.[23] Robinson returned to Iowa State to work on head coach Steve Prohm's staff in 2015.[24][25] When T. J. Otzelberger became head coach in 2021, Robinson was retained as an assistant coach.[3][26]

Head coaching career

In April 2022, Robinson was hired as head coach of the Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball program.[27][28][29]

Recruiting and community outreach

During his first stint at Iowa State with head coach Greg McDermott, Robinson was responsible for recruiting players from Chicago and junior colleges.[24] He continued recruiting from those areas in his second stint with Iowa State.[30][31][32] Robinson became known for his recruiting ability.[30][33] Following the deaths of Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, and Jacob Blake, all in 2020, Robinson contacted fellow coaches across the Big 12 Conference. He and the Iowa State coaching staff began discussing several topics with Cyclones' men's basketball players over Zoom, including protests, demonstrations, and unrest that began as a result of these deaths. Following these discussions, the Big 12 Black Assistant Coaches Alliance was established.[34][35]

Personal life

Dainyal Robinson's older brother David also played basketball for Rock Island High School, at Indian Hills, then later for the Quad City Thunder.[4][36] Dainyal Robinson married Kim in 2003.[37] The couple raised three children.[38][39]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Cleveland State Vikings (Horizon League) (2022–present)
2022–23 Cleveland State 21–14 14–6 T–2nd CBI First Round
2023–24 Cleveland State 13–9 6–3
Cleveland State: 34–23 (.596) 20–11 (.645)
Total: 34–23 (.596)

      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. ^ "Daniyal Robinson to Join Men's Basketball Staff". University of Houston. April 10, 2010. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
  2. ^ Doxsie, Don (28 March 2018). "Former Rock shocked by Loyola success". Dispatch Argus. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  3. ^ a b Doxsie, Don (4 April 2021). "Rock Island's Robinson happy to be staying in Ames". Quad City Times. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  4. ^ a b Meenan, Jim (20 November 2016). "Former Rocky players recall 'priceless' memories of Reid". Quad City Times. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  5. ^ Nessler, Marc (30 June 2009). "Rocky alumni game was a trip down memory lane". The Dispatch Argus. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  6. ^ "Iowa State basketball sets official visit with guard Anthony Black". Des Moines Register. 22 May 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  7. ^ "College basketball Tuesday schedule". Ottumwa Courier. 9 January 1996. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  8. ^ "Indian Hills sophomores face game to remember". Ottumwa Courier. 25 February 1996. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  9. ^ Schulte, Troy (19 March 2016). "Ex-Trojan serves as eye for Cyclones". Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  10. ^ "Daniyal Robinson". Sports Reference. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  11. ^ Wolff, Chris (16 March 2016). "ISU assistant to face his alma mater Little Rock". Iowa State Daily. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  12. ^ "Daniyal Robinson". Sports Reference CBB. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
  13. ^ "College Basketball: No. 11 Cyclones travel to Oklahoma for Big 12 road battle". North Iowa Today. 7 January 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  14. ^ a b Powers, Scott (17 June 2013). "Loyola's Moser loses entire coaching staff". ESPN.com. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  15. ^ "College". Chicago Tribune. 19 April 2003. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  16. ^ "Moser fired by Illinois State". ESPN.com. Associated Press. 5 March 2007. Retrieved 6 April 2022. Alternate URL
  17. ^ Dennis, Jan (March 2007). "Moser fired as Illinois State basketball coach". The Times of Northwest Indiana. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  18. ^ Benson, Jim (19 April 2007). "Moser a possible candidate at Texas A&M Corpus–Christie". The Pantagraph. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  19. ^ Page, Eric (13 May 2008). "Rocky grad Robinson right at home at ISU". Quad City Times. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  20. ^ "Ex-assistant on move". Peoria Journal-Star. 12 April 2010. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  21. ^ "Daniyal Robinson to Join Men's Basketball Staff". University of Houston. 10 April 2010. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  22. ^ Gottlieb, Doug (12 April 2010). "On turmoil, rumors and coaching buzz". ESPN.com. Retrieved 6 April 2022. With all of that going on, McDermott has moved Jeff Rutter to director of basketball operations from an assistant coaching position and lost head recruiter Daniyal Robinson to the same position at Houston.
  23. ^ McCarthy, Jack (28 October 2014). "Loyola picked to finish 10th in MVC preseason poll". Capital Gazette. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  24. ^ a b Cuellar, Chris (24 June 2015). "Analysts: Iowa State staff boasts strong ties in South, Midwest". Des Moines Register. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  25. ^ Manderfield, Luke (1 July 2015). "Otzelberger becomes Prohm's highest paid assistant coach". Iowa State Daily. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  26. ^ Belinson, Matt (23 March 2021). "Otzelberger retaining Robinson and Byars as part of new coaching staff". Iowa State Daily. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  27. ^ "Cleveland State Vikings hire Iowa State Cyclones assistant Daniyal Robinson as men's basketball coach". ESPN.com. Associated Press. 5 April 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2022. Alternate URLs
  28. ^ Bain, Matthew (5 April 2022). "Iowa State assistant coach Daniyal Robinson to become head coach at Cleveland State". Des Moines Register. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  29. ^ Pluto, Terry (5 April 2022). "Cleveland State to name Iowa State assistant Daniyal Robinson as head coach". Cleveland Plain Dealer. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  30. ^ a b "In Chicago, basketball experts say there is a real shot in..." Des Moines Register. 19 February 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  31. ^ Marner, Aaron (26 March 2018). "Cyclones' 2018 class set to take Big 12 by storm". Iowa State Daily. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  32. ^ "Iowa St's Prohm announces coaching staff, keeps Otzelberger". ESPN.com. Associated Press. 22 June 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2022. Daniyal Robinson, a former Iowa State and Loyola (Chicago) assistant, will use his Midwest and junior college ties to help the Cyclones maintain their recent efforts recruiting in those areas.
  33. ^ Bain, Matthew (3 December 2018). "Sit-down with Daniyal Robinson: Cyclones assistant coach talks 2019 recruiting, pipeline development". Des Moines Register. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  34. ^ Belinson, Matt (21 February 2021). "'Bigger than just a moment': The people behind BACA, working to better student athletes". Iowa State Daily. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  35. ^ Medcalf, Myron (27 October 2020). "Big 12 Black assistant coaches form alliance focused on education, support". ESPN.com. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  36. ^ "Mickeal from page 1". The Dispatch. 16 February 1997. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  37. ^ Pluto, Terry. "New Cleveland State hoops coach Daniyal Robinson came up the hard way – Terry Pluto". Cleveland Plain Dealer. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  38. ^ "Devyn Robinson, Iowa State basketball coach's daughter departed basketball path and found new sport". Des Moines Register. 6 November 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  39. ^ Punzel, Dennis (21 February 2021). "Badgers volleyball team thrilled Devyn Robinson changed sports". Wisconsin State Journal. Retrieved 6 April 2022.

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