Craig Robinson (basketball)
Craig Malcolm Robinson (born April 21, 1962) is an American college basketball coach, basketball executive, and broadcaster. He is a former head men's basketball coach at Oregon State University and Brown University. He was a star forward as a player at Princeton University in the early 1980s and a bond trader during the 1990s. He currently is the Executive Director of the National Association of Basketball Coaches. He is the brother of former First Lady Michelle Obama and brother-in-law of 44th President of the United States Barack Obama.
Biographical details
April 21, 1962
DeYoung, Illinois, U.S.
IIT (asst.)
Northwestern (asst.)
Milwaukee Bucks (VP, player/org. development)
New York Knicks (VP, player/org. development)
122–128 (.488)
Playing career[edit]
Robinson, who stands 6 feet 6 inches (1.98 m) and played forward, was a two-time Ivy League Player of the Year at Princeton University, in 1981–1982 and 1982–1983,[4] leading the league in field goal percentage both years.[5] He is the fourth highest scorer in school history.[1] He graduated in 1983 with a B.A. in Sociology.[5] His senior thesis was on social stratification in prisons.[6] Robinson and former teammate John W. Rogers, Jr. were among those invited to practice with Michael Jordan as he prepared for his comeback.[7]
Robinson was drafted in the fourth round of the 1983 NBA draft by the Philadelphia 76ers,[8] but never played in the league. He played professionally for the Manchester Giants in the British Basketball League for two seasons[4] and returned to the U.S. in 1988 to become an assistant coach at the Illinois Institute of Technology, a position he held until 1990.[5]
After coaching[edit]
On July 13, 2020, Robinson was named the Executive Director of the National Association of Basketball Coaches.
Personal life[edit]
Robinson is the older brother of former U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama and the brother-in-law of former U.S. President Barack Obama. Robinson has been married twice and has four children.