Cleveland State coach Daniyal Robinson headed to North Texas

Robinson has been the coach at CSU for three seasons, winning 20 or more games each year. The Vikings finished 26-9 in 2024-25, qualifying for the College Basketball Invitational. Their season ended with a CBI loss to Illinois State on Wednesday.

Robinson, 48, is a native of Illinois and played college ball at Little Rock. He spent time as an assistant at Little Rock, Illinois State, Houston, Loyola Chicago, and Iowa State before becoming a head coach for the first time at Cleveland State.

North Texas had a coaching vacancy after former coach Ross Hodge left to take the job at West Virginia following the season.

Per the Cleveland State website: “Off the court, Robinson founded and currently chairs the Black Assistant Coaches Alliance (BACA) and he started the Ramblers for Education program, which linked Loyola student-athletes and the Chicago community. He also served on the Iowa State athletic department’s Cultural Humility Committee, a group of employees that participates in educational trainings with a goal of achieving cultural humility within the department.”