Cleveland State coach Daniyal Robinson is leaving the program to become the head coach at North Texas, according to NCAA insider Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports.
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.”
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