Appalachian Athletic Conference - 2007-08 Men's Basketball Player Bio

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	Bill Robinson - Head Coach Montreat head coach Bill Robinson is in his Eleventh season at the helm of the Cavaliers basketball program. Last year Robinson led the Blue and Gold to a 19-13 record, tied for the AAC regular season & advanced to the tournament championships for the third straight season. The team was also voted the AAC Champions of Character for the third year in a row! Robinson has established a winning tradition at Montreat, and transformed a program that struggled during its first few years at four-year status. When he was hired in 1997, Robinson inherited a group of players that was last in the conference the previous season. By 1999-00, Robinson had crafted a team that would place first at the AAC tournament and gain the program’s first invitation to the national tournament. During the past seven years, the cavaliers have won an average of 19 games per season, had four 20 win seasons, won an AAC regular season championship, two AAC tournament championships and made two appearances at the national tournament. Along the way Coach Robinson has acquired a reputation for recruiting and developing some of the finest student athletes at the NAIA level. The senior class of 2006 represents perhaps Robinson’s strongest recruiting class to date and includes the AAC All Conference front court of Tim Lewis and Noble Anthony. Robinson’s athletes are not only distinguished by their achievements on the court, but by their commitment to academics, service, and leadership. Montreat is not the only basketball program to experience a reversal of fortunes under Coach Robinson’s charge. Prior to Montreat, Robinson served as the head men’s basketball coach at LeTourneau University, TX. Upon his promotion from assistant to head coach in 1993, Robinson - at the age of twenty-five - became the youngest head coach in the nation. In three years Coach Robinson turned around LeTouneau’s struggling basketball program, and in 1996-97 led them to a 14-13 record, their only winning season during the past twenty years. Robinson earned a masters degree in Health and Kinesiology from the University of Texas at Tyler. His graduate work included a month long internship with the Dallas Mavericks. Robinson’s responsibilities included assisting in the preparation for the 1996 NBA draft in which the Mavericks selected current NBA forward, Samaki Walker. A 1991 graduate of The King’s College, NY., Robinson earned a B.A. in Physical Education. Robinson was highly decorated as a two-sport college athlete competing in both basketball and baseball. He was named to the Men’s Basketball NCCAA All-American Team both his junior and senior years. As a senior, he was named NAIA Conference MVP, Honorable Mention All-American, and received the Pete Maravich Award as the NCCAA’s most outstanding player. Robinson led the Kings to an overall 99-35 record. He finished his career as the school’s all-time leading scorer with 2696 points. His jersey (#13) was retired at his last home game. Robinson remained at his alma mata for a further two years serving as assistant basketball coach, head baseball coach, and admissions counselor. A native of Ocean City, NJ., Robinson graduated from Atlantic Christian School. He competed at the varsity level in soccer, basketball and baseball, earning a total of twelve varsity letters. He served as team captain and was voted team MVP in all three sports. As a junior, Robinson led the nation in scoring with 39.8 points per game and was named USA Today Honorable Mention All-American in basketball. Robinson was born Feb. 20, 1969. He and his wife, Barb, have three children – son, Will (11) - and daughters, Sarah (9) and Rachel (7).