&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:VUU_Coach_Dave_Robbins_(414971945).jpg) Robbins (right) speaking with an official | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 10, 1942 |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1978–2008 | Virginia Union |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 713–194 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 3 NCAA Division II (1980, 1992, 2005) 14 CIAA (1979, 1980, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991–1995, 1998, 2004–2006) | |
| College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2012 | |
David Robbins (born September 10, 1942) is a retired American basketball coach. Robbins is best known for coaching at NCAA Division II power Virginia Union University, where he won 713 games and three NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament titles. Out of all NCAA coaches who have won more than 700 wins, Robbins is the second winningest coach with a winning percentage of 0.786 (713 wins, 194 losses). He is second only to Adolph Rupp who had a winning percentage of 0.822. Jerry Tarkanian, Dean Smith, Steve Moore, Roy Williams, Bill Self, Mike Krzyzewski, John Calipari, and Bo Ryan make up the remaining top ten. Seven out of 10 of those coaches have been inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Robbins, Moore, and Ryan have not.
Robbins announced his retirement on April 15, 2008.[1] He is a member of the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame, inducted in 2012.
- ^ "Va. Union's Robbins to step down". Richmond Times-Dispatch. April 14, 2008. Retrieved January 25, 2009.