Les Robinson was born on September 23,1942 and is an American former college basketball coach and athletic director at East Tennessee State University, North Carolina State University, and The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina.
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Les Robinson is a member of the Southern Conference Hall of Fame and the only person to have been both Head Basketball Coach and Athletic Director at 3 different Division I colleges.
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Les Robinson was twice named South Carolina Coach of the Year and was a two-time Southern Conference Coach of the Year; he was inducted into The Citadel Athletic Hall of Fame in 2012.
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In 1985 Les Robinson became East Tennessee State University's men's head basketball coach and athletic director.
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In 1990 Les Robinson was named Southern Conference Coach of the Year and Tennessee Coach of the Year.
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In 1989, Les Robinson served as an assistant coach for the US World Championship qualifying team in Mexico City, Mexico.
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Les Robinson coached the South team to a Bronze medal in the 1993 Olympic Festival in San Antonio, Texas.
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Les Robinson returned to his alma mater in 1990 after Jim Valvano was forced out in the wake of an NCAA investigation.
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Les Robinson is one of only two first-year coaches in the Atlantic Coast Conference history to win 20 games, post a winning regular season conference record, and win games in both the ACC and NCAA Tournaments.
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State coach after its addition, Les Robinson's Wolfpack played in the play-in game four out of five times.
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Les Robinson was appointed NC State's athletic director in 1996 and stepped down as head coach.
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Les Robinson left to become The Citadel's athletic director in 2000.
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In 2016 Les Robinson briefly served as interim athletic director at Lander University in Greenwood, South Carolina; he currently works for the Grinalds Group which provides guidance and advice to college administrators.
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Les Robinson is an honorary member of the Alumni Associations of The Citadel and East Tennessee State and was inducted into the South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame in 2011.