Oregon State name Robinson coach

Apr 7, 2008 - 11:39 PM PORTLAND, Oregon (Ticker) -- Oregon State named Craig Robinson its next men's basketball coach Monday.

Robinson led Brown to a school-record 19 victories this past season, his second with the Bears. The Bears went 11-19 in Robinson's first season as coach, and the 30 victories are the most of any Brown coach in their first two campaigns.

Brown finished in second place in the Ivy League this past season with an 11-3 record - the second-most wins in its history in conference play.

Robinson will inherit a downtrodden program. Former Oregon State coach Jay John was fired on January 20 and the Beavers completed the season under interim coach Kevin Mouton.

Oregon State finished last in the Pac-10, becoming the first team in league history to go 0-18 in conference play.

Robinson previously worked at Northwestern, where he spent six seasons as an assistant with the Wildcats under head coach Bill Carmody.

A native of Chicago, Robinson is the brother-in-law of Democratic presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama.