Mantoris Robinson enters his fourth season as an assistant coach with Appalachian State men’s basketball.

Prior to his arrival in Boone, Robinson spent two seasons at Fairmont State University in West Virginia. During his time at Fairmont State, Robinson helped lead the Falcons to back-to-back 20-win seasons, including a 23-9 record and NCAA Division II Tournament appearance in 2012-13. In his two seasons at FSU, Robinson coached five all-conference selections.

A former standout at Winthrop University, Robinson was two-time Big South Defensive Player of the Year and helped the Eagles to NCAA Tournament appearances in each of his four seasons.

Robinson is the only player in Big South history to be honored as the league’s Defensive Player of the Year on two occasions, earning the award in 2009 and 2010. He was also the Big South Tournament MVP as a senior.

As a freshman in 2006-07, Robinson came off the bench as a defensive stopper for a team that won 29 games, finished the regular season ranked 22nd in the nation and upset Notre Dame in Winthrop’s NCAA Tournament opener.

He also has previous coaching experience as a volunteer assistant at his alma mater, Butler High School in Charlotte.

As a prep star at Butler, he was an all-state and all-conference performer and helped lead his team to a 28-3 mark as a senior. He also played for one season at Fork Union Military Academy before beginning his collegiate career at Winthrop.

A native of Charlotte, Robinson graduated from Winthrop  in 2010 with a degree in business and earned a master’s degree in business administration at Fairmont State in 2014.

WHAT THEY’RE SAYING ABOUT MANTORIS ROBINSON
“Mantoris is a fine young man and a tremendous competitor. He was as good on the defensive end as any player I have coached. He loves the game and relates well to all involved. He will be a great addition to Jim Fox’s staff.”
— Wichita State head coach Gregg Marshall

“I had the opportunity to coach Mantoris in college. He is the best defender I have ever coached and is the ultimate glue guy. He brings so many intangibles to the program and will do what he needs to do to help his team win. I am very happy for Mantoris with this opportunity at App State. He is a man of high character and has a good eye for talent. I can assure he will have outstanding work ethic as a coach. Hiring Mantoris Robinson is a home run and I know he will do an outstanding job."
— Georgia Southern assistant coach Randy Peele

“I am absolutely ecstatic for Mantoris to be joining the the Appalachian State basketball staff. Mantoris is an up-and-coming young coach whose hard work and dedication have stayed with him as a player and now as a coach. One of his best attributes is his ability to recruit and relate to the student-athlete. I look forward to watching he and Coach Fox build a tremendous program together at Appalachian State”
– Fairmont State head coach Jerrod Calhoun