James Robinson III - Men's Basketball Coach - University of Delaware Athletics

James Robinson III

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Assistant Coach

James Robinson III was hired as an assistant coach for men's basketball in July of 2022, and enters his second on staff in 2023-24.

Robinson joins the Blue Hen family after a six-year professional playing career in Europe.

“We are thrilled to welcome James Robinson III to the Blue Hen basketball family,” head coach Martin Ingelsby said. “James comes to Delaware after a highly successful collegiate career at the University of Pittsburgh and a six-year stint playing professional basketball overseas. As a former point guard and team captain, he is a natural born leader who will help develop our student-athletes and assist them in excelling in the classroom, on the court, and in the community.”

A star at the University of Pittsburgh from 2012-2016, Robinson started 135 of his 136 career games at the point for the Panthers and holds the ACC record for career assist to turnover ratio at 3.64 to one. The Prince Georges County, Md. native tallied 1,115 career points and 604 assists, while garnering All-Academic honors in both the ACC and Big East.

“I am extremely excited to start my coaching career at the University of Delaware under coach Ingelsby,” Robinson said. “I am confident that we will continue to build on the winning culture that is in place to help our student athletes excel, both on and off the basketball court.”

Prior to his college career at Pitt, Robinson was a dominant player at DeMatha Catholic High School in Maryland. He was a two-time USA Basketball international gold medalist, having played for the United States U18 team in both 2012 and 2013. At the time of his graduation, Robinson was the all-time winningest player in DeMatha history with 120 career victories as he guided the Stags to three WCAC titles, three city championships, and two Alhambra Tournament titles. He was named a First Team All-MET selection by the Washington Post as a senior after posting 11.2 points, 8.0 rebounds, and 6.4 assists per game. Robinson aided the squad to the no. 1 state ranking and no. 11 in the nation according to USA Today.

Outside of high school, Robinson played AAU for Team Takeover. He led the team to both a Nike Peach Jam title and NBPA Top-100 Camp title in 2010.

He was rated the nation’s no. 45 player overall and no. 6 point guard by ESPNU, no. 55 player nationally by 247Sports, no. 58 player overall and no. 8 point guard by Rivals. Robinson chose Pitt over Virginia, Notre Dame, and Miami, while also considering offers from Georgetown, Maryland, Oklahoma, Rutgers, Marquette, Wake Forest, and West Virginia.