Mantoris Robinson enters his second year as an assistant coach at Utah State in 2025-26.
During his first season with the Aggies in 2024-25, Robinson helped coach the Aggies to a 26-8 record and an NCAA Tournament appearance. Utah State boasted one of the most efficient offenses in the nation, ranking 11th in the NCAA in assist/turnover ratio (1.60), 14th in assists per game (17.1) and 20th in field goal percentage (.484), leading the Mountain West in each category. Defensively, the team set a program record with 291 steals, surpassing its previous high of 238 steals in 2023-24.
The Aggies posted a 15-2 home record and went 15-5 in league play, finishing third in the Mountain West despite returning just four letterwinners from the previous year's roster. In non-conference play, USU defeated Iowa in a neutral site matchup to earn its first win over a Big Ten opponent since 2013. The team then went on to win the NIT Season Tip-Off in Orlando and earn a win at Saint Mary's, before opening conference play with back-to-back road victories over then-No. 20 San Diego State and Nevada. The team's win over SDSU was its first road victory over an AP Top 25 team since 1991 and its first win in San Diego since 1999.
Individually, the guard duo of Ian Martinez and Mason Falslev each earned all-Mountain West honors, with Martinez named to the first team and Falslev to the second team. Martinez scored in double-figures in 33 of USU's 34 games, ranking fifth in the league with 16.4 points per game. Falslev ranked in the top 10 in the conference in points (15.0), rebounds (6.3), assists (3.7) and steals (2.32) per game, earning four MW Player of the Week honors and twice named the Oscar Robertson National Player of the Week.
Robinson brings 12 years of experience as a college coach to the Aggie bench, most recently serving as an assistant on Calhoun’s staff at Youngstown State for the past two seasons.
During his tenure at Youngstown State (2022-24), Robinson helped guide the Penguins to the first back-to-back 20-win seasons in their Division I history as the team went a combined 46-20 (.697) with a 29-11 (.725) record in Horizon League play. YSU won 24 games in 2022-23, tied for the most wins in program history, then posted a 22-win season in 2023-24. YSU also posted a 28-6 (.824) home record during Robinson’s two years on staff.
Along with posting a 22-10 record during the 2023-24 campaign, Robinson also helped the Penguins to a 14-6 Horizon League record and a second-place finish. Youngstown State averaged 81.2 points per game and allowed just 70.9, both of which ranked second in the conference. The Penguins also made 282 3-pointers to rank as the second-most in school history.
Robinson also helped lead Youngstown State to its first regular-season conference title after guiding the Penguins to a 24-10 record and a 15-5 league mark en route to the Horizon League Championship in 2022-23. The 24 wins tied the program record for victories and the 15 Horizon League wins set the record for conference victories. YSU concluded its season with an appearance in the National Invitation Tournament.
Overall, Robinson helped mentor six players to all-Horizon League honors during his two seasons at Youngstown State.
Before joining Calhoun’s staff at Youngstown State, Robinson spent the 2021-22 season at East Tennessee State as an assistant coach, where he helped the Buccaneers to 15 wins, while four players earned all-Southern Conference postseason accolades.
Prior to ETSU, Robinson coached three years (2018-21) at Charleston for head coach Earl Grant. He also spent four seasons at Appalachian State (2014-18) and two years at Fairmont State (2012-14) with Calhoun.
During his time at Charleston, the Cougars were one of the top teams nationally in fewest turnovers, ranking in the top 20 all three years. In his first year at Charleston, Robinson helped guide the Cougars to a 24-9 record and a 12-6 mark in 2018 Colonial Athletic Association play. The Cougars advanced to the semifinals of the 2018 CAA Tournament, while also knocking off Memphis in the AdvoCare Invitational and defeated VCU on the road during regular season play. Overall, five Cougars earned all-CAA honors under Robinson’s watch, while two players received student-athlete of the year accolades.
Robinson spent four seasons as an assistant coach at Appalachian State under head coach Jim Fox from 2014-18. The Mountaineers transitioned from the Southern Conference to the Sun Belt Conference in Robinson’s first season, and he helped guide App State to its first Sun Belt Tournament win. Appalachian State had four all-Sun Belt selections during Robinson’s time in Boone, North Carolina.
Prior to his time with the Mountaineers, Robinson spent two seasons at Fairmont State, where he helped Calhoun and the Falcons to back-to-back 20-win seasons and an NCAA Division II Tournament appearance in 2012-13. While there, Robinson coached five all-conference selections, and helped guide the Falcons to a two-year record of 43-19 (.694).
Robinson played at Winthrop from 2006-10, where he was the two-time Big South Conference Defensive Player of the Year. He helped guide the Eagles to three NCAA Tournament appearances, including a first-round win over Notre Dame in 2007. During his senior season, he was named MVP of the 2010 Big South Tournament.
A native of Charlotte, North Carolina, 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.
He is married to Ja’Lisa (née Bradshaw) Robinson, and the couple has three children.
