Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Hall of Fame summons Virginia Union's Robbins

Dave Robbins joins distinguished 2012 HOF Class that includes Earl Monroe (WSSU), Willis Reed (Grambling State), Patrick Ewing (Georgetown), Phil Ford (North Carolina) and others.

RICHMOND, Virginia - When Dave Robbins is congratulated on an achievement, he always deflects the praise onto others. Robbins spent 30 years as the men's basketball coach at Virginia Union University. He won three national championships, 13 CIAA championships and had a career record of 713-194.

For all those accomplishments, Robbins has been selected for membership in the National College Basketball Hall of Fame.

"I get the reward, but I had a lot of help along the way," Robbins said. "Good presidents, great assistants, and the kids I coached are the reasons you win. "Any coach who thinks it's not about the players is sadly mistaken, and I had some great ones."


(WWBT) Virginia Union University's legendary men's basketball coach Dave Robbins to be inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame.

Virginia Union and Robbins, 69, blazed a trail together in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association. Robbins was the first white coach in the CIAA, which is composed of historically black colleges and universities.

"I met a lot of nice people," Robbins said. "I never had an unkind word said to me at all the schools where we played. People always were respectful."

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