Sunday, June 1, 2025

Craig Robinson, Basketball Head Coach

 Nadene Goldfoot                                               

Craig Robinson and his wife Kelly Robinson arrive at a State Dinner in honor of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong of Singapore at the White House in Washington on August 2, 2016. Yuri Gripas / AFP via Getty Images

Craig Robinson is known for being a basketball coach, a broadcaster and the sibling of a former first lady.

Robinson went on to eventually become the head basketball coach at Brown University for two seasons, before holding the same title for six seasons at Oregon State.

Yes, Craig Robinson, the brother of former First Lady Michelle Obama, did coach men's basketball at Oregon State University. He was the head coach of the Oregon State Beavers from 2008 to 2014. 

The 62-year-year old is the big brother of Michelle Obama, and as his famous sister announced on March 10, 2025, he’s also the co-host of “IMO With Michelle Obama and Craig Robinson,” a podcast premiering March 12th..

Born April 21, 1962, to secretary Marian Robinson and water plant worker Fraser Robinson, Craig Robinson was raised in the South Side of Chicago.

“In reality, I had no clue that we were poor and wouldn’t until leaving home for college,” Robinson wrote in his memoir “A Game of Character.” “But what I did know was that I never had to want for anything that I needed or wished for.”

Resource:

https://www.today.com/popculture/michelle-obama-brother-craig-robinson-rcna195639