Mon Apr 7 15:34:17 2008

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Oregon State to name Robinson coach

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Portland, OR (Sports Network) - Oregon State is set to name Craig Robinson as its next men's basketball coach, according to the The Oregonian.

The school has scheduled a 7 p.m. (et) news conference to introduce Robinson, who had been the coach at Brown University.

Robinson, the brother-in-law of Democratic presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama, piloted Brown to a second-place finish in the Ivy League this past season behind Cornell. He is 30-28 in two seasons with the Bears.

Robinson will inherit a struggling Oregon State program that fired coach Jay John during the season and finished playing under interim mentor Kevin Mouton.

The Beavers were a dismal 6-25 in 2007-08 and finished last in the Pac-10, becoming the first team in league history to go 0-18 in the conference.