2008-09 Men's Basketball
Bobby Steinburg
- Class:
- Redshirt
Bobby Steinburg is now in his second season as a member of the Kent State coaching staff. Joining the program as an assistant coach prior to last season, Steinburg came to the Golden Flashes after spending the previous two seasons as the head coach at Motlow (Tenn.) Community College.
In his first year at KSU, Steinburg’s efforts helped lead the Golden Flashes to a berth in the CollegeInsider.com Tournament as the program earned its 10th postseason appearance in 11 seasons.
In two seasons at Motlow, Steinburg turned a program that won only seven games in the season, prior to his appointment into a national contender. In his first season at the helm in 2006-07, the Bucks compiled a 10-6 TJCCAA league record and a share of the Eastern Division regular season championship. In year two, given time to bring a full recruiting class aboard, Steinburg led Motlow to a school record 28-5 mark and a No. 15 final national ranking.
From 1969-2006, Motlow men’s basketball had only sent three student-athletes to the NCAA Division I level. In Steinburg’s two-year tenure, nine athletes moved on to college basketball’s elite level. Included in that list are current 6’3”KSU guard Tyree Evans, the sixth rated recruit by Rivals.com and 6’5” KSU forward Frank Henry-Ala, who was ranked 71st on the list.
The 13-year coaching veteran is widely respected in coaching circles as a great teacher of fundamentals with a gift for evaluating and establishing relationships with prospective student-athletes.
“Bobby Steinburg is one of the top recruiters in the country regardless of level,” says national recruiting analyst, Jerry Mullen, “His various coaching stops and engaging personality have enabled Steinburg to forge invaluable recruiting contacts both national and world-wide.”
Prior to his arrival at Motlow, Steinburg served as assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at the University of California-Davis. Given the task to assist head coach, Gary Stewart in the Aggie’s transition from NCAA Division II to I reclassification, Steinburg responded by helping sign arguably the best recruiting classes in the Big West Conference during his tenure. In addition to his recruiting efforts, Steinburg played an instrumental role in skill development, scouting, marketing and public relations of the Aggie basketball program.
From 2001-2003 Steinburg served as top assistant at Bellarmine University. He assisted in all areas of the Knight’s program including recruiting, on floor instruction, scouting, and academic development.
Steinburg spent 2000-2001 coaching at the University of Idaho under one of the game’s great teachers, C. David Farrar. His appointment distinguished him among the youngest Division I full-time assistant coaches in the country at age 25. Prior to his stint at Idaho, Steinburg served two seasons as assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Motlow. His back-to-back recruiting classes helped put Motlow in the national top-25 in the National Junior College Athletic Association for two straight seasons; a feat that has not been accomplished until the Bucks’ recent pre-season ranking of #12 by the Sporting News magazine. He began his coaching career as both a student and graduate-assistant coach under Farrar and former North Carolina Tar Heel, Randy Wiel at Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro, Tenn.
Steinburg received his bachelors and masters degrees at Middle Tennessee State. Originally from Oswego, N.Y., Steinburg grew up in Richmond, Va.
The Bobby Steinburg File
Birthdate: May 1, 1975
Hometown: Richmond, Va.
Family: Single
Alma Mater: Middle Tennessee State University, bachelor’s degree in music and entertainment business; master’s degree in sports management.
Steinburg’s Coaching Log
Seasons School Position(s)
1997-98 Middle Tenn. St. Graduate Assistant Coach
1998-00 Motlow C.C. Assistant Coach
2000-01 Idaho Assistant Coach
2001-03 Bellarmine Assistant Coach
2003-06 UC-Davis Assistant Coach
2006-08 Motlow C.C. Head Coach
2008-pres. Kent State Assistant Coach
