Robin Selvig (born August 21, 1952)[1] is an American women's college basketball coach. Selvig completed his 38th and final season as head coach of the Lady Griz women's basketball team at the University of Montana, in 2015–16.[2][3] Selvig finished his career ranked eighth among all women's basketball coaches in victories with 865.[3]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 21, 1952 Outlook, Montana |
| Playing career | |
| 1970–1974 | Montana |
| Position(s) | Guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1974–1975 | Montana (men's JV) |
| 1975–1978 | Plentywood HS |
| 1978–2016 | Montana |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 865–286 (.752) |
| Tournaments | 6–22 (NCAA) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
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Head coaching record
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| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Lady Griz (Northwest Women's Basketball League) (1978–1982) | |||||||||
| 1978–79 | Montana | 13–13 | 5–6 | 2nd (Mountain) | |||||
| 1979–80 | Montana | 19–10 | 7–6 | 2nd (Mountain) | |||||
| 1980–81 | Montana | 22–8 | 9–3 | 1st (Mountain) | |||||
| 1981–82 | Montana | 22–5 | 12–0 | 1st (Mountain) | AIAW First Round | ||||
| Montana Lady Griz (Mountain West Athletic Conference) (1982–1988) | |||||||||
| 1982–83 | Montana | 26–4 | 13–1 | 1st | NCAA First Round | ||||
| 1983–84 | Montana | 26–4 | 14–0 | 1st | NCAA Second Round | ||||
| 1984–85 | Montana | 22–10 | 11–3 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1985–86 | Montana | 27–4 | 13–1 | 1st | NCAA Second Round | ||||
| 1986–87 | Montana | 26–5 | 12–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1987–88 | Montana | 28–2 | 15–1 | 1st | NCAA Second Round | ||||
| Montana Lady Griz (Big Sky Conference) (1988–2016) | |||||||||
| 1988–89 | Montana | 27–4 | 16–0 | 1st | NCAA Second Round | ||||
| 1989–90 | Montana | 27–3 | 16–0 | 1st | NCAA First Round | ||||
| 1990–91 | Montana | 26–4 | 16–0 | 1st | NCAA First Round | ||||
| 1991–92 | Montana | 23–7 | 13–3 | 2nd | NCAA Second Round | ||||
| 1992–93 | Montana | 23–5 | 13–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1993–94 | Montana | 25–5 | 12–2 | 1st | NCAA Second Round | ||||
| 1994–95 | Montana | 26–7 | 12–2 | 1st | NCAA Second Round | ||||
| 1995–96 | Montana | 24–5 | 13–1 | 1st | NCAA First Round | ||||
| 1996–97 | Montana | 25–4 | 16–0 | 1st | NCAA First Round | ||||
| 1997–98 | Montana | 24–6 | 15–1 | 1st | NCAA First Round | ||||
| 1998–99 | Montana | 12–16 | 7–9 | 5th | |||||
| 1999–00 | Montana | 22–8 | 13–3 | 1st | NCAA First Round | ||||
| 2000–01 | Montana | 21–9 | 11–5 | 2nd | |||||
| 2001–02 | Montana | 19–10 | 10–4 | 3rd | |||||
| 2002–03 | Montana | 20–10 | 10–4 | 3rd | |||||
| 2003–04 | Montana | 27–5 | 14–0 | 1st | NCAA First Round | ||||
| 2004–05 | Montana | 22–8 | 13–1 | 1st | NCAA First Round | ||||
| 2005–06 | Montana | 21–7 | 10–4 | 2nd | |||||
| 2006–07 | Montana | 27–4 | 15–1 | 1st | |||||
| 2007–08 | Montana | 25–7 | 13–3 | 1st | NCAA First Round | ||||
| 2008–09 | Montana | 28–5 | 15–1 | 1st | NCAA First Round | ||||
| 2009–10 | Montana | 15–14 | 10–6 | T–2nd | |||||
| 2010–11 | Montana | 18–15 | 10–6 | 4th | NCAA First Round | ||||
| 2011–12 | Montana | 16–14 | 9–7 | 5th | |||||
| 2012–13 | Montana | 24–8 | 16–4 | 1st | NCAA First Round | ||||
| 2013–14 | Montana | 23–11 | 14–6 | 3rd | |||||
| 2014–15 | Montana | 24–9 | 14–4 | 1st | NCAA First Round | ||||
| 2015–16 | Montana | 20–11 | 12–6 | 5th | |||||
| Total: | 865–286 | ||||||||
National champion Postseason invitational champion | |||||||||
Personal life
A native of Outlook, Montana, Selvig came from a family of eight children. Selvig graduated from the University of Montana in the spring of 1974 with a degree in health and physical education. His brother, Doug, and sister, Sandy, were both University of Montana basketball letterwinners. Doug Selvig’s daughter Carly and son Derrick both played basketball at the University of Montana. Sandy's youngest daughter, Jordan Sullivan, also played for the Lady Griz under Rob's leadership with her cousin Carly. Sullivan is currently the assistant coach for the Lady Griz.
Robin Selvig and his wife, Janie, have two adult sons, and two grandkids.
Selvig has also served as the director of the Montana Special Olympics and as a spokesman for Missoula Youth Homes and is the chairman of the 2011 Missoula Heart Walk.