Cleveland, OH-Cleveland State University announced that men’s basketball coach Daniyal Robinson has stepped down from his position to accept the same role at the University of North Texas. A national search for Cleveland State’s next head coach will begin immediately. 

“I want to thank Coach Robinson for his leadership, dedication’ and advancement of our men’s basketball program over the past three seasons,” Director of Athletics Kelsie Gory Harkey said. “We are grateful for his service and wish him nothing but the best. Coach Robinson continued our tradition of excellence both on and off the court while preparing our student-athletes for the future. Our goal in hiring our next head coach is to build on the success of our program on the court while providing a transformational student-athlete experience to all of our men’s basketball players. I thank President Bloomberg and the Cleveland State Board of Trustees for their full support as we identify a top tier coach to lead us forward.”

Coach Robinson led Cleveland State to three 20-win seasons during his three seasons with the Vikings, while leading CSU to postseason play in all of those seasons. He mentored six All-Horizon league student-athletes as head coach, and one player – Tristan Enaruna – signed with the Boston Celtics after his time at CSU.
 

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – A car plowed into a home at East 66th and Chester Avenue during a Cleveland Metropolitan Housing Authority Police pursuit Friday.

CMHA Police were pursuing a suspect wanted for felonious assault. Police sources told 19 News they arrested three people, including their suspect.

A few hours later, 19 Investigator Kelly Kennedy made a surprising discovery. According to a law enforcement source, the man arrested by CMHA on Friday was 22-year-old Tyler Stafford. The Cleveland man was one of two brothers charged in the IPromise case that made headlines in 2022.

Cleveland Municipal Court records show a warrant was issued for his arrest on March 20.

A 19 investigation revealed that Stafford was the same man charged in the beating death of 17-year-old Ethan Liming in 2022 outside of the IPromise school.

In 2023 Stafford along with his brother were found not guilty of involuntary manslaughter but were found guilty of assault. Tyler Stafford was sentenced to 6 months behind bars.

A gun was recovered, and three people were taken to MetroHealth Hospital in stable condition.

The home has structural damage, according to the Cleveland Fire Department.

Cleveland police said they are handling the crash investigation.

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