Crystal Robinson

Crystal LaTresa Robinson (born January 22, 1974) is an American basketball coach and former player. She is the current head coach at Oklahoma's only HBCU, Langston University. She grew up in Atoka, Oklahoma, and first garnered national recognition during her collegiate career at Southeastern Oklahoma State University. Professionally, Robinson played for the Colorado Xplosion of the ABL before playing in the WNBA for the New York Liberty and Washington Mystics.

After retiring from playing basketball, Robinson first became an assistant coach for the Washington Mystics in 2007, then became head coach at McAlester High School in 2009, leading the Lady Buffaloes to a 5A state championship, and at the junior college level at Murray State College in Oklahoma in 2010. Robinson moved to the Division I ranks in 2013, as an assistant coach at Utah State in 2013–14 and TCU in 2014–15, before returning to her alma mater to coach girls' basketball at Atoka High School.

High school Robinson was raised in Atoka, Oklahoma and attended Atoka High School, where she was named a High School All-American by the WBCA. Robinson signed with NCAA power Louisiana Tech out of Atoka High School, but later decided she wanted to be closer to home and transferred to Southeastern Oklahoma State University in Durant, OK before playing a single game in Louisiana. Robinson went on to earn her bachelor's degree in health, physical education and recreation.

She averaged 26.9 ppg, 10.4 rpg and six apg during her collegiate career She scored a career-high 60 points against rival East Central in her senior year,

C-Rob NAIA Hall of Fame In her first WNBA season, C-Rob led the WNBA in three-pointers made with 76 while her .437 shooting percentage from beyond the arc ranked her fourth in the league. She led the team in scoring eight times and recorded three 20+ scoring games,

On February 8, 2006, Robinson signed with the Washington Mystics and played her final two seasons of professional basketball in our nation's capital. She appeared in 29 games in 2006 and 2007 before her retirement. After appearing in just two games during the 2007 season, she became an assistant coach for the Washington Mystics.

Coaching career Robinson announced her retirement on June 1, 2007, to become an assistant coach with the Washington Mystics.

After coaching with the Washington Mystics, she went back to Oklahoma to coach high school girls basketball for the McAlester High School Lady Buffaloes for a single season, where she guided the Lady Buffs to a 5A Oklahoma State title in her only season as head coach.

On December 23, 2009, she became the women's basketball head coach at Murray State College, a junior college in Tishomingo, Oklahoma, effective in the 2010–11 season. The Murray State Lady Aggies had an overall record of 79–37 under her watch.

In May 2013, Robinson joined Jerry Finkbeiner's staff at Utah State where she stayed for one season.

In February 2019, she was hired as an assistant coach with the Dallas Wings under coach Brian Agler.

In March 2022, she was hired as an assistant coach for the Phoenix Mercury under coach Vanessa Nygaard.

In February 2024, she was hired as an assistant coach for the Chicago Sky under coach Teresa Weatherspoon.

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