Hall of Fame
A native of Duenweg, Mo., and a product of Joplin High School, Tina Robbins was a four-year standout and three-year starter for the Lady Bears under coach Cheryl Burnett. She played on four consecutive conference championship teams from 1991 to 1994, and the program went 104-23 over that span. She was a member of Missouri State’s first four NCAA Tournament teams.
Her most celebrated moment came as a sophomore in 1992, when she earned NCAA Midwest Regional MVP honors after leading Missouri State to regional wins over UCLA and Ole Miss, propelling the Lady Bears to the program’s first Final Four appearance in Los Angeles. The team returned to the Sweet Sixteen the following season in 1993.
As a senior, Robbins was named to the Kodak All-American Team (Honorable Mention), won Missouri Valley Conference Tournament MVP honors, and earned Academic All-District VII recognition. She remains Missouri State’s all-time career assists leader with 657 and holds the single-season assists record with 216. She was inducted into the Missouri State Hall of Fame in 2002.
Tina is married to James Wilson and has a stepson, Collin Wilson. She currently serves as Head Women’s Basketball Coach at Crowder College in Neosho, Missouri, having just completed her 19th season there.