Lynnette Robinson joined the Mizzou women’s basketball staff as associate head coach in 2007 and remained with the program until spring 2010.
Associate Head Coach Lynnette Robinson brought a wealth of experience to the Mizzou sidelines. In her duties as associate head coach, Robinson worked closely with all aspects of recruiting through her extensive network of contacts. She also focused on player development, worked with post players, served as a liaison for the Sixth Stripe Booster Club and organized the program’s main fundraiser, the Sixth Stripe Club Golf Tournament.
While at Missouri, Robinson helped develop current post players Jessra Johnson and Shakara Jones. With the Illinois native on the sidelines, Johnson has recorded double figures 43 times and Jones 31 times over the past two seasons. Additionally, Jones earned spots on the Dallas Morning News and Waco Tribune Big 12 All-Rookie teams in 2007-08.
Robinson came to Mizzou after a four-year stint as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Michigan. While with the Wolverines, Robinson assisted in all aspects of the program, worked with the athletics compliance staff and oversaw the honorary coach and alumni programs.
“Lynnette is an intense competitor and a ‘parents’ favorite.’ She is a great recruiter and provides a tremendous wealth of knowledge and experience. Her loyalty to the Chicago Cubs is admirable!” — Coach Stein
After one season as an assistant at Northern Illinois in 1986-87, Robinson moved to Southwest Missouri State (now Missouri State), where she served as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator from 1987 to 2002. During her 15 years with the Bears, Robinson helped lead SMS to 10 NCAA Tournament berths, NCAA Final Four appearances in 1992 and 2001, and an overall record of 241-118.
Robinson began her coaching career as an assistant at Purdue during the 1985-86 season after spending two years as a graduate assistant in the athletic department’s academic services office at Illinois.
As a player at Illinois from 1978 to 1982, Robinson was a CoSIDA Academic All-America honorable mention selection as a senior and was named to the Illinois All-Decade Team in 1991.